Show LOT OF THE UMPIRE NOT EASY YEAR 4 K X XI ima g I 1 X Y cawro 1 1 14 31 0 M 4 d X 0 RAY PRESIDENT OF AMERICAN LEAGUE AND TWO UMPIRES the heat beat wave and the hot race have combined to ank things lively in the american league the lot of an arbitrator in that circuit a soft one this year we fall to notice any flowery beds of ease eam bill deneen veteran umpire the pitching in the american league Is good in spots this veteran says and the hurlers are beginning to warm to their tastes he has been through the mill and knows whereof he speaks dineen helped heipt d win a worlds flag for boston in 1003 1903 in aix a fanning bee dineen daneen and connolly admitted they expected lots of trouble from froin scrappy ball players but both were glad they had a man with art an iron will back of their decisions say id rather be in mexico than be out here umpiring a game of baseball in the american league this year said a fan there are worse posts than that of an arbitrator replied connolly one have to look far to see them ither either yes and there are the fellows in the trenches in europe guess be willing to take a chance behind tho the plate chimed in dineen then the subject turned to the ques tion of brass bands playing in baseball parks of the american league 1 I want you umpires to stop bands from tooting while the teams are playing said president johnson linson Jo let them blow away all they want to between innings hut but the lid Is on music after the game Is resumed fans come out to see high class baseball and dont want to be distl bed by a medley of discords they can go to the amusement parks and hear good music for a dime there is one form of music president johnson and the umpires of his circuit will not attempt to stop and that is whistling on the part of ball players ray schalk is probably the ablest warbler in the major leagues and whistles constantly in the heat beat of it a spirited battle it Is one of schalks Se Sc halks methods of gingering up and encouraging the pitcher with whom he la Is working |