The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-08-03
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The much.advertised game Of base
BAN. 20 be played between the Rose
burg Grays and the Salem Raglans, "a
settle the willamette Valley League
championship, and the ownerphip Of
the pennant billed for yesterday az
ternoon at the q A. A. @. park. did not
materiallze, owing to a dispute be-
tween the manager OF the Roseburg
team and the management Of the local
aggregation Roseburg won the game
on Saturday at Eugene. thus cominf
within one OF tying Salem for the
pennant When the Grays reached
Salem on Sunday morning. their man.
ager demanded, before consentlng 10
play here, onehalf the gate receipts
and a change Of umpires. He brought
Umpire Rankin with him. and insisted
that the management pun down Um
plre Mccormick and substitute Mr.
Rankin THIS the local managers re
fused 70 DO, and President Turner. Of
the Valley f.eagne. was appealed 10
BY the Roseburg people. That gentle
man, telegmphing from his home al
Albany refused to interfere. sayinr
he could not do 80 without the con.
sent OF the board of directors OF ths
league.
AZ O'Clock large crowd had gath. |
cred at The park ready 10 see the |
best game OF the season." but the |
wranglo was stilI going on. AT last
the hoaeburg people decided to waive |
the matter Of gate receipts. but they |
demanded that Umpire Rankin be I'm |
stalled and finally asked that two um
pines oficiate. Mccormick 10 stan0
behind the pitcher, and Rankin behine
tho catcher. This was refused. and
ne Roseburg players we're called Out
o. the diamond by their manager. lust
az the game was called By Mr.. Me
cormick A painful pause ensued
When y W. Durbln appeared before |
the grand stand and announced that
the game with Roseburg was OF but |
'hat such an emergency had been pro.
Sided for, and that all desiring 10
leave could get their money back al
the box once but a good exhibition
same OF ball would be played between
tho salem team with Morris and Tea.
DO az the battery and a team com.
posed OF extra men. with whnien OF
San francisco, and Shea. OF Portland
AZ the battery. The game was ppmpt
y called and good exhibition OF the
national sport was the result The
team was given the name oil
'Eola"
About 1000 tickets bad been sold be
ore tho Roseburg players left the
Grounds, and something like 200 per
sons left the park after securing the
money paid for their tickets. a small
'ercentage considering thu fact that
ne most interesting game of the sea.
'on had been expected. aud the speq.
ators disappointed.
The game played. OF course. did not
are the Interest that would have
'e"'sd The hnal game OF the league
f'esented some Interesting fea.
20 'glans won tho con,
-s' oy e o' TO 3. m Is innlnes
'halen' In IN, 1ltcher's box Tor tbs
opposition team, played magniacep,
anne and hls support was splendid
hroaEhout C. H. Irwin. ON frst base
specially playing an excellent game
OF me Raglans, the oldtlme favor
es' Morris, Teabo. Cornford An
rews and sanders played tAe.r odd.
me good hall and the grand stan,
pa e'eaehers showed their apprerla
Q" 10 no uncertain manner Tn, 70
anne BY scores resulted As follows.
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