Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-20
THE DIAMOND.
There May Be Trouble Over City
 League Pennant.

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 ington Hill Manager May Protest Pastime Game-Other Interesting
 Base Ball News.
 Evidently the City Amateur league is not going to wind up the season in perfect harmony and peace, if the ru- tnors that were current last evening are to be believed. In fact, some of the talk that was heard could be classed as little better than rumor, for one or two of the managers were talking of protesting the awarding of the pennant to the Brooklyn Athletic club until certain matters were strengthened out. In the first place. Manager Thompson persists in his claim that he was robbed of the game on the decision which called fair ball a foul ball. It is difficult to see just 1 where Manager Thompson can make any protest on the game, however, and in conversation with the president last night he was given enough of explana- tion to show that his protest could not legally be sustained. An umpire's de cisions stand. no matter whether right or wrong. If a mistake was made it cannot be remedied. The umpire gave his decision as he saw it. or believed he saw it. and it must stand.
 There is another point, however. which will come up tonight. or which Manager Kelly of the Washington Hills threatens to bring up. This point will be over the Washington Hill and 1 Pastime game. Manager Kelly claims that Campbell, who played with the Pastime club last Sunday, was not eligible to play. That he played pro- 1 fessional ball all season and was there fore debarred from playing in the l league He claims to have in his pos session q newspaper clipping to prove his assertion. If this is so then the Washington Hills are entitled to the game. The manager of the Pastines should have Campbell at the meeting l tonight to prove or disprove this ac- cusation The whole business should be straightened out this evening in l some way.
 Apropos of the above Manager Mad den. it is said. has stated that he does not want the pennant unless he has won if fairly. He has kept within the rules all the season and he has ad- vised his players to do the same. Ht does not want the cup on a fiuke and Tnless the managers vote unanimously to award the penuant to his team he viii refuse if. He has fought for 1t and as he believes he has won 1t. To fniel+ may settle the whole mix-up for all time.
 New York. Oct 2O--'Tron Man" Nc l Ginnity's strenuous protest against the manner in which he and other mem 1 hars of tho New York National league team were treated 1av John T. Brush, nresident of the club, may surprise n1anv followers of the Giants. Me- 1 Ginnity says that Brush. entirely un- 1 solicited. promised the players a pres ent if the team finished one, two, three in the pepnant race. By extra ordinary exertions on the part of the men the Giants closed the season in second place and naturally expected the president of the club to live up to his word But the presents were not forthcoming notwithstanding the fact that by keeping the team prominent in the fight all season the players l were the means of bringing many 1 thousands of dollars to the clubs cof- fers.
 It Is not often that player of the sterling integrity of Joe McGinnfty breaks into print with grievance against the owner of a team. but the circumstances in this case are such that the .Iron Man. is justified in let ting the public know the manner in which the New York players were ''thrown down after a season in | which the men strained every nerve and muscle to land the team in one of the coveted positions, believing Brush would live up to his promises. Me- | I,~ 1I,n, ,>o4 IA Giants who has kick coming. Gen eral dissatisfaction prevails and 'T think the treatment we received was particularly bad" are expressions used by the "Iron Man" which go to show that the players are bitter against the club.
 McGinnity boldly proclain1s that at least six or seven of the men will not play here next season. unless some thing more substantial than promises is shown to them. He announces he may take these men with him to the California league, where he has good offer to manage a team.
 Perhaps the tangle may be Straight ened before the opening of the 1904 campaign, as Brush has way of com ing to time when he is called good and hard, but unless he does, visitors to the Polo grounds next season may
 miss many of their favorites and Me Graw will find it difficult task to get together another winning combination. Had Brush permitted his Giants to meet the Highlanders in post-season series-a series which would have been relished by every local follower Of baseball-and had divided a portion or the receipts among his players. he would have escaped McGinnitv's scathing denunciation. The sympathy Of the public will be with the players there never will be any wasted on Brush
 P1ttsburg papers are finding conso- iat1on in the defeat of the National league champions at the hands of the Boston Americans One of them sa if