The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-08-19
BASE BALL.

SKIN GANIE-PoRTLAND LOSES THROUGH A
sNIDE UMPIRE.
If Manager Burnham is satisfied with the result
of yesterdays game he is not the kind Of man
we take him to be- and that the ineniciencv Of the
officers Of the league is thoroughly shown no
body will doubt; for, as has been the case in =
ny games lately no umpire appeared upon
grounds and the choice of one has devOlved up
the visiting club who have always selected
with which to win, by foul means il not by fair.
Yesterday the Lawrences were scheduled
play league game with the Portands, and an au-
dienee of over 1000 people gathered ON the
grounds, expecting to witness good game. When
the Lawrences were here last the home club shut
them out in two consecutive games, and it was
reasonable to suppose that both clubs would play
to win. As usual however no league umpire ap-
peared and the choice OF one, OF course, devolved
on Mr.. Burnham, (who entirely ignored the fact
o Iat ms einD suterea IN snliaE manner az Man
lected fellow named WinSlOw, who Is a catcher
on the Lawrence team. Capt. Fulmer, suppOsing
Winslow to be an honorable man, agreed TO the
choice, and play was called with the Lawrcnees at
the bat. Then this umpire ~ began his skin
game. Dugan had TO pitch the ball directly to the
batter, and in such a way that 1t could be hit
without any effort, and then trust to the Outfeld
TO secure it. In spite Of this tie first three men
went out and the POrtlands went to the bat.
Then there was a changes they had to strike at
the ball whether or no. or have strikes called An
mis- went out on hit to OConnell; Mnnee struck
to Brosnan, and was thrown out; Wheelock hit
safely but was forced out on Hollands hit 10 Nc
Andless.
In the second inning. after O'Connell .sas out,
Brosnan's pop fly was muffed by Nun e, and
wild pitch gave him second. Then JOra n hit
foul ball along the third base line, which the UNI
pire called fair, and was so excited and anxious
for the LawrenceS to score that he ran out into
the diamond and beckOned BrOsnan home Then
Fish got scratch hit after ne ought to have been
Shaw and Annis yielded in all four runs for every
one of which the Lawrences were indebted TO
their umpire ~. In the Portlands' half Of the
inning. Fulmer went in to strike and called for
low ball. The first one pitched to him came near
ly to his shoulder but this would,be umpire called
one strike. Fulmer turned round and said to the
fellow, that he had called for iOtg ball, when
second ball was pitched, which SKINNED along
the ground; two strikes" said the umpire (?)
The people then began to protest loudly,-hissing
and hOoting with will. In the meantime another
ball was sent in by Conway, and although Fulmer
and the umpire ~ said "striker out" This,
was more than could be borne by the spectators
and the Portland team, coming as it did on top Of
his previous rank decisions, and was the means
of ending the game. Shouts OF Don't play any
more,' Mob the umpire" Throw him over the
fence" with many others of like character, were
heard on all sides. Capt. Fulmer refused to con-
tinue the game under such umpiring and he was
enthusiastically supported by two out Of three Of
the audience. At the end of five minutes the fel-
low gave the game to the Lawrences 8 too.
The Portands offered to play out the game and
allow the Lawrences the four runs dishonOrably
given them by Winslow, provided another umpire
was selected but Mr.. Burnham said that although
he was willing to do sohis field captain (BrOsnan
would not play. This is the first instance that we
know of where team controlled their manager.
The Portland Association hOnOrably returned to
the people the tickets purchased yesterday, which
will be good at any game on the grounds. The
two clubs meet again this afternoon, when 1t Will
be the fault of the association if competent man
is not chosen to umpire the game, and man who
is not member of the Lawrence club.
At one time it looked as If the angry audience
would do the umpire injury, but he was taken off
the grounds by the exertiOns Of the Portland
team and taken in hack to his hotel. We under
stand there is rule of the league association that
when regular umpire fails to appear one of the
spare players of the visiting team shall act In that
capacity. Whoever got that rule up must have
very warlike disposition.
BRoCKToNs, Z; NEwBURYPORTs, A.
In Newburyport, yesterday, the Brocktons
again defeated the Newburyports. The score
tells the story: