Article: Cricket: NEW CLAMP ON DISSENT; Respect for officials at heart of key message to players and their clubs League bidding to improve relations with the umpires.(Sport)

Article: Cricket: Sad situation on umpires: Bird.(Sport)
Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England);  March 31, 2008 ;     234 words ......hear about the shortage of umpires and scorers in the Huddersfield...Both the Arrow Central and Drakes league have a shortfall - with only...is no respect shown to the umpires. It's an all-day job where...take place without qualified umpires because of the shortage, he...have a shortfall of ...

Article: TIME TO GET ON COURSE! Former Test man Hampshire is joining Jakeman to instruct at Elland base Rallying round to try and solve the umpires problem.(Sport)
Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England);  August 23, 2008 ;     689 words ......game today - the lack of umpires. That's why an umpires course is being run in...supported by both the Drakes League and the Huddersfield Umpires Association. It will...Jakeman. The Huddersfield Umpires Association have run...the dwindling list of umpires. The ECB have ...

Article: AFL: Umpires in crisis: AFL report
AAP Sports News (Australia);  March 13, 2003 ;     438 words ...00-00-0000 AFL: Umpires in crisis: AFL report By Robert Grant MELBOURNE...13 AAP - Recent clashes between coaches and umpires highlighted the need for zero tolerance of aggression towards umpires, outlined in a new AFL report. The report, compiled...

Article: LIKE PITCHERS, UMPIRES ALSO BENEFIT FROM CONTROL.(Sports)(Column)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  July 6, 1999 ;     534 words ......Ringolsby Rocky Mountain News Staff Writer Major league umpires aren't above the law. It's just that nobody knew when umpires were disciplined. Now everyone knows. Despite the protests of umpires counsel Richie Phillips, the announcement of the three-ga...

Article: COMMENTARY Umpires only hurting themselves; Fighting necessary improvements is foolish
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  July 18, 1999 ;     654 words ...Major-league umpires, apparently mistaking chest protectors...is very stupid muscle-flexing by the umpires union, a small but powerful 68-member...one-of-a-kind jobs. Out of nowhere Wednesday, the umpires walked out of a membership meeting in...

Article: 57 Umpires Plan To Resign Sept. 2
AP Online;  July 14, 1999 ;     433 words ...AP Online 07-14-1999 57 Umpires Plan To Resign Sept. 2 PHILADELPHIA...union said Wednesday that 57 of its umpires would resign effective Sept. 2, citing...greater than it's ever been,'' said umpires general counsel Richie Phillips, adding...

Article: Baseball should do more to see that its umpires get in shape.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  April 3, 1996 ;     700+ words ...Umpires are fond of saying that theirs is the only profession in...years. And that is the issue of the physical condition of umpires. In a word, it is slovenly. Can you ever remember a time...didn't go to a major-league game and at least two of the umpires were _ let's not mince words here _ fat? And in the ...

Article: Umpires threaten to quit Sept. 2
The Boston Globe;  July 15, 1999 ;     700+ words ......dispute on its hands. This time it is the umpires who are threatening to walk off the job...demands are met. The job action by the umpires yesterday in a meeting in Philadelphia...veteran umpire Tom Hallion. There are 68 umpires under contract, and 57 have apparently...

Article: BASEBALL Umpires want respect Keep your distance, they warn in letter to Selig, league bosss
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  October 1, 1997 ;     466 words ...Baseball umpires, once again upset by what they say is a lack...during the post-season. The support for your umpires has been worse than woeful. . . it has been practically non-existent," umpires union head Richie Phillips said in a letter...

Article: Action-plan over umpire shortage.(Sport)
Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England);  December 8, 2005 ;     426 words ...Byline: David Lockwood , Drakes League clubs face the prospect...facing the Huddersfield Umpires Association next season...unopposed at last night's Drakes League annual meeting, with...father, Hedley,was the Drakes League secretary, while his...

Article: Umpires created their own mess Commissioner gave them time to rescind resignations
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  September 5, 1999 ;     700+ words ...In the aftermath of the purging of 22 umpires last week after their union's disastrous...behind the entire affair. Those misguided umpires were pointing fingers in the wrong direction...his bounds, refused to blink. They gave umpires eight days to come to their senses and...

Article: Several More Umpires Withdraw Their Resignations
The Washington Post;  July 22, 1999 ;     700+ words ...Several more umpires rescinded their resignations yesterday...League Baseball has considered giving umpires a deadline to change their minds or face...since 53 of the 66 unionized major league umpires quit last week, may announce his plans...

Article: Phillips's Position in Jeopardy; Some Umpires Favor His Ouster; Minor Leaguers Replace 22
The Washington Post;  September 3, 1999 ;     699 words ...Thirty-nine of major league baseball's 71 umpires have endorsed a movement to oust Richie...of Wednesday's agreement that cost 22 umpires their jobs. That deal was the result of a labor strategy in which umpires submitted letters of resignation, hoping...

Article: Cricket: Drakes League slap ban on Naseer.(Sport)
Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England);  December 11, 2007 ;     271 words ...Byline: By DAVID LOCKWOOD Sports Reporter THE Drakes League Executive have slapped a suspension order on former...best a four wicket haul against Hall Bower. The 2008 Drakes League dinner has attracted its annual bumper attendance and...