Show BACKS S' S UMPIRES O ON DECISIONS Protest of Phillies and Brooklyn Overruled by League Head NEW YORK June 27 7 AP AP- AP The protests of Philadelphia and Brooklyn that umpires' umpires adverse e e de decisions decisions decisions de- de cost coat them gapes games with Cincinnati Cincinnati Cin Cm- and Chicago respectively on May 21 21 and requests for replay of ot the contests were overruled yesterday yesterday yesterday yes yes- by President John A. A Heydler Heyd- Heyd ler of the National league The league head found that Umpire Umpire Um Urn- pire Wilson Vilson was correct In Insisting that the ninth inning of ot the game at Brooklyn be completed even though the contest was not finished in time for Chicago to catch a train at p. p m. m In accordance with a prior agreement President Heydler also ruled that Umpire wag wap right in de decIding deciding deciding de- de that a wild pitch made by a Cincinnati hurler against PhiladelphIa Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadel Philadel- phia permitted runners to advance a single base Philadelphia protested protested protested pro pro- tested that a two-base two advance should have been allowed placing the Phillies In a position to score enough runs on a subsequent play to wipe out Cincinnati's 6 to 5 margin margin mar mar- gin of victory The decision placed mar mar-I the play within Rule 54 54 which permits permits per per- peri i mits a runner but one base ad adVance advance advance ad- ad vance when a wild pitch travels less than ninety feet past the catcher before striking an obstruction 1 Brooklyn's protest claimed the Chicago game would have resulted In a 6 to 2 win rather than an 11 to 6 defeat if It the game had been called at the agreed time President President President dent Heydler ruled the arbiter was correct In starting the final Inning with nine minutes to play before the time limit and wl within within his rights r in keeping the Inning going al although although al- al though It took thirty-nine thirty minutes to play and resulted In eleven ChIcago Chicago Chicago Chi ChI- cago scores |