Show seeing big league A E BD A L by Dy BILLY EVANS sportswriter big league and ad gem garl oral of tho th cleveland indians III it has been my experience as it un n umpire chiat thiat the better ball players I 1 might say may thiis the stara tars of tho atie game are the easiest to handle the mediocre player with limited linal ted possibilities the v veteran eterna who la Is slipping slIp and the youngster who to la being carried away by his bis own self importance are by far the hardest class of players to in anage e the player with ability realizes that abut tho umpire la Is it a part of 0 the game gorae earning a livelihood in the same profession bud and is s content for the most part to let him render his decisions without ally serious dIf difference Terence of opinion op hilon it wan waa the unusual for great pitchers lahe mathewson johnson alexander young and of that type to tako take issue with the umpire occasionally they offered a blight prod protest to some ruling on balls or strikes anil and an usually doubted the correctness of the ruling when such ft a protest was mildly maile tho the umpire linew knew the protest was based on an aft honest belief ty cobb stands out as the tha greatest star atar of all tI time yet despite his greatness com cobb was not a hard man to get along with if the umpire adopted the proper tactics cobb was smart had plenty initiative end and was vas aggressive an umpire got get anywhere fighting cobb having the last word he could win vin the argument by chasan chasing him from the field but often there are ara other methods that will achieve the result without ejecting the player from tho game in reality not until cobb became manager of the detroit club did he ha have any trouble with the american league stair staff of umpires like ell all players pl aera he would occasionally get the gate but the next day it would be forgotten the additional duties of manager as well as star player the added responsibilities leg made foP Cobb a greater difference of opinion with umpires than he be ever had as player the keen mind of cobb as manager r get itself on a level with some player who failed to to make the proper play pi ay pulled a bone bonc y ilu a q ak tm R i ty cobb from hla his position position in center field ho he would often trot in to take the player who land offended to task stich sinn a performance anco took time delayed the ganio gamo the umpires received orders from froin mr johnson that such a practice would havo hava to be cut down 0 to o the it if not actually stopped I 1 see eee the detroit club for is everil alter the order older had been imbued and I 1 noted that ty had apon several in the interim because lie he persisted in jogging in from center geld As I 1 have hao sald before cobb was aggressive and similar tactics by the umpire in charge seldom iunce for a solution of nn an or aument in which he was involved to th threaten roaten cobb with expulsion merely stirred up trouble and invariably caused you yoa to so act regardless of your wishes in the matter I 1 decided eliat aliat it if gobb persisted in coming in from center cetiner field when I 1 met up with tits his club I 1 would have to adopt other tactics than strong arm methods lie he disappoint mo me the first time lie he cattle came in I 1 called him aside ry you are well aware that the umpires have a bulletin about you wearing a path from tenter center 1 iphil beld to the pitchers box on all the american league parks lie ile ached slightly you yon also know part of this crowd Is on you arid and would be tickled if 1 sent you to the club house A majority of the crowd ennie came out to see you play no one came out to see me umpire my drawing power power today ts Is limited to a pass pasa for two elp humfle widened a bit such being the case I 1 dont want ko fe chuse chase you unless i you give me po no other alternative ive got my orders and it if you persist in disobeying obeying Ils tb them pan there la Is nothing left for me to do but bish banish you yeu if I 1 went want to keep on umpiring to in the amerie american an leaggo cobb was on tits his way to tho the outfield before I 1 had ile eie realized that I 1 was trying to 0 be ba reavo reasonable and not abic once e during the rest of the series did w we have the slightest als agreement over tho th policy of trying to wear out the grass cross from senter field to second base ca 1021 1341 j A |