The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-18
YOST TEAM 'W.ITHDRAWS Players Resent Forfeiture of Five Won Games By
 Directors HAD BEST GROUNDS
 OF THEIR LEAGUE Stood First Among Indus trials and Had Won 13
 of 15 Games Request for Arbitration Had
 Been Flatly
 Refused

The expected has happened. The
 members of the Union Typewriter Go. team of the Industrial league with a record of 1s wins and but two defeats, lat d meeting of the players held yes- Eterday afternoon at the factory by a
 unanimous vote decided to withdraw from the Industrial league. their with ldrawal to take effect at once. This action is official as the secretary has ireceived notice from Manager Edward Lynch to that effect. Followers of the gIndugtrial league cannot accuse the lplayors of being too hasty. as they have besn considering the subject for lover two weeks, or since the league directors took such adverse action !ARainst them, in not only taking away idvp eAmes from them which they be- lfeved they had riEhtfully won. but lforfeiffng them to the opposing clubs, jsomething which is entirely new to baeehaH history. The league will un- |doubtedlv be placed in a small sized irut for while at least as they will have to 20 on with seven clubs, as at ipreeent there Is no other factory team lfn the city that desires to go into the lornaniSatx0n. for this season at least The Xoets have been one of the main. iotayB, their returns to the league itreasury to date, amounting to over ha1f Of the receipts of he organiza- 'tion- Rather poor Is it not?
 This was the Yosts second season in kh6 Industrial league. They have all
 vays stood for clean baseball and en- hoyed the reputation smong the other Ifeame of being the least offenders = anRir It the decisions of umpires in the 6ea0ue. 1t was the wish of the umpires that they could officiate in the games In which the Yosts were contestants. as they would always be given fair 1ha1Ee- A strong club has always rep <r.r, ct ezoc how 6dnished in second place, after 6ne of the most exciting finishes ever wit messed in any league. no matter what nixa This season, they were on the way for the penr ant, and would have had to win only one more game to cinch the bunting, but the action of Che league directors in taking the five games broke their spirit, and caused them to withdraw
 Not only Is the Yost team lost from the Industrial league, but the or aApixation loses perhaps the best field n Bridgeport. Yost Field was fitted up especially for Industrial league baseball, the concern laying out over game better. All along the inf1eld and outfleld, the foul lines were roped off, while stands three tiers in height were placed around this enclosure. Police protecfion was also furnished by the Factory. The most recent addition was the erecting of a massive net back stop. which prevented the balls n>a fou1ing on the v1aduct behind the catohsEss box The joke of the affair though is the fact that flag pole had already been purchased upon which to fly the pennant for the sea- son of 1909, but their hopes received an awful humping: not on the ball held. but elsewhere. Within few days a lengthy communication will follow from the players stating the reasons why they withdrew, and also . few other facts which it is said will open the eyes of the supporters of the organization.