Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-11-24
FRANKLIN, Nov. Is, 1892.

EDITOR American:
Some three weeks ago a communication.
in regard to base ball games between the
Franklin and West Sullivan clubs, appeared
in several of the local papers so mislead-
ing in its statements and which large
number of residents of West Sullivan ac-
knowl jge to be so. that | think 1t fair TO
all concerned to add few words. la the
8rst liace the West Sullivan correspond
ent no was present at the game played
by the franklin nine at West Sullivan,
says the score was thirteen to eighteen in
favor Of the West Sullivan team. l beg
leave to refer him to the score card which
says fourteen to eighteen. Possibly the
gentleman in question may have construed
the score card as some members of the
club do the National League rules for ball
playing. If SO st is useless TO try to con-
test it. The West Sullivan correspondent
claims twelve games played this year with
victory in ten cases. l have taken lit
tie pains to investigate about those twelve
games. Let us sum up and see the result.
Three of the games they claim to have
played with the Franklin club aud to have
secured two of these. Now as a matter of
fact there were but two games played be-
tween the two clubs. One game which
they claim was stopped during the second
inning as q brother of the Franklin pitch
err was blown up on quarry near by.
necessarily ending the game. Another
game that they claim was = game against
the Sorrentos which was never commenced
a. arrangements could no. be made Quite
late In the season they were beaten by
very light team from Lamoiue and when
they played the return game they were
obliged to pension off their poor players
and fill their ranks with Franklin players
and then managed to beat them by about
two scores. Another game was played
with the Sullivan HarbJrs in which they
were successful The remaining games
were played on their home grounds with
no organized club bat nith any ore who
could be picked up.
Now the Sullivan correspondent says !:
odd Brss Is a coed dog" etc. Now
have been in position to hear a. much
talk about base ball matters as any one in
either town and | have never heard any
boastful talk, Now. this matter of hrag
must have originated in the over-fertile
brain of the West Sullivan CORES pondent
or have been told him by some one who
believes as | do that he was guilcless
enough to take it all in. On the DAY the
West Sullivan club wss 10 come 10 Frank
lin a former resident of Franklin va asked
by some of the sporting men of West Sui
lvan If lie thought the Frauklius would
play game worth going up fot' A. the
score was eighteen to twenty two in favor
of the Franklins ii looked a. II II was
hardly worth while for them t. come but
on Franklin- getting beaten the same mum
Der of scores at West sullivan, they pro-
claim it 10 the hou-e-top- and pirate Of
their professional pitcher. God save the
mark. Franklin has had no organized
team for four years and nine from the
quarries and mills wa- got together with
less than half days notice, some of whom
knew absolutely nothing alb Dut b1-c bal.
aud this /. the kiut Of team 'ha, the So
claimed professional We>, Sullivan team
boast Of 80 much 10 gaining abs plutrly one
game out Of two and who have refused to
meet the Frankins sgain on their ow n
grounds