Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-07-27
SHABBY TREATMENT.
Rschmcnd Ball Players Ill Yssatsd BY
1hsif Bath NsishboTs.
Especial to the KKssxBEc JouRxAL.l

RICHMOND, July 26.-To say that Rich
mond ball cranks are disguised With Bath
would be TO state il mildly. Bath player
have ever been treated ss gentlemen here
and III, place il favorise With all visitors,
bu. to return the compliment becomes i'm
possible after the treatment Richmond re-
| ceived Saturday in the ship building city.
The team vas taken to Bath in Mr.. ]. A.
Procsos's steam yacht Hattie. while the
steamer Blonde was chartered and took
down party Of lovers Of the sport. The
boats arrived before O'Clock and the boys
were on hand for the appointed hour for
the game.
II wss . picnic for Richmond and 1t the
end Of four innings the score WAS II to 6 in
their favor. Something else was against
them however, as follows:
The Bath Y. NJ. c. A. controls the
ground, and with financial greed unworthy
of such 9 poble Organization, leased the
grounds for the afternoon. to two parties,
for base bail and foot ball, knowing thst the
hours ccnfiicted, the base ball being adver-
tised in tha. city q. 3 80 and the foot ball At
4PM
Imagine the Richmonds and the crowd .
sstcnishment when st the last named he ur
the foot ball teams marched out, took
possession Of the field and com
menctd to play. Capt. Day Of the
RichmoBds put his men on the field and
said, play bail BuE no human person
presented himself for observation, alleging
himself to be Y. NJ. C. A. mac, ard
developed traits not usually looked for in q
first class man After more or less talk On
his part, be asserted bis authority, with the
backing of one of Baths fnes., Respondent
10 blue cloth, brass buttons, and g hand
some little lignum vitae toy, called billy.
The latter he fourished in the air, and in q
mighty tone Of voice announced that he
was there to stop that game. This he
r. peated several times, with variations.
accompanied With just tritis mere pre-
family than was ne cessary.
However, Capt Day didn't seem to scare
much, hut iofo-med him that he wanted
that field five minutes in order 10 clsim the
game. The men stopped On the field for
that time. Then the Y. NJ. C. A. gentle
men (?) and the blue coated orator retired
to the seclu.ion OF the rear OF the field.
The umpire, Bath man named Scanion,
who certainly must know more other thin gs
than umpiring or he would be rather poorly
posted, refused to forfeit! the game to Rich
mond, though il he will read See. 2 Of Rule
26, he will see that he had no discretion in
the matter. 1t Gays he must declare the
game forfeits TO the club not in fault,
"If, after the game has begun, one side
refuses or fails to continue plsying, unless
such game has been suspended or termi-
mated by the umpire"
ha did ot tn thss latter Riphmnnd
claimed the game 8 to 0 and the Bath boys
could say nothing.
To the Bsth mansgement's credit, be it
said that they paid the Richmonds the guar
antsed sum and furnished suppers, and
offered to refund the gate money to any
one who asks for it.
Had Richmond been notified to be on
hand earlier, or had the would be foot
bailists given the boys Is minutes longer,
the Ave Innings which constitute a
game could have been played, and it
~Culd have been satisfactory. As it was,
they made nothing by their contemplate
actions, as torrents of rain descended, (ss
if in wrath from sbove); one Of the foct
ba,lists was carried home With broken
leg, and mo game" was obliged to be
called.
ue hSHpUEGs IttufHeA EOme III the
evening voting unanimously never to play
ball at Bath again. l. will be well for ball
teams who give and expect courteous treat
ment, to bear this case in mind.
During that part Of the game that was
play ed by the kindness of the Bath Y. M.
c. A. ard for which thanks are returned,
Richmond played hsndsome game and
had the game in their own hands. Lawson
in the btx, struck out seven Of the twelve
men at Dat and was hit for but three singles.
Brown started in for Bath, hut was pounded
80 numerically thst Nc rier took his place
after two innings, Brown was hit for six
sing es Ard McTier for two,
1h4re is no Y. VI. c. A branch here, and
thu bsll players hire the Richmond grounds,
and all visiting clubs are assured thst they
will be treated courtetu'ly, the contracts
carried out to the letter, and they will not
receive such treatment as was furni'bsd
Richmond ct Bah on Saturday, July 25
1891.