Evening journal., 1906-08-14
Another Kick AGAINST Now Castle


Sporting Editor The Evening Journal
win you kindly give me space in your
paper 70 make few remarks IN regard to
the duPont-New Castle game on Saturday
In tho first place the DUPONT team admits
that it was beaten. which, however is nc
disgrace to a team which plays all sea-
son, as 1t Is bounu TO lose occasionally; FOR
reference ask. New Castle. The DUPONT
team does not pose as champions OF any.
thing, but Is merely IN the game for the
sport, and only expect TO get a fair deai
and a square chance TO win. duPonts best
reference is that they have never been re-
fused return game by any team, but
having played once, are always in demand
again. Not being In the game for money
no underhand tricks are necessary In or.
der to win games and please patrons who
give up their good money for somebody
else To- live on.
On Saturday at New Castle there were
only three decisions that were any ways
close on the base These were Duffy at
first, In the first inning; Beatty at sec
ond In the NTH inning. and, when Glenn
stole home in the eighth inning. These
were the only close decisions In the game
but every one OF them was decided ~
favor OF New Castle The first two meant
runs for New Castle as both men scored
and tho last meant a run for dupont
which was not allowed The first play we
will let go rs an error Of the umpire, but
as to the last two it is different Af.er
the game. Duny, a New Castle player. un-
solicited, made the statement to the du.
pont manager, that In both cases the um-
pire was dead wrong. Now this is no un-
signed statement and is no mud throwing
I as the remarks OF another teams man
ager were called when he made a protest
about his treatment in New Castle Com
ing from this source It must be pretty
near true. In trying TO steal second Beat,
~ was touched by Broad, the dupont
shortstop, five feet from the base but
was declared safe Al least nfty peopl.
after the game were loud IN their condem-
nation OF this decision. But the last de-
oislon was the limit. Three Of the dupont
players wore sitting on the grass about
twenty yards from the base line (the
players bench was full Of New Castle
rooters) when Manager Murphy ordered
them to get back. They were not coach
ing, were In no possible chance Of inter-
fering with the game. and were not even
noticed by tho umpire. At this moment,
Glenn, who was ON third, stole home and
was safe Manager Murphy Immediately
cried that he had called time and that
the runner must so back. It was a critical
moment 10 the game. as the score would
then have been to with two out and
two on the bases. The umpire sustained
Manager Murphy and made the runner re.
turn TO his base According to the rule
book it Is the umpire's place to put play.
ers back and not the managers. Who ever
heard of the manager OF a ball team call
ing "time?" When asked for his author
ity H allowing a manager to call 'time, "
the umpre's only reply, as he walked
away was, Murphy said TO do it." A.
another time when Mckinney was caught
1 by ten yards OF second the umpire failed
20 even see the play.
AS l have already said the dupont team
admits that 81 was defeated. but the score
should certainly have been different. It is