The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-19
PEACE REIGNS SUPREME
AMONG THE TROY AND MONT
 GOMERY TEAMS.
Chancellor W. L. Parks of Troy Act ed as Referee Last Night, Mana gers of Both Teams Agreeing
 to Play a Doubleheader.

The game had started in for blood there was n, doubt of that fact. the eighteen. men going into the game with that grim determination that presages an afternoon of the sport so dear to the heart of the baseball fan. The crowd was one of the largest that has been out to ball game in long time, about fifty of the most prominent of the citizens of the capital of Pike being among them.
 The game had rocked along to the last half of the third inning-Battle was too much for the locals, not a single hit be- ing made of him while four. including a couple of two-baggers had been made of O'Brien. The locals score had been made by the headiest work ever seen on ball field-Burnett on first started down stole home amid the delighted howls of the crowd. The inning spoken of there was Montgomery man at bat when Bat tie began throwing to first base-under when Shaw. the catcher, said something and was put out of the game. The Troy team then refused to play and the um- pire after holding the watch on them declared the game forfeited to Montgom- cry to O Mahoney has during the past games shown himself to be one of the most reliable umpires that ever handled an indicator. and under the 1902 rules his decision yesterday was clearly right.
 The rule in question is Section of Rule 2 and says, If the ball is thrown by the pitcher to any player other than the catcher (except to retire a baserun- ner) after the batsman is standing in his position ready to strike at a pitched ball. each ball so delivered shall be called a ball. This is done to prevent delaying the game and comes under the pitching rules Last night Umpire Mahoney made the following statement:
 'In Montgomery's portion of the third inning the pitcher of Troy team was throwing the ball to Troy teams first baseman. I warned him to discontinue doing so. That if he did not I would call balls as thrown by him to first base as a ball. The catcher made an insulting remark to me and I ordered him out Of the game and notified captain of Troy the game and he refused to play claiming that he only had nine men in uniform, which is another violation of the rules
 then pulled my watch and gave the team warning that if they did not play ball in one minute I would forfeit the game to Montgomery. They refused to play. Then l gave the game to Mont
 Ed Mahoney. Umpire.
 Managers Hilliard of Troy and Screws of Montgomery after requesting Chancel- Tor w L. Parks to act as arbitrator signed the following card which the legal gentleman drew up last night:
 Whereas. the Troy Baseball Club were engaged to play the Montgomery Base ball Club a series of six games begin ming today (Monday) and
 Whereas, said teams met on the dia- mond and played three innings upon the part of the Troy team and two and one half innings upon the part Of the Mont gomery team: and
 Whereas a dispute arose that ended in decision of the umpire to the ehect that the game was forfeited to Montgomery because of the failure of the Troy team to play further.
 Now therefore in order to play out the said series of games and satisfy the public we the undersigned managers Of said respective teams do hereby agree Tor our respective clubs that there has been no game played of the said respective series of games and that this agreement is in no wise intended as an interference with the rights of any person. but is made to maintain the friendly relation existing between the people of Troy ana Montgomery and our respective clubs.
 It is further agreed that said teams will play two games for one admission, 25c on Wednesday next in consideration of the fact that under the decision or the umpire the game was forfeited by Troy after only a small part of the game had been played and no money having been refunded to the spectators.
 James H. Screws, Manager Montgomery
 Baseball Club; James B. Hilhard,
 Manager Troy Baseball Club.