European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 23, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday. August 23, 1968 the stars and stripes. Page 23 commentary Gorman calling his lost full count when Brian Gorman son of Tom Gorman the former major league Umpire was in Grade school in Closter n.j., a classmate asked bran one Day what in fell like when his father missed a Call i Don t know said Brian. He s never and hat is How the offspring of baseball arbiters often go through life. Like their fathers they know that he s always right ill least in his heart if no specifically on the Diamond. When Tom Gorman died last week Brian still knew that his dad had never missed one. Ii is an uncommon and difficult life being an Umpire. In the autobiography that his father wrote with Jerome Holtzman three and two published in 1979, Gorman recalled How the Hall of Fame Pitcher de Walsh responded to umpiring. He worked at in Tor two months after having retired from the Chi Cago White sox it s a strange business he told Billy Evans the Umpire. All jeers and no cheers. You can have it and Walsh quit. But there Are rewards. Brian understood from his father what satisfactions can accrue to a Man who Calls balls and strikes and safes and outs and Cantell a Man earning $2 million a year to go take a Shower and right now. Brian is now an Umpire in the Southern association with dreams of making the major leagues and he teamed to love the life of an Umpire when As a boy on summer vacation his dad would take him for two weeks on a trip through the National league towns. His dad also took his two Brothers Tom or. And Kevin and their sister Patty Ellen. He took us each separately so he could give us each undivided attention recalled Brian. He did it before their Mother died suddenly in 1968 at age 46, and the children were then ranging in age from 9 to 14. And Tom Gorman Kepi the House hold together with help from neighbors and rela Tives even As he continued clocking 100,000 Miles or so in his travels As an Umpire. With he kids grown and Gorman retired As an Umpire after 27 big league seasons he was most recently a supervisor of umpires for the National league he married again is weeks ago. He was. Ira Bertzow 67, and life seemed to hold out continued Joys. A few weeks ago in fact he travelled to Memphis to watch Brian work some games there and then sat up at night with his colleagues. He loved to talk umpiring said Brian. Andic never gave me secret advice. If he had something to say about the techniques of umpiring he old us All and did in in a Way that was kind of indirect. But you got the Brian recalled that three years ago Umpir ing his first game in the class a new York pen league in Oneonta n.y., he absently looked around the stands Between the third and fourth innings and there right behind Home plate was familiar Strong Jawed White haired gentleman. He gave me a nod said Brian and i gave him a nod Back. I did t know dad was coming. He surprised me. And in did t make me nervous at All. It fell great to see when Tom Gorman would Tell his kids stories of Days As an Umpire he told them with Delight an with none of the pain of the jeers the travel the lowly Days of when he was a Young Umpire and the pay in 1950 in the National league it was 15,000 a year and he had a Nail on i he Wall for a locker. He told of the five no hitters he worked behind the plate the five world series and five ail Star games and the great games he was involved in. His favorite was the 1968 world series opener in which Bob Gibson of the cardinals struck out 17 Tiger batters. He d Correct people on that said Brian. He d laugh and say Gibson Only struck out 10 i struck out seven there were seven called third strikes Tom Gorman recalled a time when Henry Aaro had two strikes on him and the Pitcher threw a Pilch right above the Knees on the outside Corner. No body he wrote could hit a pitch like thai. No body. And so i yelled strike three the next thing i knew the Ball was sailing into the scats. Aaron trolled around the bases and the Catcher turned to me. Tom he said what the hell arc you doing " i m practising i Brian Gorman recalls hat the most important thing for an Umpire is to keep control of the game. An Umpire must keep an even keel and try to Calm the irate manager or ballplayer who is arguing a Call sometimes Gorman accomplished this in the oddest Way. He told the Story of when Leo Durocher a Nemesis of his. Raced out of the cubs dugout to argue that he had missed a Call on Don Kessinger who was trying to beat out a hit at first base. How the hell can Kessinger be out Durocher hollered his veins coming up his neck his eyeballs popping. Leo said Gorman he tagged the base with the wrong Gorman recalled that Durocher slopped and looked at me like i was a nut. He did l know what to say. I had him slumped. He turned and walked Gorman could Sec Durocher when he got Back to he dugout talking to some of his players. Gorman could Tell hey did t know what he was talking about. The game ended an hour later. Our dressing room was behind the cub dugout and Leo was in the runway wailing for me. As 1 came in he said hey Tom i want to talk to you whal is in Leo How Long have you been in this league to wanly i want to Tell you something. Tom Durocher said. And i m Only going to Tell you once. They can tag first base with any last saturday in a cemetery in Paramus. N.j.,Thomas David Gorman bom in hell s Kitchen in Manhattan was Laid to rest. When 1 go he had told his children i want to be buried in my Umpir ing suit and holding my his wish was granted. His suit was buttoned and his Blue Cap with the White letters no was at his Side. In his right hand was an indicator. The num Bers read Ihrck and Mccallum from Page in food services officer aboard the pc Eliu which is being overhauled in Long Beach about a 3s-mmut drive from the raiders practice facility in Al Segundo. His schedule will consist of a 5 . To 2 . Shift a 24-hour command watch every fifth Day and weekends free. That would allow the Mcaa s career All Pur pose runner to make the raiders daily 3 . Practice. He would however miss morning classroom meetings. All but two of la a games arc on week ends and Mccallum with permission should be Able to switch his command watch shift Roget those weeknights off. We have his schedule bul until we get More clarification i can t comment on whether if going to be acceptable to us or not Raider coach Tom Flores said. Mcca Hun whose naval duties include responsibility for feeding 810 enlisted Crew members and supervising Cooks Wel comes the Chance to pull double duty. After my Job aboard ship i m going to the raiders pm going to 2wt hours Worth of practice an hour or two of meetings and then i m going right to bed to Start another Day Mccallum said. There s a lol of people in the country that have two jobs and they do it All right it s a Strain but it depends if you have the will and desire to do in. Mccallum. Who will earn j 100,000 this season if he makes the team added that he is not concerned with generating favourable publicity for the Navy by play ing with the raiders. I m jul out there to play football and have Tun he said. Involved buckeyes suspend 3 players Columbus. Ohio a Ohio slate football coach Earle Bruce has announced that two starters and a backup have been suspended from the team less than a week before the buckeyes meet Alabama in the season opening Kickoff classic. Junior Terry whiles a two year starter at safety was dismissed from the team As was backup tailback roman Bales a senior. Sophomore Derek Isaman who was scheduled to Start against Alabama Al outside linebacker was suspended for one game. These dismissals and the suspension were for violating earn regulations he said without elaborating. He said the Deci Sion to suspend the three players was made wednesday night and thursday morning. After making Tot announcement at the end of his first press luncheon of the season Bruce hurriedly left the room and declined to answer any questions. Reached at his office by Telephone later Bruce was asked if the dismissal of while and Bates was for the season. The Way in stands right now the Dis Missal is forever Bruce said. Asked to comment on the reasons for the suspensions he said what can i say there s nothing i m going to say now that is going to help them Ohio slate plays Alabama wednesday in the annual Kickoff classic Al the Meadowlands in East Rutherford n j. Two unidentified athletic department sources told the Columbus dispatch that drinking was involved in the penalties. Ftp foot Terry while. Dismissed forever i was not involved in alcohol but the whole incident did have something to do with alcohol White told the newspaper in an interview. But i can sit Here and say that i was not drinking any while who has two years of eligibility remaining said he s considering Transfer ring o another major University outside he big ten. I m going to relax and talk to my wife and family then go from there he said. I m not going to make any rash or Sud Den decisions. While of Cambridge Ohio a 5-fool 9, 176-Pound Junior started Al safety each of the past two years. He was in on 71 tackles in each of nil first two seasons and had a total of seven interceptions. White s interception in the final seven seconds of the 1985 Florida Citrus bowl sealed he buckeyes 10-7 Victory Over Brigham Young. He has been suspended from the Ohio state earn twice before missing the1985 Rose bowl and a 1985 regular sea son game against Wisconsin. Personal problems were cited for the suspensions both times. Bates a 6-fool, 207-Pound senior from Memphis tenn., has played both full Back and tailback Al Ohio state. Restarted at fullback blocking for tailback Keith Byars for most of he 1984 season his most productive year came in 1983, when he averaged 5.5 Yards on 53 carries and scored four touchdowns. Isaman a native of Fremont Ohio saw action in All 12 games last season As a freshman. He started one game. Bruce said Sophomore John Sullivan would take Isamo s position. Bates was not listed on the Rosier for the opener. I Don l know yet who s going to Lake White s position Bruce said
