The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-11
LOSE CONTEST BY ARGUMENT Nashville Plays in Hard < Luck.
 UMPIRE RINN CALLS GAME Given to Montgomery in Sixth 1 Inning, , too. f Mr. Debbs a.A the Dobbites Had
 Kicked and Kicked over Clsse
 Decision, ana His Umphs
 Finally Loses Patience.

With the score standing and 3. and the bases full, with one out in the last half of the sixth inning yesterday afternoon. Umpire Frank Rim called by a score of 3 to 0.
 Perry was on third, Henline on sec- ond and Nye on first. with one out. Gear having sacrificed Perry and Hen, quick throw, Wells. who was catching for Nashville. caught Perry off third. It looked clearly as if Perry had been caught. he afterward admitting that Then began a debate that would have made anything. in either house of the Legislature look like lemonized dough- nuts. 1
 Dobbs and his Nashville crew hustled for the plate with the celerity of . man knowing that foaming stein of suds on the bar is "hisnn." With the umpire in the center. they formed g close circle about him with a kind of lines, 'ofs of talk were were handed % out in Chauncey Depew style--only more so. The result was that Mccormick. the Nashville shortstop. talked himself out nso S% HSe Perans had knocked out of the box in the second inning. and without him Dobbs only had nine men in uniform, two pichers being on & the gate, n, and Whltsy Morse V
 Malarky agreed to let Perdue go back in the game. and Dobbs was go- ing to put him in center while he him. self went to second base. Wiseman taking McCormick's place at short
 There was a fierce wind and it look ed as if 1t was only a matter of a few moments before rain began-all this squabbling had taken an unnecessary playing for rain or not is a matter of conjecture. The rules give the un- pire the privilege of calling the game If a team does not take the field with play Finally Dobbs and the Nashville team started back to. the field. Rim calling to Dobbs to hurry up or hs would call the game. and stopped s0a as if to s begin anothep DHs ar gument. Rinn then turned to the grand stand and announced that the game was called. forfeiting 1t to Mont gomery g to 9: Mansger Dobbs of the to the credit of Montgomery until Judge Kavanaugh gives his decision.
 Malarky switched his outfeld. Dale center. The batting order was changed. Baxter batting second and Henline moved down to fifth place.
 inning and scored on Baxter's two 
 Henline hit one past third in the sec ond. Gear sacrificed him and Hen1ine scored on Yves drive, Wye going to second. Then Purdue was chased. Battling" Nelson going in. Hausen hit clean and Nye scored. making the score 3 to o. ''
 After Hausen's hit in the second. not even a scratch was made off Nell son; while in the fifth. things were Nelson opened the inning with a, hit past second base Persons made a scratch infield hit. and the bags were full when Welfs- walked. Dobbs was out on foul to Baxter. but Nelson and Person scored on McCormick's drive
 Then Rim had his troubles again. There was a close decision on Wells at third and 1t looked as if Perry had him easily. but Rim called him safe just the same play as when he called Perry safe in the sixth. Ball juggled Mo Cormick's hit and Wells tallied, tieing the score after he should have been out.
 Then came the last of the sixth in- ming, which broke up the game as de- scribed above
 The score was: