The Portland daily press., 1885-10-03
BASE BALL.
THE ROW OVER THE rENNA,

THE ROW OVER THE PENNANT.
Secretary Wiggin of the Eastern New England
League yesterday sent the Brockton Club a
formal order that the postponed Brockton-Law.
renee games must be played to-day or tomorrow,
one in each city. The Brockton Gazette an
nounces that the games will not be played. The
Gazette copies the suggestion made In this col
umn yesterday, and declares that the secretary's
record of victories and defeats is erroneous in
that it charges Lawrence with one less defeat by
Portland than that club really sustained. The
game in question was, the Gazette says, adver-
tised as League game in order to draw crowd,
when it really should have been an exhibition
game. The League Secretary has omitted it from
his table on the ground that It was not scheduled
and was not postponed game, and therefore
should not count in the championship series
Were 1t TO be counted, Lawrence's hope Of win
ming the championship would, under any circum-
stances be MIL but as 1t is ignored by the Ofcial
whose duty 1t is to keep record of the victories
and defeats, and to make up therefrom the stand
iig % the associatlon @ tne lawrence Cup Will
or by playing be entitled to the championship.
The directors of this association have done sew
eral queer things; perhaps they will now over
rule their Secretary and award the pennant to a
club which ignores that official and refuses to
abide by the League constitution. The Journal
does not care a copper which club wins the cham
pionshp; its only desire is to see justice done;
and all the provisions of the constitution sustain
the Secretary in his action throughout. A Law
renee gentleman who called at this Ofiee yester-
day said that his club was averse to claiming
these disputed games by forfeit but preferred to
play them and win or loose, as the case might be-
Still, If they are declared theirs by forfeit they
will take them and the accompanying pennant
Boston Journal Oct. 1st.
An Associated Press despatch from Lawrence
says that over 1000 people were at the ball
grounds in that city yesterday afternoon to wit
ness the postponed game between the Lawrences
and Brocktons. MeGunnigle sent word Thursday
night tha the would play but o'clock came and the
Brocktoas did not appear Umpire Bond called
play at 3 O'Clock and after waiting the proper
time declared the game forfeited to the Law
renceS 8 to 0. The greatest indignation is mani
tested by the Lawrence. people at the action Of
the Brocktons In announcing that they would come
and then not appearing
GREAT BALL GAME.
A special to a gentleman Of this city from
washington states that great ball match is pro
crossing there At the time of sending the des-
patch Cleaves was at I'd base, two men out, and
Anderson at the bat Sweat is pitcher. Strout
catcher, Sewall right field Wilson left field,
Hastings short stop, Adams umpire, Collector
Fred N. Dow stakeholder. In consequence Of
terrible kicking on the part of the manager the
game was called before the finish the home nine
seeming to be ahead.
THE NEwBURYPoRT ASSOCIATION.
The property of the Newburyport Base Ball As
sociation including all Its rights and franchise
was sold at public auction yesterday noon to d. H.
Fowle for $3.50. II is understood Mr.. Fowle was
acting i'm the interests of half dozen gentlemen
who will organize base ball team there next
year.
Yesterdays LEAGUE GAMES.
AT ST. LOUIS.
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