The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-13
FAILED TO ARRIVE"
NOT THE CHAMPIONS, BUT THE
CHATHAM BALL TEAM.
CROWD WAS DISAPPOINTED
TO FIND THERE WOULD BE NO
GAME.

George AIDE Wrote Another Fable
once About ''The Man who Had
Cold Feet" But That Was Not i'm
Baseball Game-Acttng Captain
Mcintyre ROundIy Scored Absent
Members-Game Was Forfeited to
C. l.. AS.
Several hundred happy and expects
ant fans went out to the Bolton Street
Ball Park yesterday afternoon. and as
many hopefuls turned their faces with
disgust, homeward a few minutes
later, and the sand dunes just outside
the gate were silent audiences to deep
uttered expressions of varied intensity
1t was the afternoon set for the last
game of ball between the Chathams
and the c. L. AS, and the Chathams
failed to put in an appearance, with
the exception of three men.
At o'clock the crowd commenced
arriving, and by 4:SO. the time set for
the calling of the game, the grandstand
was well filed. James Mcintyre,
Downey and Quinn were the only mem-
bers Of the Galatians on the grounds.
Time waited for no one and 5 o'clock
was at hand before the spectators be-
gan to realize that there would be no
game.
whats matter, Chathams, have you
got cold feet?" yelled a youngster,
fresh from the "cockspur brigade"
Many remarks of this nature were
heard, and Acting Captain Mcintyre
made statement before the grand
stand, to the effect that there would
be no game, He said that he had fully
expected the men to be on hand, and
that not single one had notified him
that they would not be present. He
regretted very much that the crowd
was to be disappointed, but he had no
excuse TO offer. further than he had
uone all he could to have the men pres
elt. They were all duly notified and
should nave been prepared for the game
OF notified the management.
Inc spectators received their money
back at the gate, and filed out of the
grounds soundly rating the absent play
In the absence of Can't. Krenson of
the Chathams, Acting Captain McIn-
| tyre made statement to the Morning
News last night, in which he said
sincerely deplore this afternoons
| CSouiI eHCe. All Oh the men were nOtt-
| ned or the game, and | went out to the
! grounds confident of winning the game.
! think that with the same team we
| played last Saturday we could have
| disposed of the G. L. AS satisfactorily.
| IN accordance with the custom, the
! Galatians will forfeit the game, and a
| score of to 0 will justly be recorded
| for the c. L. AS, as they had nine
men on the grounds, and were ready
| to play"
Members of the c. L. A. team were
! sorely disappointed at the action of the
| Chatham team. Though they get the
benefit of a victory without a contest,
they would have preferred to have
won It,
Technically, the Y. NJ. c. A. could
protest the awarding the game to the
| c. L. AS on the grounds which would
be sustained by baseball rules under
which the games are played. The team
| did not line up for play, and no UNI
pire went into the field and went
| through the ceremony of calling the
game. Under the rules, this is neces-
sary before a team can claim a for
feited game.
1t is not at all probable, however,
that the Y. M. c. A. will base a pro-
test on such grounds, and will meet
| the G. L. AS in a final game next
Saturday, to decide which is entitled
to the pennant.
Whatever good excuse may be offered
| by members of the Chatham team who
failed to put in their appearance, they
will not allay the disappointment
among those who went out to the
grounds expecting to see game.
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