The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-11-26
GAME MUST Be REPLAYE0

BY vote OF five to two the athieuc
committee OF the rnterschoiastic league,
which met at the Classical high scnool
Yesterday afternoon at $3.50. determined
ina, the protest OF the Pawtucket team
against the East Providence team be sus-
tained and that the game must be re-
played.
The only representative not present was
from the Cranston school and President
Read presided. The game was protested
by the Pawtucket team on the grouno
that the crowd attending the game played
last Thursday prevented free play the
field being overcrowded.
The Pawtucket team presented writ
ten statement on the general grouno lhae
the conditions at the grounds were unfair
and the game could not proceed properly
and continuously IL was also instanceo
that the protesting team mao twice pre-
vious TO the game requested East Provi-
dence to play the game on enclosed
grounds, which request was refused and
the Pawtucket team was assured that the
grounds could be kept free and clear.
The statement then followed with seven
specihca tions, making definite ilustra-
tion Of the conditions which obtained and
setting forth the naHHeF-iH which-tha
Pawtucket team had been interfered with
and play prevented.
The East Providence team set forth q
statement In rebuttal which gave four
reasons why the protest should not be
sustained and attached to this was
statement by the officials OF the game,
which was as follows:
To whom It may concern:
We. the undersigned. do hereby state
that there was but one play In which the
crowd interfsred with the play. This waa
when East Providence made her touch
down. The crowd was back of Pawtuc-
ket's goal and prevented the Pawtucke'
players from tackling the East Provi'
dence runner as he ran from the point
where he crossed the goal line to point
directly In front OF the goal posts. The
field was not absolutely clear at any time
during the game, but there was no time
excepting the aforesaid when the game
was interfered with.
the -tifffe-when Pawtaeket- withdrew
the field was in better condition with
respect to the crowd than at any other
time during the second half. The crowd
which was on the field was mostly on
Pawtucket's end of the field fully 80 yards
from the play. l. Edwin II. Lyle. heard
Captain Schmidt make the following
proposition to Captain Redmond: If
anyone OF your fellows gets the ball and
is in any way interfered with by the
crowd we will let It count as a touch
down"
tSigned)
EDWIN Fl. LYLE. Referee.
j WILBUR MASON. Umpire.
The reading of the statements was
followed by some argument by the mem
bers. and on motion Of Frank A. Spratt
OF Manual the following resolution was
pa assed
Resolved, That the protested game
should be replayed under the manage
ment Of Pawtucket on neutral grounds.
The resolution was amended so as to
have the game played on Saturday on
Andrews field. and was then passed by a
vote of hve TO two, Manual and East
Providence voting I'm the negative, and
Pawtucket. Woonsocket, Hope. English
and Woonsockct In the affirmative. A
committee was appointed to make the ar
rangements for the game and the com
mittee adjourned.
This game will decide the championship
of the Interschoiastic league and will no
doubt be warmly contested The Paw
tucket team has made 1862 points I'm Ave
games and the East Providence team Is:
points. This does not include the score
OF the game which must be replayed. for
that game was nullhed.