Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-10
Unsatisfactory EmplrinR.

OIupT6-Cu66t0f cummings.
OnsssisfaotOry Umpiring.
For some reason Chester Cummings, a
young man OF this city, was put in to
umpire tho game yesterday. He was
recommended to the management of the
club as having q thorough knowledge of
the game. He certainly made = number
Of grave errors, which gave the
visitors decided advantage in the game,
and that was the opinion of nine-tenths of
the people who saw the game. The great.
Kelly out at third in the second inning.
1t was plain to everyone that the
RUNNER was there in time to be
safe. He was declared ont, however,
and but for this the score would have
been higher for the homo team. Besides
several other errors at the bases, the call.
ing of strikes on the home team was very
unfair. Mr.. Cummings admitted after
the game that he was wrong in one
or two decisions. Outside of that no
claims to have been fair and impartial.
The Easton boys were very free to kick
in the early part of the game and by their
loud talk seemed to have bulldozed tho
umpire, for his bad decisions followed and
the visitors did not complain once
after the third inning. After the game
Dehlman, first baseman of the visiting
nine, said in conversation with a friend
here: "that umpire won the game for u.s."
There was never an assemblage on the
ground which was 80 unanimous in it's
opinion of an umpire, and it was the talk
of the town last night. 1t is not said that
the errors made by Mr.. Cummings were
intentional, but they were very grave and
did great injury to the home team, who
worked hard all day on an uphill game,
doing excellent work in the face of many
difficulties. The cry of bad umpiring is
very old, but when it is as plain as ycster.
day it cannot be covered.
Points Of the Field.
During the time that George Myers was
umpire of the ball games here there were
always few persons who would accuse
him of being unfair to either one side or
the other. The Examiner in its editorial
columns lent assistance to these howlers.
and it was thought to make an experiment.
by putting some one else in the position
The result Of yesterdays is shown above.
Mr.. Myers may have made few errors
while umpire, but it il conceded by all
that he is q good man for the position and
does all in his power to be fair aud i'm.
partial in his decisions.
= NO POOlIIOu VI umpIIo Is vcIy uhu "
fill to the satisfaction of every one and as
yesterday was Mr.. Cummings first trial
some of his errors can be excused Plenty
of men who are thoroughly conversent
With the rules. &C., Of the game 20 on the
field and make bad umpires, and the league
and association have as much trouble
competent men as amateur clubs.
They Keystone olubof Philadelphia will
play with the Ironsides tomorrow after
noon. Az all Of the Philadelphia mines
have all been defeated here it is believed
that this club will bring as strong team
as possible, and the game may be interest
ing.
p 3. F. Young, tho first baseman of the
Hunter club, Of Pittsburg, has been en-
gagged as pitcher for tho Carlisle nine.
The IrOnsides, jr., and Snyder's cigar
store nine are playing this afternoon on
the Ironsides grounds.
Other Games
Yesterday other games were played as
follows: At Philadelphia Philadelphia
]. New York 3; at Same city: August
Flower 0. Picked nine z; same city /: Hart
vile 10, Foley 9; Boston /: Bostons
I, Providence o.; Detroit Chicago, 6,
Detroit 8; Cleveland Buffalo 6, Cleve-
land IA; Brooklyn Brooklyn 4,
Trenton 2 New York: Athletic 5, Metro
politan IA Pittsburg Allegheny 4,
Baltimore 9 Columbus st. Louis ;,
Celambus 4; Cincinnati Cincinnati ),
Eclipse 0 game called ct the end Of the
sixth inning on account of rain.