Legal Opinion
Gale v. Greater Washington Softball Umpires Ass'n
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided November 30, 1973No. 258, September Term, 1973PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOrth, C. J.
It did not take long for DONALD ALAN GALE to discover that being a baseball umpire is not without hazards. Even if, like the legendary big-league umpire, he “never called one wrong”, a player on one of the teams participating in the game Gale was officiating obviously thought otherwise. This player, who, it appeared, was not even directly involved in the disputed play, attempted to persuade the umpire that the call was missed, and presented his point of view rather forcefully by striking Gale about the neck, hip and leg with a baseball bat, temporarily incapacitating him. Gale believed that…
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