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Show MADE DECISION UNDER FIRE Umpire John Hayes of Virginia Leajjue Compelled to Make Ruling Displeasing to Fans. Umplro John It. Hayes of tho Virginia Vir-ginia lenguo tells of n decision ho onco bad to niako thnt mndo him wish pomp other Indlcntor holder wns on tho Job. Ho doosn't say what town It was In for certnln reasons, but doubtless tho fans who took a II vo interest in-terest in It will recall tho circumstances. circum-stances. Hayos to'.Is it as follows: "Tho homo team camo to bat In the last halt of tho ninth with the scoro 2 to 0 ngalnst them, nnd It had boon a hard-fought gamo, with two down It filled tho bases and tbo next hitter came up and hit tho ball agnlnBt the center Oold fence for wbnt would ordinarily ordi-narily hnvo bocn n homo run that would havo won tho gnmo right thoro. Howevtr. In hitting tho ball ho ran out of tho battor's box to meet It be-foro be-foro tho curvo broko. As soon as ho hit tho ball I callod him out and tho homo team loot tho game, 2 to 0. Well, thero was somo excitement, and tho thirds tho crowd callod mo can't bo prl ted. In fact. I still hate to even visit that town, for tho decision deci-sion Is still fresh In tho minds of tho people." |