Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-13
RHEUMATISM
Ball Notes.

According to the Washington Post, nine
magnates are in favor of the double
umpire system.
Milwaukee turned in $4,000 to President
johnson, this year. as the 10 per cent of
it's gate-the largest contribution of any
one club to the Western league fund.
Cleveland Press: 1t would be too bad.
| really. if the Three Guardsmen were
forced to relinGuish $4,000 of the $l25OOO
the boys have earned for them this sea-
son in buying an extra pitcher to help
out Nichols, Lewis and Kloby!
The money taken in at the Temple cup
games was divided up at Baltimore. Mon
day night, each player of the Boston and
than $500. This did not include $50 each
taken at the exhibition games at Spring
field and at Worcester. The three Boston
games took in more than $4,000, while
$l4O0 was the total amount taken at the
two Baltimore games. The Baltimore
though he played only few weeks.
The greatest game of base ball ever
played in the West between amateur
clubs took place at Minneapolis, Satur-
day. In Ginning game the Monte
Carlos defeated the Quicksteps by a
the 21st inning. Ryeberg pitched for the
Monte Carlos, Rolander for the Quick
steps. The game was played for the
championship of Minnesota. Summary:
Hits-Quicksteps, 5; Monte Carlos, 4. Err
rors-Quieksteps. 2; Monte Carlos. O..
Observation-Disclosures. IS; Ryeberg, II.
Herald: There was little play in the
last Washington Baltimore game that
fooled everybody including one of the
participants. Brown was on third when
Leahy started to steal second. Robbie
let her co. on a line to Pond. The
throw looked as if it was intended for the
short intield. but it was low, and. as the
doctor mechanically stuck out his hand.
the ball lodged there. Brown had been
fooled into starting for home. and was
caught at the plate. The only other time
the play was ever made was by Charlie
Radbourn and Morgan Murphy in this
city.
AL Spalding says: 1.-THE umpire should
be upheld by the league at any cost. even
though his decision may be wrong. He
should go upon the field as the official
representative of the National League.
and his rulings should be backed up, even
at the cost of falling off in attendance.
If a player insults him it is an insult to
the league. and the offender should be
promptly fined and put off the field in
disgrace. If an umpire fails to enforce
the rules as they are printed. believe
that he should be dismissed from the
league staff. But under no circumstances
should an umpire be removed for filming
disorderly players or for making poor
decisions. OF course. if it should occur
that an umpire was crooked or deliber-
ately showed Partially to certain club.
it would then be necessary to nail him to
the wall by forever blacklisting him."
There is likely to be some trouble over
the ball games for the Temple cup. The
series for this trophy ended Monday. the
Baltimore club getting it again, but the
donor of the trophy Mr.. w. c. Temple
of Pittsburg, Pa, is not very well salts
fled with the manner in which things have
been going. He does not relish the many
rumors that have been in circulation con-
corning the players of both teams agree
ing before the games started to equally
divide the receipts, win or lose. Mr. Tenn
pie said. Monday: These rumors are
not pleasant to me. and shall demand a
thorough investigation into the matter
If it can be proved that there has been
any such arrangement among the players
l will attend the annual meeting of the
league and make demand that these
players be blacklsted, and that the cup
be returned to the league. The cup was
not given altogether means of max
ing money for the ball players. One of
its objects was to stimulate the game and
increase interest in it among the people.
tanned, while at the same time the play
crs who had done so well during the sea-
son as to land their teams first and Sec
ond in the great race would get some eX-
ira remuneration for it. The legal cOndi
tons are that the winners get 60 per cent.
and the losers 40 per cent. If there has
been an equal divide. then the public will
be convinced that the entire affair is Il
hippodrome. The series has not been a
good one. by any means and there has
been general disappointment