The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-09-12

they first make mad.n 1t would seem b.
reading the base ball articles in the Elem
ington newspapers that some distinguish
ed follower of Blackstone had either writ
ten them all or else there had been con-
sultation prior TO the publication so thai
all might correspond 10 each and every
particular. They say, "Facts are stub
born things" Therefore, there are few
facts in either of the articles which will
bear the least investigation and still stand
as facts. How about the hoodlums,
thugs, cut throa,s, ct al, that appeared
on the ground and intimdated the play
ersG The fact is that the crowd OF spec
tators who witnessed the game on Labor
Day was composed Of the very best citi-
zens (both ladies and gentlemen) of Lam
bertville, New Hope, Mount Airy and the
surrounding country, who have been in
the habit. of patronizing the club since its
organization, who love to sec base ball
played without the side show attractions.
FACTS WHO started the hiring Of
outside players Pennington.
Who set the example Of making noises,
singing college songs, footing horns, &c. 7
Pennington.
Whose umpire roasted Lambertville at
Flemington3 Flemington's.
Whose umpire tried and did the same
L
thing on Labor Daya Flemington's.
Who boasts of carrying of the boo.
die from these same hoodlums they
now berate2 Pennington.
Who refused to put up their money af.
ter being notified by telegram that our
team was loaded Pennington.
Who left the field at Somcrville on &C.
count of an unjust umpire Pennington.
If their cause had been just on Labor
Day, who would have left the field in a
hurry, irrespective of any money due
them Pennington.
or all the clubs in New Jersey or Penn
sylvania, which has the name of "Chronic
Kickers2n Pennington.
AT the commencement of the third inn
ing, on Labor Day, the management, with
DR.. McGill, asked that the umpire should
be removed, as there was danger, and If
he persisted in his unjust decisions they
would not be responsible. Manager
Kerr had warned them that the former
umpire would not be acceptable, and YET
as boasled, Pennington was 10 have the
game" seemed to be the watchword, and
the umpire was the appointed player to.
win it. Lambertville base ball players
nor Lambertvilles citizens do not delight.
In mob law, and regret scenes like that
on Labor Day. Yet the responsibility
should be put just where It belongs-the
Flemington club, through its manage
ment. 1t would have been as easy TO
stop the mad rush Of The forest fires at to
have prevented the crowd from doing just
what they did after the first move. The
fact Is, Pennington has had It's own way
so long, politically and otherwise, that
any act on the part of outsiders to be the
least independent creates a hubbub and
there is nothing too mean TO be said
about them.
For the information Of those outeide OF
Pennington who read and are acquainted
with people, partial list OF Lambertville
"hoodlums who witnessed the game
follows Supervisor Filibrown, Assist
ant Engineer Preston, Superintendent OF
Canals Holcombe, Train Dispatcher Da.
Wis, Chief Clerk Gallagher, Master Me;
chanic Mcdowell and all the force in the
Pcnna. r. r. Co. IS employ that could be
spared Doctors Romine, Closson, Lari-
son and Swift; w. A. Greene, agent OF
the Lambertville Rubber Works, with
Edw. Riltenhouse, Superintendent, and
Bookkeeper Prall, of the same works i;
President Barber, Teller Studdiford and
Clerk Phillips, of the Lambertville Ma
| tional Bank the Amwell National Bank
officers the heads of the Lambertyille
Spoke Works and the force employed 10
the works. merchants Finger, Trewin,
Rittenhouse,. Carroll, Ryan, Akers Il
Smith, aud druggist Cochran; lawyers
Skilmsn, Sergeant and Trimmer JUS
tices of the Peace Lyman, Horn and
Duryea; Freeholders Callah, Warman
and Silvers Editor Hazen, City Trea-
surer Brown, Receiver of Taxes Conover,
Fish Commissioners Naylor Ard about
twelve hundred others who are part of
the population OF Lambertville.
The manufactures shut down, the quar-
ries suspended work, all the places CT
business were closed, and the. principals
and their families were at the game
There were no hoodlums from Elem.
ington, although the same kind of people
were out in the field, gesticulating and
making just as much noise in proportion
and creating just as much confusion as
Lsmbertville hoodlums yet they were
all gentlemen, honorable men, men who
would not stoop 10 do mean action,
even if II were to assist an unfair and IN
just umpire {" vampire" it ought to be
said) whip another club which happened
to be loaded irife heavier than its COM
petitor.
Crowds cannot umpire game of base
ball, but crowd-and II don't have to
be composed of "hoodlums, cnt.ihroats
and thugs can enter a protest against
dishonest umpire and by such protest
cause him to be removed from the field.
The protest was little forcible, yet il
was practical and the defect was remedied.
"By shaking fists, blowing Tin horns
and bowling the Flemingtons we're com
petcly demoralzed. Well, it's the fret
time the Flemingtonians were ever de-
moralized 10 this manner. They should
get some OF the short.hsired, Ioud-mouth
ed, rattle. Drained yoIths Of the Ku-Klux
Khan species who were present 10 thu
grand stand some three or four weeks age
| tn give them n few Lessons on noise In