Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 211, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 September 1915 — TROUBLES OF UMPIRE BYRON [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

TROUBLES OF UMPIRE BYRON

Probably Moat Indifferent Arbiter In Major League Baseball—Drone* Sing-Song Things. The reason for Umpire Byron’s troubles is hereby exposed. He sings during the game! Several Giants have noticed it apd Roger Bresnahan, Cub catcher-mana-ger, is the man who finally has exposed the ump, says the New’ York Evening Mail. Byron is probably the most indifferent umpire in major league baseball. He is firm, but never does he take to heart the remarks of the players and spectators. Never does he brood over his troubles. In fact, the more the players and fans are after him the more he sings. He drones queer little sing-song things that he makes up as he goes along. The tune, according to the players, always is the same. It’s about the same tune you used to use when you were a kid and sang “Johnny’s Kept in School; Teacher’s Going to Spank Him.” A sort of a la-dee-la-dee-da-da motif. That’s what drives the players wild. The other day, they say, when one of the (Hants was arguing over a de>

cision. Byron ignored him and calmly* dusted off the plate, singing softly. “Dif-rence of oplnyun. Dif-rence of oplnyun.” The crowd began nagging him. Byron hummed nonchalantly, “The Rab-ble-ing Is on Me, the Rabble-ing Is on Me,” as he adjusted his mask. Then he changed his words to, “The Multitude Is Socr, The Multitude Is So-or.” Byron’s calm indifference la whai aggravates the player*,

Umpire Byron.