Show I I I WALLACE WILL WILLBE WILLBE WILLBE BE CREDIT TO TOMAJOR TOMAJOR MAJOR UMPIRES Both Ty Cobb and Connie Mack MackL L Like ke Way Old Star Is Calling Em IT IT was Charles Dickens who kept 1 the box scores of ot a lot of humanity's humanity's human hUman- itys ity's sprightliest games several de decades de- de eI e- e cades eades ago ngo that thal called attention to toI the fact filet that the hangman hanTman who Is la himself himself him him- self Belt about to be hanged views his profession profession pro pro- In an entirely different light ht than formerly It remains fo for Roderick Wallace for tor whom St. St Louis Loul tans fans arran arranged ed a day to shed a little light ight on the tho reverse side of ot the shield and toll ten how It feels hols holsto to punish after having suffered punIshment punishment pun pun- for tor twenty ent years Interviewing Wallace Is Ie like trying to extract diamonds from coal tar and that process hal has hardly passed the theoretical theoretical the the- stage Nevertheless a scribe succeeded In Inducing the once great cat shortstop ever to discuss the subject subject sub sub- briefly as ag follows sUb sUb-I Umpiring Is Just like Uke playing a different position Only the element of ot rivalry Is 18 removed When hen the ball ballplayers ballplayers players rush up with protests I 1 find It easy to bo patient You see seo I remember remember re- re member that I kicked against many a decision I knew was O. O K So that thal I know what value to place on protests now that the shoo shoe is on the tho other foot footIt It may bo be well to lo state right here that in the Scots Scot's double uble decade of ot umpire baiting bailing the only thing that thal could Induce him to protest was something something something some some- thing approaching murder arson or rn mayhem em Call Can the plays as IUt you soc see em but em but be sure you see seo em cm continued Wal Wal- lace all aU there Is la to ing Umpiring Isn't as tas easy ns as playing I tho game but the work Is la Juat justas a an In In- In D CaUltO it oringa you in ln personal personal per per- touch louch with every play that comes up And there would be Just as much fun In It If It you ou knew you were were to get some sort sorl of a a. decision at the end end end- Just like tho winning or losing team I dont don't mind the abuse of ot the players players play play- ers or the tans fans The rho players dont don't hold a a. grudge against t you ou because you boot one And neither do de the fans for tor that thal matter maller But as a It matter of or fact I got used to lo the fans long ago If It I dont don't make any more bobbles an as an ump than I 1 did In the pinches asa as asa asa a player I will be luck lucky Do the tho plays look different to lo me meas mens mens ns as an umpire than they did as a a. player play er Well I I must admit they do No I dont don't think an umpire can canse see se a play any better than the tho player himself no matter maller where It Is but I Ido Ido Ido do maintain that If It an umpire tries to figure out plays ahead of ot time and Is Ison Ison ison on the move with the ball he ho la is In In Just as aa good a position to give a a. decision de do decision de- de as he ho player who is making the tho play pIa aa IS far tar an at modest Wallace would comment But Ban Johnson thinks a lot lol of ot him Hugh Jennings says 5 of Wallace lIllace He has hns the nerve and knowledge for tor the Job but lacks ex ex- ex Ho works as aa though he were In there to stick as long as ae he did as a player Ty ly Cobb casts this one at Rhody Wallace allace doesn't look Jook like a polished ump right now but another season should wear oft off his newness He has shown ua us pla players ers enough for tor us to feel confidence ence In him wherever hes he's placed d. d Wallace takes his position with proper seriousness and dignity that goes a long wa way with the men he handles |