The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-06-30
The Last.Game.

Rap, rap, rap, rang the Knockers ham,
mer, few hot words, wrahgle, then
it's all off.
Thus the disagreeable ending Of Bam-
bergs last game of ball with the Athletics,
of Aiken, here last Wednesday afternoon
may be briefly summed up.
With the score four to three in the first
half of the eighth inning in favor OF the
home team, Simmons at first, Youmans at
second and two hands down, the trouble
began.
Kay Brabham seized the swat-stick and
swatted past second for aneat single, thus
allowing Youmans the opportunity OF
scoring, which he proceeded to do, reach
home on beautiful slide. Simms for
the visitors) who had taken Clay's place
behind the bat after the latter had the
misfortune to have his collar bone frac'
tured by foul tip, thought that he had
received the bah in time to touch YOU
mans out, not realizing that Youmans had
reached the plate with his hand, imme-
diately refused to accept the umpire's
decision of safe.
During the confusion of simms's
kick, Simmons, unobserved, stole home,
making the score six to three for the To-
Gals.
This was too much for "Mary" Meyer,
who had on several occasions previously,
caused himself, BY his unreasonable OBJ
iections and kicks, to become very OBJ
noxious to the spectators, his own team,
and the home team also, as captain of his
team called them from the field and re-
fused to retake the field within the time
limit.
Thus you see the game had to be called
9 to 0 for Bamberg.
1t seemed that Meyer thought it rare
chance, for the howl he set up would
have done credit to Comanche Indian
on the war path.
That the decision of Umpire Hoffman
was anything but fair has never crossed
the mind of anyone who witnessed the
game, and we feel sure that Simms's
objection was due entirely to his inability
to watch the ball and the runner at the
same time.
But for the conduct of Meyer we have
this to say, that it was only for the satls-
faction of base desire to win the game
by any other than fair means, thus bring
ing to disagreeable end what promised
to be most pleasant series of games.
|, Upto its untimely end Harrison pitched
magnificent game, striking out ten men
and allowing only three hits, while W.
Schroeder, for the Athletics, was found
easily, and was replaced by Carr in the
sixth inning.
Shortly after this change, Clay, the
clever little back-stop for the visitors,
who was catching fine game, had the
misfortune, as has been said before, to
have his collar bone broken by being hit
with foul tip.
He was replaced by simms and Pat
terson was placed at third.
The home team showed marked i'm
provement in form over Tuesdays game,
and they gave Harrison fine support.
The one error which is charged up
against Jerry" Burnett in this game is
the only one he has made in five consec-
utive games.
What league can show finer record!
Following is the score as it stood at the
time the game was called:
Bamberg. ...........1 003 90 2-6
Athletics. ...........0 001 02 IS
Batteries: Harrison and Brabham
Schroeder. Carr, Clay and Simms.
After it was decided to discontinue the
series, the visitors left on the 7:45 p. m.
train, many of them having made hosts
of friends who will be glad to see them
here again. +.