The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-07-31


tify Geo. T.. Brett, chairman of commit
tee ON decorations. Let every one assis,
in this tribute.
GEO. 4. BARR,
Mayor.
All Mankato papers please copy.
--kasota has not saloon or u church.
We wonder what keeps the saloons out +?
-jdneSriHe lrgGS.
An Interrogation point should not have
been placed after the last sentence. II
the irg,S man insisted upon using the
Interrogation, his sentence would have
read better 10y emitting the words eve
wonder" when il would read "What
keeps the saloons out?" To wonder, as
used above. is frequently COMPOUNDED
with IN interrogation. The people at
kaSota and vicinity trade here; they
voted license down.-.S. Peter journal.
We see, Henry, st. Peter provides
them with the stuff in abundance, there
fore they have all the fun at somebody
else's expense. You needn't wonder
any more. In reply To the part about
the churches, We will say for Your edif-
cation that the kasotaians come To Man
kato 10 worship
A few days ago Prof Il. f.. Denfeld,
of this city, was rendered the position of
superintendent of the public schools of
the city of Duluth at salary of 50 900
per annum. This being 800 in excess
of the salary given him here, heprompt-
ly placed his resignation in the hands of
our Board who took il up for action last
Monday evening and decided not to ac-
ccpt the same. The professor, knowing
his Obligations, tclegraphed the trustees
atMankato, but on the afternoon of Tues
day, he received II dispatch from those
gentlemen offering him 5000, and re-
questing his acceptance. This the Pro-
fessor has not done, bat he is granted
until tomorrow night to decide. Under
his superintendency our schools have |
made marked advances the past year, |
and the people of Mankato Will be very
sorry TO see him lie we us now. The fact
that our board increased his salary $500
above that ever before paid, is evidence
that rs an instructor his services are
priced and appreciated. But the addi-
ton of 5000 per annum, with the assur-
anccs he has for the future, are matters
that no one can blame him for seriously
II is to he hoped that the
Professor and Board may be able to get
nal n al |
fully than has yet been done, as it is
getting quite late i'm the season TO select
Il new superintendent for this year. The
Board have the power to elect Il superin-
tcndcnt for two years, and with this
of permanently, we believe
that Prof. Dcnfcld could not be induced
To leave.
For the peace of mind of the editors
of the Blue Earth City Post, we will say
That TmE FREE Pass had no personal in
lcrcst in the ball game at that place, and
no desire nor disposition To make any
What we said was that
narrated To our reporter by members of
The Crescents, and we had faith in the
of their statement. In fact
our confidence in their integrity has not
been shaken in the least by the charac-
IcriZation of the Post. We recognize that
here are two sides Ia the unpleasant
termination Of the game, and each has
lis version Of the fairness and unlairness
IF the circumstances related. Not beng
4 bascballist oursclf, nor even the son of
a bascballist, our authority perhaps
would be very poor for the guidance of
HE wcI-rcad and thoroughly-posted
EDITORS of the Post and it may be entire
ly out of taste for us to presume to en-
Tighten them upon any point of rules or
governing the national game.
Feeling that way, and recognizing that
he Post boys would attribute mercenary
motives To us when nothing of the kind
would he intended, we take the liberty
% copy Il section from the rules which ,
will explain where the 80 to o. comes
n.
On page III of Spauiding's Base Ball {
;uide for 1885, Rule - says: [
y Ibilcltcl Sdllit Sil.ill ne utcElfeu
~ the Umpire, in favor of the club not
n fault in the following cases"
After rcciting other instances, section
of this rule reads:
"lf, after play has been suspended by
Inc Umpire, one side fails To resume {
playing within five minutes after the
Umpire has called "play," the game 1
shall be declared forfeited" !
This was the case with the Blue Earth
boys, hence the decision of the Umpire
in favor of the Crcscents.
Rule Is, page Ill, of the guide men
Toned says that the "Umpire is sole
iaige of the pLay," and if this undoubted
right be accorded him by our neighbors,
there is no reason To dispute his right To
decide the game rs he did.
With this brief explanation we drop
The discussion--possibly after the same
of the Il. T.. G. base ballists.