Evening journal., 1906-09-12
]. E. Layton Says His Club
viii Play Dover For $500
a Side


sporting Editor The Evening Journal
1 win appreciate space 80 your paper 70
reply to Manager Alice. OF the Dover
Basevan Club.
NOW in reference TO the agreement on
the umpire have this to say and am
willing to make oath to it. ] was acting
as manager at Dover Saturday in the abb
sence OF Vandenburg, who could not get
away from Bridgevile on the special train
butw no came up later, ana Nandenburs
told me that he and Alice had agreed on
DR.. Charles NJ. Wharton. Of Dover, fer
umpire. Reaching Dover. Alice informed
me that Mr. Wharton had gone to New
York. and that the only available man in
Dover for the umpire was Griffith. 1 said;
aGrifhth. who. Bonnie Griffith. one OF
your pitchersT and he replied Ia the at-
firma,ive. I az first objected, but Alice
said he could not get any other person
and that Griffith had umpirod one Of The
Dover games so satisfactorily that
would agree to Griffith II there could be
two umpires and that / would name one
This was agreeable 10 Alice and after
little thought It occurred to me that Hur-
lock was IN town, and knowing his repu-
tation for being a good umpire, / named
him. Alice agreed, and Griffith and Hur-
lock were to be the umpires / thought,
and until reaching the grounds about an
hour later when Alice informed me that
Griffith would very likely play In the
game (and ne did pitch one inning, being
followed by Wiilis) and that he could not
get any other person TO take Grifhths
place as umpire and that Hurloek was
agreeable to him for the umpire as he
believed Hurlock would be alright.
Now Alice says that he and agreed 10
two umpires. then why didn't he start
with two? II I would agree to Grfnth
one Of Dover's pitchers. most assuredly l
would not object 20 any one else but AL
lee said he could not get any one In
Dover and was agreeable to Hurlock. At
this juncture Alice was so worked up
over the non-appearance Of Wills who
had started from Newark several hours
previous in an automobile. which had
broken down. another machine had Jared
a similar fate and with Yorkes in New
York. Frifnth with a sore wrist Top
ham overworkod, surely Alice with no
pitcher in sight. and then forty minutes
later than the scheduled time for the
game, he was In a predicament. SO the
game started with Griffith 10 pitch and
Hurlock for umpire
Aftcr the arrival OF Willis there was
such Joy in the capital town. victory
looked so sure for Dover that Griffith as
one OF the umpires at that stage OF the
game was never thought Of by Alice, ana
had It been. there was no arrangement 10
put him ia at that time. The wrecked
automobiles and the prolonged absence Of
Willis ratified the Dover manager, that's
all. and everything went well until
Bridgeville made the two runs then II
was so different. and a kick" was made
on a decision IN the first part OF the
sixth inning the decision being made be-
fore there was any likelihood OF the two
runs. and Brldeeville had been retired IN
that Inning when Alice made the kick
claiming Benson was struck out ana
should not have been given a walk to
first.
Manager vandenburg wired the SPORT
ing Editor Of tho Philadelphia Inquirer
and he offered an umpire for $40 and ex-
INHHtHa NNA AAllN' ANtA hNNAtNnNlE lluI
was too expensive so they agreed on Dr
Wharton. and Alice the next day inform.
ed me Dr Wharton had gone to New
York
Manager Alice names the games viii
Dover, won and lost, but not one worl
about the games with Bridgevnle. why
Note this and YOU will see:
Bridgev'lic, .; Dover. @
Brdseville. !; Dover. I.
Brdgeville, 4; Dover q
Bridgeville. L; Dover O.
Brdgeville, 4, Dover. l.
Brdgevilie, 10. Dover, /.
Bridseville. .; Dover. o.
In the seven games Dover got hut on
game, the fourth. on an orrorr. . TO
and Bridgevnle defeated Dover thr.
times on Dover's grounds. In tho seve
games Bridgeville made a runs. VIII
Dover managed 10 get but O. They we
outclassed. and scores OF Dover peop
will admit IT, and have admitted it
me. The scores show 81. too.
AS for Brdgevilie padding for Dove
Since the series between the two team
Dover has used Duncan. a Wnminr,,
pitcher. against us, del" wilis. of
Knoxville, Tenn. club; O'Hara. Of A
lantic City; Lynch OF Philadelphia; Tol
ham and Yerkes Of Pennsylvania; trio
to get pitcher Williams Porter ana or