Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-04-13
BASE BALL F ZZLE.

The Acmes Failed Io show up at thc
 West End Grounds TcsterIaS.
 over 300 people gathered at the West End grounds yesterday afternoon for the purpose of witnessing the match game which had been announced to take place between hines from the '. NJ. C. A. and the ACmtS. The gate receipts amour ted to $3l lu. When the time for the opening of the glme arrived the Y. NJ. C. A. uinc who were lu readiness for the conflict but could See no sign ot the Acme and 10 one on the grounds seemed to know any thing about them. The crowd waited. some in good hUmor and others unery Finally 1t Was decided to abandon all hope of the game and Edward J Mann captain of the |. NJ. (. A. announced that the disposition to be made of the money received at the gate would be announced at some future time. Half the people on the grounds at this time had climbed Tn | oVtr the fence and It would | have been immpossible to return the money to the right parties No one seems to know who Is to blan for the failure of of the Acmes to appear. but 1t is certain that some one blundered and the result WAS Il sore disappointment to a large num- Der of the sporting fraternity. An effort will be made 10 have the game played some other day If this cannot bc done the gate money will be disposed of in the fnirts mAnnrr possible. Perhaps It may go to the hospital. Various causes are assigned for the fiasco. It is stated that the youug Acmes marched off 10 Ausonia with the uniforms of the old Acmes and consr- Quently the latter could not come to time. Attorney Harry Durant Is v,ry lndiG- nant over the conduct of the AcmeS. He says that by request of the '. NJ (. A. boys be SAW F. r. Brc:on, who agreed to ar range for game with the Acmts aud that a team had been selected, ticket seller and gAttmAn appointed and everything Was lu readiness, but the Acmes failed to show | up. because all dld not have unlfurlus. lie also stated th Mir Hrrtun knew N,~trrdl " m"Iulug thst the ArmcS would nut appear on the field. hut r"tu>rd 10 notify thr. M (. A. boys.
 A reporter interviewed Mir Brcton on the matter thlS morning. He said: "Why, l didn't agree to arrange that game. Some time ago Mir Durant called upon me and asked if 1 would see a few of the AcmeS with whom he was not personally ac, quainted and learn if they would be will ing to play a game with nine from the Y. NJ. c. A. on Fast day. Mir Durant said he would talk with some of the players himself. l agreed 10 speak to the boys about it and did so. Those whom talked with said they would play, and as did not look.upon myself as manager ot that club l took no further interest in the game, l was out of town yesterday and knew nothing about the disappointment until about 10 o'clock. I am not inter- ested enough in base ball to run about town to find players and did not say that would do any such thing. I regret the unfortunate occurrence, but do not think that am responsible for the disappoint- ment. The idea of having the game play ed did not originate with ne, and what I did in the matter was done to assist others in getting up game. There Is no Acme base ball club at present, and no one can say that arranged a game with any one for club that does not exist. l simply aaked number of the boys Il they would play and supposed that AIr Durant would do the rest"