The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-09-01
WOodbine Baseball Team Airs It's
Grievances against Denning'e

Il AUaAM4A@
To the Advocate
Two games of ball were arranged
to be played on Saturday, August 26,
between the Woodine and Dennings
teams. The first game 1t was agreed,
should be played at 1880 o'clock, ID.
m, at Winfield, for the purpose OF at
tracing a picnic crowd that was
there; and the second game should
be played In Woodbine, at $50 p. m.
This plan was suggested by the man
ager OF the Dennings team, and in
order to accommodate him manager
Evans, of the Woodbine team, can
celed a game that he had arranged
to be played In Woodbine. The above
two games were advertised to be
played at the places mentioned and
Woodbine went to Winfield at the
appointed hour fully prepared to ev-
en- things up. Upon reaching Win
field the Woodbine boys could find
but three Of the Dennings players
and after waiting for nearly three
hours, (the time set for the second
game in WOodbine), the remainder
Of the Dennings team put i'm appear
ance. The Dennings team had ar
ranged for the game to be played in
a hay field where the grass and car
rots were nearly knee high and the
surface of the ground was very I'M
even, but Notwithstanding this, Man
ager Evans, was ready to play the
1rst game at any time before the
time set for the second game i'm
Woodbine; but the opposing team
was not prepared to play at o'clock
when the entire DenningS team had
arrived.
Manager Evans asked them to
come to Woodbine and play at that
place at $50, as they had agreed to
do, for it was too late at that time
to play but one game. He represen-
ted to them that it was their own fault
because the first game could not be
played at the agreed time and place,
and that they could have a good
game on a good diamond in Wood
bine instead of farce in bayfield,,
and also that he could not disappoint
the patrons who would come to see
the game at Woodbine at the time ad-
vertised.
Mr.. Jenkins, the pitcher for the
Dennings team, was willing to come
to Woodbine but the manager and
other players of the team could not
be induced to play in any other
place than the bayfield, and from their
actions it would seem that they never
had any intention of coming to Wood
bine to play as they had agreed to
do. AS a last resort Manager Evans
offered to pay the manager Of the
Dennings team five dollars and to
furnish conveyances to and from
Woodbine, if they would consent to
play, but this offer was refused. Fin
ally the Woodbine boys returned to
their own diamond and played four
innings with a scrub team SO as not
to entirely disappoint nearly two
hundred rooters who were waiting to
see game.
The reason for the peculiar con-
duct of the members of the Dennings
team II not clear to III here and their
actions have given rise to several
theories each of which has its sup
porters. One theory IL that they are
accustomed to playing in high grass
and carrots and would not know how
to act on skinned diamond: sec
ond theory, which seems plausible,
is that the trains which pass within
sight OF the WoOdbine baseball field
and which are unfamiliar sights to
several members Of the Dennings
team would % distract these players
as to cause them to stand and watch
the engines instead Of playing base
ball.
The Woodbine Baseball Club has
no desire to continue athletic rela-
lions with such team or such play
ers. On Saturday, September 2, the
Woodbine team will play Woodstock
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matched and q close and interesting
came is expected.
"a BASEBALL PLAYER
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