The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-02-09
Protested Game Won by Brownies Be-
cause Of Poor Referoeing.
Detroit Will Civ Up Carr and Provi-
denCe Will Secure Him.

The Clinton management has protested
the game that was played at Infantry
hall Saturday night with the Brownies on
the ground that Referee Null Smith did
not allow a foul in goal on Mallory, who
fell and while on the floor stopped a drive
that was made for the cage of the Provi-
dence team by one OF the Clinton players.
The exact circumstance that led up to
the protest took place at the beginning
OF the last period and at the south goal.
One Of the Clinton rushers drove ball al
the cage and IL was headed for a corner
OF the cage. Mallory turned towards the
corner OF the cage and met the drive,
kicking II out cleanly. but as he did so
his feet went out from under him and he
went down on the floor.
But he fell after he had safely kicked
out the ball AS he was on the floor his
legs and feet were beyond the cage sew
eral feet Now, there was no foul as
regards the first stop. but while Mallory
was on the floor the ball was again
driven at him and this time II struck his
feet. which were fully two feet outside
OF the goal circle and not In front of the
cage.
The ball, as II was driven. would never
have gone into the cage. and there was
no reason in the world TO declare the
stop as II was made was anything else
than an accident Considering that
Mallory was struck by the ball before he
could get on TO his feet, that he made
no effort TO stop IT, that the ball would
not have gone into the cage had Mallory
been elsewhere. Referee Null Smith. who
was close at hand and who saw the play,
did not call II foul in goal.
Charlie Farrell. he OF the dirty tactics
and general foul playing. maintained that
hisstea had been robbed OF a legitimate
goal. He maintained that a goal should
he allowed his team and he wanted 10
leave the hoor, and actually did, call his
players from the surface after consulta-
tion with Manager Cameron, but returned
10 the surface within the five minutes
that was allowed to him by the referee to
resume play.
Farrell Is probably the largest man Of
his team In size but In mental cslibre he
Is sadly deficient. He has assumed that
his team is entitled TO the championship
and that the loss OF any game is rank inn
position II Is doubtful he will admit his
team has lost a game on its merits this
season. He is always being robbed and
imposed upon and everybody is in league
TO rob the Clinton team OF what II should
have by rights.
In other words everything should go to
Clinton. II is Clinton or nothing. He will
resort to the most disreputable methods
of play fouling, holding and even seeking
TO injure players and II players In return
endeavor TO retaliate then there Is impo-
sition on Clinton. Farrell has no reason
20 find fault. Were all OF the fouls call
ed that were committed by the Clinton
players there would he no goals TO the
credit OF the team for Saturday nights
play.
While II may be Null Smith was not as
eigned to the game Saturday night II is a
fact no other man showed up and while
Farrell might have been disposed to ref
cree the game himself as we'll as play.
there was no objection by Manager Cam
eron to Smith refereeing when the game
was begun. II Clinton had any objection to
make on the ground that Smith was not
assigned to the game the time to have
made such objection was prior to and not
after the game.
But Cameron then had no kick coming.
II was only when he could not have his
own sweet will that he made objection.
While Providence has made no special
kick there may be a demand made by
Providence for the rejection of the two
games won by Clinton in which Hayes or
Lawrence played with Clinton, for two
games were won by the Clinton aggrega-
ton under conditions which cannot be
otherwise construed. than illegal. Perhaps
the laxity Of the league officials I'm not de-
Gliding the protest made by Manager Fox
OF Lowell may have some bearing on Far
relIs position.
II Clinton controls the league why the
fact should become known. II the off,
cials OF the league and the managers and
owners Of the other teams have some
rights and these rights should be respect
ed, then Cameron should be given to un-
derstand this.
SO far as the foul I'm goal was concerned
there was no foul I'm goal. A referee
must use some judgment I'm matter of
the character Of Saturday night The
first drive was stopped in a legitimate
manner. Then Mallory fell and while
on the floor with half OF his body out of
the goal circle ball is driven that
strikes his feet. II Is obvious enough
Mallory did not deliberately fall. for nc
could not anticipate the second drive and
vet as he was endeavoring TO rise from
the floor the second drive was made and
the ball struck his feet.
Lowell won it's eighth straight victory |
Saturday night at Chelsea, defeating the |
home team by score OF 10 10 In a game |
that was we'll and hard played through |
out. The fine work OF the Lowell team |
did the trick. for Chelsea fought hard
The Lawrence aggregation. for the first |
time this season, defeated the Worcester |
team at home Saturday night. by score |
of 10 to 6. The game was close until the |
third period. when a fine rally by the |
home team made the game secure.