The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-30
Denies Any Unfair Play in the
Baseball Game.
JACK JOHNSTON'S GARD
CAPTAIN EXPLAINS HOW WRONG
BATyrDR TURNED UP.
BATTER DALEY, ALSO. EXPLAINS
President kiIgo Adds a Card Saying
That After a Personal investigation
He is Convinced of the lnno-
cence of the Captain.

Durham, n. c., April 29.-(SpeciaD-
Durham people are indignant over the
squib in to-day's News and Observer re-
fleeing upon Capt. Johnston. 1t was as
follows: There was but one thing to mar
the Wake Forest Trinity ball game yes
terday and that was the attempt Of
Johnston, Trinity's Captain, to ''sneak"
in some of his best batters at critical
moment in place of weaker men. But the
Wake FOresters were on to his little
game and made the man put down his
bat and let the right man take his turn"
In reply to this the following cards ex-
plain themselves. In to-day's News and
Observer it was stated that l tried to
''sneak" in some Of my men out of their
regular batting order. Such statement
is unjust to me and to Trinity's team.
Entertaining the views do in regard to
the purity of college athletics and jealous
of the good name Of Trinity's team can
not let such a statement go uncorrected.
The impression that would be guilty Of
this does me an injustice. The high
sense Of honor Of the men on my team
would make it impossible for me to do
such a thing. The only time during the
game when there was anything that
might have been construed as an attempt
of any Of Trinity's men to 60 to the bat
out Of their regular order was in the last
inning. The excitement was high. And l
was on the coach line at first base. There
was some delay in going to the bat and
some Of the players and spectators called
out for the batter" Mr.. Daily went to
the bat and the pitcher gave him one ball.
When the mistake was noticed and the
error corrected by Mr.. +. s. Curtis taking
his place. The result of the game was in
no wise effected and no harm done. None
Of my men have ever been guilty of any
thing which could be called "trickery."
In justice to myself and to Trinity's team
l ask you to make this statement.
JACK JOHNSTON.
i MR.. DAILY'S CARD.
When went to the bat out Of my reg
ular order Mr.. Johnston was ON the
coach line at first base and knew moth
ing in regard to it. He never made any
attempt to get me or any of his men to
the bat out of their regular order. During
the last inning while the excitement was
high several men cried, "batter up," and
looking towards first base I saw John
ston and thought he was the runner.
Knowing that / always followed him, l
went to the bat without having the
slightest intention of being unfair. John
ston knew nothing about it and as soon
as the mistake was noticed the error was
corrected. This mistake was all my own.
But it was made through a misappre-
hension Any insinuation that Capt. John
ston would be guilty of doing anything
of this kind is unjust to him. make this
statement in justice to him and to the
team. j. A. DAILY.
DIR. KILGO'S CARD.
In the Observer of the Doth, in the local
appearts to note rejecting upon the in
tegrity of Mr.. JonstOn, the captain of
the Trinity College baseball team. In the
interest Of truth and justice, | wish to
deny the impeachment. Mr.. Jonston is
a young man of unquestioned character
and would not be guilty of unfair con-
duct for any consideration. AS student
in Trinity he has always had the conf
dence, not only Of the faculty and student
body, but Of the citizens of Durham. AS
president Of Trinity and holding views
against professional athletics in college,
felt it my duty to investigate the action
of Mr.. Daily, who went to the bat out
of his time and, after the investigation
1 was satisfied that it was an uninten-
tional error, about which Mr.. JOHNSON
knew absolutely nothing, and was in no
sense connected with. It is due, not only
Mr. Johnston, but the student body that
you correct your statement. You may be
sure Of one thing, that when Trinity
student undertakes to play unfairly,
none will resent it sooner than Mr.. John
ston and the president of Trinity.
John r. KJT,CO