The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-25

The following interesting letters
were received in the morning mail by
the Sporting Editor and they are CIV
en- to the public because there is a
great deal Of interest over the contro-
versy referred to in the communica-
tons.
Williamsburg Letter.
Williamsburg, August "a.
Sporting Editor
The Palladium.
Dear Sir:
In regards to a game Of ball which
vas played at Richmond Sunday, Au-
gust %. I want to say to the Item sport
writer that we did not agree to play
till els or did we agree to play Sc
ries OF games at the Athletic park,
Richmond.
vigran and l agreed upon six
o'clock as it is a state law. I also want
TO state in regard to the ball game
that we were on the field the last half
of the seventeenth ready to finish the
game. 1t was then four minutes to six
hut Richmond refused to play or fin
ish the game. Neither did our umpire
consent to them retiring without fill
ishing the game. This they did for the
purpose OF calling the game back to
the inning which then stood tie.
I claim the game under the State
law.
People who saw the game know. that
they refused to finish and killed lot
OF unnecessary time which Is not le-
gal in baseball
o. G. WILLIAMS.
Mangr Williamsburg BIC.
vIoran's Answer.
Richmond, Aug. 25.
Sporting Editor,
The Palladium.
Dear Sir:
understand that Mr. Williams.
manager OF the Williamsburg B. B. c.,
has commented strongly In reference
to last Sundays game.
According to the rules OF baseball
the game is legally tie.
Mr. Williams can claim the game
and other things II he wants to, but
he can never truthfully claim that my
team would not finish the game as
Reddinghaus, the batter up In the last
half OF the seventeenth was ready and
willing to bat and was up at the plate
when the umpire agreed to call the
game, as the state law prohibited fur
ther play. ~ ..E As. .
Finally wish to state that am pre-.
pared and willing to play off the tie
game at Athletic park on September
5 or 12
II Mr. Williams means business and
wants to decide which is the better
team. let him notify me in regard to
one Of these dates as l have other
bookings under consideration.
Yours for Sport,
SAM S. VIGRAN,
Mngr. Richmond B. B. c.
Decision Stands.
Mr. Williams claims that his team
won the game and Mr.. Vigran claims
that it was a tie and according to the
rules of baseball the Richmond man.
ager is unquestionably right for the
umpire called the game. which he had
a perfect right to do under the laws
laid down by the highest authorities
the National Commission-and SO 1t
will go down on the records as a tie
game.
If Mr.. Williams is satisfied that he
has the better team there is Just one
way to settle the argument and that
is make some arrangements for an
Williamsburg.
There is no question but that If such
a game can be arranged it will draw
the largest crowd ever turned out to
n similar affair in Wayne county.
Arrangements for a meeting be-
tween the managers in the dispute
can easily be made II they care to
plsv off the tie.
The financial end of the game would
amount to considerable and the prof
it's could be equally divided.
Let each manager agree to play the
same teams exactly as they had on the
field SUNDAY and then the present ar
gument will come to an end and the
public will be treated OF some base
ball that will be little out of the or
binary.
POSTPONE CENSIIS