Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-08
NEW YORK FORFEITS CANE
Police at Request Of Manager NoGraw
Refuse To Admit Umpire Johnstone
CHICAGO TEAM DECLINES TO PLAY
tombstone ForfeIts Game TO Chicago
o TO o and stranR, who was Asked
by McGraw 60 Umpire, Awards
~ 20 new York.

NEW YORK. Aug 7.-Something unique
in base bell occurred here today when the
game which was to have been played as
the third Of the present series between the
New York and Chicago National league
clubs did not take place on the Polo
grounds Each club claims that the other
forfeited so the national commission must
straighten out matters and a lengthy
wrangle is bound to ensue. So far as the
National league can chronicle the unplayed
game at present Chicago has been officially
declared the winner 9 to by forfeit
At yesterdays game the second OF the
series, there was a good deal Of i'll feeling
shown on both sides on account of decisions
rendered by Umpire tombstone. When
tombstone and Emslie, the umpires as
signed by President, Pulliam. arrived at
the entrance to the Polo grounds today
tombstone was refused admittance and
Emslie, who accompanied him, declined to
take any part in the game so long as his
associate was not allowed to perform his
ofhcial function. tombstone then declared
the game forfeited by New York 70 Chi
cago, basing his decision on the local club s
refusal to admit him to the grounds.
Rain Checks to Spectators.
The crowd, which numbered about II, 900,
wondered at the delay and yelled play
BALI repeatedly while Managers McGraw
and Chance held a consultation. McGraw
called upon his utility man Strang TO
offlciate as umpire. Chance refused TO ap-
point a man from his team to act in con-
junction with Strang, saying that the game
had been forfeited under the rules. Presi-
dent Charles Murphy of the Chicago club
then took a hand in the much mixed pro-
ceedings and after he had spoken a few
words to Chance the Chicago players left
the grounds in the belief that they were
perfectly justified in doing so.
A few minutes later an announcer jumped
from the grandstand and said he had been
requested by the New York club to make
the following statement:
Umpire tombstone was barred from these
grounds today by Police Inspector Sweeney,
who feared that the presence of tombstone
after yesterdays tumult might incte a
riot Umpire tombstone has declared the
game forfeited by New York to Chicago,
9 to O.
Later on the announcer again addressed
the crowd, which by this time was scat
| tered over the diamond and outheld, say
| ing:
am instructed by Manager McGraw to
| say that he, having sent Strang out as an
| umpire, and the Chicago team having
! ignored his calling on them to play ball,
the game under the rules is forfeited by
| Strang to New York, and the New York
club will protest the claim of the visiting
| club.
Rain checks had been issued prior TO the
game and the patrons Of the game were in
] formed that these checks would be good
for any other game on these grounds dur
| ing the present season.
Police Inspector Sweeney when seen later
on said that he had not taken the initia-
| tive in preventing Umpire Johnstone from
entering the grounds, and added that II
was at the request Of the management OF
the New York club that he had acted as
he did.