Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-08-18
IT w rs LUCK.
The saltwater Paper Sage.
Their Club Was Lucky for !.
Breathing up the Came.
No Excuse Or Reason for the
fiction of the saltwater Geng
of Toughs.

Il 4 5fe 4 ~ II
The Saltwater Daily Gazette has a
very mild article about the disgrace
full game Of base ball in that city
Monday by which the Little Falls
boys We're defrauded out Of the Wet
CRY and 800 purse and a number OF
side bets. The claim that the umpire
called the game on account OF rain is
true only to the extent that after the
Saltwater players quit the ground |
and refused to continue the game the
umpire was bulldozed into deciding
no game. He demanded that the
game continue, but the players
would not do it. The one matter
plainly shown is that Saltwater
admits its club can't beat ours.
The Gazette says: Fs .sss
"The rain storm that opened up here
just at the close Of the fourth inning
OF the game between Saltwater and
Little Falls, was very fortunate
thing for stillwater. Vogel went in
to the box for the home team and he
| was pie for the Little Falls boys who
hit him freely. He lasted only two
innings. Then Long came in under
protest as he was in no condition to
| pitch and went into. the box. Helet
the Little Fails boys hit him depend
ing on the fielders to do the work.
The score was Is to Pin favor of the
visitors when it commenced to rain.
| Our boys were quite well pleased
with the rain and as it continued
raining the umpire called the game.
1 Without a shadow of a doubt the
Little Falls boys would have won
the game and the money had not the
rain stopped the play. This was
very unfortunate for the-visitors but
fortunate for saltwater, hut the
kicks because the home team refused
to play in the rain were uncalled for
They play ball according to rules OF
the national league and all other
games are stopped when it rains and
called if it continues to rain thirty
minutes. 49,.
II Adams, the pitcher who won the
game Sunday, could have pitched
) two days in succession, no doubt
the game would have been won by
Saltwater, but he was unable to do so
2 Vogel was not equal to the occasion
and Long was sore and lame. TIL,
three pitchers OF the Little Falls clul
had been knocked out Of the box ant
Manager Lafond went to Minneapo
lis and secured the services of Fleet
S ham, of the Young 4 Belanger team
This was where LaFonu had a lon&
head. Had the rain postponed it
4 appearance fifeeen minutes the visit
q ors would have had victory and on
! money.
Manager LaFond expresses him
= self as well pleased with Ulnpir
: Mealey's decisions on Saturday an
It Sunday, but for some reason refused
e no play if Mr.. Mealey was one of tn
| umpires yesterday. In order t.
4 sal isfy the Little Falls manager tw
men were secured from st. Paul a
. umpires. -. r.
The less some people know abou
D the rules of game of base ball tn
= more they talk. There was 10 &C
$ casion for criticising the actiol
+ of the saltwater players yes
=, terday. The umpire called the gam
= on account of rain as the rules cal
u for. He cannot s'play balP' while
b rains and II 1t continues rainin,
v thirty minutes the game is declares
: off until the next day. That's al
$ there was Of it and the talk of rob
i bling Little Falls is nonsense"