Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 206, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 August 1911 — UMPIRE CHASES HALF TEAM [ARTICLE]

UMPIRE CHASES HALF TEAM

- •'Old Hickory" Steve Kane, Formerly With American Association, Get* Into Deep Trouble. - “Old Hickory” Steve Kane, formerly American association umpire, poked his official head into a fine young trouble noose out at Tacoma the Other day. Stevedore, it will be remembered, took to the quiet woods of the Northwest league after President Tom Lynch, of Hie National league, had tied a can on the unfortunate arbitrator because he was a trifle undersized. Since : taking up his duties In the west Kane has been swinging his official ax with precision whenever a player turns a trick, and the other day the stubby arbitrator broke up a game, largely to show his authority. ■ The Thcoma and Victoria clubs opened a game, and everything was going nicely until the second inning, when some one on the Victoria bench pushed forth an uncomplimentary remark to the stylißh Mr. Kane. Whirling suddenly on his heel, Steve pointed to the bench and howled: “Clear out of the field, every *one of you." Manager Householder, of the Victoria club, protested, and then came Steve’s really authoritative act. He pulled out his watch (solid gold) and informed Householder that he would give him exactly three minutes’ time in which to can every man off the bench and out of the enclosure. Householder continued to argue and the fans continued to howl, but just at the end of the third minute Kane shouted, “Game forfeited to Tacoma, score 9 to 0,” and with these words he ducked for a street car. The Victoria players are still howling, but Steve is golhg right along umpiring every day."