The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-07-19
AT BOSTON.

Blues, IS; Brocktons, 6.
TROUBLE AT LAWRENCE.
Twelve hundred spectators were in attend
ance at Lawrence Saturday afternoon, ex-
pecting to see a game between the Lawrences
and Newburyports. just before the time
for calling the game, the Lawrence club
notified the directors that they declined to
play unless the fines. recently imposed on
four members of the club were RENTED. The
Newburyports took the field, and the umpire
called the game. The LaWrences failing to
respond, the game was declared forfeited to
the Newburyports. President Knox imme-
diately took away the uniforms from the
Lawrence club and notified them that they
would be blacklisted. The four on whom
fines were imposed, and who had their
| salaries paid them Saturday without deduc-
| ton Of fines, were placed under arrest, and
| together with the balance of the club were
| taken to Boston Saturday night, where
meeting of the New England League was
| held at the Parker House. The feeling in
Lawrence is largely with the directors, and
the people believe the players acted foolishly.
| At the meeting Saturday evening in Bos-
| ton, President Knox of the Lawrence AsSo-
| citation made long statement of the trouble,
| and the matter was freely discussed
At a recent meeting of the association
| O'Connell was fined $40, German $75 and
| suspended, Burns and Burke each $40. AT
| previous meeting Clayton was fined S125
| and suspended. The written notification
/ sent by the men to the directors on Saturday
bore Signatures of Cox, Burke, Burns, r. B.
| Conway, w. Conway, 2. II: O'Connell, /: E.
Pettee, j. Crowley, j. f. German. After
Mr.. Knox's remarks the players were given
| chance to tell their side of the story, but
| could give no reasonable excuse Tor their
/ conduct
| Pettee and Crowley proved that their sig
/ natures were forged to the paper, and the
| cases as relating to them were dropped. OF
the Others Frank b. Cox and John +. Cor
man were blacklisted. The cases OF j. E.
| Burke, W. Conway, r. B. Conway and T. ii.
| O'Connell were then taken up, and these
| players, expressing their intention to play
/ ball as well as they know how and to submit
| to any punishment which may be imposed
| upon them, were reinstated and ordered to
| report for duty this morning.
| The action of the league directors places
| Cox and German in position where it will
be impossible for them to play ball with any
under the rules cannotplay against club on
which blacklisted players may hold posi-
tions. The course taken by the players was
entirely unjustifable and the ringleaders
deserved to be blacklisted.
THE STANDING.
Saturdays games in the New England
League, with the forfeiture of the game by
the Lawrences to the Newburyports, leaves
the five leading clubs pretty close together
| Newburyport has reached the top of the list
| The Lawrences and HaverhillS have
| been losing ground, while the Portlands and
Brecktons have been gaining. The latter
| clubs are again tied for the fourth place.
| With the new men on the Blues, that club
| bids fair to do good work and decrease the
| distance between it and the others. The
| standing follows: