Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-09-03
A GAME WITH KIRwIN.
Klrwln Would Rather Forfeit The Game Than
Meet Their Defeat Like Men.

Klrwln Would Rather Forfeit The Dame Than
Meet Their Defeat Like Men.
About three weeks ago the KirWin
ball club and the 'Burg's club played
a game Of ball on the Phillipaburg
ball ground and tie 'Bdrg met, a
Waterloo, but they played the game
just as, though they we're winning,
but they we're defeated by q score Of
81 to IL. The Kirwin club was given
go per cent Of the gate receipts as
was agreed upon before the game
and they were treated like gentlemen
as long as they were our visitors,
Another game was arranged between
the same clubs TO take place at Kir.
win last Friday and our boys met q
little different reception than did
their boys while here. 1t was one Of
the best games Of ball ever played in
northwest Kansas, neither side scored
until the fifth inning, when the Burg
boysall pulled together and made q
score, then the Klrwln boys realized
that the pace was too hot for them and
they watched for some chance to bolt
the game but the chance never came
until the last half Of the 9th inning
with two mon out and two strikes on
the last man at the bat, when he foul.
cd the ball and the Krwln ball boys
ignored the rules Of A. q. Spauldlng
and the decisions OF two umpires and
would not play any more unless the
foul umpire would reverse his deCis-
ion which he would not do, declaring
that it was a foul and il he changed
his decision he would lie, and that he
would not do. II A. G. Spaulding
had Of been there he would have
hung his head in shame to. have seen
a lot Of bull.headed iGDoramrisss iR-
nOrlns the umpirsg rulings which he
is the suthor. Of and no man thatis a
ball player and d man, will question.
The outsiders and players rushed up
on the diamond and the umpire asked
them to clear the diamond 80 the
game could go on, but this they re-
fused to do, 80 he called play ball
which the Kirwln club refused TO do,
so at the time allowed by the rules
was up the umpire declared the game
to the Phillipsburg club 8 TO O. The
score book as il stood when the game
was called showed that the Burg club
had the, best OF them, Philllpsburg
Kirwln 4. 1t looked for q while lik.
it WAS going TO bes regular free fol
all fight such as happened at AGrl
about q month ago when q certain
ball club played ball there, but tn,
, Burg boys respected the crowd TO,
much so they took their insults anC
abuse / was told after the gam,
that the foul umpire was preiudic
because they would not let him pla,
H.
with them. I don't believe that b.
ever wanted to play with Kirviu,
: ne did / admire his taste for com
pany. II he had Of been pIaylnl
with them last Friday he would hAv
/ sent In his resignation as quick as th
game was over l believe.
They show their dishonesty up i
good shape when the captain of th
Burg club went around to settle witt
them he demanded 90 per cent Of tn
, gate receipts and the ball that wa
played with, the same 90 they 20
while at Phllllpsburg, but they sal
that we. would get neither, 6nsll,
; they decided that they would give u
] 40 per cent or nothing, and rattle
than to have any trouble with ther
, he took it. He is thinking Of buyinI
: rule books with it and present one
1 each member Of the Kirwin cluI
For shame on such a captain Of q bal
club that his word isn't good bsCaus
they got beat TO cheat 8 visiting clu
) out Of their just earnings, but
: wasn't any more than we expects
: because it was conceded by all that
: they could not win 1t fair they woul
J try to steal It from us, as did the
steal the game from our second min
a few days previous by running i
one Of their hrSt hiks players, be NAL
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