Show Bill McGowan Decries Mechanical Umpire Idea WASHINGTON Jan 7 US UP- UP Umpire Bill McGowan waved away amay today any talk of a mechanical mechanical ical arbiter Science said the American league veteran of 13 seasons may make a mechanical man but it never will turn out an umpire and I dont don't mean men arent aren't ups either People he added are beginning to talk about putting a robot be behind behind behind be- be hind baseballs baseball's home plate and eliminating all possibility of human human human hu hu- hu- hu man error He admits a light-beam light apparatus apparatus apparatus ap ap- ap- ap could be rigged up that j would call balls and strikes in inso inso inso so far as they passed over the plate But he explained what about those technical things like a swing half the tip that barely grazes the bat and the catcher that tips the bat It takes the human eye the ear plus judgment judgment judgment judg judg- ment and experience to call them Then theres there's that thing called color Baseball Bill said is an emotional emotional emo enno- outlet for a lot of fans fans fans- fellows who've been sitting in the theoffice theoffice theoffice office taking it from the boss all allday allday allday day long |