Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-14

the Shoemakers were leading. Law
attempted to score, and. according to
andavits OF tho players. which are sup
ported by some OF the Norfolk papers.
Ing the decision was changed. When
Law was waved out the Lynchburs
players left their positions and started
for tho bench. The runner who got on
on the sldss choice ssayed s sIouna
and he was able to 90 around before
the ball could be recovered to stop him.
The protest 10 based on the changing
Of the decision by Umpire Eckman. and
II the local manager can establish his
claim there IL no doubt the game must
be awarded to Lynchburg under rule
SO. This would give Lynchburg four
games out OF six away from home DUR
ing the week
Leo Accorstni. a local boy. has gons
to johnson City to join the Appaiach-
ian team there Accorstni was regarof
as one OF the best infelders In tho
Southeastern League last year. and IN"
left here with the intention OF hittinE
his way unto faster company for next
season or with the determination ="
quit the game II he did not succeed IN
getting away from that ID class CIT
cult
The umpires with the exception ~
Henderson. appear to be having ia y
n
go. Looks like President Williams Will
have to bolster the staff up a little
One of the most remarkable thing
i'm present day base ball pertained last
week in the Carolina Association. ateF
six games had been played IN the
championship race. for all OF the teams
were tied for first place. Each ten"
having. therefore. standing OF :Soo
When did 1t happen before. and wheh
will 1t happen again!
Dick Smith, who was here last sea
son, and who is at the head OF ,hH
Greenville team In that league. ma
made a pretty start this year, and ms
work is being watched by n hummer az
local fans. for Smith left quite beVy
of we'll wishers in Hiliburg. He Is u
hard worker. and had a bad break OF
luck here last season
Ono of the worst things that happened
TO the Shoemakers under smith 5 man
agement was the death last June ~
owen Jackson, whose end came AFTER =
brief illness of typhoid fever jackson d"
place was never filled and his loss meallt
more to the team than most or the nome
fans realized.
II Is reported that the magnates In the
J'idewater League have appealed TO sec
retary Farrell to prevent the orsanlzeu
leagues from raiding the Outlaw rahAs,
They will get barrel of sympathy rom
the Auburn contract chaser before they
nav for protection which they cannot ouy
under existing circumstances
President Williams has sent letters 10
n,ayers on the various teams VINO nave
heep rerorted for umpire batting, aoVls-
| ing them to be good II they do not want
| 10 take q rest for brief period These
men are being watched closely, and they
are being good
The Petersburg fans put up great
howl when they learned that Manager
Busch had been fined for umpire baiti1
in the games there last week with Lyhcb-
burg If Busch did as much kicking IN
the series in Petersburg as he did here III
Iynchhurg the week before the executive
was perfectly justified in timing him, Tor
he did enough kicking on close decisions
here to satisfy the fans for the entire
season. Games with more wrahghhS
in them have been seldom seen mere.
Another Tidewater joker has boopeu
I'D. Last fall the Norfolk team quit me
Virginia League because Richmohd was
getting the big end of the league. NOW,
who is getting the big end of the norm ia
the outlaw organization? Looks Ike the
whole thing has been piped up Tor MOI
folk, Portsmouth and Newport News
with the little towns furnishing sport TOT
| the larger ones They will see soon now
| badly they have been duped.
The Southern Association this year
; has quite a number OF players who Tot
merly worked with the teams IN tne
| Virginia circuit. Among them are
SEXTON. Pratt and Ryan OF Birmlng-
ham: Doane with New Orleans: New
ton. Dunn and Seitz. with Mobile: Wat
son. with Atlanta: Lindsay. with NAsn-
Vile: Sparks, with Montgomery, and
Munson, with Nashville.