New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-02
THAT FINING OF EWING.
aE SAYS HE WAS ROBBED OF THE GAME.
apooKryy WINS TWO VICTORIES FROM THE
LOUISVILLE TEAM-REcoRDs OF
THE CIuRS

The Giants returned 30 the home grounds vester"
6av Int owing to the weather the scheduled game be
tween tho New-York and Philadelphia clubs could not
be played. Instead Of finding at their Harlem home
a fold with bright green diamond the champions
saw pond OF water AS 1t is not yet the custom TO
play ball in rubber suits, the two teams would not
rsk drowning and all idea of game was abandoned
anscer Mutrie then invited Manager Wright to have
the teams play games to-day or tomorrow out
the Quaker City manager was too shrewd 10 consent
20 any such arran cement Mutries idea was 10 have
q chance Of winning three games from Philadelphia
on tie present trip, and get revenge for the Giants
dismal record in Philadelphia last week. Wright had
the best of the bargain and refused give the Giants
such an opportunity.
The crowd were informed that there would be no
game and filed out sorrowftily and went home. Many
OF tho spectators thought that signs should be dis
played on the elevated stations when game was to
he PLAYED Manager Mutrie and of the officials OF
the elcv sed roads held conference last night ana
this referm VIII probably be begun in a few days
Captain Buck" Ewing instead of being In his
accustomed place behind the bat yesterday afternoon
was sitting the edge of the grandstand whiting
STICK surrounded by the usual crowd of baseball al
niiers Everybody wanted TO know why the Giants
captain had been handled roughly at Washington
en- Tuesday By Umpire Phil' Baker.
"well, IL was this way" he said. " II was IN the
eighth inning and Baker had been giving us so much
the worst of Is that when went TO the bat SAID 10
him IN a friendly way Now, Phil you have peeh
treating badly try TO be little fair. and II we
have a chance TO win the game, let us win IT, nit
the ball on a slow bound down to short. and clearly
beat the ball out at first Baker held his hand uo IN
dicating SAFE / undoubtedly was. There was
howl a few cranh and Baker changed his decision
and motoned me to in. l refused. as he had
already called safe, but when he insisted went
~ and asked him what was the matter.
"'You're OUT he said
asWbv vo, called M safe and was safe by tOOCs'
al did not call you safe at ALL said Baker.
That disconnected that lost my head for
q moment and told him, truthfully enough. TOO that
he was robbing Of the game. The result was that
Baker fined me $40 and then $25. and finally ofuerou
NE from the field"
"Yess said Gore who was standing near. :" but
naler did his mean work. for the greater part OF inc
time. where the onlookers could not see IL our
pitchers could not get strike batsman wnue our
bstsnen could not get chance TO hit the BAH at an
." He called three strikes me-" said Richardson
"when the ball did not come within loot OF INC
plate any one Of the three pitches 49, , .on
Why don't some umpire fine Arson 70 anu 0iTvr
him from tho teld?' said weu-knowh ACTOR s'ahi"e
~
a. smile, on Ewng's face when he said. eyes,
+" Baker is thoroughly incompetent" sam Mdu,
land the SG G, u% g rscas @ns IS una SSS az
ond player from each team S9ogd os S we and nd
the other players said that weodon. the local umpire
at Boston, was fully as untr'lsi|orty as bSheI
Thcy SAID that u was aOOnt a. hdu " VIII
Boston with Weeden umpiring as it was 70 steal
bases Successfully with Ewing behind the Dat ana
bis throwing arm all right.
Two games played at Washington PARK,
Brooklyn, yesterday in spite of the rain and mud.
Tho Brooklyn and Louisville clubs the contest
ants ard the home nine both games and
materially betered lis chances in the Association
pennant race. 1t rained steadily during part OF
both games and the players were wet 10 the SKIN
at the close OF the last game. The attendance was
largo considering the weather, just SPA spectators
bciug present
The first game won by the homo team through
superior batting after they had nearly lost the
ba,tle through poor fielding work early III the con
test. Foutz pitched for the home team and diG ex-
eellent work. although the support was not the best
Foulz saved the game In the last inning. With three
men on the bases he made remarkable stop and
with the assistance of Visaer 9pd Terry made double
play sad, eiGod the game The score was as follows