Newark post., 1915-09-22
Base Ball Games of the Week
CONTINENTAL CLUB ROBBED
NEWARK LOSES TO NEW CASTLE


ally robbed of three games the
Continental Club, which has made
such an excellent record in inde-
pendent ranks this season, has
withdrawn from the fake series ar
ranged to decide the independent
championship of New Castle coun-
ty, Such a series could not pos
s.bly decide anything if the treat
ment received by the local club is
an indication of how the series is
being conducted.
The deal given Continental was
without any exception the worst
that any club ever received in this
county. The treatment was not
only unsportsmanlike but it also
favors of being crooked.
1t now looks as though Cont
mental when the series for the
championship was arranged was
underestimated and the policy of
"anything to defeat Continental
was adopted after the locals Sc
cured a good start by getting the
first three games. Delaware Hard
Fibre of Elsmere had also won
three games and the manager of
this club assisted in the work of
robbing the locals Of their three
games.
Continental in the first game of
the series defeated Wildel A. c.
here and later defeated East End
A. c. in Wilmington. Both games
were won by one sided scores,
there being no doubt of which was
the best club. On the morning of
Labor Day fremont was scheduled
to play here. The umpires made
their appearance but fremont did
not come to Newark and the
"Umps" very properly forfeited
the game to the local club.
In the case of the Wildel game
protest was made on the ground
that Montgomery in running from
second to third ran too close to the
shortstop thereby interfering with
his handling a ground ball. The
umpire did not allow the kick
when it was made on the field be-
cause there was no grounds for
such kick.
In the case Of the East End
game PLAYED in Wilmington the
home club had but two balls in
play. One of these was in such
condition as to make it useless
and the other one was lost. The
Management of the home club had
no other ball to put in play and
Manager Jackson of Continental
threw out ball so that the game
would not be delayed. Grow
pitched one inning with this ball
and as the other one was found he
returned it to Manager Jackson
after the inning. East End pro-
tested because Continental help
ed them out of hole by lending
them a ball.
At meeting of the managers of
the clubs held in Wilmington sew
eral days ago these protests were
heard and on the fiimsy and fool
ish grounds above stated, they
took all three games away from
Continental The whole matter
looked so raw that Manager Jack
son at once declined to play any
more of the series under such cir
cumstances. He, however, chal-
lenged Delaware Hard Fibre for a
series of games in case that club
wins the fake series that is now
being contested.
Newark Loses To New Castle
Manager Ellison of the Newark
club took a picked team to New
Castle on Saturday and lost a
game to the pennant winners by
the score of 6 90. West had the
locals at his mercy allowing only
three scattered hits. Newark put
up good game in the field but was
weak at the bat Hogan was hit
at opportune times and New Cas-
tie scored six runs on as many hits.
The score follows.
New Castle
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