Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-08-08
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2'D ! | | YORK
GAME IS FORFEITED
Police Ole at Request Of Giants Man.
agenent Bars Umpire John.
Stone From Grounds.
FEAR OF RIOTS CAUSE OF ACTION
Both Teams Claim Contest, But Final
Decision Left to Board of Direct
ors-Frcc Fight Winds Up Bos,on.
Plttsburo scries--Managcr of the
Home Team Attacks Umpire.
(By Associated press.l

EYE NEW YORK. Aug. 7.-Somethng
when the game which was to have
been played as the third of the pres
ent series between the New York ana
Chicago National League clubs did
not take place on, the Polo gromuus,
* Each club claim8 that the other for.
feited, SO the board ol directors must
stratghten out matters and !, lengthy
wrangle Is bound to ensue. So far
as the National League can decide
the unplayed game at present. CniCTI-
go has been officially declared the
winner . To 0, by forfeit
umpircs Not Allowed in.
at yesterdays game. the second oil
the series. there was good deal Of
i illieeling on both sides OH account
OF aeclsions rendered by Umpire
tombstone. When tombstone and
Emslie. the umpires assigned by Pres.
1dent Pulliam. arrived ut the entrance
10 the Polo Grounds today, tombstone
was refused admittance aud Emsic.
who accompanied him, declined to
take any part in the game so long as
his associate was not allowed to per.
form his official function.
tombstone then declared the game
forfeited by New York to Chicago
hasing his decision on the local clubs
refusal tn admit him to the grounds
Crowd Wells: "Play BALL"
The crowd which numbered about
4 ll,hbN. wondered nj the delay and
Sniei Play bull!' repeatedly. while
hl&nagnrs McGraw and Chance held a
consultation.
MoGraw called upon his utility man.
y strang, to officiate as umpire. Chance
refused TO appoint Il man from his
! team To net In conjunction with
Strang, saying that The game had
Deen forfeited under the rules.
President Charles Murphy Of the
Chicago club then took hand IN the
much mixed proceedings and. after he
hai spoken a few words to Chance,
the Chicago players loft the grounds
lew minutes later an announcer
( jumped from The grand stand aud
said that he had been requested by
the New York club to make the FOL.
lowing statement:
Riot Feared.
Umpire lolnstone was barred
from these grounds today by Police
Inspector Sweeney, who feared that
& the presence of tombstone, after yes.
terdny's tumult might incltc a riot.
Umpire tombstone has declared
the game forfeited by New York to
Chicago, . to o."
Later on the announcer again al
dressed the crowd. which. by this
ume. was scattering over tho dla.
mond to the outfield, saying:
New York Claims Game.
Il am instructed by Manager Mc-
Graw to say that he having sent
Strang out rs umpire and the Chicago
team having ignored his calling on
them to play ball. the game, untIcr
y the rules. Is forfeited TO New York.
to 0, and tie New York club viii
protest the claim of the visiting
club I"
Rain checks had been issued rrior
4 10 the game and the patrons of the
club were informed that these checks
would be good for any other game on
these grounds during the present
season.
Police Inspector Sweeney. when
seen lator, announced that he had not
taken the initiative In preventing
umpire iohnstono from entering the
grounds and added that it was at the
+ request of the management of the
New York club that lie had acted as
he did. -
A. Game Goes to cIlicaao.
Tonight the Associated Press re.
Geived dispatch from President
Pulltam. of the National League dat.
ed Saratoga. N. Y, regarding the for
feited game.
& President Pullam says that the
game was legally forfeited to chi.
cago, aud that he will stand by the
( action of Umpire ,Iohnstone to the
finish He adds that so long nc he
Is president of the league he will
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