Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-07-30

you th is intelligence. We hope you may find
| the offender, and punish him as the offender
deserves. Their conclusions herein were doubt
| less deliberately reached after receiving ample
testimony that we felt sure would satisfy even
your club, il you had hitherto been in blssful
| ignorance. We do not mean to say that Mr..
Malone would desire to deceive you by stating
that he did not consider himself member but
most respectfully submit that whatever he may
have honestly considered" to the contrary not
withstanding, the Secretary of the Athletic
| club, and Col. Fitzgerald, their former Presi-
dent, testify, as you now see, that he wds
member of said club, .and is yet." The case
simply resolves itself into this, that Mr.. Malone
has made mistake in considering himself not
member of that club, when to all intents
and purposes, he was a member thereof, accor-
| ding 10 the records, as transcribed in the Sec
retary's letter. We say nothing about the
gentleman's motive; we presume that is known
only to himself but speak purely of the things
we know, which it would be we'll for some
other people to do. We very much regret, for
| your own reputation, (fer which we have great
solicitude,) the unbecoming personal diversion
just at this point in yourlcommunication We
presume you equally repent it ere now.
The score, which you re-publish, ofthe game
played on the Sth Of June, between the Atlas
and the Diamond State clubs, at Delaware
City, we do not of course deuy. So far as We
| rtmtmuort IL ib COTTeCt. lou say 'Wo nciupp
| declare the Diamond State to be the champion
club of Delaware" You speak as one having
authority Ignoring, as you do, the rules OF
the National Base Ball Association, we know
not by what rules you are governed, and can
| not therefore understand your decision. You
have he ard of that celebrated man who coolly
| looked at his wife killing the bear, aud after
ward, with the utmost sang frord informed his
| friends how 1--WE despatched the beast" Az
ruta We uDderatand tho Atlaa do not A.
| gree to your decision. You say, "the ball won
| from your club is now ou exhibition at the
| store of Mr.. Malone" That is marvellous in-
| deed Where and how did you get it There
| was no ball played for at that single game it
was to be the beet two in three games, that
| should win the bah. Again we think seme-
body must be playing prank with your club.
| We are sorry you should be the victims of such
practical jokes. To stir your pure minds up
by way OF remembrance we will remind you,
| that your club received no ball from the Atlas
| club on that OCCASION. The ball used that day
we are told was furnished by yourselves, as
| you will doubtless remember, and taken back
| home with you. So that your friends may see
in Mr.. Malone's store the ball that was played
with at said match but not "won."
The ball that was won, and the champion
ball Of the State, is still in possession of the
| Atlas, and we doubt not they will take pleas-
| ure in showing it 10 your club at any time they
may visit their place. OF course, in this mat
| ter, you will make all necessary correction
through the papers and otherwise, as you are
honorable men, and OF such high respecta-
bility.
Yo1 also say that "ihe most offensive and
rude language and conduct wsre indulged
in toward our club, on the ladies and gentle
men oil our city who witnessed the game, both
| by m ambers of your club and by spectators"
| Do you mean those ladies who sat on the tav-
ern piaz zza and drank wine out of bottles, or
those who behaved so rHdely on the canal
bank cs to become the laughing stock of the
| silly fishermen The Atlas could not help
that you know In speaking of the Atlas
club, did you refer to the nine who played in
the game that day. Please glance at the names
| OF those gentleman they stand in the score
as given by you, which will be sufficient vndi-
cation for them. From your knowledge OF
their moral and social character and standing,
do you think candidly they would be guilty OF
a rude speech or act to ladies any sooner than
tbe best man in your club There is not a
man in that uine who cannot associate with
the families of the best meu; can we say so of
every nine II you refer TO other members
of the ciuo, you will please give names, con-
duct and testimony and they will no doubt be
promptly expelled from the club Over the
spectators to whom you refer, of course the
Atlas had no control, particularly as most OF
| tuetu were your OWN Sitt' III huu'biuu
to tie common sympathes exhibited on such
occasions, there was intensified feeling, at this
time, on account OF tho difficulties and protest
under which the game was inaugurated, and
this gave rise to some bitter controversy, on
the ground, during the continuance OF the
game, between dyBpeptic and voluble ladies
and gentlemen, AS well from your city as else
i where. 1t may have been some OF your folks
were insulted after they had vainly striven to
| insult somebody else. Our people had been
| in the habit of looking at games OF base ball
| ia quiet and orderly manner, but you came
| down on us with such numbers and enthus-
asm, and roared so Justify at the good play of
| your men, that absolutely we, verdant coun-
trynen, thought such things were fashionable
| and proper, and soon attempted to initiate your
city airs. Thus it might have been in regard
to the crude speeches and acts" Is it indeed
| true that any lady received such treatment, or
were you ngitated when you wrote that cen
| tencef
With regard to the alleged uncourteous re-
ception of your club, upon their arrival at Del
| aware City, we are informed that the Atlas
| did not know which way your club were
coming, and knew not they were in town until
they reached Dunlap's hotel; when, as you viii
| rem ember, they were waited npon by Mr.. j.
+. Reybold, the captain OF the playing nine,
| and a committee, who duly escorted them to
| the ground where the game WAS played. In
| retiring from the ground, amid great excite
| ment on account OF your victory over the A Jas
| by the expertuess of Mr.. Malone, who was then
thought not to be entitled to play, we confess
there was decided want OF proper attention
| to your club on the part of the Atlas, but we
| are quite sure it was entirely accidental aad
we learn the Atlas greatly regrets it.
| You also say, you ''are informed that in the
| match game with the Excelsior Club, of Mil
| ford, your club played gentleman, on your
| bN tbat n mar pha.N
sschusetts club" We suppose somebody has
been joking you again. Reference is doubt.
less had to Mr.. T. O. Reybold son of William
| Reybold, Esq.,, one of the oldest and most re-
| spectacle citizens of New Castle County. This
young man was born and reared in the vicinity
of Delaware City, and joined the Atlas Club
soon after its organization, aud has been ever
| since, and is now, member thereof. He was
at the tine referred to, going to school in
| Massachusetts, and il he belonged to any base
ball club there, it was simply school club;
| which was as we suppose, in no way to vitiate
his membership with the Atlas, and conse-
quently they made no complaint of the matter.
We believe some OF the Milford Club were in
the same condition. No objections were made
on either side, though all were cognzant OF the
facts in the case. You will observe this diff
fers somewhat from the case of Mr.. Malone.
| You spoke of having given the Atlas every
| opportunity by private communication to
withdraw from what you call an unpleasant
position, of unjustly and groundlessly attack
ing you through the public journals. You
were very ssgacious in this, as privacy became
your operations You will please accept our
thanks for such kindness and consideration to
the Atlas Club, and we promise they will beg
pardon for every unjust and grouadless attack
they have made upon your club.
You would also do US a further favor, if you
will be kind enough to refer to what has been
said and published, and cite the place and
time, where and when the Atlas has attempted
to deflme two of your members Somebody