Show i 4 t 4 STRIKE FOUR YOURE YOU'RE OUT How Umpire Tommy Connolly Once Set Aside Playing Rules to Win an Argument By BILLY EVANS I ever ver hear of oC a a batter batten get get- getting gettin ting hog r four strike In a major league game No Well I did KILt KILt- redge was stat the tir latter Tommy Tomm Connolly was wa-s the th umpire The game was aK played at to I Iwas was aM umpiring with Ith Connolly Conn It was as the th first of ot the th ninth and Chicago was leading le by a 4 lop lop- lopsided lopsided sided score core Kittredge e catching for Cor Washington W ton was as wa the th first nian up l swung at t t two 0 and missed then stood tood with Ith his big bat baton baton bon on the while Connolly Connoll called the third one So that thai list was wag a rike said Kittredge I J I thought so o said most Who IVo sho r oser ver heard hard of Dr an umpire um thinking wi we s Kittredge's retort as he ho to o 11 the tho bitters batter I box and walk alk to the bench I I did make a mistake In call call- call lag InK you ou out on a third strike replied Con Connolly nolly In discussing dl ou with President Johnson JOhnon thIs thi morning he h cd that your bat ting batting batting- average averre avern ge entitled you to tout tou bat I Com Conw back and hav hase another topped stopped looked at Connolly who repeated Come Conie back and anti tike take sour our fourth strike gal Otherwise lse the game it 1 11 on t be b Ic- Ic Ie The Th humor of the he situation da dawned nd on KIttredge He stepped d the alters utter boC box San an for tor tI 6 log Ing the strike would mean man nothing In the th final result and having a sense sno sens oC o humor of- of ferel no objection Kittredge swung ng at tI the next pitch id a id missed As Ag A fat Cal aK a I now know h be he Is th the only onh b tt ii in hi modern times tim s to hs tour hay I |