Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-08-20
BASt BALL NEWS.

Let me preface nv brief remarks by
the statement that | am resident OF
neither Woodstock nor Edluburg and that
the opinions here expressed have been
formed from standpoint of strict neu-
trslity. Moreover | do not wish it to be-
understood that / express the opinion OF
Edinburg as have held no conversation
With any one in regard to the publica-
tion of this letter.
My attention was attracted by a brief
article 10 the Herald of the 18th relative
to game of base ball between the town
Of Edinburg and Woodstock. As | was
present st this and nearly all of the
games between the two towns | was more
than surprised to note the general tone
os the writer.
The article fairly teens with erroneous
statements and mistaken conceptions.
Aside from the roofing" which was no
mole marked on one 81 lie than the other
the excitement and disorder existed only
10 the minds OF some vim iOusly excited
visitors.
The statement that the Woodstock
players were assailed by volleys of rotten
eggs is based so for as we have been able
W itdAn ny AnN lHNullD ulOu lAA
fact that one egg was thrown from a
neighbOrng kitchen IN the direction OF
the field and that some visitors were
heard to remark that 1t was a pity the
Ednburg people did not rotten egg the
managers of the Woodstock team as a
slight retaliation for th umpiring OF the
last game
The umpire's narrow escape from the
hands of perhaps justly enrsged,
crowd OF ElInbnrk rutfiIns so windy
portrayed by the Herald is another proof
of the marvellous imagination possessed
by the Herald's correspondent. The ap-
pointed umpire left at the It'll or 81
inning 10 catch train and his hurried
run to the depot accompanied by others
similarly bent doubtless appeared to III,
eyes of some druDkeL 'rOOter' as a hgh
/ from what was perhaps rightly character
! zed as the scene of his last robbery
| ! may here remark that the treatmen
accorded visitors TO Edinb lrg has alwIA :
/ been as courteous as their conduct per
mitted When persons visit a tONI
armed with clubs, spend their time there
in becoming jndiciOusly loaded make IN
sulting remarks and prove as conclusive
/ ~ as buulb VI lub NlNliOib ulu ldSb Mfth
that they were unworthy of the appella
ton OF gentleman 1t is surprising That
they do not receive some tokens o.
| Edinbnrg's cOntenpt
We merely wish t. say IN this arti "a
that from the standpoint of an ontsi1'
observer We must conclude that the
Herald's account of the game was WRITER
from hearsay evidence and not from act
nal observation. Never nave We heard
fr N any resident ct Edinburg the IN
Sitting remarks AMI low language usei
in reference to tho Woodstock team tina
we have heard in Woodstock relative Il
Edinburg
1t Is true that among the boys of Edln'
burg more or less bitterness exists owing
90 the methods employed by Woodstocl
to win a game but the feeling Is confined
to the childrrn.
In Woodstock, on the other hand, we
have heard leading men make remarks
unworthy Of the lowest tough and hav G
seen there a bitterness of spirit manifest
ed that is entirely lacking in EdlnLurg
We, therefore, call the IIerald's article
of the 18th cowardly, ungentlemanlJ
and highly erroneous attack on Edin
burn and base our opinion upon aetna
observation and not upon the biased ant
prejudiced testimony Of any one.
yeritas.