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Show Tim Hurst Has Claim To Medal for Real Display of Nerve "I never saw an umpire display more nerve in a critical situation than the late Tim Hurst did one day In Cleveland years ago," said John McGraw. Mc-Graw. "I was with the Orioles, and at the time wo had to dress In a shack under un-der the grandstand, adjoining nnother in which the Cleveland team dressed. In tho Cleveland dressing room a small space had been set apart for Hurst to dress in, which led to a rather ticklish situation. "In an important gamo we had Clev-I Clev-I eland beaten, 2 to 0. when thoy went I to bat in tho ninth and filled the I bases with two out. Pat Tebeau was at bat and he jumped out in front of the batter's box to smash a slow drop which tho pitcher delivered to him, driving the ball to tho fenco In left center for three bases. The runners scored and It looked as If tho gamo was over, but Wilbert Robinson, who was catching for us, called Hearst's attention to the fact that Tebeau had stepped out of his box, and Tim called him out, at which there was a near-riot. near-riot. "The Cleveland players were In a rage and threatened Hurst with all kinds of bodily harm, but Tim calmly walked down to their dressing room, donned his clothes and as calmly walked out without so much as glancing glanc-ing at the home team. It took real courage to do that, but Tim never flinched." |