The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-08-12

At the Base Ball Tournament in Fremont
last Tuesday, the Riversides club of Elmore
| came away with the third prize-a handsome,
| silver tipped bat, and ball. This would have
satisfied our boys, had they had chance to
play for the second prize, and lost it. The
committee of comprehension, or guilty
Of favoritism, we do not know which-so ar.
ranged the playing that it was impossible for
our boys to compete for the second prize. An
arrangement so manifestly unjust could not
fail to provoke dissatisfaction, and our bows
came away feeling that they had not been
treated fairly; in fact, set down as third
rate club, before their merits had been tested.
| The Grove Cltys were sure of the first prize /;
and had our club been beaten but by a single
tally, Rhey could not have had the second
prizei and, had the Independents of Mans
field ,And the Ballville boys been the two poor
est cubs in the State, one of them would
have carried off the second prize, under the
arrangement Of the committee It would be
some satisfaction to the Riverside club, and
their friends, to know 1ohy they were not al
lowed to play the Independents for the second
prize.
Our boys played well, and a reference to the
score shows that they played the Grove Citys
a closer game than the independents -Etnlore
Courier.
We regret to think that the Riversides
believe themselves aggrieved, by not having
been allowed to contend for the second premi-
UNI, with the Independents, especially as they
did not manifest any desire to play the indie
pendents, when here, until after they had bea-
ten the Pioneers, and at that time the contest
for the first and second prizes had been deter
mined. The games in the morning determined
the relative merits of the clubs, and virtually
decided the question as to who should contend
for the first and second prizes; that the River
sides were not one was owing to the fact that
they did not win in the game in the morning.
To admit their claim would do an injustice to
the Pioneers who were not permitted to play
the Grove Citys. By accident they might
have beaten them, just as the Riversides might,
by accident have beaten the Independents.
We think they do themselves injustice in COM
planning, and especially in comparing scores,
and for this reason. One Of them, in our
hearing, spoke to the Captain of the Grove
Citys, and made a comparison of the scores
they had made with the scores of the Indepen-
dent eyes, yes" said the captain "but YOU
know we let 1Lp on yOtt, very much" which if
it indicates anything, indicates that the Grove
Citys could have beaten the Riversides much
more than they did, and that they beat the
Independents all they could. We have no
feeling in this matter, but believe our boys did
all they could to have matters pass off salts
factorily, and according to the rules observed
at other tournaments. 1t was the misfortune
of the Riversides that they were not pitted
against the Indedendents, and the Pioneers
that they were not pitted against the Grove
Citys, but, having accepted the situation" /"
and those games having settled the matter in
relation to the leading prizes, the Riversides
should have accepted the result" !" without en-
deavoring to impute injustice where none was
intended. Come up and play the Croghans
somsaAy and you win feel better over It,