The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-11
PROTEST GAME
TO BE REPLAYED
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the league, and while Crown Point feels
.keenly the loss, it cannot with fairness
complain of the decision. according to
the opinion of those who heard the
testimony. The decision most
crucial. coming as it did near the
close of the season. and Crown Point
is determined TO win back the lost
laurels when the protested game is re-
played. while Whiting is equally de-
termined. to maintain It's own position
in the lea que.
1t had been expected to take care of
all OF the protested games of the sea-
son at Saturdays meeting. but this was
impossible. The Crown Point Whiting
protest, was first taken up, owing 70
the fact that Crown Point was on hand
with large number of witnesses, who
might find it difficult to attend another
meeting. The hearing took up 50 much
of the time that nothing else was con-
sidered of the acceptance of the with
drawal of a protest on a game played
between Indiana Harbor and Hammond.
last July. The protest had been by
Hammond.
All the directors were present. as
were the officers. and there was quite
number of ball players and interested
been gathered together to testify in
the protested games. 1t was found
necessary for the directors to withdraw
to an. inner room and while the pro-
ceedings were in progress no one was
| admitted excepting THE TIMES repre-
sentative and the witnesses, one al a
time.
The game between whiting and
Crown Point regarding which the pro-
test was entered. was umpired by
George Clapper. 1t was played at
Crown Point Aug. 81. Crown Point
was at bat with Henning on trst when
McGrath hit ball between LIST and sec
ond into right field. Henning ran to
second and started for third. The
right fielder in an effort to throw the
ball to third base, threw<it over the
third baseman's head and into the
crowd. Henning. VIII owas on base.
and McGrath who had hit the ball, both
scored for Crown Point
According to the rules of all the bail
parks outside of Crown Point 1t has
always ben customary for runner to
take the base headed for and one more
| If he can get it, on a wild throw to first
or third bases.
This rule. obtains --,e only IL sn.
but is generally observed throughout
the country. Crown Point, has, ac-
lcording to the testimony. certain rules
peculiar to itself. but as there had been
no time for discussion previous to the
game in question. it taken for
granted by Whiting that the rules COM
mon to the balance of the league clubs
would prevail This being the case the
| hit in question should have been a tw1
Dagger in order TO have permitted both
runs to have counted, and the official
score showed this to be the case. Both
scorers were present and called in as
witnesses The Crown Point scorer
stated that he believed it to be a two
base hit, and as such gave tcGrath
| credit for a two Dagger. The Whiting
scorer in his account said that he be-
| lieved it to be a single and argued with
the Crown Point scorer about allowing
McGrath more than a single. However.
the home scorer. being the official scor-
er, he was powerless. to do otherwise
Fthan to accept his view.
| The rules state that where there is
any dispute between scorers the umpire
should decide the question. When Um-
pire Clapper was called to testify, he
stated to the directors that 1t would be
|
ina gination, to call the hit anything
more than sinle, and had there beeen
no one on the bases, the batter would
never have thought of taking more
than one base on the hit.
The evidence given by the Crown
Point witnesses. varied in a great many
essential details. One witness even
! testified that the ball was fielded by the
center fielder whereas others testified
that the ball went about midway be-
tween first and second and still others
| that 1T was right along close to the
first base foul line The position of the
batsman after passing first base wa
/ also in dispute, some stating that he
| was near first base when the ball was
/ thrown. while others placed him all the
way from midway between the two
bases, to having passed second.
On the other hand the evidence of the
Whiting men agreed in every detail, the
same being supported by the umpires
testiSaonv.
II After the evidence was all in the sec
lretary, president and TIMES man were
requested to step out while the direc-
tors discussed the evidence the discus
ision lasting for about ten minutes. The