The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-08
A VERY CONTEMPTIBLE TRICK.
Small, the Baseball Player, Almost Creates {
Row in Game with Yale.

Row in a Game with Yale.
Especial to THE HERALD-Examiner Dlspatch.l
NEW YORK, May 7-''Only Small potato,
thrown by mischievOus hand: only reslgna-
ton from an amateur baseball band"
That refrain they are singing now in the Staten
Island Athletic club, the manager thereof
thanking MS lucky stars that the game
played Wednesday with the Yale University
team did not result in the mobbing OF the home
club.
A large and fashionable audience mad as
seInbled to witness the contest, ana there were
many ladies on the grand stand. All were thor
oughly enthusiastic, and up on the line points OF
the play. A game between the staten Island nine
and the Yale team is practically game between
Harvard and her great competitor IN many
sports The earneStneSs of the adherentS OF the
rival clubs will be appreciated when 1t Is known
that 5000 we're wagered on the result. haie
put Travers. the famous eft-handed pitcher, IN
the box in place of Stage, and Bates, the ANA
teur twirler occupied the same position for the
Staten Island team. Before hye innings had
been played, however it was evident that Bates
was not in his usual good form. He was either
nervous or tired for he permitted more hts to
| be mado on his delivery than az any previous
| game of the season. The interest Jagged until
the first part of the eighth inning, when an incl
| dent occurred that created a great hubbub,
| the YaleS by taking advantage OF the rattietl
| condition of the Staten Island pttcher had put
| three men on D1SeS. Inc lniru DaSe hd5 Cof
cred by L. Small It is conceded that ne Is one
| Of the best baSemen in the amateur field, but ne
! is slightly given to pranks and horse play.
Bates placed himself in position to pitch the
ball when his attention was attracted by LOUD
| hist from Small, followed by quick, give me
the ball" Believing that the third baseman
| had a chance to make point, Bates let drive.
| Small caught the ball and touchedsthe man on
| the base and then pretended To- SING the pail
to the pitcher but instead put Il In the hollow OF
his right arm. The movement was executed
| 50 slowly and awkwardly that the spectators
laughed and the man on base smiled disGainfully.
| Suddenly Small reached under his LETT arm ana
threw swiftly to the pitcher; but he dldn l throw
the ball. With a quiet, almost lmpercepuDie
| movement he took from his left breast pocket 4
| round Dotato and tossed that. Bates caught it
and looked a second and then with gesture OF
| ANNOYANCE threw it down towards center field.
| OF course the man on the base thought the oall
| had been thrown and started for the nome Plate.
| Instantly Small took the ball from under his
arm, touched the runner and called forJudgment:
| The umpire could give only one declslon-',out
| The trick was not discovered FOR half minute,
but then came an uproar. ana chorus or Misses
! came from the ladies and the men groaned IN
unison. Manager Corey was IN the cluh mousse
| at the time and was called UP by the furious
| ringing of the telephone, followed By an angry
inquiry whether ne intended 10 allow Small to
continue playing Although perfectly innocent
of what had been done. Corey was treated TO
the same disapproyal is Small when he ap
peared. Small did not appear 70 consider thai
he had done anything calling for CenSure, Dul
felt rather proud OF his achievement, and con
tinued playing TO the end of the game. The
Staten Island club was beaten by being
genuinely outplayed Had the substitution Of
! the potato resulted i'll defeating Yale, there
| would have been serious trouble. The baseball
committee has requested Sina!lS resignation
| This S.ep is regarded as rather harsh ana tht
| hone is expressed among amateurs. that he VII
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