Salt Lake Telegram | 1922-02-17 | Page 8 | Classics of the Diamond

of oFT DIAMOND of the game never tire of telling stories that feature Tim V VETERANS Hurst Unquestionably Hurst was one of the most moat unique characters in the history of the game Jim Delehanty one of the famous players of that name tells this one which has Tim Hurst I Jack Kleinow who once caught for the New NewYork NewYork NewYork York Americans and James Delehanty as the central figures Jack Chesbro was doing the pitching for New York Chesbro shad had a spit ball ban that was mighty hard to Judge Kleinow who was doing the catching and Hurst who was umpiring were disagreeing on a lot of Tims Tim's rulings I Tim called ball two with Delehanty up on a pitch that Kleinow regarded a good strike He made a strenuous protest Delehanty stood in the batters batter's I box with a broad smile on his face Jim liked to hear them argue I The call as ns s two lv and two strikes on Delehanty Kleinow was 7 9 Kt l r a E j I ri OA I Q l A J r JJ I positive the pitch that Tim called a ball bail should have been ruled a a. strike retiring Delehanty Finally in desperation Hurst said I I Well Vell I will leave It to Delehanty Tim was positive the pitch was a ball and he felt sure Delehanty would entertain the same opinion Possibly Jim believed it was a ball but Jim liked to see Hurst rave and he sar sarcastically sarcastically sarcastically sar sar- replied I I If It there was ever a strike that was one For y years ars I have be been bean n hearing i stories about how blind you are Now Ill I'll believe anything they tell me I Those cruel words certainly crossed Tim up but quick as a flash he came back at Delehanty L Well Yell if that was a good one you rou had better swing at the next one no matter where it is Something tells me In advance It Is going fo to be a strike L I Kleinow knew Tim was a man of his word He lie called for a waste b ball ballI ll I I that was a afoot foot wide of the plate Delehanty failed to swing Strike three yelled Hurst and It went