Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 225, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 September 1914 — INSURES LIVES OF UMPIRES [ARTICLE]

INSURES LIVES OF UMPIRES

National League Take* Out Policies 4 for Its Baseballers—Not * Afraid of Fans. Arrangements .have just been completed whereby the National league has taken out accident insurance policies in favor of the ten umpires on the rolls of this organization. This is not due to any demonstra* tions on the part of players or spec- $ tators that have been made or may be made against the persons of the ar» ; biters of play, although it is not likely that the cftance of some wayward soda-pop bottle with some .i empirical dome of thought was altogether ignored. The action of the league authorities is in line with a policy of protecting against railroad accidents, flying balls and the like, it being the practice, when an umpire has been in- M jured in the line of duty, to defray the cost of medical and surgical attention, while at the same time keeping the incapacitated field judges upon the salary rolls during periods of Inactivity. Terms of the policies call for a pay- I ment of $25 a week while victims are out of commission, $5,000 in event of death and SIO,OOO in event of death in a railroad accident. It is considered likely that the American league will follow suit. : ,- x . . ' J'J-yTJr, SB Wonderful Red Sox Player. Boston fans at one time thought the Red Sox never would get another shortstop like Heine Wagner. Young Scott has caused a revision of opinions. Possessing an arm like a ride and the ability to cover an acre :? or so of ground, Scott has already stamped himself as a wonderful ball player. r Work# With Feda. Ralph Works, former Red pitcher, has become a 8t Louis Fed. Since leaving the hlg show he played in the! American association and Southern league. *