The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-15
FREDERICKSBURG
VS.. PETERSBURG
Raw Decision Breaks Up Game
and Series.
OUR TEAM ARRIVED THURSDAY NIGHT

The Frederlcksburg ball team went ~
Petersburg Thursday To play a series al
three games. They came back hons
Thursday night.aiter playing = innings OF
one game. This Is the reason.
fredericksburg had contract with
petersburg TO play at Riverside PARK
ana went 10 Petersburg with that con.
tract la Manager Feuerherd's pocket ON
arrival, Manager Feuerherd and FieId
Manager Dr. j Gsrnett King were rid
that Riverside Park was being fitted mn
Tor the Horse Show and could NOT ~
used. They refused To- play at KeniI.
worth Park on account OF the moor
grounds, aad were backed up by Freder-
cksburgers In attendance. but were as
snred u they would play ground rules
~Oulu De made perfectly satisfactory to
fredericksburg. On this assurance the
team went 70 the park. Here DR. King
was toiq that no special rules would be
gwen. tie reported this fact - Man
eger teuerherd. who said TO Man
ager " Puss' Ellysun that il thu nrorn-
lee was not kept he would tate
ms team back home. This bronght
manager kuysOn 70 terms and no gave
the team satisfactory ground rules. The
game started and Petersburg made two
runs IN hfst Innings aud one in third
~ Z" the sixth inning there were no
other runs made. Then Iinthiculn went
90 the bat. Parrish, the umpire. called
the hrst bah delivered by Brooks a
strike The ball did not 20 over IN.
plate. hnthicum stepped out OF the box
and protested. While he was ont az tho
box Brooks deliberately threw another
ball, aud this Parrish also called a
strlEe lAnthicum then stepped Into the
box ana Brooks delivered the third hall
which Linthicum hunted foul and was
called out Tn n thu whole team went
up To the umpire and protested. Others
also went. and IL looked Ike a row when
hrruiah walker. OF fredericksburg. was
st uck with bottle by "A Petar.bnpg
man, his spectacies broken and eve emf
badly. DOdd pointed out the man and
Barr grabbed him and turned him over
TO an officer. This restored ouiet for "a
minute or two and the two managers
got together. DIR. King asked for the
DOCK aud rule which allowed the feliv-
cry OF ball To player out ~ the box.
The reply was. We do not mead tle
rules IL you are not satisfied load nm
your team and take them home"
Managers tuerherd and King al once
ordered the team TO pack no and they
lett the field Ii Is significant that q
number OF Petersburg people said there
was nothing else for our boys TO do
u looks a. II the umpire did not know
hi= business rs Is shown by the following
extract from the IDdex-Appeal OF Friday
Umpire Parrish waited a reasonable
time Tor them, and then awarded the
game 10 Petersburg by score of z TO o.
'lnnings, which constitute a game, having
been played
thier MS ruling the only thing for
mpire Parrish 10 do was to give the
game To Petersburg by a score 81 . To o.
fredericksburg refusing TO continue 10
play.
Managers Fuerherd and King arr
specially severe on Manager Ellyson and
say our boys Will never play Petersburg
ae'I'h SO long a. he Is connected with
that team
Umpire Parrish played centre field for
the Petersburg team when Freiericks.
burg played the last series there.