Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1909-11-11 | Page 6 | Umpire Klem Gets Best of Pirate Player Miller

UMPIRE KLEM GETS BEST OF PIRATE PLAYER MILLER According to the Pirate players Sec See Second Second ond Baseman Miller never gets real reckless with his monthly stipend con consequently consequently consequently the gist of a little run in be between between between tween him and Umpire Klein Klem will probably probably probably ably get many a good laugh far into the winter months In the second game at Detroit Umpire Klem Kiem called Miller out on a strike that Miller dl believe came up to the re requirements ments of the rule book He turned angrily threw his hat at the umpires feet aid nad then began to debate on when is a strike not a strike 1 Klem Kiem failed to appreciate the argument or situation and by means m ans of he the deaf deat and dumb language made it evident that the little argument would cost Miller 25 Ordinarily in the shape of ofa a fine would have hare caused Mr Miller to become more or less meek but not on this occasion The fine only served to spur on Miller who continued the debate with renewed ardor In an effort to suspend hostilities hostilities ties tips Klem Kiem raised the fine ante to 50 The loss of ot a little filthy lucre however I stop Miller and In a voice that I I could be heard In the stand he fairly yelled I 1 dont care If you take my entire receipts you missed that strike r rBy By this time several of ot the players had started Miller MUTer on his way to second base and saved Klem Klein the trouble of at im imposing Imposing posing a new sentence And still there are some who ho will in insist Insist that the series was fixed If one of them could only act as umpire for about three innings he would change his mind forever