The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-07-04
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
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Manager SC inion Explains How Certain Game,
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Manager sc inion Explains How Certain Games
wers Lost, etc. etc.
The manager OF ball nine, especially In the
League and Association, has no easy time OF II,
govern. and with dishonest umprcs their lot is any.
Thing but happy one; These remarks arc called
forth by letter from Manager scanon, in which,
among other things, he says.
"Let some of the kickcrs undertake to manage a
nine anil they will SEQ what have to go through.
since our departure, Including the last game with
the Deroils, we have played nitcen games Of which
We have won but two; but II those who know any
thing about base ball will take time TO analyze these
games they will have to acknowledge thai with but
two or three exceptions have been PLAYING great
ball. Take onr three Philadelphia games, which
been Victories instead OF defeats and all the papers
OF that city have SO stated II IS an old chestnut to
but II Is nevertheless the fact that these games were
SO lost, THIS had VERY demorallzlng effect our
men and they said what the use playing good
won on Its merits. The second we lost because
Bar Barr was BIZ hard. The third game at the end OF
two men out, with two men on bases; Sutton nj the
bat, with two strikes called; he hit at the
"sss OI AWAY ou, and me ana umpire had
shaw got mad and tossed the bail in. on
which three base hit was made, costing us three
should have been ours but for the bad PLAYING of
Hines, Knowles and Crane; but the least said about
inning game at Chicago Barr was in fine form. but
Tue umpire came IN play once more and stole this
game from us. The Chlcagos had a picnic in the
last game, because both shaw and Barr were under
the weather. our first game at Detroit was a grea,
one, the score standing . to o, but bad umplrinu
again defeated us. In Mondays game We hi Inc
ball from the start and with two men home and one
on second and one on third, with none out, our
chances looked very bright, but the three men who
next came 10 the bat were given no show at ALL as
the umpire called sirike on any bali pitched,
With all the bad umpirlng We closed our half Of the
ninth with one run in the lead. The DetrOlta' weak
batters now came to the bat The two old balls we
were playing with were soft and It was hard to hit
them safely. One Of these old balls and
alter the second one was knocked out the field on
foul new ball was brought out, and that waa also
iSnied over the grand stand In the mean time we
cealed In his shirt. The second old ball was
returned TO the Held, but tho umpire wOuld NOT lei
Shaw have H. and waited until the new bal, was re-
turned. l have protested this game. II viii not
benent us any, but II will deprive the Detr0lts Of
game they are not entitled TO. Our last game nj
Detroit We won In nne style. have left nothing
undone TO strengthen the club, a. you will see In
short time. have been censured for not engaging
Camel. Al. Reach and Harry Wright both told me
he was no good, and therefore let him slip. have
catcher his equal In every respect. may have
some Important news for you by SATURDAY, in which
event Will telegraph you"