Show j w we e New York Tork Post Poet Service Johnny McKee Had flad Right Dope On His lis Horse HIS friends said old Johnny McKee was stubborn You could guess that from the slant of his Jaw Strangers blurted that he was a fool y T You knew that was 1 wrong by the gleam from his shrewd gray W eyes Yet somehow t f you could not blame t. t the strangers stran ers It did didt t J d tV 1 seem foolish for this h trainer to keep Insist Insist- InsistIng InsistIng r 1 i i- i Ing that Jim Dandy f would win the Travers rl Y Stakes Every Everyone one f 11 J knew that the oldest k w. w of American turf clas clas- classics Sande sacs would be a two two- Sande horse race Ridden by Earl Sande greatest of oC Jockeys jocke s 's William n Woodwards Woodward's Gallant Fox would be the favorite They could gain only one dollar for each two bet on him but a full half of the who swarmed through the gates here on August 16 1930 were eager for this Investment The others waved 5 bills which would earn six more if Harry Payne Whitneys Whitney's Which one king of the year two last sea season son should triumph It was no place for an ordinary horse With Sonny Workman In Which Which- ones one's saddle the two greatest colts and the two greatest jockeys would be duelling So old Johnny McKee stood alone Perhaps the trainers trainer's close shaven Jaw stuck out a bit more grimly when he noted the odds but he thought his own thoughts and was silent When the bugle sounded he whispered to Jim Dandy just once and stood there alone among the watching the parade to the post A flash of ot tape a confused roar rear two smoothly gliding machines move to the front l The duel is even eren as ns they dart past the clubhouse turn There Sonny Workman bends closer to ears goes to the front but Gal Gallant lant ant Fox Is s not to be run off his feet as the Whitney Stable hopes Earl Sande croons songs of the western plains to his mounts and music has Its charms today At the furlong pole the Fox draws even again at the quarter he gets his neck ahead It Is the high point of the race or orso orso orso so they think Now that the Fox has taken command he lie never newer will be head head- headed headed ed ell they scream from the stands Smart Guys Forgot About Jim Dandy Yes You have forgotten Sonny Workman and the brown colt which was king of the year two Clods of mud catapult under frantic hoofs hoof as they fly to the far turn moves up Is a scant head In the lead You Yon have forgotten something else There has been heen a n silence then a strange babbling undertone now a high pierced shriek of the crowd surprised Inside next to the rail where the mud has not yet et been churned Into glue a horse Is slipping through sail sailIng Ing past the leaders His chestnut coat Is spattered for a moment you do not know I now him But old Johnny McKee has h s known all along and yet the white creeps under the lie florid mask of his face and thick fingers tighten Surely Surel he Is only a false alarm breathe the 3 Surely he lie cannot cannot outrun outran the tile greatest colts cults of the time year ear Wait Valt a second he will trill shoot his Ills bolt ami then drop back to t where he be be- longs It Is a long second and then even the doubters must believe Daylight grows between Jim Dandy and the cham cham- Sand Sand- sings to Gallant Gall Fox and d pleads but It Is na M use Soon 8 slows seems I to be In distress Jim Dandy Is six lengths t tIn In front merely gal loping He still is there thereat at the wire while his his his' jockey looks back and grins wonders what hat what J has become of the champs who had led Workman Johnny McKees McKee's gray hair hall bristles In triumph the time red Is back in iii his face as he comes to the Judges' Judges stand lie pats Jim Dandy Dand behind the ears whis whispers whispers pers pel'S to him and they listen to the roar rom of the crowd I Old Johnny who friends said he was stubborn and Jim Dandy son of a mare which won her first race at a negro euro fair are happy word Is law He averages HIS KIS decisions a day for days of the year The careers of scores cores of other men and the Interest of millions million can be swayed by his Judgment His decrees must be delivered Instantly He has been doing it for 31 years I asked him Bill do you honestly believe that you never called one wrong The man leans forward A heavy almost pudgy hand beats heats twice against n his left breast In the neighborhood of his heart lIe He speaks earnestly slowly No never have hae I missed one here I try again Bill dont don't you think that lint It Is pos pt's possible possible sible that lint you could uld miss one Again the man leans forward His eyes are small of a faded blue They are not eyes that flash You might call them yet somehow they express the Intensity of the man his calm certainty Once more the hand Is raised against the left breast I could miss one maybe But never from here The man mun Is William T J Klein l veteran National league lea ue umpire and generally I credited with being the hest best In the business I 1 defy clef any man he says sa s 's to prove pro I tint that 1 I ever er called a n foul Cul ball fair fall or a fair fall hall hail foul Braggadocio Vanity A Gilbert and Sullivan character No not if you seethe see seo seethe the man and talk with him It Is the terse simple challenge of one who Is right with himself Bill how do you know knew that you never missed ml sd one If 1 had hid missed one I would know It here The rime hand han comes back hack to the breast Piece by piece the man Is not Im Im- Impressive He is stocky y and slightly over medium height but his bowed legs 7 make him seem small small- er His ears are large larg and stick out Ball Ball- Ballplayers Ballplayers players call them lov- lov lovIng lovIng K Ing cups referring to the handles of such trophies But they the y 4 never call them that In n front of Bill Not an nn impressive figure But watch him out on the baseball Bill Bi Klem field There is a stubbornness a n dog dog- dogged dogged ged certainly a n sincerity about that thai rigid frame that is compelling Bill they say that you are the best bes umpire In the business Nevertheless there are arguments at times Some o othe of the players must really think then that tha you have missed one What about It They're All An Tough According to Mr 11 Klem The man leans forward again He lle points with a stubby finger Right night here on o this Meld field I said that a player playe pla er who made a n dive for a ball in the time out out- outfield outfield outfield field didn't catch It But he came up with It in his hands lie said laid he caught caugh it They believed belle him There is n a pause But two months later he be told toh the truth Nothing more Klem Kiem umpired In his first World Work series In 1908 He has been in 17 of them all during his 31 years In the major leagues No other umpire ha has has ever been In as many He Is no not boasting He is stating a fact Bill Bm what was the toughest decision you ever had bad to make The heavy shoulders tighten They are all nIl tough But some must be tougher Some may decide a n pennant or a It World series They are all tough To him bIm the Job Is deadly serious Bill suppose another umpire over over- overruled overruled overruled ruled you He is almost startled They couldn't do It It Suppose a manager disagreed with you and thought that another umpire was In a better position to see the play He could ask but only If I give him permission The Inference is that the permission would not be given lightly Suppose you ou have ha ve some doubt about abou whether a ball Is fair fall or foul Suppose another umpire Is In better position to see it Wouldn't you ou ask I never ask I know When Klem was a young minor league umpire the star of one of the teams was known as an umpire fighter One day Bill made a decision which went against the stars star's team The star came running over wrathfully Bill walked forward a few steps Then with his spiked toe he drew a line ii In Inthe inthe the dirt directly In the path of the star He stood He-stood stood behind that line There was u a hush The Time crowd crowll knew that something was about to happen The player er halted haIled lcm Klein stood there calmly a moment The player returned to his position All umpires do that tint when forced to extremes Perhaps It was Bills Bill's move mo that marked the ent end of f umpire fighters Umpires of course keep apart from the players except during working hours But they will exchange greet greetings or t. t ings If they happen to meet LIe He originated a n new school of um urn- ph ing Each decision is made clear to the tile crowd crowll There is an emphatic wave wa of the right hand to denote a astrike astrike strike a toss of the left hand for a ball Hands are spread palms down and moved parallel to the thc ground If theman the theman theman man is safe An upward perk of the right arm indicates that the man Is s sout out A man Is safe or he Is out Its It's a ball or a strike The players should know The people who pay should know When It started we had some trouble getting some of the timers old to do It IL They thought It was showing off |