New-York tribune., 1910-07-13
GIANTS WIN AND LOSE
That Is, on Two Protested
Games. Which Must Stand.

Thomas J. Lynch president of the Ma
tional League. decided against the New
York Giants yesterday. on the protested
game with Boston. on July I. when SIX runs
were scored in the eighth inning that did
not count when the game was called, and
in favor of the Giants on a protested game
between New Yorn and Brooklyn on June
So On the first game Mr.. Lynch rules as
follows:
The New York club protested this game
on the grounds that the Boston club could
have taken a later train foF ST Louls, ana
further that Manager McGraw did not
agree 10 calling the game at 6:29 Nhlie
a mistake of ten minutes was evidently
made as TO train time, it is my opinion
that this dispute must be decided solely
on whether SIS was the time set prior to
the game for stopping play. and whether
or not all parties concerned understood this
fact.
The evidence shows that JohnstOne, the
umpire. duly informed Manager McGraw
that the game would be called at 6:25, and
that Mr AcGraw nodded his assent. The
umpire further made public announcement
of these conditions to the spectators. That
the New York players also recognized this
time limit is evidenced by their actions in
the eighth inning, when, after scoring six
runs and finding the time growing short,
they deliberately allowed themselves to be
put out.
IN my opinion the New York club ac-
guessed to calling this game at 6:25, and
when that time was set neither team had
any advantage, and no doubt had the con-
ditions been reversed the visiting club
would have insisted on this time limit
being put into effect for its protection, and
the Boston club would have had no redress.
Having considered this case carefully,
1 cannot see how the New York clubs pro-
test can be sustained, and the game there
/ tore stands As played.
On the Brooklyn-New York game Mr..
Lynch says:
Relative 10 the game played on the Polo
Grounds on July l and protested by the
BTcckiyn club under Section OF Rule rs
! IND the latter reads: a fair batted bali
I t1aS goes over the fence or into a stand
/ shall enutle the baLsman TO a home
. Tul, etc.
/ II being alleged that the boundary lines
/ Of the top tier Of boxes on the New York
/ grounds were some inches further away
/ from the plate than those of the lower
tier, ] instructed the umpires to allow run
ners 10 take all the bases they could get
] cn balls nit against the outside OF this
upper tier unless the home club captain
Should make q ground rule otherwise In
! he IIttsbuTg games the managers agreed
10 special ground rule to call such hits
/ meme utls, ana JAe umpire in this series
I ,hT RisleTl operated under this rule by
aSrce nent with two other clubs. No other
I umrires. however. played under such rule.
and when Johnstone, prior TO the game in
/ question, asked If there were any special
/ ground rules to be observed he was told
! Nc 1t follows, therefore, that the
/ Brooklyn club could not gain something
J which would not have been allowed the
! New York club under the same circum-
/ stances II is clear that the ball hit by
/ McEly cen did noL so into any stand or
/ over any fence, but hit the outside OF the
! UPPER tier Of boxes which marked the
/ boundary of the grounds, and bounded
: bacl. on the playing field. being always
/ within full sight OF umpires and players.
/ UnGer my construction of the rule this
! does not entitle the batsman TO a home
run and the game, therefore, will count as
PLAYED.