The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1891-07-02


ALI synonymous scribbicr writing to
Tie Nsfsillon Pilot about the game
II ball played at this place Frislay
June TO, between the Morfilton and
RnssellviIle mines INDUCES IN lot
|0f Insolent misrepresentation and
vituperAtlon which 1t once convicts
The anhtor Of being either drunk,
knave Or fool. The charges
brought against the Rassellvi!le boys
may be summarized as follows:
/. Extending the visitors 4 re
ception with ssicicies on II" 2. The
two mile tramp to the play ground.
3. Objection to playing. 4. En-
thuslasm oil the kids. 5. Scarcity
Iof water.
We will refer 70 the charges IN
their regular order
l. The understanding with the
Morrilton club was that If 1t ralned
the game was to be postponed. Fri
day opened with rain. The grounds
we're wet and the conditions general
ly were unfavorable for playing. so
telegram was sent deferring the
game until Monday or Tuesday.
The telegram was received and re
sponses from several members OF the
club show that the postponement
met their approval. Notwithstand
ing this the club came, and as might
be expected, our bows were not look
ing for them and did not meet. them
in body at the train. One or two
of them, however, happened to be
there, and kindly received the visit
ors. conducted them to hotel and
gave them dinner. So much for the
reception.
2. The ball ground is not more
than five hundred yards from the
eastern limits OF the corporation, and
to say they "tramped two miles is
about as near the truth as the cor
respondent got in any OF his other
statements.
8. The objection referred to was
on account of two thirds of the club
being members Of the first nine in
stead of the second. Our boys play
ed the second nine at Morrllton and
very naturally we're ayerse to play
| ing SIX of the first nine in the return
game. In this the Moriilton club
had an unfair advantage, and 1T was
this advantage our boys objected to,
and they were right in resentlng the
imposition.
4. That the Russellyille club had
friends on the ground, grown up
folks and kids as we'll, is true, aud
they manifested interest in their
side in the usual manner. They
were all duly sober, fact we record
with pleasure but we cannot say as
much for few of the Morrilton
champions.
5. 1t is customary TO furnish wa
ter to players only, and in this re-
spect the Russellville water carrier
did his dnty fully so far as we are
informed. II was Morrllton young
man, however, suffering from the
thirst which comes from long ab
stinence from water and frequent
indulgence in something else, who
raised disturbance with the water
carrier because be could not supply
him with all the water he wanted.
Perhaps this incident inspired The
article in the Pilot and prompted
the writer to malign community
for the sake of taking revenge on
the boy.
So far as the social features refer
red to are concerned the Morrilton
team did not do more for our boys
than they did for them. A party
was gwen to ahioh they were invit
ed and if they did not stay TO par
tlcipate was certainly no fault Of the
Russellville team.
In conclusion 1t is but just to say
that we do not believe the Morrilton
team sanctioned or endorsed the let
ter in question. but that it was writ
ten by disgruntled visitor with a
private grievance and lack Of com
mon decency and discretion.
ANOTHER WITNESS.