The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-08-10

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fine victory for the SOcials. We learn
Iroli many who were present that the
social met with very shabby treatment
rom the members Of the Juniata and
some of the citizens of Bedford, the
iadleS, even, indulging in conduct un-
becoming their sex. When It's known
that the Social waived their right to
choose the. ground and consented to
play on the grounds of the Juniata. this
| treatment cannot but receive the con-
demnatiOn Of all. The Juniata refus-
ing to play in the morning a friendly
| game was played between the Social
and Resolute the latter coming of vie
torious. This gave the Juniata cour-
age and after much quibbling and con-
| tentlon for privileges not granted by
| the rules OF the game or common Jus,
tIce they concluded to play the game
they had challenged our club to. Such
conduct, to say the least, is unbecOming
men who profess to enjoy our national
game.-HaHtiagdOn Monitor.
II, as we are told, Tom Pepper was
kicked out Of the dominions Of Beelze-
bub, because he excelled the devil him
self in lying, the writer of the above
need not have the slightest fear of the
/ flames of the internal pit. There is
not a single truthful utterance in the
whole article, except that a match
game was played between the Social
and the Juniata, in which the Social
were victorious, and another between
the Social and the Resolute, in which
/ the latter were successful. The M0Hi-
tor says that the Junlatn challenged
| the Social. Why could not the -Honj-
tor tell the truth and say that mem
/ Der Of the Social Cut came to BedtOrd
f,cice and solicited q challenge from the
| Jtg1idta, so that the Social might come
to Bedford to play a match game?-
/ Again, it states that the Juniata refus-
/ ed TO play the Social in the morning,
/ but carefully avoids giving the reason
for the refusal. Perhaps the veracious
/ gentleman to whom the M0Rii0r is in
debted for its information concerning
the game, did not care about saying
anything on that subject. The truth
/ is that the Social, contrary to the rules
Of the game, insisted upon selecting the
umpire, a11d refused to piay the J1gtiota
uaieSS their O5r7 choice Of umpire JcO1id
be St5niHedt0 By the utter. This the
/ Juniata would not do, and considering
the fact that the Social had solicited
/ their challenge, ought not 10 hare done.
But the Juniata proposed to play the
! Social with the umpire selected by tie
latter, all disputed points TO be decided
( by referee, a member of the Athletic
/ Club Of Philadelphia being named as
/ such referee. TO this fair proposition
/ the Social assented. but afterwards
! bucked out Of the agreement, and refused
| to play the Juniata, except upon con-
! ditiOn that the umpire they had Sc
lected should be agreed to by the lat
! ter. Thus matters stood, when the
I ResOIute Club Of this place, challenged
! the Social, to play, not mere friend
i IL game" as the Monitor hath it, but a
match gdyae, and the Resolute agree
ing to the Socials' umpire, the latter
accepted Sleir challenge. The Monitor
quietly informs its readers that the
Resolute was ''victori0us.r 1t might,
! were it not ashamed OF the defeat Of
its champions by "boy club,oJ have
said that the Social was most ignomin-
! iously beaten, the score standing Il
for the ResoIute. 19 for the Social. This
i game having been concluded, the So
cial, smarting under their disc0mti-
ture, Insisted upon playing the Juniata.
They were informed that the Captain
was absent and unweH, but that the
Juniata would play them, notwith-
standing. No privileges were asked
mot granted by therule5 of the game, "
nor was there any "quibbling" about
any thing. The assertions Of the Non
HOr, in this regard, are wholly gratui-
tpus. The game was Immediately a.
greed upon and was played according
to the rules Of the game, the 0nlyirreg-
ularity being in favor OF the Social,
which was the "giving out" Of the
pitcher and catcher" of the Junia-
Ia, both Of whom were i'll when the
playing commenced, and whose places
had tobe supplied by other players, af-
ter the second or third inning. But
thecrowning infamy of the Monitors
falsehuod in regard to this game, is the
injustice it does the citizens, and e.
. pecialy the ladies, of Bedford. Dur
, ing the game between the Social and
- Juniata, there was perGectq quiet among
! the spectators. Wewere on the ground
e ourself. during the most Of the play
= ing, and we know that there were nC
demonstrations, of any sort, by ladics
or gentlemen. We know, also, that
when the ResoIute gained their victo-
ry over the Social, the spectators cheer
ed the latter, rs we'll as the former
But the Monitors charge against the
people of our borough, thoughfa very
grave one, Is too general and vague, to
require any contradiction at our hands
Suffice it to say, that the Social and it,
friends We're hospitality entertained by
the Juniata. Upon their arrival here
they were escorted to the Washington
Hotel, where they were given an en-
I +ar4a mont b,r tho ITuiato They re