The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-07-18
,AUK CENTRE HERALD.
THURSDAY, July ID, 1889.

to act as battery for the Paynesville
having stipulated that they be allowed
to hire a pitcher and catcher. After
Chute had pitched three innings and
twelve men famed out. the Sank Centre
team made great big kick to save their
purse from going out OF town, and refus-
ed to play with Chute in the box. They
were willing however that ne and Shaul
should play in any other positions. So
the boys reversed; Shaul pitched and
Chute went behind the bat. Three more
Sank Centre men pounded wind and then
there was another howl. Finally Paynes-
vile presented the home team with
the game and it will probably be some
time before the visitors will vote for Sank
Centre for the county seat.-JournaE
Press.
1t would be difficult to find closer
woven tissue of false statements than is
condensed into the exceedingly small
pattern quoted above. The HERALD
does not think baseball game q very
heavy prpvocation for a newspaper cor
rection, much less a controversy, but
where so much malicious animus is
shown and bolstered up by slanderous
attack upon honorable young gentlemen
of this city. the HERALD proposes to
state the exact truth and puncture the
libel. Of course Sank Centre is intended
instead of Alexandria-merelya pardon.
able blunde7. The opening assertion
that Chute and Shaul came as a bat
terry" by consent of the Sank Centre nine
"the managers having stipulated that
they 1.-THE Paynesville nine) be allowed to
hire pitcher and catcher" is untrue in
every particular. In fact the Sank Cen.
tire boys did not Intend to play at all,
but expected to have another visiting
nine here to contest for the purse of fifty
dollars, our boys acting merely as hosts
In this they were disappointed and pick
elk up nine which had never played to-
gether-in fact some of them were select
ed on the ground at the time the game
was called. They at first refused to play
the selected nine from St. Cloud and
Paynesville, but consented rather than
spoil the gameuponthee express stipulation
that the Pav nesville pitcher shoulu toss
four innings-a proposition of the Paw
Paynesville men. Chute was not pleased
with this plan, but he had given away
his animus in the matter by declaring
that he would rather give TWENTY-FIVE
dollars than not beat the Sank Centre
nine. 1t is not the first time he has at
tempted to play in a nine of which he
was not member for the purpose of
beating Sank Centre and our BOYS are
familiar with him.
After Chute had pitched three innings
and TWELVE MEN famed out, the Sank
Centre team made a big kick to save
their purse from going out of town and
refused to play with Chute in the box"
This is falsehood which the Iouruar
Press ought to be ashamed of-or ought
at least to hold its informant responsible
tor. Is Chute responsible as informer?
How twelve men can fan out"sin three
innings we leave to the baseball editor
OF the J.-P. to explain. 1t seems he un-
derstands the game as we'll as he speaks
the truth. The facts are that the Paynes-
vile pitcher was in the box during
the first four innings and our boys made
eleven runs-the fifth innings was pitched
by Shaul and the Sank Centre bows add
ed four more to their score and not a
word was said as there was no occasion
to say anything. So much for the brap-
ging talsehood relative to Shaul's pitch
ing. Paynesville had relieved its own
pitcher as it had Il right to do, put there
remained one more inning for him to
pitch during the game under the agree
ment and our boys did not care q straw
when he pitched it. Then Chute pitched
three consecutive innings and he pitched
well-so well that our nine did not score
a single point while he was in the box.
nevertheless at the close of the eighth
inning the score stood twelve to fifteen in
favor of Sank Centre. The ninth in
ming was called and our nine expected
the Paynesvllle pitcher to take the box
under the agreement plainly made at the
beginning of the game, but withal Chute
offered himself again-he having pitched
three and Shaul one. Right here came
the kick" and it was kick against
breaking the contract. After a half
hours dispute the Paynesville six and
the St. Cloud three withdrew from the
field, the umpire declared the game a
draw with all bets off and the purse was
divided. So much for the Paynesville
nine presenting the home team with the
game.
If the .JournaEPress was deceived by
some one it is excusable to a degree and
will show its good faith by an apology
TO the Sank Centre nine, otherwise it
need not be surprised if it be considered
a slandering, characterless sheet, willing
to decend to talsehood for the purpose of
abusing Sank Centre and creating pre-
judice against this entire community. In
fact. its wholly gratuitous sneer in its
closing words would indicate malice.
The HERALD has given the exact facts
relative to the matter, and apologies to
its readers for devoting so much space to
the matter, but the indignation expressed
by so many of our citizens-not interest
ested in baseball. but in the fair fame
and good name of the city-against this
tissue of false statements is the only ex-
cuse
Whether the Paynesville nine ever votes
for Sank Centre for the county seat is a |
matter of supreme indifference to the |
Sank Centre nine, but it did vote that it |
had been honorably dealt with, had |
good time, was cordially treated, enjoyed |
itself hugely and would come again.
Their expenses were paid, they had the
freedom of the city and they took home
one-half the purse. They were gentle
menly young men and made a good i'm
pression-and but for the demoralizing in
auence of the St. Cloud contingent who at