The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-21
HAVE GOOD GROUNDS
BUT NOTHING ELSE
Baseball Situation at Dublin
Appears to Be at a
StandstiII.
GAMES NOT FORTHCOMING.
TROUBLE APPARENTLY LIES IN
THE FACT THAT A CAPABLE
MANAGER is NEEDED TO TAKE
CHARGE.
GAMES NOT FORTHCOMING.

Dublin, Ind, July 20-The base ball
situation at Dublin appears to be at a
standstill at the present time. II has
been a month now since a subscrip-
ton list was passed around among
the citizens to secure the necessary
finance with which to Lease the ball
park and operate a club here. Every
body responded literally enough and
the park was secured and put in condi-
ton so that now Dublin has one of the
best If not the best ball field outside
of Richmond and New Castle. The
infield is perfectly smooth and the
outfield is in fine shape. But now that
we have the ball park and plenty of
enthusiastic ball cranks where are the
games which were promised us. To
date just one "measley" game has
been played. What seems to be the
reason for the absence of games is a
matter of conjecture and no one
The trouble apparently rests with the
lack of capable manager for the
ball team, If manager there is at all
but it is evident that no such an in
dividuai exists. The money was So
licited and taken charge of by "Yoa-
key" Sebring, who was looked upon as
being the manager but as his services
have been in demand by the Cam
bridge City Grays it looks as though |
he had given up the ball project at
Dublin.
If this is the case it is to be regret |
ted as there is no town in the county |
outside of Richmond unless it be Cam |
bridge City where there is so much |
interest taken in the National game
as there is at Dublin. Every Sunday |
a large number of enthusiasts go out
of town to witness their favorite pas
time and some other town gets the |
benefit of their patronage when it /
could just as we'll be kept at home
In fact there is a crying need for the
sport in this town and it is indeed
shame that no one will become inter-
ested in the game enough to give us
a good team which will play the ma
jority of their games on the home
grounds. This is what the people
gave up their money for and it should
be demanded that the games be play
ed here.
A few will say there is no talent at
Dublin with which to have a good
team. But upon investigation it will
be found these few will turn out to
be members of the knockers" union.
There is splendid amature talent here
and more than that there are some
who may possibly develope into pro-
fessionals. New Lisbon, Bentonville
and Cambridge City are looked upon
as being the pick of the teams out
side of Jessups professionals, the
Grays, Cambridge City, being tout
ed as the formost of these three
teams. Either of these teams will
rank ahead of the Q. & B. team of
Richmond which is the next best team
in Richmond and to back up this as
sertion the @. & B. boys with their
best team in the field including Smith,
heir pitching star. were numerically
beaten by the BentonvilIe team. The
Irays have beaten both Bentonville
and New Lisbon, the latter team twice
and it is almost a certainty that they
could take the Q. e BIS. into camp
with their crack German slab artist,
Nr Shiverdecker to do the dishing
Up curves for them.
A team of the pick of Dublin play
ars if they were well trained in the
Inc points of the game such as is
1racticed by ali professional teams
Gould walk away with anything in
his neck of the woods for there is
some mighty good material
or a good team here. A team COM
POSED of the following: Slant, Elliott,
Toe and John Groves, Sebring. Gid
Moore. Butler and Woodwork, with
he reliable Tick Conner pitching
would make a formidable team. But
o make a first class team and one
hat would win games the team
hould begin to learn scientific base ,
all which means they should have .
cam signals and practice the hunt, :
lit, squeeze" play. hit and run play, :
he double steal and general team :
york. Such a team as this would I'M !,
oubtedly lay all corners in the shade !
nd it behooves some of our amatuers {
0 get busy with this sort of playing ;
nd make a grand reputation for T