Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-29
NORFOLK DECLINES
TO LEAVE LEAGUE
Emphatic Protest Sent to President
Miles and National Base Ball
Association.
SAYS FIVE TEAMS CAN PLAY

HASTINGS. Neh.. June 2N-tSpc ial
TelegramD-By Geographic vote the
state league this afternoon decided to
retain York. Falrbury. Beatrice and Hast
ings for tour-club schedule, thus clint
mating Norfolk The club man ayers
chloe the four towns because they arc
closer together and display keel'r
spirit Of rivalry than any other combina-
ton. At the Lincoln melting OF the leasue
after Grand Island dropped out rather
than submit to league discipline, the rep
resentatives Of Norfolk and York cN-
pressed the opinion that one OF these
towns would willingly quit To-day Presi-
dent Miles was notified by both that they
preferred to stick, whereupon the oeleo-
ton OF the new circuit was put TO vote
EARLY Schedule Arranged.
Norfolk will be given fifteen DAYS to
dispose Of its PLAYERS II 1t wishes, ON
June % and 30 York will play at Hastings
and Beatrice at Fairbury. July l will
open. Hastings will play at York July J
and doubIe-header on July 3. YORK viii
play at Hastings and Beatrice at Fair
bury on July 3. Fairbury will play at
Beatrice July anC doubie-hesder on
triceJuly g. Fairbury at HASTINGS and
Beatrice at York will play double-head-
ers on July and single game July 6
The season will close on August 20. Re-
ceipts for July s, I and games will ba
pooled on condition that the guaranty to
visiting clubs be waived.
Norfolk Voices Protest.
/ NORFOLK. Neb., June 2s.-(Special
! Telegram )-Norfolk will not stand for
being dropped out Of the State league.
An emphatic protest went up from Nor
I folk directors this evening when il was
learned that within two hours notice
1 the Drlmmers, who are holding the top
position in the State league percentage
table, had been dropped from the league
by a telegraph vote by four other clubs,
The result of the vote caused a. big stir
in Norfolk and long telegram of pro-
test went to President Farrell Of the Ma
tional Base Bal association.
Another telegram was sent TO Presi-
dent Miles of the State league, signed by
the local president stating that Norfolt
would refuse to abide by the unfair ac'
ton and charging that the State league
directors at Grand Island last December
had decided to carry an uneven number
of clubs should the league number o'
disturbed during the season
Trouble with Umpire.
The Norfolk club has gone to consider
able expense this year in maintaining 9
crack club. The trouble lies purely be
} tween the Islander players and Umpire
Shuster, who had fined several of tbs
= Islanders here last Thursday.
| President Miles, at q meeting at Lin
coin, upheld the umpire and the directors
. assessed q fine of 500 against Grand Isl
and for refusing to play an dan add
, tlonal fine Of $50 against players. Man
age- Claire and Catcher Crosby wer,
; definitely suspended from the league.
The Grand Island manager claims tina
, because OF betting, his club was robbed
OF Thursdays game. but investigation
I. here proves that his charges are false
on the other hand Norfolk disclalmsan,
connectio with the Grand Island-Shus
ter trouble and before the local team
= goes out Of commission a very stubborn
fight will be fought.
Drummers Win Game.
Norfolk made it four straight toda,
from the Prohibs by batting a TO vic
= tory from Haley, who was hit for eigh
safeties, two OF them three-baggers b
i Dye. Score: