The daily gazette., 1883-08-08
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Amoehsr version OF NzccaMaEty's Umpirina
-Notes of tho Game.

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Another Version OF NAocRnaxtyss Umparing
Notes of tho Game.
In the Brooklyn-Active game yesterday, |
but one error-an overthrow by Carroll, the |
Active eAteher-was made, and the Read
ing Herald claims that the game was given |
to the Brooklyn, who won by score of 2 to
0, by McCafcrty Of this city, who was the
umpire. 1t says "McCafferty must go, "and
details it's grievance as follows:
The Brooklyns, after a desperate struggle
and aided very materially by William NC
Cafferty's infamous umpiring, managed TO
squeeze out victory, the score standing 2
to 0. Play was stopped several times ON ae-
count of the umpire's rulings. He evidently
did not wish to see Manager Taylor's team
beaten. He did not give any Aagrantly dis
honest decisions in calling balls or strikes,
but he was the first Interstate umpire to
wrongly interpret the rules so far
as the delivery of the balls was
concerned. Twice did he send
Terry, OF the Brooklyns, to first base on what
he was pleased to term ''pitcher's balks, or
an illegal delivery of the ball. MeCaherty
held that Morris occasionally threw the ball
from his shoulder, but when he was asked
TO produce a rule defining a pitchers de-
livery, he could not do so; yet he decided
the pitching Illegal. His decisions in this
particular were hooted, hissed and jeered,
and after the game it was feared that he
would meet with violence at tie hands OF
the infurated mob that surrounded him.
crowd of angry people followed him o the
omnibus, and had not Alderman DenhaFt
and others shouted, "Let there be no
violence" there is possibility that Nc
Cafferty would have been roughly handled.
His ruling yesterday may not be questioned
by some, but ii he has not inisinterpreted
the American Association rules, he should
show 1t.
Umpire McCatferty's Interpretation of the
rules was the only topic discussed in publ {
places last night At the Keystone House
several hundred persons congregated. Nc
Catferty was seen by but few He stated
that his Interpretation of the rules was cor
rect, and that his decisions yesterday were
based on rule 25 OF class 2, which reads as
follows:
when after being once warned by the um
pire, the pitcher continues to liver the ball
with his hand passing above the shoulder, every
kuth pitch shall be declared balk."
MIR. McCafierty also called attention to
Rule AZ, which says that "a batsmau be-
comes base runner when balk has been
called by the umpire" He is certainly a
model umpire it he can permit one pitcher,
and not another to "pass his arm above tht
shoulder" If Morris pitching was illegal
yesterday, Terry's was equally so, faei
that Mr., McCaiferty cannot gainsay. Hi
remark TO reporter in Harrisburg, da,
or two ago, concerning Morris pichng, Il
evidence that he is not the man to umpire
ball games,
NOTES.
The manager of the Lancaster Ironsidei
would like the Quicksteps to fll an oper
date by playing them a game at Lancaster
The reading Herald says that Pyle wa'
blacklisted and left behind by the Quick
steps at PottsvilIe, yesterday, for drunken
ness.
Frank Parker, formerly with the Quick
step, made home run off Lands in gam
between the Easton and Active oil Reading
week ago.
The Wilmington colored base ball club
The Delaware, visited Chester, yesterday
and was defeated by the eolored club oftha
city, by score of 10 to 13,
Hughey Kelly, formerly centre fielder o
OF the Quiekstrp in 1875, aud with the Gin
cinnati in 1876, is now left field and captain
of the lronsides of Lancaster.