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Show LNFLAft '0 MATION J S8I0K "Hi AND PAIN AMERICAN LEAGUE UMPIRE coiyttoMT PUB. Cured by Lydia E. IlftfaTf Vegetable Compound. CQ Cre ston, Iowa," I was trohtilcd for a lung time with inllammatlm, pains in my eiae. sick hcaduches ana ne 1 ET your glasses on." "You better commit an ft first u 10 i J i V - - ' i , a t , , - im T I I , .o Iff re?! rtni thing about you mat looks like an .im ! vour mask and protector." "You better start to run for the back fence looo as tbe game is over, lor we are going Tbe only s. ,ter!!: the artlc!e M ami few million more "comnllment. expressions of a like nature are burled tbe umpire during tne course or a closely rtadprf fame. i. ! renilv at ranee and wonderful Into what frenzy tbe average baseball fan can work hima during tbe progress or an exciting game. lialmo6t increaiDie to win wnat ne win do, .it when he Imagines the umpire has made wrong decision that has apparently put his if t T lit idcrship of ' h nut of the running. Prominent attorneys, distinguisned 00lf o, but doctors, .n.known actors, staid business men. In fact U of all classes, will Invariably Jump to their Lt at what they consider a "punk decision," tJ ibake their fists violently, utter all kinds Incoherent remarks, and Insist that nothing tatlsfy their thirst for revenge but the le blood of the poor, defenseless umpire. e next day, when some one meets one of frenzied rooters, and In a Joking way ex- Ling to him how he acted and tells him some the thlr.es he said about tbe umpire. Mr. .iral Rooter taken a vow then and there that will never again open his mouth at a ball imn no matter how thrllllne the situation. 'erhaps the very next afternoon, If the prop- r occasion arises, he will unknowingly corn- It the very act of the previous day. Civic nridn la to ha admired in all thlnES. A aseball fan who doesn't want to see the home am Mnmnh la anralv n tipriillnr sort of man. krbaps it might be well for him to have his tulty Investigated. Desire to win at any cost iwever often makes Intelligent persons abso-'el-y nnfalr In their views and opinions. The extent to which the fan will allow ms ivlc pride to dominate his opinion was well wnus ustrated to me one day last y?ar. my way to the hotel after a particularly illlant game, which the borne team bad it bv a arrvrA f 1 In A after a desnerate Strug-o. I was much amused at the conversation of cot:!! ti U fans number of to be la the same car. It was the unanimous who happen- - opinion of every that the home team needed good-sizearts Instead of regulation bats, If they vs. we ever to win a game. They cited a If dozen Instances where a hit, or even a to the outfield, would have won the con- All of them were sore over the loss of game, nrinr-ltmliherause of the weak ttlng of their favorites. They proclaimed Visitors stroncfir In everv respect. inai h nin was the big event of the day. The 'as seemed to forget that for 11 innings ...... of t e the visitors was Just as leeoie outing that nf ttia That the hit pat sent tbe only run of the game across the was aue to a lucky oouna which bvm u. the second baseman's head. To me n was e of the heist cramea of the year. The following day tbe home team won by ho very score of 12 to l. as idio niiM in.. i i K..mna intn several fans !f he previous day on the car down town. ne contest was a decidedly poor one, i f!ht. the one and only redeeming feature "tog the hard hitting of the home club h fans were satisfied, however, for It was nanlmnnuio cvranrf that the home boys naa es. 'covered their battlnK eyes, and that from icwt them h on ntert' they would make the best of P the limit to win. end nan-neI shall never forget a llttlo Incident tnai :n!6 at a game in "cuir" during l "blngton one day, which Illustrates what "m fans will do when the home team is gel-i trimmed. err Htk happened to be working back of the plate on at afternoon, while "Silk" was perrorming 3 bases. All the close plays seemed to come IB on ti.n tin... 'suv had at least a dozen rot: hrt that' .could have been given one way or Mhcr th extreme closeness. Ipactiraii nil nr tha ninva went against the "me team, and while "Silk" had little or no "tle from the players, a fan. wno v. as n. . irrnndstand In nt 1. it k. iniru iuuee tevuuu iin tha o mo !h(e to disagree with the arbitrator on prae-i,al'It: He kept up a all of his rulings. Id of remarks throughout the game, and ",fre its close bad enlisted quite a few d t one-side- d d n 1 y !;'B. I. , r hi U ,.iinna nf- this one lone ... V1.WH tn "Rlii,' was DUUJIIV.ICW w a -rather Strenwell was work afternoon, although bis that hta en- - BecaiiKoV. - -- u AToniluffkMj Po np - V ia auung . in . l vu alnaaa. Ht close of tbe before bis mind long vii 'ntleman The m,nwt uq nuum v In question. .n ivicug luuiatmi kn. """"J rin!an ling nva. . V k. . i- i i wiuuiu i w ou-nn- v win - out bv a iublla- Tn hta i. fan the ' b -m forgotten entirely that a persoa bearia SW Sl If by , havo no mora 1 - hoeioms vn S flever gee well. friend toM me or I.ydla K. IlnLham's egft table Com. pound and It re stored Bio to health. ruin, my nerves nro stronrcr and I can ili) my own work. Lydia 11 llnkham'a Vegetable Compound cured me after everything else had failed, and I recommend it to other mifl'erinjr women.', Mns. Wm. Seals: Cos W. Howard bt, Creston, Iowa. Thousands of nnsollcltcd and Penn ine testimonials like the above prove the efllcleucy f lydia fl. llnkham'a Vegetable Compound, which is mada exclusively from roots and kerbs. women who suffer from those dls-trcsslnfr Ills should not lose sight of these facts or doubt the aMlityof Lydia K. llnkham'a Verrotablo Compound to restore their health. made considerable fuss over several rulings T 9a Vmt wai rvwttt 1 A9vrf wrtf A jvm ti iiiiv r v as nut aw sv s w From where I to Sirs, on the bases by Dlnneen. Mass. at l'inklmni, Lynn, was sitting In tbe rar part of tbe big grand- tlha utll trfint inn Intta na SO years stand It really did look as If he had slipped Strictly confidential. For . , . i Observing tbat not a r.uo una ircvn iicipinsr wra wwmrn up on four plays. kick was made, I was convinced that some- In this way, free of chare. Don't JUesituto write at once. thing had happened In each Instsnce which In them fans stand tbe the myself among WAS IT I made note of the had not noticed. Dlnneen Intention with of the asking plnya about them, Just to satisfy my own curios Ity, and after the game I went to his dressing r untrj ildi-n- op- tician." "Don't we ever get a close deck Ion?" "Who ever told you that you could umpire?" "Back to tbe ribbon count-e- r for you very shortly, Percy." "Say, honest, how much are you getting for throwing the game?" "Don't you know enough to retire when you have gone totally blind "You certainly must have ImiI t.v. ken bo manv modU clncs that 1 was discouraged and) thought I wjulf, . ABSENT-MINDEDNESS- . the title )f umpire Tbe Irish In "Silk's" blood was up, howev r, and he managed to work his ever existed' way throup'j the crowd to where tbe frenzied rooter was celebrating over the victory. The fan was a chap, and appeared to possess more than tbe average intelligence. 'You bave a lot of license to be roasting an umpire, when you have to wear a pair of thick glasses to be able to even see. I can't see how you ever managed to break . . ;v-nr- Mrs. Kelson My husband Is awfully absent-minde- - ut con-tinu- al the batter strike put on thres .ball, If the would require three decisions. to first on four " the pitcher for a pass it talk r ; Into the Your place grandstand. Is on- the outside, iou- ing through a knot hole." The fan said nary a word In reply, and "Silk" having gotten all the venom out of bis system, was content to drop the matter. It was evident from the look of embarrassment that came over the rooter's face that he was thoroughly disgusted with He Just began to realize what he himself. bad been doing throughout the afternoon. Shortly after we had reached our dressing We room there was a knock at the door. himintroduced He enter. visitor our bade self as Dr. "So and So," a very prominent eye specialist. We both beg.u to wonder If he had come to examine our optics. "I Just overheard your conversation with that excited fan, Mr. O'Loughlln." said the "I really can't blame you for specialist. adyou did to hlra, but I would what saying I've future. in him the to ignore vise you been treating that chap for a year for eye His sight Is decidedly defective. trouble. He really can't see 90 feet with any kind He wouldn't have known of accuracy. was you or Jack Sheridan umwhether it if some one hadn't told bases the piring hl"S!lk" almost keeled over when he heard what the news. It simply goes to show If the man, a especially baseball will do to This chap home team happens to be losing. an was getting with the defective eyesight most or umpire Into trouble because home the decisions were going against the In spirit that he team, and he was so partisan could see only one side of the argument. and It over, When you come to think cold facts, It is really the carefully weigh upon remarkable the work that devolves course an umpire during a ball game. In tbe he Is of a regular nine Inning contest 375 and 400 called upon to render between Con- remarkable figures. author . imw.v. aecituuua. be to not Is -lt duties, arduous hla B1UCI li'B wondered at If he errs. Indeed It Is remark.. not up n do of ar sup IiwIppb th, Here Is a little data that more frequently. Possibly a perusal of Is mighty Interesting. more fait may cause the umpire to receive consideration. vorable or In a nine Inning game on an average 33 men on each team will face the pitcher, who step to the plate making 70 men in all Thus in an attempt to outguess the twlrler. on to Judgment pass called upon is the umpire three score and ten batters. makes It has been estimated that the umpire modIn these man. each on four decisions are ern days of baseball "groove" pitchers try-Is constantly The pitcher scarce. on he f to make the batter hit at bad balls Is trying batter tbe while Inside, outside and Conseover. to make the twlrler get them a Into itself resolves game quently the and battle of wits between the pitcher Sho'uld t - JUL room. "Why did you call Collins safe at first, 0111. on that throw from Turner?" 1 asked. "Why, there wasn't anything to that play," said he. "The throw you will remember was a trifle wild. It pulled Stovall some distance off the bag, and when he lunged back bis foot was about three Inches shy of touching first." "Why did you call Raker safe at second?" was my second Inquiry. "From the stand It looked as If the ball beat him to the bag by a yard." "The ball beat him all right." said Rill, "but the force of the collision In touching Raker caused that young shortstop Knaupp well-dresse- ? decisions. Often M requires that maay Se count the battsr Is finally retired or flirt Is one atr!k and three balls reaches Mrs. Bllson In what way? Mrs. Nelson He went fishing yes terday. When he had finished he threw away tbe fish and brought home seem that four decisions on each batter In connection with balls and be strikes a fair the would esti- Little Pitcher. Lady Visitor I am coming te your mamma's company tomorrow. Tom- mate. With ' 70 men coming to the plate in a game, and each batter averaging four decisions, the umpire is called upon to nine-Innin- render in bait my. Tommy Well, you won't get a good supper. Tommy's Papa Tommy, what do you mean, talking like thatT Tommy Well, you know, pa, you told ma you'd have to get some chicken feed for her old hen party tomorrow. g the neighborhood of 280 ball strike decisions. That there are 20. decisions to render on balls In the immediate neighborhood of the foul line during the ordinary game Is a conservative estimate. The decisions are often a matter of Inches, and many times change the entire complexion of tbe game. . Of course, In a full nine Inning game, Bt men must be retired before lt Is completed. If the home team happens to have made more runs in eight innings than the visitors In nine, they will refuse the last half of tbe ninth, making It necessary to retire only 51 men In order to complete the game. A decision Is necessary on every one made, although frequently It Is evident to every one that fhe man is retired as on a fly ball or when a man takes a healthy swing for the third strike. Such decisions are more a mere matter of form On tbe other band, than anything else. tbeer are perhaps 20 plays that come up In a game where the umpire rules the player Is safe on a very close decision. on A resume would show 280 decisions balls and strikes, 20 decisions on fair and foul hits, 64 rulings on outs and somewhere near 20 plays In which the runner gets the benefit of the doubt, and Is called safe, making 374 rulings an umpire is called upon to make during a nine inning contest. It is easy to sit In tbe grandstand , or bleachers, surrounded by a lot of friends who see things Just as,' you do, and umpire munching the game, when you are different ' on the It Is entirely peanuts. ball field, however, where you are a stranger in a strange land, with a hostile crowd ever ready to criticise and 18 active ball players and as many substitutes, together with two foxy managers, trying their level best to outwit and not-bus- you. I happened to bave an off day in land iKt vear. and I decided to Journey out to the ball park and can on my nrotner urn- plres, "Bull" Perrlne and Rill Dlnneen bad been assigned to the- - game. V After; making them a friendly, visit t told them I Intended tak-...ing a seat tn tbe grandstand to look them over. Tbey laughingly assented and Informed me tbat they would give their best performance of tbe season. star pitcher, Bill Dlnneen, tbe former It seemed as If every worked the bases, and ' was the Philadelphia decision was close. opposing team that afternoon, and despite the closeness 'of many of the plays there was scarcely a kick from any of the players. Cleveland was losing, however, and the fans .. 'Of Chort Duration. "Pllmply Is afraid to ask old Mr. Plunker for his daughter's hand." "Wby, Pllmply told me yesterday he stood in with the old gentleman." "Oh, that was only for a few minutes In the vestibule of an office building during a shower." to drop ice balL Had he held tbe throw. Raker would have been an easy out." "Wby did you call Birmingham out at second when Coombs threw to catch him Looked as If Joe got back to tbe bag before the ball reached Harry's bands." "He got back, but not to the bag," replied Hill. "Barry had him blocked off, and 'Rirmy' slid against Harry's shoe, not tbe bag. He hasn't touched tbe base yet." "Just one more, Bill. Why was Jackson out at third? It looked as if he easily beat Catcher Lapp's throw in an attempt to keep blm from stealing." "No question about bis beating tbe throw," answered Hill. "He was safe a mile, If he hadn't overslld the bag three or four Inches and allowed himself to be touched out before be was able to regain lt." On the four plays In which Dlnneen was absolutely correct he was forced to submit to all kinds of censure, because the fans did not know what bad really happened. There are any number of points tbat the fans elmuld take Into consideration when tbey see the umpire declare a man out who seems to them to be safe beyond a reasonable doubt Four of them I bave already referred to; failure to touch the bag, due to being drawn off by a high, low or wild throw; dropping of the ball after having touched the base runner, due to the force of the collision; sliding of the base runner Into the foot of tbe Inflelder, Instead of tbe bog and the overslld-Inof tbe bag after having reached It in nap-nappin- ; ' Tuberculosis Among the Insane. Autopsies made In New York state hospitals for tbe Insane and elsewhere ihow tbat tuberculosis Is an active disease in about twenty per cent of the cases, as compared with about bait that percentage in the normal t m. A Large Package Of Enjoyment Post Toasties g Served with cream, milk fresh or cooked. or fruit safety Tbe fallaway slide Is another point that causes all kinds of trouble for the umpires. This slide Is used by most of the leading base runners, and consists of going strrjght for the bag until within a short distance of it, then falling away, so to speak, by throwing the body either towards tbe Infield or outfield as best suits the occasion, and booking one foot under tbe bag. This slide makes lt very hard for an inflelder to put the ball on the runner, as It gives him only the sole of the shoe, or as tbe players express It, only tbe spikes to touch. The baseball fans, however, may be considered pretty fair creatures, and each year tbey are I have noticed a getting more vast Improvement In each of tbe five years I have umpired in the major leagues. I attribute the Improvement to the fact that the umpires are being backed up In their decisions, and the attitude of the sporting writers. Crisp, golden-brow- of white corn bits n delicious and wholesome A flavour that appeala to young and old. 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