| Show arm tui inn I THANKLESS JOB OP OF u UMPIRING J thru Hy Dr Umpire Johnstone Tho The life liCe of ot nn at IB in one ut of worriment and almost a II very unthankful ful tul one I base been heon umpiring games for six years During that time I have In ill the Connecticut Slate league interstate le league frue South Bouth league le American and Na National league In ht six yeas I lost only one days work becoming nn on umpire I played professional ball for tor eight years I was tells always a n 1 pitcher anti In 1696 IS 5 and ISM 1800 Iwas l I was wall the star pitcher of ot tho the St SI Paul team lean In III HOT HOTI I joined l time the Newark club duh and one Benson nn Crl that t team nm After that I 1 branched rut yit lt t us as an tau umpire and anil cd ed III in the thc above mentioned league leagues I Ihn have hn 1 got hardened l lIed to 10 the remarks of ot the spectators at nl ball hall games gamen and amid 1 I pay puy puyno no attention to them themI If It tho limo persons who twin are reedy raw to o howl nt III nn un umpire were wlm In the tho Mme position I they would very cry quickly send In lit their to the tho president of o tho the league 1 I know of oC no position O whore whew a II man gets more abuse that an al umpire Nu No matter what whal decision nn on umpire given I Ither there ther is le always some none one ready really to lo ul ut utter lee ter n 0 cry like n IL Indian I think the people are am unfair In ill their tt tl ticks on umpired In the Iho Bret t place wo we are there thero th to to 10 render n it decision ns as we w see ee It and All nil this the yelling In III the world from the spec spectators spectators will till not wt mako bunko un us change that decision umpire knows well that lint hn h la Is there to Rive give the pub tar lie an nn honest decision on every evory play that occurs during the genIe unIt and I Itan Imn Ican tan can truthfully say that umpires ren render render der decisions decision ded which they the think ought to govern tho the play piny There urn are III ninny tricks dells tried by b play ors ore during n II game which will benefit benalt tutu tho taco which the tho players are uro mem lIem members bets bers of nC Ono One ot of these them tricks In is for u n to 10 make u a 1 bluff blurt to touch a airan iran II II stealing a n brine base Of ot course the tho people In time the Ih stands attitude will think this base basI basIlIan baseman nan man did touch the tho runner and when th this nays wife rude there U le Immedi Immediately II tel a 1 bowl from all nil over the grounds that would make you think every I man manIn III In the tho place wan coming out on the theBold Hold Bold to lynch you ou That Is le only one olle of ot time tho plays where the llio spectators think they thy pre ire right In denouncing the umpire when In reality they mire 1110 entirely wrong wro II ff This talk a Out umpires holding H n t grudge against H II player or n it manager Is le absurd fI I 1 Ifor ICor for Cor one have f never held Wald a n I grudge a n 1 player and nn l from what my lilY brother umpires umpire tell mo tie I can say with without without out any fear tear of ot contradiction that they this the sumo way an nil I do If nn an urn uni unil l IJ Pr I rn puts a it mph out of u tho 1110 gurno ho he does dooH po o the tho player gets leta abusive and U UN N which Winch he ho should not use tire Umpires will not tolerate a n play or who gets getH abusive and Just juit to show that some somo must bo IJo on Oil the field Held wo we Older order him hire out of or the game came It If the tho umpire did lilt not nOl check this the players who mo use U o abusive there would ba bo no used lined for tor the National league or ary nr other league to 10 app appoint dot umpires When Wh n n a smut man la I put out ot of th tho the gamin g for tor kit kur king tint that j i mi nn that hot the tho Ih umpire holds n a grudge him hum r That U is tor to ott olden n by the umpire who ho never novel thinks of the trouble The position of oC nn umpire In is too responsible n II one emme for Cor a IL to act unfairly and on Oil that account the umpires render the th hi di lt 1 honestly and to the tho host hest of oC tine ability If I tin un umpire gives given a 1 decision w hrh he feels after litter giving It was wrong there thereIn In not another person II r within tho the grounds who feels ns as bad bail na as IS tho the um time umpire pare pire In III conclusion I will ny say that tho the nt tit ball hull should not be bo too anxious anti ready to roast an nil um 1110 umpire pire Aire for while they might think the they pro ara right In denouncing him they IhlY err In Inthe Inthe the tho wrong nevertheless and of oC course only oral orI make lIke things worse wor c by b their wild lid yells and uncalled for or slurs |
