Bridgeton pioneer., 1895-08-15
NO GAME PLAYED.
Bridgeton Refused to Play the Game, FIX
cept Under Protest and NIillyilIe
Would Not Have 1t That Way:

iiO SAuO ouotlu tdllpeT WIFI Lllo play ytES
of the other, and when player engaged
with club, he could not be used by any
other club in the league in the champion
ship games.
Some time since, "Red" Hughes, late
of Pottsville, arrived in Millville to pitch
for that club. The management of the
Salem team claimed that Hughes had ac-
cepted terms from that club, and desired
Bridgeton to refuse to play in a game
with Hughes in the box. In support of
the claim, Salem placed in the hands of
the Bridgeton team the following tele-
grams:
PoTTsvILLE, Pa, S-6.
I. A: Toy:
Will 60 for sl25, all expenses. $50 ad-
vance. Ticket. III. HUGHES.
PoTTsvILLE, Pa, 81.
1. A. Toy:
Please send ticket at once.
Fl. HUGHES.
PoTTSvILLE, Pa, 81.
Signed with Smith for better terms
III. HUGHES.
Captain Toy, of Salem, further claimed
that money for the ticket had been sent
on and had never been returned.
While the fight was wholly between
Millville and Salem, Bridgeton was in
honor bound to stand by the agreement.
and the club did.
Neither the Manager nor Treasurer
Miller was able to go to Millville yester-
| day afternoon, and the team and manage
ment was placed in the hands of
Captain Alex. Donahue, and his au-
thority was unabridged. When the
team arrived in Millville there We're
about six hundred people on the grounds
The Bridgeton boys went out for practice
| was to pitch seemed to be in the pink of
condition.
| Captain Domaine then learned that
there was no umpire on the ground, and
| Millville offered pitcher Flanagan for the
position. Donahue refused to permit
him to umpire the game alone, but said
he would be accepted if a Bridgeton
player would be allowed to umpire also.
Captain Henry, for Millville, kicked
against this for long time, and said that
| Flanagan would be the umpire or there
would be no game. Donahue was reso-
lutte and finally it was decided to have
two umpires.
| Then Hughes was announced as
| pitcher. Donahue informed Millville
that Salem protested against Hughes,
and showed the above kilograms. Then
there was long and heated argument.
| Donahue claimed that he could not ignore
the Salem's claim on Hughes and the
matter should be settled by the three
heads of the clubs. Donahue finally
| agreed that the game could be played
under protest, and the right of Hughes to
play with Millville to be settled after
ward. If Millville should win the game
and could show that Hughes belonged to
them they could not lose anything. But
| Captain Henry refused to allow the game
to be played protest, as the Millville pub
lie would not allow it. Donahue was
| obliged to maintain his position and did
so manfully. Finally Captain Henry
| became excited and said to Flanagan
1--WE are paying you, you call the game
and give it to us 9 to O." This Flanagan
|
appear, and the Bridgeton team had
nothing else to do but leave the grounds.
| Flanagan and Young had been decided
| upon as umpires, and it would have been
| just as sensible for Donahue to have
ordered 'Dad' to give us the game by
the same score.
Tickets were returned to those in the
grounds, and the people began swarming
about the Bridgeton cars, and the
| hoodlum element heaped the most vile
abuse upon the Bridgetonians. Some of
the toughs threw sticks and clubs to
Bridgeton players, and Joe Kappel,
| Merriman and Mackenzie were struck.
Finally Millville officer boarded the
car to protect our people.
| Manager Doughty. Immediately tele-
phoned to Manager Tyler and last night
| he and Manager Smith came over and
met Treasurer Miller and Manager Tyler.
A conference lasting from seven until ten
O'Clock resulted in naught. The Bridge
ton officers properly sustained Mr.
Donahue, and the Millville officers ac-
knowledged that under the circumstances
Bridgeton was obliged to obey Salem
in the matter of protest. Manager
Doughty then produced letters and tele-
grams showing apparently that they had
prior claim to Salem. AS to yesterdays
game, Manager Doughty said he had lost
much money, and the only thing he could
get out of it was the game as given them
by the umpire. This Bridgeton strenuous
ly objected to. Both Manager Tyler and
Treasurer Miller declared that the game
could not be counted until it was played
on it's merits. Then MillVille offered to
allow Salem to settle the matter. This
offer was refused. We simple stated that
the Bridgeton club owed the people of
| Millville one game of ball, and was ready
| at any TINA to nlay il. but there Shnnld