The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-07-10
ST. LOUIS COLLEGE BALL TEAM
OBJECTS TO RULING.
Willing to play the Ninth Inning =
Views of a Supporter of the National
Came


League on Mondays game of ball.
Naturally, of course, the Stars anI
their friends are perfectly well satis-
fed with the decision of the League,
but this is not the case with the ST.
Louis College boys.
1t is extremely difficult to predict
just what will take place this after
noon. The scheduled game between
the Stars and st. Louis Clubs will
probably be played, but the League
has commanded both teams to play
over Mondays game. This Captain
Thompson OF the College players vows
he will not do. Here are his words:
81 am willing to accept the Leagues
decision so far as giving the Stars the
two runs in dispute, because of the
blocked bah incident. This will give
us an even score of seven. My team
is entitled to play the last half of the
ninth inning. If we fail to score. then
an additional inning should be play
ed. ! certainly will not consent tc
play the game over again"
1t so happened that there were m any
wagers up on the contest. The back
ers of the st. Louis Club were given
the stakes upon the strength of the
umpire's decision. Now, as a result
of the Leagues action, they must re-
turn the money to the Stockholders
hands, and this they will not do with
out considerable amount of grumbl-
ing.
Clarence NJ. White of Macfarane e.
Company, who was a keen observer of
Mondays game, stated this morning
''The muddle which has resulted
! from the Star protest against certain
ruling in The game on Monday is
worthy of serious reflection. I suppose
it will be conceded that base ball is
manly sport and worthy of encour-
agement. 1t is certainly a game de-
manding exercise of athletic qualities
combined with judgment, nerve and
quick wit
The rules which govern it are en-
forced by the umpire: his judgment
exercised in violation of any rule. l'e,
and he alone, decides whether a game
is won or lost or tied.
"Should any appeal be made from
his ruling, the arbitrators can only
pass upon the point in dispute. Thus
in this controversy, an appeal was
made against a ruling of Umpire
Whitney, which returned two Star
men to bases after they had reached
the home plate, and the question Al
issue was: Were these men entitled
to score?' The arbitrators very prop
erly decided that they were, and here
their province was exhausted. They
were not asked whether, and had no
right to decide that, the game was i
tie.
suppose an appea! were made in
an assault vnd battery case f,om an
inferior to a higher corrt, what would
be thought of the judge TO whom tn,
case was appealed If he decide thC
prisoner not guilt of assault AMI bat
terry, but guilty of stealing chickens?
''If it is possible for an umpire tC
make wrong decision, it seems also
possible for the arb;tratnrs to makt
a ruling contrary TO the laws of the
game and the principles of common
sense. | hold thar their verdict in tL,
matter at issue is subject to appeal
as it is clearly in contrlv 'hti IN o
their province. Having decided 'ha
the Stars are entitled to their two
runs, the ga nr is returned TO the un
pre, whose manifest duty is on seeing
that nine innings have been played OF
one side and eight on the other, 10 cal
the st. Louis Club 10 the bat fnr thei
ninth inning. This is not merely III,
privilege of The umpire, bu5 it is hi
absolute duty.
My remarks would be incomplet,
without referring to The Objectionable
features of base bail rs played i!
Honolulu, and suggestions of RENE
dies for existing evils. There is al
) utter absence of order and discipline
: on the grounds during any game.
, man is declared out on first, ana for, h
with grand rally results from III
players benches and a gathcrin" o
the clans ensues from the field, al
though the rules say that dispute
with the umpire shall only be HPrrir'
on by the captains, in their respectiv
positions. The remedy is few ju
dicious fines by the umpire
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