The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-07-17
THAT FLORENCE UMPIRE AGAIN
Iron River Team Claims 10 Have Been
Handed Raw Deal


Handed Raw Deal
Several weeks ago, our Alpha base
bali correspondent, In commenting on
game played between Alpha and
Florence. severely criticised the de-
cisions OF Umpire Lachapelie OF the
latter place. The Mining News came
out the followipg week with lengthy
article ripping up our Alpha CORES
pondent and upholdlRg Lachapelle IN
his decisions.
Last week Lachapelle again came IN
the lime light, this time through an
article appearing in the Iron River
Stambaugh Reporter. The Iron River
team played two games OF ball at
Florence during the celebration down
there and the Reporter has the follow
ing TO say regarding the treatment
they received at the hands Of the
umpire:
Judging from reports brought back
10 Iron River. Umpire Lachapelle, OF
Florence, applies a rule of reason"
in making decisions that is extremely
elasticthat is. when honors are not
quite numerous enough for the Flor
ence team. His decisions bi oke up
game with Alpha recently, and the
game between Iron River and Flor
ence last Monday. the day OF the big
celebration at Florence, was blown
sky-high because his Umps apparent
ly used every rule OF reason" as 10
why the home team should goose-egg
Iron River, rather than rules in the
baseball manual and rules adopted for
the grounds.
THE first game between Iron River
and Florence was played Sunday, Flor
ence winning TO 0. The lone score
was made in the last half OF the ninth
and was made on an error. This ex-
cellent game had all spectators keyed
up to high pitch for the game on the
day OF the celebration and a large
crowd was present 20 watch the even
ly matched teams.
Trouble with Umpire Lachapelle
started In the second inning and con-
tinued until the sixth, when his
Umps' rule OF reason as 10 why
Florence should gooseegg Iron River
became so rank that the game was
forfeited 70 Florence, the score stand
Ing 4 to 0 In favor OF that city. Mem
bers of the Iron River team say II
would have been useless TO have fin-
ished the game, as they had no chance
under Lachapelle, no matter how luck
may have turned. They are of the
opinion that judging from the way
things went for six innings, Iron River
was destined to lose, and they thought
they might as well do so I'm the sixth
as i'm the ninth.
There is always more or less rag
chewing about umpire's decisions in
local games. especially when the home
team is adversely affected. but few
bother their heads about IL after the
game is over. But when complaints
are heard about an umpire In a series
OF games and IN games where differ.
ent teams kick on the same umpire
there appears to be real cause for
complaint, and II the national game IL
TO continue popular. II is time tC
change umpires under such circum
stances.
Both Russell and Rogers pitched
splendid games and they received gooC
support In the field The Iron Rive
team also gave good account OF them
selves with the stick. The member
OF the team regret the last game wa
not finished. whether they would hay,
won or lost. and everybody know
that Iron River never squeals whei
defeated in baseball or any othe
sport"
REINDL SELLS FIRE TEAM