Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-01
The New Market Game.
rFor the HERALD /


We do not want to engage in contro-
versy with the New Market Press. but in
justice to the Woodstock Base Ball Club
we desire to correct some of the mistaie-
insults Of that paper, which, however, did
not surprise US when we learned that that
paper was in possession of the facts, which
are substantially as follows; The New
Market club challenged the Woodstock
boys for game to be played at the Zirkle
reunion at QuIcksburg, August 10th,
with the understanding that Sbstfer, the
regular pitcher of the Woodstock club,
should not 60 into the box. This game,
by agreement, was played on the Wood
stock Fair Grounds at an EARLIER date.
The Woodstock club went on the fell
under the impression they were to play
New Market exclusively, they having
barred Shaffer but when the game was
about to commence, they learned that
New Market had pitcher from Harrison
burg by the name of Jas. Gassman, who
did not arrive until play was about being
called. When these gentlemen we're asked
the question they testified that lie lived
10 New Market, and actually enrolled him
under the assumed name OF Gus. Will
liams.
Subsequently another game was al
ranged between the manager Of the Wood
stock nine and the recognized manager
of the New Market nine, Mr.. RObt. Holtz
man, to be played at New Market Mr.
Hoffman sgreed that Woodstock could
secure any players they wished provided
New Market could do the same, which
was granted. when they asked il VT
had players not from our town we did not
play the Gus. Williams act, but told them
we had secured a catcher as ours had
been hurt, and had picked up another
player Just before We started In the per-
son of Milton O'Connell, who was visiting
in Woodstock at the time. He took the
place of one OF our best players who could
not 60 with us.
During the progress of the game at
New Market that club took exceptions to
several decisions Of our umpire, to one
particularly when a cornfed man, or
rather one of the "kids," whose unshaven
face indicated decidedly manish appear
ance, said unless the decision was re
yersed they would stop playing, not that
they thought the umpire was wrong but
that be was rather premature ia deliver
ing his opinion. Now these are facts
that cannot be Faithfully con;radicted,
and when you contrast them with the
statements of the Shenandoah Press you
will perceive that the only part of its
report that even sppro minated any thing
accurate, except that the New Market
club had notified Woodstock that they
could not lay them on account of sick
ness, was the paragraph that said the
Woodstock boys played nothing bu
"kids," for certainly, if you except the
Harrisonburg battery, Judging from some
of their players in the field and the score
OF 90 too you will readily concur in this
statement. The notice that New Market
could not play Us on account OF sickness,
was, we are Informed, received just
before some of the club started, but as
oar team h ad an engagement with the
Luray club for the uext day, and were
compelled to 60 via New Market, a
telegram was sent them in time foF them
to secure a Harrisonburg battery, which
they did