Clipping:The umpire refuses to enforce the rule as written

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Date	Thursday, July 24, 1884
Text	[discussing Charles Daniels’s suspension as AA umpire] An officer of the St. Louis club, being spoken to regarding Daniels’ suspension said: “I really know nothing of the merits of the case. The meeting at Columbus was in executive session and St. Louis was not represented there. I did hear of some fault being found with Mr. Daniels regarding his obstinacy in refusing to interpret the rules as written, and that is a fault. For instance a matter which was narrowly and broadly discussed at the last convention was the compelling a striker to become a base runner after a missed third strike. Mr. Daniels has declined to interpret the rule so, and the old system, which prevents many fine double and triple plays by the catcher and basemen, he has adhered to. Of course it is a rather serious fault when an umpire makes his own playing rules and sets at naught all the ideas and conclusions the members of the Association have arrived at. That is all I can think of as being against Mr. Daniels.” St.
Source	St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Submitted by	Richard Hershberger
Origin	Initial Hershberger Clippings

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