The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-09-16
BLOOM 8, BERWICK 0.
Mr.. EDITOR .


would like to give you an account
OF the base ball game played in Ber-
wick on Saturday, between the team
from that place, and the Bloomsburg
team, in justice to the Bloomsbury
team, as Berwick claimed the game,
and upon what grounds l am at a loss
to know. t..,l......, ,......... ,..'
There was contract between the
two teams. not to play professional
players, on either side, and of course
the Bloom managers did not for a
minute think that the Berwick mana
ger would 60 back upon it, but when
We arrived on the grounds we found
that they had two, Heffner and Coyle
of the Shenandoah:.team. As we were
very anxious to play the game we said
nothing about it. ...- r
We made no secret of our being un.
able to put our strongest team against
Berwick so told them that we would
have to get outside help, and they
agreed to allow us two or three men.
We took Heist, Shoulder and Pat CHI
en-, who work for the Demorest Mfg.
Co., of Williamsport, and play with
that team, with us. Patchen was not
quite ready when $3.50 was reached, SO
we wanted to wait until he would be
ready, but the umpire said that he
could take his place on the team when
he got ready, SO in order not to delay
the game we started to play. When
he (Patchen) was ready, MIR. Watts,
the manager of the Berwick team
would not allow us to play him. We
did not say anything, but continued
play, as We wanted to play the game
out
In the first inning the umpire gave
Berwick run when Young had thrown
him out square and fair at the plate,
by fully foot, but as the umpire was
from Berwick he, of course, would not
allow it.
Bloomsburg scored five runs up to
the fifth inning, and Berwick two. In
the beginning of the sixth Chamberlin
hit to Young at short stop, and in
order not to be thrown out at first
base threw his hat in front Of our first
baseman to make him miss the ball,
which he Gid. That seemed to help
them (Berwick) and they got three
men on bases. Heist then made an
over throw to third, and when Ent
went for the ball, the crowd would not
let him through to hunt the ball until
all the men had scored. suck
The next inning one OF Bloomsbury S
players was taken sick, and of course
they substituted Patchen, and right
here is where Berwick kicked. The
umpire called play, and as the Ber-
wick nine did not take the field, or
rather their position at the bat, in one
minute, and Heist threw three balls
over the plate the game was ours ; but
as the umpire was not umpiring the
game according to base ball rules, but
according to what Mr.. Watts said, his
decision was that he guessed that the
game should stand as it was. Who
ever heard Of such a decision as that 2
If he knows any base ball rules he
knows that when one club refuses to
play after the umpire calls play, and
do not take their positions either at
the bat, or in the field in one minute
after the umpire has called play, that
the game goes to the other side. As
regards the substituting of another
player, he also knows that a club has a
right to substitute player along any
stage of the game at all, that they
want to, and it is not necessary to give
any reason as long as the player is on
the field and in uniform, which oul
player was. Yet in spite of all these
rules the umpire gives the ridiculous
decision of "Well, we will let the
score stand as it is.' Now if any fail
minded person can see or show us how
Berwick claims the game We are al
very willing to listen, but upon the
rules of base ball we claim the game
by score of nine to nothing, and al
so the championship of Columbis
County.
ONE OF THE CLUE.