Clipping:The umpire doesn't know the force out rule
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| Date | Friday, May 16, 1879 |
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| Text | [Boston vs. Cincinnati 5/16/1879] ...if Mr. Fountain is the best Cleveland can do in the way of an umpire the Forest City ought to get a wooden Indian manufacturer to make them a better one. He was perfectly harmless yesterday, but in a close game he might be an impediment. The young man doesn't know the difference between a ball and a strike, and Tommy Bond several times yesterday had to smile at the funny decisions. Then Master Fountain didn't recognize a force out when he saw it yesterday; with a man on second and one on first, the ball was batted to Burke, who fielded it to third base; Gerhardt held the ball on the base till the runner from second came up. Fountain decided not out, because the runner had not been touched. He would not listen to a protest or explanation from Jim White, but turned up his blessed little nose and said, “Safe on third.” The young man was rescued by the Captain of the Boston team calling his man in, and declaring him fairly forced out. From such umpires the good Lord deliver us! |
| Source | Cincinnati Enquirer |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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