The Washington herald., 1913-09-03
PHILLIES GIVEN
PROTESTED GAME
President Lynch Issues State
ment, Taking Contest
from Giants.
NEW YORK TO FIGHT
Hampstead to Prefer Charges Against
Manager Doom, Of the
Quakers.
NEW YORK TO FIGHT

New York, Sept. president Thomas
]. Lynch. of the National Commission.
late today decided in favor of the PhiIa-
delphias the game of last Saturday
which Umpire Brennan forfeited to New
York. This game was played in Phila-
delphia. The arbiter took this action
twenty minutes after Manager Doom, of
the Quakers, refused to instruct the po-
lice to ,clear a space of center field
bleachers of spectators who had crowded
onto It when New York took its last
turn at bat. These spectators, in the
opinion of Bill Brennan, interfered with
New York's chances.
Undoubtedly Brennan's action in for
feiting the game was in every sense of
the word a precedent" as President
Lynch terms 1t. Also Mr.. Lynch's deci-
sion is a precedent. Here is his ruling:
Lynch's Statement.
"In all cases where protest is lodged
against the result of a championship
game the umpires statement of fact is
of most Importance, and whenever an
umpire. in making a decision. is support
ed by the rules of the game, will back
him to the limit.
The official report OF Umpire Bren-
nan covering the game forfeited to
New York in Philadelphia August 80
shows that neither club had COM
planned of existing conditions regard
ing spectators, and that the umpire
plainly went beyond his authority in
declaring a forfeiture. For which ac-
tion he had neither the protection Of
the regular playing rules nor of any
special ground rule. The umpire was
Il
played TO a finish.
las Mr.. Brennan's ruling Is without
a precedent. / waive all technical pro-
cedure in ruling on this protest in or
der that a prompt disposition of the
affair may be had and the best in
terests of the game may be served
Acting solely on Umpire Brennan's
statement. 1 am cmpelled to set aside
his decision forfeiting this game TO
New York to o. The game will be
counted in the records for PhiIadel-
phia by runs to 6. this being the
score when said game was stopped in
the ninth inning through error OF the
umpire"
President Lynch lost no time reach
ing a decision. He stated earlier in
the afternoon that he would take no
action on Philadelphias protest for
some time, and insinuated that the pro-
test would be allowed to drag through
the usual routine channels OF ten days.
AS a matter OF fact, President Lynch
will not be allowed to dismiss the case so
easily IL New York counts for anything
in the National League. 1t is question
able under the constitution Of the major
league if the Giants will be able to carry
an appeal from Mr.. Lynch's decision to
the board of directors of the National
League. Ordinarily they might appeal.
but the action taken upon this ''prece-
dent sets it aside as an exceptional
case.
At least. according to one of the Off
cials of the Giants, President Hampstead
will prefer charges against Charlie Doom,
the manager of the Phillies. He will also
ask President Lynch to punish those re-
Sponsible for the riots and assaults COM
mitted upon the Giant players. In the
offices after the game DOOM is alleged
to have told President Hampstead that
New York could buy any umpire" and
had given way to many other assertions
that reflected upon the honesty of the
National League. 1t was for such an
a year ago that Horace FOgel.
then president of the Phillies. was driven
from organized baseball.