Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 233, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1917 — WRONG PLAYER IS BANISHED [ARTICLE]

WRONG PLAYER IS BANISHED

Umpire Rigler Should Have Fired Pitcher or Himself—How Johnny Evers Got in Wrong. i Fans who attended a recent game in Philadelphia wondered what Johnny Evers had done to warrant dismissal from the field. The true tale has been learned from Pat Moran. Umpire Rigler and Pitcher Jacobs were of a different opinion on many of the Pirates* pitches, and the latter were peeved. Evers came to bat in the sixth with the bases filled and two out. Johnny tried to coax a pass and the count was two balls arid one strike when Jake offered a doubtful pitch. Johnny insisted it was a ball, but Rigler called it a strike. “How about that pitch, Jake; wasn’t it a ball?” shouted the Quaker second baseman after flying out on the next one. “It certainly was,” replied Jacobs, who was smarting over other delusions. “There you are now!” yelled Johnny in glee, as he looked at Rigler. “You’re finished for today,” was the answer from the umpire. And then they wonder why a lot of people want the umpire curbed.