Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-08-16
Communicated.
WOODSTOCK. VA, Aug. 10, 1895.

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The game of ba:
ball played at the Fair Grounds on Aus
Srd between the "Kids" of this place an
the "Edinburg" club. has afforded. bot
your correspondent from Edinburg, an
also the one to the "Edinburg Sentinel
theme, and they have rushed mt
print in true school boy style and thei
assertions are as reckless as their excuse
are puerle. The game was badly playe,
from start to finish by both sides and th
friends of either side could we'll afford Il
publish the score, without comment. Th,
Edinbnrg writer to the HERALD how.
ever, although seemingly aware OF thi
fact, writes lis letter to the "HERALD" "A
typical urchin style. BE says if tn,
HERALD publishes anything about th,
game, that Jimmie Swan will haye the
HERALD" bOycotted, &C., &C., and then
goes on to give his nursery excuses fol
the defeat of the Edinburg club. lie
says we had them badly beaten, AZ
the score stood Is to 10 in the ninth
inning, but as we were too magnanimous
to take three straits, we let them catch
up and win the game by an odd rum
This is a mistake as the game stood 10 to
10 at the ninth inning, and the Edinburg
club scored 5 runs in the ninth, and the
Kids" scored 6, which made the score
l6 to Is in favor of the "Kids," 40 the
"magnanimity" in this case seems to us,
like that Of the thief who was sentenced
to have his back whipped it was
done, he said he, (magnanimously) con
sented to it, Again be says the treason
they lost the game, capt. Koontz
bothered them" Now we think this IS
another mistake, don't think it was the
Capt" but little "Milt" who in his
magnificent playing as first baseman al
ways bothers somebody. Again he SAYS
tell 'Letch Burner" We can FLAX bis
"Kids" and don't forget it," but Edinbure
don't blow" Oh! no we know you don't;
didn't accuse you of 1t. But the "Senti
mel correspondent says as his first excuse
ode winds do blow" Yes they do, they
blow over the just and the unjust, tie
weak and strong, but that evening they
''magnanimously" blew heavy "sgaintt
Edinburg's heavy hltters," which was 80
INSTANTANEOUS to them," as to make
them lose the game. Bat when the
kids" went to bats, ode wind" wouldn't
blow worth cent" He says D. Miller
started in to pitch for four boys and G.
Laughlin for WoOdstock-the former
pitched in bis usual fne form, but for
some unaccoup table reason was removed
in the fifth inning, Mr.. Hisey taking bis
place. Why didn't you confer with the
HERALD correspondent 7 he would have
explained that-lt was to "let them up
and win the game" hereafter you gentle
men should compare notes. The Shenan
doah Press man who was present say,
right here Edinburg lost the game" and
we think so too, as Hisey lost his head
bis pitching was wild; he couldn't get
ball over the plate and the "Klds" got
number of bases on balls. But the
Sentinel man says 1t was the Umpire"
that bis work mot the pitcher as it was)
was "simply rotten" This same Umpir,
whom they had given vote of thank
for his excellent work, in the previous
games, but now that they are beaten, hi
decisions are frank and rotten" and it is
an irrefutable fact that he was ali ex-
ceptionably strong Umpire and IN bis
rulings, wherever there was a doubt, il
was given in favor of Edinburg, which
was commendable as be was from Wood
stock. Yet this man chews up his vote
of thsnks and spits ont foul accusation
against the umpire-he needs no defence
from such a sourcel
In conclusion when the next game is
played between these clubs, let all of this
guying and msbehavour that has been
INDUCED in by both sides stop; let The
game be umplred by gentleman from
anywhere else, than Woodstock or Edin-
burg (of course Mr.. W. would not serve
again under the clrcumstances) and if
Ednburg beats, the kids" will be
faxed" and will take off their caps to
the "Edinburg club"-it will be a victory
of men over boys-lf however the "Kids''
win, play the rSb. and if they win again
let the EdlDburg club like men take off
their caps to them-it will be a victory
of boys over men. But if beaten don't
"holler" and let Your correspondents
rush into print, with all sorts OF silly ex-
cuses, pleading the baby act" for your
club. 1t hurts your reputation as ball
players. SPECTATOR.