Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-03-18 | Page 26 | Brennan Again to Hold an Indicator

BRENNAN AGAIN TO HOLD AN INDICATOR Not so many years ao tho fellows who handled the indicators in baschnll were constantly painted as second -story workers and footpads. There was no nuch a thing as a good umpire. They simplv didn't grow 'em, that's all. And an umpire was never ritrht. The plavers used to take every loophole they could find to yelp over decisions, and manv of them, like George Hogrlever. for "instance, were never out. They couldn't be convinced they wre out if a fly bull were caught. Hut now all that hjfcS changed, and the umpires Get a little credit when they deliver the goods. Take any of the ball pluveru off the field and you'll find out Unit Ihey'nr willing to admit there nre competent umpires. BuHi arbiters as Hill Klem and nillv Evans get full credit for (he pabie way in which they ha ndlo ball sanies, and although once In a while the crowd getH In a rage over some decision deci-sion and a few pop bottles or cushions rre thrown onio the tleld. i roubles of the "tlr.st peek" boys of today are comparative! compara-tive! v few. Speaking of good umpires t here's lUg Dill LJrtntmn. Hill Is corning back to thfc old organization this year as an umpire in the American assot-iation and Bill will no doubt nia.ke pood Willi a vim. It might be surprising to some that Bren-nan Bren-nan lias not been grabbed oft by one of the major leagues, but you know the "powers that be" have not yet forgiven the Federal league and Bill's association with it. So he will have to start in just a step from the big show and work his way back. That the big leagues will see Brennan again is the belief of many prominent baseball writers, who appreciate appreci-ate what he can do. "