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Show uu UMPIRE SCORES CRITICS. Wlion It comes to scorning a bunch of partisan rooters, Matty Fitzpatrlck Ss one of the best little scorners on tho umpiring Job. A recent experience of Matty's is cleverly described by tho Madison (Wis.) State Journal, as follows: fol-lows: - , "With the last play off and tho gamo over, Fritz went under tho grandstand to change his shoes and dude up a little before going to tho hotel. Down from tho stands and bleachers came 200 fans, a trlflo excited ex-cited from the heat and over what seemed like a mistake on the part of the umpire. The angry mob loitered around and glared at Fitzpatrlck through the screen In front of tho press box. One bug took a good peek to see whether or not tho umpa was looking and then yelled "Rotten-mob "Rotten-mob him!" Fitz glanced up and tho bug fnded away. Another excited citizen cit-izen whose eyes stuck out bo fur that jou could hnng a bucket of water on either ono of thorn, poked his head through the subway door and 3houted: "You're a thief!" " 'You'ro crazy,' retorted Fitzpatrlck' who, for a small man, seemed unafraid, un-afraid, in fact, hardly interested in the proceedings. "Throwing his shoulders back and his chest out, the umps stepped into the open and started to walk across the field at a brisk qlip. The crowd, looking daggers and mumbling a lot of violent things, kept right on his trail. The venerable groundkeper escorted him. '"You needn't come with me,' Bald Fitzpatrlck, turning to tho custodian of tho ball park. 'I enn take care of myself.' "This sort of took the re flro out of the riot, and quite a few fell out of line. Out on the street, with a big bunch , still following him, Fitzpatrlck became . annoyed and qulotly announced that in caae of war ho could lick any one in the bunch single-handed. War all ovor. Riot off. Besides It was alto- i gether too hot to grow so indignant over such a little thing as a hail game. The best physicians say that it is dangerous to oat too much or i over-exercise in the hot weather. |
