The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-08-11
BILLS ALLOWED.
THE BASEBALL RUMPUS.

What The Orockery City Nine Have to Say-A Card
from the CdntOns,
Since the game between the Crockery City nine of
East Liverpool and the Cantons In this city last FRI
day there has been considerable talk regarding the
manner in which the home nine treated the visitors
Most of the audience who witnessed the game say
the Cantons deserted the Crockery City boys by
climbing over the fence and leaving the visitors to
sklrmlsh for themselves The following card which
appeared in the baseball column of the Cleveland
Herdd of the 10th Inst gives the views Of the Crock
cry Citys:
oRocKERY CITY's CARD.
Editor HerdId-In your issue of the Sth, Kent cor.
respondent makes a foul strike at the "CrOckery
Cities of this place. The reason they did not go to
Kent was because Just as they were about to get on
the train at Canton to do so, four policemen and
Three constabes arrested them for bus bill Of IS,
to which was attached about sl1 COSTS The Cantons
represented that the attendance at games In their
place was hve or six hundred, and the CrOckerys
we're led to believe that they would more than get
expenses II they played Canton for half the gate re-
ceIpts. The Cantons ordered bus to take them to
the grounds, and the CrOckerys supposed they In
tended TO pay for 1t, and knew no better until the
warrant was served on them The gate receipts were
Sl2 and she Cantons had the gall TO take half ofthat
Notwithstanding the expenses Of the Crockerys were
over go. The CantOnG even refused to pay hotel
bills and showed themselves TO be the most mserly,
nggardly crew the Crockerys ever met with. When
the Crockery Ctys have a visiting club they treat
them decent pay their hotel bills and all other ex
penses. They are sorry to have disappointed the
Kent boys who we are told are gentlemanly set Of
fellows, and don't treat visitors that way But lay
the blame where 1t belongs. We advise all clubs to
steer clear of Canton. CBoCKERY CITY.
East Liverpool, Aug9.
On the other hand the manager Of the Cantons
furnishes US the following card:
ACARD FROM THE oANToNs,
Editor Stark County Democrat:
Last Saturdays Repository contained such an
insult to the Canton Baseball team that we can.
rot but explain to the public the true state Of af
fairs The Repository calls the treatment Of the
East Liverpool boys last Friday disgraceful, and
proceeds not TO Criticise, but to condemn In tho
very worst language at its command. When we
examine we find that the only charge made ia
that the Canton boys Jumped the back fence at
the fair grounds and left the Liverpool boys to
find their way up town as best they could. Be
fore the close Of the game the Liverpool boys
stated that they had hired a conveyance to take
them up town, and they left the grounds before
any OF the Cantons could change clothes and mel
their conveyance before they had procee1ed 200
yards from the fair grounds The Repository re-
porter should talk about manners When the
Cantons were 80 meanly treated at Akron they
refused to say a word in condemnation OF it, and
yet they would abuse their own towns people and
patrons at the instance Of ball club Of loaferE
who laid in the saloons Of the city until two
o'clock In the morning, broke their engagement
at Kent and endeavored to beat the hackman Out
of his legitimate fare, and only paid when an at
tachment was issued. And he would sdvise us
to lay aside the bat and learn manners" II he
wishes to set up as teacher the CaRtons would
be pleased to get terms, Sc, for such ability de-
serves recognition, and such oratory surely att
him for something higher than mere "supe,"
Canton AugS CANTON B CLUB,