Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-17

nainfI1l narticularly when contest is SO
close from start to finish as that ofyesterday
was The rules are specially framed to
guard against trouble OF this KIND ana when
managers and captains insist on acting like
school boys in a game they must take the
consequences.
where the Zig Kick Was.
The pame had proceeded to the tenth
inning. the score being 2 and 2. The Wis
itors we're first at bat, and in their half did
NOT score The locals then went in, led OF
nv Terry. who got his base on balls. Miller
followed and was hit on the arm. near the
shoulder, by pitched ball. The blow was
a violent one and might have broken Mil
Ier's arm, Of course Umpire Mitchell gave
Miller his base, and the visitors at once
raised a tremendous howl They claimed
that Miller had purposely held up his arm
to allow the ball to hit him. Mitchell, who
was close to Miller, argued dIf1erent and
stuck to his decision.
The matter was argued for nearly fifteen
minutes AID Captain Richardson went and
held conference with Manager Irwin ON
the case. The manager very unwlsely urged
Captain Richardson not to play, and Um-
pire Mitchell had no other course but to
give the game to the home team, to o.
All rules and all argument are against the
course adopted by the Washington manage
of an umpire is one thing, but to carry out
that objection to the extent of taking the
team off the field is another, and is only
what little boys do when playing on the
lots.
The decision was one of judgment en-
tirely, and in this respect the umpire is sole
Judge and ruler OF the game. The Pitts
burg team know this to their sorrow. 1t is
absurd to think that the decision Will not
stand no matter how many protests are
made about it. If decisions of the kind
were to be overruled by such methods as
declining to play then there would be an
absolute end to the national game as pro-
fessionai recreation
1t would be the most unfair conclusion in
the world to declare that Miller intention
ally held up his arm to be hit by ball
pitched as swiftly as Duryea pitched the
one that hi, Miller The ball was travelling
with such velocity as to make it more likely
than anything else that it would break
MiIler's arm No player is prepared to
run that risk and certainly it would have
been difficult indeed for Mitchell to come to
any other conclusion than the one he did.
But supposing Umpire MitchelPs judg-
ment had been a wrong one, tha. was still
no reason why Manager irwin should allow
his PLAYER. to act like babies and disquiet
an audience The truth is that the home
team had greater cause to leave the field in
the seventh inning than the visitors had in
the tenth.
Where the Home Team Suffered.
Mitchell declared Miller out at the home
plate when he was perfectly safe. Evil
IDENTIFY Mitchell thought it was force play,
as he called Miller out without Mcclure
ever touching Miller at all. Had MitchelPs
al cro thar
would never have been tenth inning But,
although the decision was a bad one, it
did not by any means give the home players
license to leave the field.
This leaving the field must be stopped
entirely. The New York team did the same
thing here this season, and a penalty much
greater than forfeiting game should be
imposed on teams who thus treat the
patrons of the game. In matters of this
kind the public is as much factor as any,
body else and the officials of the local club,
as q means o. protecting their patrons,
should see if fine cannot be imposed on
the Washington team for their very hot
head action
The contest up to the trouble was an e1-
exciting one Duryea pitched a great game
and errors gave the home players their two
runs Terry pitched very well and was
brilliantly supported.
ScoI ed heir First Run.
In the second half of the first inning Miller
made single to left and got to third on a
wild throwsto first by Duryea Donovan
was hit by pitched ball and stole second,
Mcclure making wild throw. Miller
scored on the yild throw.
In the second after Mcclure struck
out Berger made single TO left and
singles by Mcclure and Richardson scored
the run. Richardson's hit was lucky one
as the ball bounded over FarrelPs head.
In the seventh inning the home players
took the lead. Beckley was hit by a
pitched ball on the foot and stole second.
Shugart's sacrifice sent John to third and
he scored on Bierbauer's single.
In the ninth the score was tied again.
Twitchell led off with two-bagger to left
ana scored on Milligan's single
The following score is that of the game
as PLAYED, but the umpire's decision was
to o and that is official. The attendance
was about 1,500.