Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-24
WHEELING 8: MANSFIELD 0.
WHEELING 6; MANSFIELD 2
NEW CASTLE S; YOUNGSTOWN O.
NEW CASTLE 3: YOUNGSTOWN /.
FORT WAYNE 2: TOLEDO l.
DAYTON z: FINDLAY 6. (Exhibition.)
STANDING OF CLUBS
You're rawtin!''

You're rawtin!"
saw, whasmatterthyou!"
Say, what are you gittin fer this?"
I'LL see you after the game, see?
You slob."
These and many similar expression
which fell from the lips of the Mans
field players yesterday afternoon proved
them to be past masters in the art Of
rowdy ball playing, and at the same
time demonstrated the utter incompe-
tency&of Umpire Burnett. This Burnett
is a mild hammered, well meaning fell
low, but he's altogether too nice man
to be umpiring in the Interstate league.
The best interests of the game demand
that he be placed upon the retired list
His Judgment is faulty and he drops
into the error of trying to even up for
his palpable mistakes. This is mex
cusable, but might be tolerated if it
were not for his entire lack of back
bone
Pop" Lyle put bug in Burnett's
ear after his pitiable exhibition on the
diamond Tuesday afternoon. He read
several chapters from handbook on
the national game and demonstrated to
him the fact that in his limited sphere
of service he can be as despotic as the
Gar of Russia. 1t was revelation to
Burnett There was one rule which
tickled him more than all the others
that which permitted him to send play
ers to the bench. He chuckled to him
self as his brain conjured up visions of
the discontinue of the visitors and the
peaceful serenity of the ball park after
he had benched some of the blatant
rowdies who wear Mansfield uniforms.
When the time came to act he acted
promptly. Jack Law started jawiug
match. He was the first offender, and
Burnett put him out of the game. But
yet. Every opportunity for kick was
taken advantage of by the visitors and
Burnett stood as meek as lamb and
as inactive as a stone quarry while the
Mansfield hoodlums shook their fists
in his face. 1t was disgusting exhi-
bition, exciting resentment of some of
the spectators and the sympathy of
others.
So far as Burnett's work with the
indicator is concerned it was impair
TALLY bad. He is honest, but incompe-
tent. If one team suffered more than
the other by his mistakes it was Wheel
ing, but to the infinite credit of the
local players it must be said that they
behaved like gentlemen.
1t is a safe assertion that every ''fan"
on the grounds exhausted his vocabu-
larry of inyectives against the visitors.
No bucking bronchos ever kicked
harder or more pe.sistently. Their
conduct savored of the bar room, and
there was berry suggestion in their
speech. They are base ball hoodlums
reproach to the game, a disgrace to
the league. Disgruntled over their in
ability to win, they aimed cowardly
blow at an honest sport by endeavor-
ing to disgust the spectators. They
will do more to injure base ball in the
Interstate cities than all other causes
combined. President Power should as
sign Carothers to every game they play,
and extend his power and authority to
the point of filming the rowdies every
cent of their salary.
FIRST GAME.
The first game was a stubborn con-
test between the pitchers. Poole was
steady and effective, and displayed the
GOODNESS and generalship which make
him one of the best ball players in the
Interstate League He held the visitors
down to three hits. One was clean
double by Flourney, and another a
single by Flourney. The third was a
scratch bunt from Lowney's bat If the
ball had been felded. he could have
been retired at first, but he reached the
bag in safety while Niles was waiting
Tor it to roll outside the foul line. Not
one of the Kickapoos reached third
base.
For nine innings neither side scored.
Smith was very effective. and while