Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1890-06-09
LAST SUNDAYS GAME.
HALEY Forieits thr Game u the Seveutb
Inning.

Bellevue Press.l
A Donnybrook Fair.
1t looked last Sunday IS though
there would be one on the Bellevue
ball grounds when the return game
between the HALEY and Bellevue
mines was played.
Game was called at about $3.50
O'Clock, with H. g. Goodwin as um.
p're, and from the very start the visi-
tors began making kicks aud doing
the bulidoze act generally.
l" the FIRST inning Will Cline, of
the home team was running to third,
and trying to slide in he came in
collision with tue baseman, receiving
a severe cut on the left cheek close TO
the eye. The wound WAS dressed by
d.. tstell, who, luckily, WA. near BY,
and although feeling pretty sore, Billy
aged with the game to thu end.
Shortly after this mishay the visitors
were At the bat, when John Griifiths
attempted to run in home but was
put out by French, pitcher for the
home team. In sliding in John
received hard blow on the left TEN
pie, knocking him groggy, and another
short interval Of res. was necessary to
get him in shape for continuing the
game.
Six innings were played with con.
siderable ja"gling, and Bellevue came
to the bat for the seventh time. Two
men were put out and four runs
earned, when French came down the
WITH Bruner, catcher f.r
HALEY. chasing him to put him out
French got IN home, how ever, aud the
umpire decided "safe.' Then the
trouble began. The visitors rav-d
and tore their hair and declared it was
IN outrageous decision. Some OF
them lett the field and called tho bal
ance to follow. The umpire called
play ball" and Captain Smith " the
HALEY club tried to get his men in
position, but the kickers put on their
coats and left the field. A second
warning from the umpire and appeals
rom several OF their own PLAYERS
allied to bring them to time, and so
he only thing left for the umpire to
10 was to declare the game forfeited
" Hai'ev.
There was a large amount of money
Up on outside bets, but a large Dor
ion of it was drawn, while some had
he good sense to pay their losses, and
'thers are still holding off.
The rules under which the game
vas declared forfeited read as follows:
Rule %. A forfeited game shall
% declared by the umpire in favor Of
he club not in fault. at the request
+ such club in the following cases
SEQ. 2. II, after the game has
'een begun, one side refuses or fails
0 continue playing, unless such game
as been suspended or terminated by
he umpire.
Sec. 3. If, after the game has
een suspended by the umpire, one
ide fails to resume playing within
ne minute after the umpire has
allied "plsv."
Under these rules, which are very
xpiicit, the only legal course was to
-cIare the game forfeited, which
'as done after giving a second warn
~.
Most Of the crowd stayed on the
rounds discussing the affair aud
ard talk was INDUCED in, but despite
he statement Of the HALEY sheet
here were no blows.
French's run in the seventh inning
1xde the score stand l6 to 81 in
avor of the homo team, and one
'hitewssh sgains, the visitors. Had
he game been played out, Bellevue
'ould have been SO far ahead that the
is'tors would have had to get u tel
scope to see them.
French. the home pitcher. was a
title wild in his throwing at the
tart, hut he was beginning to warm
y to his work, and the visitors had
bout given up oil hopes Of ever
lifting the leather again.
Certain defeat stared them in the
ace, aud so they adopted the other
aethod Of blufing. but they couldn't
ct away with it Several attempts
'ere made to scare the umpire into
eversing his decision, but he wouldn't
caro- worth 4 cent.