The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-09

WATER VALLEY, Miss June b.-lu
your issue of June Is, | notice in tel
Ggram from GRENADA about the Water
Valley Bues and Athletics game Of
bal a reflection on one OF the best
known and mot honorable gentlemen
of our city. Having been the inno-
cent CAUSE of his being placed In the
light falsely thrown on him, w'sh, so
far rs in my power, TO see justice done
him. Being ma rager for the Bues,
and our club the visiting one at the
game we were entitled TO the umpire.
Mr.. Romhergar, at my eaineStsolicita-
ton, contented TO serve in that ca
pacity for the oCc aston. Mr.. Rom
berger ia not b sshall expert, and
DOS not claim, nor do we CAIN for
him, to know moe than the rules
governing the game, nor to be more than
ordinarily active in getting to posi-
ton from which each play could be
feen and accurately judged; but we
| do claim him 10 be a gentleman, an
0dd-EsllCw of high standing, a mem.
Der of the church, First Eminent
Commander OF the Knight Tomplsrs
OF the State, eX-May0r OF our city, n
good merchant and man altoge her
too noble to give rotten decisions in
game of ball He is close observer,
gives his whole time and at entiCn to
the play, aud renders Judgment
upon his conviction Of justice. The
reason he did not rsiire after obJec-
| tons were made 10 some OF his Gcci-
sions is that the Blaes had heard, aud
| had reasons to believe, that il was a
made.up Job 10 rule our umpire out,
and put in man who would beyond
doubt give the game to Grenada. And
fs there were members Of the Ath-
letics noted for kicking when they are
Getting beat, ard the entire 500 or 600
Grenada people prC sent, with two ex-
captions, were strictly paIti an and
only wanted the game won by the
Athletics, net caring for justice, we,
! in Justice TO ourselves and the friends
who backed us, would not permit him
doing So The insiuuation Of favor on
account 81 d 'brother In the game ia n
PERFECTLY unneC, ss ny ut emp to gull
people who know Mr.. RombaIger by
reputa ion. The brother in question
went out on strikes, one Of them
called, in the frs ihning; foul tipped
out in the third; died on thud base
in the fifth; scored in the seventh /;
died on third base In the eighth, and
played in the field and did not have
the ball in hand but once during the
lame. The decision which caused so
much kicking is thus described in the
Gre ne da Sentinel: "Wood then went To
the bat and struck fly to center field,
which was caught and thrown to
second for the purpose of putting
cut Sears, who had star ed to
third base, hut he ran back TO second
and struck the bag, when the buckle
broke, throwing it several feet out into
the field, 5 airs in the meantime hold
lug his place where the bag BELONGED.
Scars was touched 10y the ball and de-
clared cut by the umpire for not fol-
lowing the bag, which was several
feet from where IL belonged" the de-
cision being unqu slionablY right by
the rul6sof the game. Mr.. Rlmberger
umpired, on the day after the game at
Grenada, a game between the Bluff
City's OF Memphis and the Blues, and
enclosed notice will show what a
losing club, but not chronic kict ers,
say about him as an umpire.
WATER Valley MISS. June 3, 1896.
Ia a game OF bat eball at this place
Yesterday between the Bluff City Olub
OF Memphis and the Water Valley
Blues, in which the Blues were victo-
rious by score of 10 to ., Mr.. II. M.
Rombt rger umpired the game 10 q
gentlemanly and impartial manner
and perfectly satisfactory to us. Rec
pactfully, CAPTAIN
Bluff City Baseball Club.
There is no one who regrets more
The unpleasant feelings arou cd over
the recent game at Grenada and the
unplessantuess OF Mr.. Rombtrger's
pc ,ition than myself, aud, while we
heartily commend him for his frmness
aud adj esion TO the rules governing
the game, despite all attempts to force
him TO the contrary, we can but re-
z g. deeply that his fair name and
repuiati IN should be banded about
by men who do net know him, and at
the instigalion OF chronic klCkers who
don't know the first principles OF the
rules of baseball. Yours very respect
fully, MANAGER
Water Valley Blues.