The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-08-21
BIG STONE GAP WINS BEFORE m.
TERPRErATI0N COMMITTEE

~ AHftI fftttiiOn Comm ttpf
OF the Coal Fields Base Bal
l.tsague met at w ise Cour,
House last Thursday night fo,
the purpose Of passing on the
protest made bv Dorcheste,
Club concerning the Fourth of
July game. The committee
consisted of +. NJ. Fulton
Chairman; John A. Fsser r
A. Ayers, 4. III. Reeder and
). r. Bullitt. All of the mem
oers Of the committee were
present. Dorchester was repre.
scented by Mr.. Geo. II. Es,.r
ana DIR. Pollard. No one was
present 10 represent Big Stone
Gap Mr.. Bullitt stated To the
committee that in view of this
tact, and, also. IN view of the
TACT that he was a Director of
the Big Stone Gap Club and
had been very active in its man
agement. he would prefer not
10 act with the committee AS
Judge, but would. IL il were
agreeable TO the committed. act
az the representative and ad
vocate of the Big Stone Gan
Team. This was agreed to-
The protest made by Dorch.s-
ter involved two points:
First; They claimed thar
fressler, one Of the piavers of
Big Stone Gap, had left Biz I.
Stone Gap and severed his cam,
nection with the team about |
June 9Th, and had not taken
part ln any games until the
Fourth of July game. and that
ne was therefore, not eligible
TO play. and that Big Stone Gan I
.oy playing him on july am /
mad forfeited the game Mr.
builitt cOntended on behalf az
Big Stone Gap that the compact
between the clubs provided thar
the manager OF eac h ciub
should, prior 10 June LIST. send
IN list of thirteen names of
play ers, and should make AN
Aiiidavit TO the effect that each J
II the thirteen had signified ms !
Intention 10 play with the cluh q
iurlng each and all gaines from 7
'nc including June LIST up Ia C
u'y 4th, aud that he. the man. r
'ger, expected and believed thar
IA OF such players would Il. !
sith me club during each of a
ne said games, that SIR. Blan- a
on' manager OF the Big Stone
Jap club, had sent IN these
aines, accompanied with tbe
roper oath, aud that this WAS
e test aud the oale iesf of the
ght OF PreSsier To play n.
iade the further point that at y
he time Mr.. Blanton SEM i'm !"
he said list he certainly ex- y
scted, and IN good faith be- "
eN co, that Pressler would play .
ith the club during all or th. =
al games, and that If anybody NJ
AL been injured IL was the Big ~
one Gap Club, because Press
T had left on June 9Th. and fO
Ie club had been much cr,n- be
Ell by reason OF that fact. be.
'uses under the agreement. IL vi
'uiu not play anyUn IN his Ri
ace.
After hearing full argument r,
G committee retired, aud after ri,
me time reported that they
"a voted anaaimoUsly ia favor
Pressler's right 10 play. %
second: The next ground of ~
otest made by Dorchester was -, ,n
al Bonno had made a Oalk
ale Pollard was on first; mai "'
Hard had been thus deceived
en touched out between first an
q second, aud that Goostln. We
q declared ham out, instead at
declaring bim entitled In
'ond base. lt was conceded hai
II bonno was not i'm the boy Pr
IL was contended by Dor Sci
'ster that he had made a enI
tion as Tito deliver the bail the
HE bar, aud that this was a \
X Notwithstanding the fact DIRE
q ffonu" was not in Che the
hers box ma,
IT, buiistt, on behalf q; Big Del
ne Zap. conceded that il II SEQ
e true that Bonno had made 4