Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-06-17
HOME TEAM
BESTED AGAIN
SOuthsiders OutpIayed the
Athletics
But There Were SO Many
L mpires None of Them
Gave a Decision.

been made the medium OF disgrace
| full proceeding at Eastlake Park. and
once more the grand stand has been
handed a lemon. The third game of
| the series between Phoenix and the
| Southsiders, for the county champion
| ship. each team having one 10 its
credit. was played at for eight innings
and one-third. stopped and no decis-
ion given by anybody. Which team
gets credit for this game, If either, Is
matter of small Importance. COM
| pared to the lamentable injury done
| locally to Americas finest game and
the consequent setback in local en-
: thusiasm. Regardless of who won the
game, the reader is entitled to know
that when il stopped 1t was in the
ninth inning with Phoenix at the bat.
one man out, and nine runs to her
credit, while the southsiders had elev-
en- runs to their credit. There were
two umpires and neither gave n decis-
ion. The concensus of opinion among
those who witnessed the incident is
that the Southsiders. whether
justified or not, played the baby
act in the beginning. and that the
management of the Phoenix team at
ed to do what in the name of courtesy
they should not have done. whether
legal under the rules or not. thus
bringing the game TO stop.
II all came about over a man named
Stevenson. of Granite Reef. who is a
good ball player and has played with
Phoenix for sometime. participating in
the last Phoenix Prescott game.
Though he is not professional play
er, the Southsiders seem to be des-
peratcly afraid of him. and more than
that, claim they are contending for an
article of agreement entered into in
the beginning of the county series
Stevenson played with the Southsiders
against Phoenix in the first game of
the series. For some reason they did
not agree and he left the team. having
since then played with Phoenix when
he was needed and sent for The
Southsiders say that in the beginning
il was understood that no player who
started in the cup series in certain
team, would be permitted to play
against that team in any game Of the
series. II that be true. the agreement
should have been kept However
Phoenix needed Stevenson very much
yesterday to make good team. and
arranged to play him. II is contended
by Captain Lewis that as late as last
Thursday Manager DAILY of Mesa said
he would consent to let Stevenson
play with Phoenix. Whether this is
so or not, makes no difference to this
story.
The material point is that when the
~
day. Stevenson and an Indian named
Luna were enrolled. The Wis
itors at once objected. but Rim
derle and Lewis had no other
available material to make
strong game. With 500 people in the
grand stand. before the game started.
the opposing team averring that
Phoenix could play no new
Ten. picked up its parapher-
MALTA and left the fled, the
Phoenix team remaining there i'm prac-
tice. When 1t was seen the visitors
intended to make their bluff good. and
thus disappoint an Interested grand
stand. Manager Rinderle followed them
to the gate. II was practically impos-
sible to give the visitors their money
back. for many reasons. one being that
so many sneak over the fence there
would not be money enough to divide
with all who came out. Rinderle plead
with the visitors to give an exhibition
game then, and not call il a cup game
They replied that II they PLAYED at
all II would be for the cup. RfnderIe
then offered to play with Luna, leaving
stevenson out. They refused Kinder
lie then. according to the Mesa side of
the argument. agreed to drop both men
and play To this however Rinderle
demurs. his statement being that he
offered to start" the game with the
two men out, but reserving Stevenson
for substitute in the event a man got
hurt, as he had no other player The
reader will note this point of differ
ence in the statement of fact and take
his choice as to the veracity of the
two teams
The game started with Luna out and
Stevenson on the bench. 1t was felt I'D
To this time that the visitors had play
ed the baby act considerably, and were
inclined to give Phoenix the worst of
H. having caught her short handed.
However, Mesa was given a cheer
When she picked up the bat. and
Phoenix went into the field. The game
progressed to the last half of the ninth
inning when the visitors had
eleven runs and Phoenix 3, with one