Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-20
ANOTHER TANGlE
Over the Proposed Base Bail Series Between
Waterviile and Geralis.

The managers o. The Gcralds and the
Waterrille team are again In a tangle
over the challenge series Alter the
meeting. Saturday. il looked as i: II
was all plain sailing and that there
would be no more trouble Ia playing
the games. But other difficulties have
arisen and now III. series is once moi-
more in doubt.
The chief difficulty seems Ia h." over
the players who shall be eligible for
the games. According 10 tn. original
challenge which Was mad. by Water
Vile and promptly accepted by the
Geralds. each team was to have any
man who had played IN any game ~
either team before Aug. q. The Geril Is
afterwards claimed that this would
give Watrrvllle the advantage as she
had played more men during the sea
son than they had. Then too Water
Vile numbered some pretty fast men
in her list. Bobby Vail. Rlwson.
Newenham. Saunders. Cowing. Rice
ana others Were available. OF course
il was never certain that these men
could be played The Gcralds claimed
Alldt lisfN iI.i'l I4bl play I'll 50 many 6ti'ii
and that they could not pick a strong
team from the list than the present
one.
This difficulty was arranged by Sc
lecting a list OF - men for each 81 L..
These wer- chiefly men VINO have play
"a with the teams during the last
month or so. Then there was a hitch
in this arrangement. The Grralds were
10 be allowed a substitute catcher ana
there was trouble over the selection OF
this man. Hight York of Oakland
and McGovcrn were the men mention
"a for this place. WaterVillc was VIII
ing that York should play as substitute
but object to McGovern. He played
some with the Geraids last season ana
this year has been catching for the
Roses OF ST. John. He has been bat
ting We'll this year and Waterville
| the bench To go in when u hit was
NEEDED. But it was doubtful il he could
| be- obtained should the Geralds decide
| that they wanted him.
The Gerald management refuses to
| play according to the conditions of the
| original challenge. but has an abund =
| ance of propositions 10 offer Water
willie also has some propositions and
| the trouble seems TO be to hit upon one
that will BE- generaily' satisfactory.
| one proposition has stood from the
! beginning Of the negotiations and that
is that both teams be given carte
| blanche in the selection OF the players.
| But this is not exactly pleasing 10
either side for il would doubtless mean
| a very heavy expense although II
would be pretty fast ball Then il
| would be town against town rather
| than team against team. Neither OF
| the teams are the same as We're play
| ed at the beginning OF the season.
About the only thing left To do if the
series is to BE- played seems to be to
90 head with the teams practically as
| they are at present. the question of n
| substitute catcher Of course berg
first settled. The teams are now
| apparently evenly matched and II
| would really be toss up 10 pick the
| winner. The supporters of both teams
would no doubt b. satisfied with this
| arrangement But everything must he
settled before playing begins so that
! there will b. no wrangling on the field.
II is perhaps well enough to fight ii
out now buI If it is carried onto the
field the crowd will y" killed the IN 81
game. Straighten out end play ban,