The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-08-28

There was good deal of excitement
among base ballists here as everywhere
else, yesterday, over the trouble be-
tween the Red Stockings and the Hay
makers, in Cincinnati, on Thursday
The Haymakers were to have played
the Buckeyes, of Cincinnati, yesterday
but that club sent the Haymakers a ball
and declined to meet them. The Gin
cinnati Commercial, from which we make
the extract below, calls on "deeent
clubs everywhere to refuse to play the
Haymakers. We publish the following
that our readers may see what Cincin-
natl papers say. In day or two we
will have the other side of the story.
After describing the play in the five in
nings, the Commercial says.
The score is now even, being seven
teen on side. The Cine innatis 60 in
for their heaviest batting inning, the
sixth. McVey goes to the bat and he
tips a foul ball, which bounds three
times. Craver, the "Haymaker" catcher,
grasps handful of gravel instead of the
ball, and then quickly picks up the
ball, and holding it at arms length,
calls for decision. The umpire decides
the striker not out. The crowd think
the decision unfair, owing to the quick
slight-of. hand eastern-trick work of
Craver, and start to Kissing, but are
subsidized. Craver angrily throws the
ball with all his might to Fisher. An
other ball is delivered, then this
"heavy man" steps up and orders Crav er
to stop playing. The umpire, whose
decisions throughout the game were
given az fairly as any one could wish
for, requests the "Haymakers" nine
to take their places and continue
playing. Their President is fussing
about, packing up the bats; and hearing
the umpire's words, steps up toward
him, mastering, what in the HI have
you to say about it7" cts none of
your id business" The umpire cor
rectly turns his head and makes no re-
ply. The crowd rushed from their seats
shouting, "Oust him." "Put him out"
and other such remarks. The police
force gather around the President of the
club and conduct him to place of safe
ty. If it had not been for the prompt
action of Chief Rufiin and his force, a
serious riot would probably have &C.
Cured, as d large portion of the audi
ence were greatly exercised and indig-
nant. The Haymakers, it lisa clear case,
have disgraced themselves and the Ma
tiOnal game, as we'll as the city from
whence it came. Norespectable club in
this country should have anything to do
with them. There is not mere honorable
club than the cred Stockings" any
where, and no more polished gentleman
and honest umpire than John 4. Brock
way. The chief reason that the clay
makers" acted so disorderly is, that so
much money has been staked on their
winning the game by New York gam
blers that they, afraid of defeat, with
drew, so as to have the honor of tieing
the Cincinnatis. If it is any honor to
them, they are welcome to it. McVey
stood in his strikers position for five
minutes, when the crowd gathered
around Umpire Brockway, and he was
lifted to the top of the chair, and three
cheers given for him, the ladies waving
their handkerchiefs in salutation.
Thus closed a game that promised to
to be the prettiest played one ever wit
messed in this city, and we hope never
to be called upon to report such dis
graceful proceedings among ball players
for years to come.
As for the .'Haymakers," the sooner
they leave Cincinnati the better. The
following is the score of the game at
time of calling: