Show d 01 V hp DIAMOND J It Ii isn't generally known but Clarke Griffith now presIdent president of the American league club was a big league umpire for one game i Incidentally Griff believes ho established a record In his one and only as an arbitrator During his days as manager Griffith protested many a play but he hever lever vet ver managed to make an umpire change his decision I. I In the only game ho he ever worked Griffith had the the leader of the home J arm am overrule a a decision that he had made in favor of that team We Ve will t Griffith tell the tale The umpires failed to show up for a game In Chicago Pop Anson I en at the head of ot the Chicago club selected select d me me as th the Chicago player to p part of the umpiring A A play came up at first base in which I declared the visiting batter L' L Lit t. t It was a 5 close decision but I thought I had rendered the correct ruling U Ill All the visiting pI players had a it different opinion They kicked long Ions and pas d cl It looked as 1 if they intended forfeiting the game rather than accept f e 0 ruling nil Then iThen to my great surprise I heard Cap Anson say Come on quit 0 king and start the game The man was safe I kno know It ft because my foot 1 sro aroff the bag He is going to stay there I Since Anson was running the ball club I considered myself overruled d hanged the decision It cost us the game I think that is a record I dont don't believe any other major league I exchanged 1 1 changed a ruling However I am not saying that some of umpIre them every now and then 1 MA 11 CJ Q O J I A Ol K S O I ttO t i t IH J r. r J e t L C Le j I L e |