Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-05-22
Royalton Quits in ! "Huf" At Decision
E& Of the Umpire in the
81. g. Fifth Inning. .-.
SCORE WAS 1 TO 0 AGAINST THEN
It Was 4 Good Game and it Is to Be Re
!. GREETED That it Was not Played y
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fortunate ending-unfOrtunate be-
cause quite alarge breach was created
between the opposing teams and
considerable Ill feeling was stirred
up among the citizens of both COM
munities. ..,'.>..
While we don't think the visitors
were Wholly to blame, we do honest
ly believe that they were largely to
blame for the result, for they did
certainly act hastily in the matter,
and gave no opportunity to rectify
the mistake, If one had been made.
The game had proceeded to the
first half of the fifth inning. The
score was then l to o in favor of
Little Falls. It had been an excel
lent exhibition of ball playing up to
this time and gave promise of being
one OF the hardest fought battles
ever witnessed on this diamond.
Murphy came second to bat in this
inning, Doty having gone out on q
grounder to Bourassa. BY Gravels
bad throw Murphy reached first
base and stole second and third.
Gally came to bat and sent a slow
grounder to Gravel, who flelded it
quickly and sent it over to first and
Bourassa returned it to home plate
to prevent Murphy from scoring.
The decision at home plate was a
very close one, but the umpire called
Murphy out, and Galley was also
called out at first retiring the side
without a score. A roar was i'm
mediately made on the home plate
decision, and without waiting for
any propositions in the matter and
acting upon the advice OF the
manager, we are informed, the Roy
alton team refused to continue the
game and Immediately left the
grounds. Up to this time the Roy
alton team had not the slightest
excuse for a kick on the part of the
umpire and had made none, and
their action in quitting the game,
granting that their contention was
right, was CONDEMNED by all neutral
parties who witnessed It,. If the de-
cision had been a rank one instead
of q very close one, or II they had
received the "worst" of it prior to
this decision there might have been
some excuse for their quitting, but
under the circumstances there seems
to have been but little reason for
their action.
Umpire Brown gave his decision
as he saw it.
Another unfortunate circumstance
connected with it was that Manager
Emders attention was at that time
directed toward restoring to con-
seriousness a young lady that had
tainted and he did not have time to see
the visitors as they went out, for there
is little doubt that if the managers
could have met, the affair would been
adjusted aud the game continued to
a close.
The home team made no Overtures
toward q settlement Of the disputed
point, and in this respect may have
been somewhat obstinate. How
ever, they claim that such action
was expected from Royalton for the
reason that the captain and manager
OF the Royalton team stated to the
manager OF the Little Falls team
prior to the beginning OF the game
that they would not ''stand" for
any off decisions Of Umpire Brown.
The game, as stated before, was a
good contest, teh clubs being evenly
matched and the outcome would
nave been in doubt to the finish.
The weak point of both teams was
their stick work. Only one hit was
credited off Ferrill's delivery, and
only two off Doty's. The fielding
was very good with a few excep-
tions. Gravel was slow in fielding
two grounders and by bad throw
ing to first two men reached that
base who should have been put out.
H. Newman fumbled grounder
and made a similar error for the
home team. Bourassa's playing of
first was perfect, but Gravel needs
practice ON third, and Sylvester was
not as rapid behind the bat as he