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Show UMPIRE O'DAY RANKLES REDS Squelches Cincinnati Players on Bench When They Question Some of His Decisions. Those who set out to kid Hank O'Day take upon themselves a man's jnb, for the veteran umpire always retains a firm grasp on his goat and usually Is able to silence his critics with a few well-chosen words. At one stage of a recent game at the Polo grounds the players on the Cincinnati Cin-cinnati bench began to cast aspersions on Hank's judgment of strikes and balls, but they were stopped short. Holding up the game for an Instant, O'Day turned to the Rods' dugout and said, with just a tinge of sarcasm In his voice: "If you guys can call em any better than I can come A here and try It. It seems to me that If your eyesight was as good as yon seem fo think, you'd be In the game with the regular players Instead of Kitting on the bench." Whereat silence hung like a pall o?er the visitors' rendezvous. |