Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-10-28
Foot Ball,

A Cumberland morning paper refers
to the report FINISHED the JOURNAL
last week as
such an erratic account that it states
that Richard Thomas had Himmler down in
the melee.
Whether he chad Himmler down" or
not is matter concerning which the
morning paper should not feel hurt
1t is better to skip that and get into
the merits of the scrimmage:
Conflicting statements have been made to a
Ne~s representative about this fight, but the
most reliable evidence on the part of the
spectators is to the effect that Brady, of the
Frostburg team, passed the first blow, de-
spite his denial of that allegation.
1t would appear from this that ire
liability" among Cumberland "spec-
tators' Is one of degree reliable,
more reliable, most reliable" The
morning paper selects the last as its
authority, thus evincicg a liberty of
choice that is both final ank absolute.
What the reliable and more reliable
spectators reported to "a Meas repre-
sentative may, therefore, never be
known, weighed or measured" This
is unfortunate, because their testimony
might enable Brady to continue to
deny the allegation and eventually to
defy the alligator"
There can be little dispute ofthe fact that the
opposition to Shewbridge and Logue playing
on the team was rather childish, and it was
scarcely more than human nature for other
players to get involved after Brady started a
fight with a much smaller man.
The fact that the FrOstburg boys ac-
commodated the Y. M. C.. A. team
with a game at all was equal "child-
ish." They could have remained at
home at their work and avoided what
they believe was designed as sneak
GU them. Besides, had they acceded
to the manly proposal boys, as we
are not in it with you; as you are too
many for Us, we have run in two
ringers on you"-there is no as
surance that Brady would not have
been then compelled to run over some
body, maybe two somebodies, both
perhaps bigger than he. The ext
gencies of the game, the JOURNAL is in
formed, are such that men like Brady,
once on start, cannot be stopped.
But Brady is not the man that will
starr fight with II much smaller
mau." His whole record bellies that
lmputation.
Cumberland people do not seem dis
posed to blame any other players on the
Frostburg team than Brady, but they do
berand team does not deserve any censure
i'll the matter at all.
E,r cathedrm! That settles it. The
world has at last an instance of
quarrel on one side of which there was
no wrong.
But, speaking of denials, it is no.
tiNV"piC 'hdl thlo PAL dSl dp u lIOu tic
JOURNALS account was not speclfical-
ly repudiated:
Manager Schneider acquiesced on condi,
ton that the Cumberland team manager
would play the same team that had played
in the two previous games.
When manager Schneider and his team got
on the grounds manager Robb, of the Cum
berland team, introduced two "-ingers''-
Messrs. Shewbrdge and Logue.
When next Secretary Radcliff tells
the Cumberland players that he would
ask the board of directors of the Association
to rule against the team playing under the
name of the Y. NJ. G. A. if they continued to
play the game under the circumstances
he should also deem it good Y. NJ.
G. A. ethics to do AS you agree
For hight here was the start of the
trouble-not IN Brady'S imp, tuous
rush-bur in the Deliberate departure,
from an understanding had bcrore tile
FroStJ"ry players lett lame!
Finally, the Cumhrr and nuar,agr-
memt not only accomplished TIN
"tilkr,' but II h:,S about broken up
th" sport in all TINS So ti"n for tins
ScaS'n.
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