The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-01
FORFEIT GAME
To SALT LAKE
Occidental Team Refuses to Ac-
cept Decision of Umpire
and Leaves Field.
NEGROES AFTERWARD WON
AN EXHIBITION CONTEST
Poor Fielding on the Part of
Locals Is Responsible
for the Loss.

The Occidentals Sunday afternoon for
teited their league game to the Salt Lake
team, by refusing to abide by Umpire
Whltes decisions The umpire had fined
Manager Frank Black Of the Occidentals
80 and ordered him to the bench for using
abusive language, whereupon Black called
his men In from the field, The umpire
then declared the game forfeited TO the
Salt Lake team by the score of TO o.
In order that the large crowd Of fans
who went to Walkers Field to sec the
game might not be disappointed, the Salt
Lake team consented to continue the
game from the point where the dispute
arose as an exhibition game and with
another umpire. Thercupon McAndrews
was put in as umpire and the game was
continued as an exhibition game. The
Occidentals won this game by score OF
TO 3,
Decision Disputed.
The dispute arose In the second inning
when Umpire White called Costello safe
at third Costello was attempting n sneak
from second to third. He was almost
there when the steal was discovered by
Pitcher Mooney for the occidentals.
Mooney apparently had Costello by
about three feet. but the latter made
quick duck and in the opinion of the UNI
pire reached third without being touched
out. When the umpire pronounced the
runner safe. the OccidentalS at once
raised a storm OF protest Frank Black
was particularly vehement in protesting
The decision According TO the umpire
Black used profane and abusive language.
After warning Black, the umpire ordered
him out Of the. game and fined him So;
Slack then called In his team and told
the umpire he would forfeit the game
rather than continue. The umpire then
. declared the game forfeited to Salt Lake
by tho score of TO O.
At the time the dispute arose the score
stood 10 /, Salt Lakes score came In
the first inning Danny Donovan got to
first while Lane was fumbling fast
place. advancing Donovan. Book hit out
a long sacrifice fly and Donovan scored
The Occidentals also got score In the
first. Black started off with a single,
but was forced out at second on Hawkins'
grounder to Costello. Hawkins stole sec
ond and scored on Langfords single.
Costello opened the second inning for
Salt Lake with a single and reached sec
to third. He was discovered Just before
he reached the sack. and in the opinion
of many nailed by the lanky pitcher
of the Occidentals The umpire called
him safe. and this started the trouble that
resulted in the forfeiture of the game
Exhibition Game.
It was proposed that the admission
money be returned TO the spectators. but
finally both teams consented to conclude
the game as an exhibition game, with an
other umpire This proved satisfactory
and McAndrews went In to ofriciate. Some
Of his decisions were not entirely salts
factory. but the game was concluded
without any further wranglng.
Sebastian, who was up at the time Of
the argument struck out, but Pitcher
Williams got clean single, which scored
Costello.
Poor fielding in the second on the part
two runs. Lane got base on balls and
completed the circuit when Danny. Dono-
van threw his return OF Robinson's bunt
pver an empty first sack. Mike Donovan
had run toward home to aid IN fielding
The bunt.. presuming. that Nevlns would
was home and Robinson on third when
the sphere was recovered Robinson
scored on the throw-in of Moneys long
In their half of the third. the Salt
Lakers got their third and final run. Book
hit safe and Good got to first on fielder's
Singles by Mike Donovan and Costello
brought Good home. For the Occidentals.
Hawkins drew pass stole second and
fec fly.
Play Good Ball
For the next three Innings the Salt
Lake team played big league bali, only
nine negroes facing Williams in the
three innings. The seventh was Will
liams' one bad inning Three hits by
Lane, Robinson and Mooney and an err
ror by Mike Donovan gave the black
boys three runs. Poor fielding on the
part OF Williams was responsible for
the other run OF the Decide ntals. After
the first two men up we're thrown out
Williams dropped easy pop-up of
Burns and in fielding Robinson's ground
er threw wild. allowing Burns to score
Williams pitched geat ball. allowing
only five hits and with better support
would probably have won the game.
Mooney, the. lanky negro pitcher; was
always on the Job at the critical mo-
ment. He struck out ten Salt Lakers
Tho Score.
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