The state chronicle., 1892-05-01
THEY DID NOT PLAY.
The University and Wake FOres
Game FiaScO.

The University and Wake Forest
Game a FiascO.
There never was larger crowd, or more
representative one here, than that which
assembled at Athletic park yesterday
afternoon, to see match game OF base
ball between the University and Wake
Forest college There was also never a
more disguised lot of people here or In
any other town. Business men, protes
sional men, ladies by the score, were
there. The weather was absolutely per
feet and everybody, save the players,
was ready for a splendid game. But
there was a .'kick," and as result, no
game. Hence the disgust of the spec
tators, deep, unconcealed and abld.
ing. There were the usual charges and
counter charges that professional
players were on each team. For the
sake of the spectators the game ought to
have been played. No matter what were
the causes assigned by either team, the
public showed very plainly that it was
tired of such quibbling and went to the
park to see ball played. Last fall there
was a nearly similar treatment OF the
public in match game of football, as
is we'll remembered. The CHRONICLE,
we'll aware of the fact that life is too
short to engage in controversy on base
ball, gives all sides hearing, the cap
tains of both teams and the umpire, 1t
is pleasant to know, under the clrcum-
stances, that there will be no more base
ball here this year.
THE UMPIRE's STATEMENT.
The umpire promptly called "play'' at
$780, he having been requested to act
under the double umpire system, and as
as the other umpire was unable to attend
In the absence of any special agreement
duly signed by the managers of the re
spcctive clubs covering the point of pro
hibiting players who had in the past re-
ceived money for playing, and as all the
PLAYERS had registered at their respective
colleges, the umpire had only the official
rules to govern his action. The Wake
Forest team came to the bat when "play'
was called, and after five minutes, as pei
the rules, Chapel Hill failing so take the
field, he declared the game forfeited tc
Wake Forest by score of to O.
CECIL G. STONE.
THE UNIVERSITY SIDE.
The University baseball team refused
to play Wake Forest because Quarles
the Wake Forest pitcher. is a regular
professional ball player The Universit,
team is composed of men. every one @
whom is regular student of the Univer
sity. No member of the University team
receives any salary for playing ball. Tn
manager of the Wake Forest team &C
knowledged that Quarles is being pai'
salary for playing ball on the Wax
,, Forest team. The University team there
: fore refused to play as it does not care t
play against professionals. Quarles ha
been signed by the Fort Worth team c
the Texas league, which proves that h
+ is professional ball player. These state
ments can be proven if necessary
r. H. JOHNSTON,
, Capt of University Baseball Team.
!, THE WAKE FOREST SIDE.
Wake Forests position, briefly state(
is this: According to an agreemel
rt made by the managers of both team
E whether any player on either side w
Al professional or not. was totally irreleva
m to the question. To quote from a lett
from Mr. S A. Ashe, Jr, manager
le the University team, to myself, of da
Of February 9, 1892: ''You spoke of n
RS understanding my term. Strictly COLES
as mem; this is my meaning: amy matric
S lated student Last year you would n
play us unless you could play Holdin
IS This year, if you have man like hil
at you must matriculate him before you c.
Of play him." By the terms Of this sta,
RS ment they could not object to any m
e. on the Wake Forest team, whether
4 had ever "played for money or not; +
every player was duly matriculated as
al student of the college and this W
,v shown by paper signed by the pre-
w dent of the faculty. AS to the assum
N tion that we were playing profession
20. player, the University seems to fore
hv that counter charge of equal weig
= could be presented against it. Whate,
49, may be the disappointment and disg'
a as at not seeing the game, let fair mind
n De public always remember that the Wa
~. Forest team was ready and willing
~ play ball, was on the grounds at the ii
~ ~ set, made no counter charges and p
w. posed to play the game according
agreement previously made.
he (Signed) FRANK P. HoBGoOD
as Man'g'r Wake Forest B. B. Team
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