Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-07-02
A WHOLESOME CHAP
TER TO LOCAL
"KNOCKERS."
There is no Reason Yet
Why GoldsbOrO's Club
Should Not Prove The
Seasons Pennant Win
nersEOf The League.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
The writer, yesterday afternoon,
was present at the Goldsboro Cigar
Company's store, reading the baseball
kilograms as they were posted on the
bulletin board. There were, of course,
a great many baseball fans present,
waiting to rejoice and cheer whenever
news should come of a winning run, or
a hit, or a good play by cur home
team. Alas, this kind of news did not
come. After the first inning, a tele-
gram came and was posted as follows:
"Raleigh S Goldsboro O." Just here the
writer walked away. Disappointed?
Yes, a little. Discouraged? No, not
at all. And why not? Because OF con-
fdence in our team, and knowing how
uncertain b~aeebal1 is I could not feel
discouraged just because b opposing
team was ahead. I hated to hear the
"knocking'' our team was getting, SO
I walked away, determined to say a
word to those knockers" Now here
are some facts for those inclined to
"knock" to consider before they
"knock."
1 Why "knoek," anyway, it does
no good?
2 Are you sure that you are iusti-
fed in so doing?
3 Can you strengthen the team any?
> If so, offer your service, but don't
"knock."
4 Why are you not satisfied? Do
you expect your team to win every
; game, and to knock every pitcher cut
Of the box, or expect them to play
, every single game without an error?
5 If you are displeased, go off to
yourself and think it over, don't
walk around town Knocking" this
: player or that player, or the team, Or
: the management. Leave the "knock-
D ing for the man at the bat, if you de
1 it all, how can you expect him to do
any?
/, 6 Review the following facts and
stop your cruel ~"knocking."
In the first three games with Wilson
here, our team lost two games Zone Of
! which was due to a bad decision of the
Umpire) and tied one.
In the next three at Kinston, rain
= lprevented one and we won two.
In the next three here with Whining.
o ton, rain prevented the first, we los
o the second and won the third. Viii
y mington since taking four out Of si1
from Wilson.
In the next three at New Bern W,
L won every game.
e Next we played Raleigh here takin.
the first and losing the next tive. TIL
le game won from Raleigh making fv'
consecutive games which our team hat
Il won.
- We played 26 consecutive inning
IL without an error and So consecutiv
Il innings with but Z errors, an exoep
tionally good record.
- Our team is now in Raleigh vher
rain prevented the first game, and yes
It terday afternoon, the Umpire made
! very bad decision in the first innin,
and our manager protested the game
In the fourth inning another bad de
cision was made and our team refuse'
at to play-and rightly so.
,a Up to June 81, in Is games we hav
at made 55 runs to our opponents A.
ii which is very good, considering tn
fact thai all the teams are eonsidere
well matched,
Let's stop "knocking'' now and &c
: ready to GO to Wilson next week wit
a our team.
n. We are going TO win the pennant-
q what more can we desire?
BASEBALL FAN.
June 9th, 1908.