Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-07-04
sPoILINa FOR ANOTHER GAME.

sPoILING FOR ANOTHER GAME.
The Bucksports appear to be good deal
cut up over the fact that with three crack
outside players they were unable to keep
ahead OF Ellsworth in the five innings
played on June 90 What would have
happened had the nine innings been
played is problematical, but certain it is
that during t he five that were played the
Ellsworths put up great ball 1t is idle
to claim, land nobody has claimed) that
in nine inning game between two teams
made up as these were, the chances
would not be wholly in favor of the
Bucksports. The much talked-of chal-
lenge has appeared and is as follows
BGeksroRr, June p, 1895.
To the ELLSWORTH Base Bal Cub:
We hereby challenge you to a matched game
OF base ball for 400 side, to be played within
thirty days from date at Bangor or Bluehill,
winner to take all gate money, and loser to pay
expenses Of both teams, both mines to be man
for man the same as at Ellsworth June y, the
umpire to be Mr. Walker of Castnc (umpire at
BluehilD, or neutral person may be agreed
upon. We will deposit 800 in the Bucksport
national bank upon the acceptance of this
challenge. BUCksPoRT Is. b. CLUB
By X. s. Gem, Manager.
This document appeared first in the
Bucksport correspondence of the Bangor
Ne,cs, and when read in Ellsworth it was
regarded as one OF the little jokes Of the
bright but facetious correspondent OF the
Neps, from the village by the fort No
body thought OF taking it seriously. "Do
they want us to play Bucksport, or do
they want US to play Camden, and Ban
gor, and the State college, with Bucks
port thrown in as a side show"
But the document actually came, as
given above. Following is the reply:
ELLSWORTH, ME-, July >, 1884,
To the Buckspor Base Ball Club:
am In receipt of yours of June 81 enclosing
a challenge to play game of base ball. | have
carefully considered your proposition, and af
ter due deliberaton, feel it my duty to decline
to accept it for the following reasons:
/. Your team which played here on June -
was not Bucksport team, as 1t included In 1t
German, Bass and Robbins - all three of them
secured for the occasion whether for pay or
not T. immateriaD, and certainly men who are
not regular members of your Bucksport team.
that day by being short two of its best play.
ers. While in the game on the I'D. team
happened to be ahead at the end of the fifth
inning the chances would be wholly against US
in game of nine innings played under normal
conditions between the mines AS made up on
that day
. The sum of money involved, VIZ. 400
and the expenses of both teams. appears to me
to he stake utterly disproportionate to the
point at Issue.
B. twill be impossible for us to play the
mi tea n n ed on he nf bn
men of that day, Flynn, having left town and
is not likely to return.
4. A still further objection to your challenge
is that II proposes to settle the merits of superb
GRITTY in base ball between the two towns in n
single game. Could assent to all the other
conditions of your challenge, | should be un-
willing to play less than series of games
best two In three.
As Ellsworth is willing and even anxious to
meet Bucksport in the base ball arena on an
equal footing, hereby, in behalf of the club
propose series of games-best two in three
one at Buckaport, one at Ellsworth and the
third, if necessary, on neutral ground, say at
Bluehill each club to bc composed wholly of
local players. The home club to pay the ex.
pcnses of the visiting team, and in case of a
third game on neutral ground, each club to pay
it, own expenses the winner to have gate re-
cepts. Under an arrangement OF this sort we
will put up Il stake of Sloo; the winner of the
series to have the same.
Your suggestion of Mr.. Walker. Of Castine,
for umpire meets with my hearty approval, and
! would suggest that in case you accept this
challenge, arrangement be made with him to
umpire the series.
Awaiting your further favors, remain,
Yours very truly,
r, W. ROLLINS Manager,
Ellsworth Base Ball Team.
II Bucksport really wants to play ball,
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