Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-07-09
NOW YOU HAVE IT
MIR. King, Geldsbore's Superb Base
Ball Manager, Makes. Digni-
fled Reply to Critics Of
Our Home Team.
EDITOR ARGUS:

EDITOR ARGUS:
Wishing to aveid any newspaper
controversy 1 had intended to pass un-
noticed the very unjust criticisms in
the Raleigh News and Observer and
Raleigh Evening Times in recent issues
IN regard to the actions of the mem
bers Of our baseball team in games
with Raleigh Friday juno 20. and
with Wilson Tuesday June 80. The truth
is there is not a team in this League
composed of gentlemen OF higher char
acter, better habits, or better behavior.
And the reference made to them Ms
"CeIlegs sports from north OF the Ma
son and Dixon line,' is entirely uncall-
ed for, as I do not think an attenlp pit to
raise any sectional feeling should be
made. Besides, some of the best mon
in every team of this leagus,in point Of
playing and department. are from the
north, and this sectional reference i
nlrrnw journalism. But when u
t-.n has been pursued for 8 games
with the most unjust and insulting
UNI ttilO Alo WI
j is hardly to be expected they could
control their TEMPER or action. And /
+ - sure any team in his League would
not have acted differently under the
s,ne circumstances. have a signed
S atetuent of a numbe of Raleigh's
hest citizens, stating we had just cause
for complaint at decisions rendered
against US in the Raleigh game.
1t is OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES for bal
players aud uinpires in the big leagu'
games to have disturbances, where eve
ry ~precauIion is taken to prevent them.
aud no one ever saw such a roasting
administered to them as mas been given
Us by the Raleigh papers mentioned.
irstead of trying to smooth such thing
over, and thereby add their influence,
which is the only thing thew ever give
to the game, they go to the game on
free passes and then write up q sensa-
tional article ou tie slightest unplea~-
antuess, that is tru,h unjust and untrua.
Knowing the people that wrote these
articles as l do, 1 do not hesitate to say
that member can compare in character,
habits, nor department., at or away
from home with the most refractory
member of our team. To show the in
Justice OF these Ieporters.i in Yesterdays
r port of the games, from Wilson and
New Bern. our team was characterized
as "rowdies and fends,' while Ra-
1eigh's conduct on sthe New Bern field
was referred to as a joke. | am in
formed by a reliable gentleman who
witnessed the game, that the conduct
Of the Raleigh team was SO disgraceful
that the police were called upon ts eject
two of its players.
I have never encouraged any cen
tentiOus conduct in our ball players,
and would be very quick to discipline
them tor any bad conduct in or off the
ball field. But when we take into con-
ton the unjust decisions we
have received at the hands of Umpire
sheppard for the past eight games,
two of which we won only because ne
could not prevent it, it is very unjust
condemn our team for contending fol
their ats. Umpire Sheppard has
beeen suspended trem organized base
bali in the North West for the pas
year. At a meeting of the Director
of the E. C. Base Ball League, held il
this city last night, the president wa
instructed to remove him from th'
umpire staff at once. 1t
would use their influence to remov
such men they would accomplish NOR
good than by unjustly criticizing an
man or men who for a moment los
s-lf control when they are exasperat
ed ieyoni human endurance. I re
greet the necessity for this letter, bu
the Raleigh p pers seem so unjust tina
I could not longer keep from maxim
some statement in justice to our team
Yours truly,
HORACE e. ING
Manager Goldsboro baseball team