Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 February 1917 — UMPIRE DECLARED HIM SAFE [ARTICLE]

UMPIRE DECLARED HIM SAFE

Peculiar Play Pulled Off in TacomaSeattle Game —Arbiter Makes - Novel Deci si on. Fred McMullin, the young infielder who has been making a spirited bid for a place on the White Sox team, was playing -for .Tacoma at Seattle a few years ago. He came in from third on (he dead run and slid for the plate. McMullin knew he didn’t touch it, but he was afraid to slide back as the catcher had the ball in his hand. The umpire also knew he didn’t score, but said nothing, as that was not his business. - _~ZZ ...ZL......."...., r . Fred dusted off his uniform and Htwiked nonchalantly dothe Tacoma bench. “He wasn’t safe, was he?” demanded Cadman, who was catching for Seattle. The umpire shook his head. At this, Cadman, holding the ball in his hand, dashed over to the Tacoma bench to tag McMullin. Fred waited until he all' but reached his end of the bench," and then slid over to the other end. Cadman followed him. and as he did so slipped on some mud and fell to his knees. McMullin leaped up from his -gmcftr ■tCT-the touched seat, spiiuicu iv i It. The umr .“e called him safe.