Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-10-12
THE "PETS."
How They Reported Their Disastrous
Game at Home.

How They Reported Their Disastrous
Game at Home.
For a sample of uuadulterated cheek and
reckless tampering with the truth the fol-
lowing, from the Oakland Times of yester-
day can scarcely be excelled. From the
reading of it, one is led to believe that the
first paragraph was written before the
game was played. To those who saw the
game, the whole article is highly amusing.
1t is a pity the umpire did moi suit: In
cidentally it may be mentioned, as correct
ing the impression that the "Pets" have
the road open to a protest, that the umpire
announced his decision TO the scorer, and
subsequently announced it to the public
from the scorers stand, before leaving the
ground. He hal given the Pets plenty
OF warning, and when he called game
they knew what the result would be at the
end of five minutes if they did not resume
play. Further, Manager Robinson did not
enter a protest with the scorer on the
ground, nor after leaving it. This is how
the Times tries to " brace up -
Yesterday morning the famous Green
hood & Moran nine went to Sacramento to
try conclusions with the Atlas of that city.
1t was the struggle for second place, and
the Pets came out victorious. The
Atlas are again downed, and the famous
home nine came back to Oakland with
newly earned laurels. It was a hard
fought battle. but was won all the same.
The hay-seed boys will now have to take
water, for they can never again defeat Il e
champions of the Athens of the Pacific.
Blow winds and crack your cheeks rage,
blow your cataracts and hurricanes. spout
till you have drenched our s~teeples,
drowned our cocks and hoated the 90 only "
Alta club ON the sea of desolatiou.'
The game was called promptly at 2
P. NJ, and in the first inning both clubs
were retired without scoring. In the third
inning the Atlas made a run, and in the
fifth inning the home nine also made a
run, tying the score. The contest pro-
crossed until the sixth inning, when
Fisher, of the home nine, safely reached
first and went around to third. Long fol-
lowed. and safely reached first. He made
IN attempt to steal second, and the ball was
thrown to short-stop. Long was about
halfway between the bases, and started
back to first, Sweeney threw the ball to
first to cut Long off, but the runner safely
reached the base, and was standing on the
bag when Ahern touched him, and the
umpire had the audacity TO call him out.
IL was at tnlS point IN the game when
Heaven peeped through the blanket of
the dark Fisher, Captain of the Pets.
protested against the decision, and so did
| Manager Robinson in fact, everybody
| with common sense protested against the
decision, but the umpire refused to change
his judgment, and a dispute en-
sued. Manager Robinson demanded
a new umpire, for be had made an
agreement before the game that in the
event the umpire did not suit he could call
for another one. Manager Huntoon of the
Atlas refused to keep his agreement, and
the Pets refused to go on with the game,
as it was a clear case of throw down.
After some dispute, the home nine with
drew from the field. Manager Robinson
then went to the umpire and demanded q
decision, but he refused 10 give one The
Atlas also Withdrew from the field. Half
an hour later the umpire was met on the
| street. and he said that he had decided to
give the game to The Atlas by a score of
nine runs against nothing. Had he given
a fair decision in the sixth inning the Pets
would have won the game, as they had
two men on bases. 1t was the same old
story, the umpire did not understand base
bali rules. The Pets played almost a
perfect game, making only one error in six
innings. Manager Robinson entered a pro-
test with the scorer, and the game win be
decided by the Directors of the League,
and will surely be awarded TO the Pets,
as Truth crushed to earth shall rise again u