The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-07-16
VICTORY IN DEFEAT,
How thr Astoria Examiners Lost the
Game IN Portland

Captain Charles Lovctt Catcher HNr-
~ Twilight and Manager Percy Il, So.
vty. ot the Astoria Examiners. return
ed yesterday Afternoon on the Tcic-
phcre from Portland whittier tho team
hLd gone 10 learn the national gau,r ~
baseball The Astorians were defeated
but In that defeat there was ehoicc
collection OF victory,
To begin with. the Astorians were
not treated fairly. In that they were
pltted against the two strongest teams
In the statc-thc victorious Albany
Colts. and the MonogrOms, ~ Portland.
Those two teams had played ON sat
urday. the Colts winning by score
ot u to 10. Each team protested set
ting forth that the other contained men
over the age limit, lSE years The pro-
tests had not been settled when the
Astoria nine was played
Just before the Astoria. Monogram
game Sunday morning the manager OF
the former illed a protest with the ums
pire. Mr. Joseph smith. against the
latter nine While certain In his own
mind that the Mongrams were playing
men over agc. the Astoria manager had
no evidence TO that effect. and tied the
protest because. II any evidence dcvel-
oped. the complaint would have been
In. 4 protest. according 10 ths rules
laid down by the Examiner. must be
illed before the game Is called. As both
teams We're under protest. the manager
" the Astorians failed 10 see the bcne-
nts to be derived from playing and, Just
before the game. notified the gentleman
In charge. MIR. Arbuck that the Asto-
rians would not play, Mr.. Arbuck.
however. explained the situation. set
ting forth that crowd had collected
and asking that II be pulled on. In
order 10 prevent a "hE1le." the Asto-
rians played
For the first four innings the Asto-
rians played all around the Mongrams.
scoring runs to the latter's 8 But
the lower Columbia boys had been up
nearly all night and were in no condl-
tlon to play their game. After the
fourth inning they went TO pieces and
the Mongrams won by a score Of 90 10
T. In the afternoon the boys played
the Colts three innings. but made no
effort 10 score. After the third inning
the Monograms took the Astorians'
places and played a hot game. The
Colts, however. were too much for the
Portland boys and won the game
Just before the Astoria-Albany game
the former withdrew It's protest against
the Mongrams. as complaint would 9TH
erwise have been made against the
Colts. The protest affair had become
so distasteful TO the Astoria manager
that he decided 10 await the outcome
OF the protests OF the other two teams
against each other, as one protest
would be as effective as n dozen.
The Astoria boys are firmly convinc-
ed that nearly all the men In the AL
bany and Portland teams are over age.
but Of course have no positive evidence.
The Examiners looked like infants by
the side OF the large players in the 9TH
er mines However the protests may re-
suit, the Astorians have the best wishes
Of all Portland for their gentlemanly
conduct. Even the members OF the
Colts and Monograms praised the Ex-
aminers' clean ball.
Fleming the Albany pitcher, IL un-
der protest The man really looks over
q. and pitches great ball; but he was
treated dlsgracefully during the games
with the Astorlans and the Mono
grams. He was hooted and hissed. but
conducted himself wonderfully. The
meet was not all that could have been
desired, but the Astorlans acted as the
circumstances allowed.
Since the return OF the local team
several parties have gone about the
city circulating stories regarding the
conduct Of the boys In Portland. When
the Astorians went on the field, so II
goes, several were intoxicated. The
manager and captain, together with the
catcher, are accused Of selling out to
the Monograms and other equally ride
ulous things The manager says the
stories are malicious falsehoods.
Mr. Joe Smith, the gentleman who
umpired the games, was as fair as
could be, and his decisions won for
him the hearts OF all the players in
the various competing teams.
ROYAL. EgKInO Powder.