The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-25

UMPIRE BURROWS PUT GAME
ON BLINK.
His Decisions Phenomenal and Scnsa-
tiOnal-Callcd Game I'm Eighth
N With Score Tied 3 to 3-Chandlcr
observed to Win-FlOwcrs Touched
up Hycly-SOmc of the Details.

From The Daily Item. Aug. 20.
There Was wild crowd of fans in
the Sands snd on the side lines yes
terday<when Sumter and Lamar open
ed their series of two games at the
local park, which resulted in a tie,
the final score standing. according to
the official scorers book. to 8. 1t
should have been Sumter's game, and
it probably would have been, but for
one reason, Umpire Burrows. His
lamps were working badly. and at
some stages. they seemed - he com
2letely out of commission. lie start
ed calling them bad at first and the
fans started to heckle him, and the
more they heckled him the worse he
got, until, in the final inning. with the
score tied. after calling Drevenstedt
out on strikes. at which the stands
roared. without any reasonable justi-
| ication or excuse he called the game
while Flowers was at bat, because,
| forsooth, some of the spectators were
watching the pitchers work behind
the plate. Policeman Lawrence was
then present to remove the specta-
tors had they been in the way, and
would have done so If, in the opinion
II His Umps. 1t was necessary. This
| tfforded the dramatic elimination to
n series of decisions obviously adverse
20 the home team, and the fans were
state of frenzy. The Sumter team
loes not want the edge on any visit
ng team, but they want an even
'reak. There will be another umpire
'fticiating today.
There is no question in the world
but that the game should have gone
o Sumter. Chandler outpitched Flow
ers. and the Gamecocks outhit the
'isitors. even with the uncertainty
that the batters must have experience
| ed on the call of balls and strikes.
| even at that Sumter should have.
won. and an additional hit in either
the third. fourth or sixth innings, re-
sardless of everything else. would
| nave put the game on ice.
Lamar scored first. In the third in
aing. Flowers led off with a hit, and
vas advanced to second on O'Neale's
veil placed bunt. and scored when
I dahry hit 70 left Aeld, md spann err
red the chance,
In the third and fourth innings
| Nc locals had two ON with none
down, but there was no hit coming
when needed ana the runners died OH
the sacks
The fifth inning was q bad one for
Sumter. Chandler famed the first
two up, and Hamar, the next man up,
seemed clearly out on strikes, but was
given pass. That started the trou-
BILE. Powell followed with a single.
advancing Hamer to third, and then
promptly stole second. Hamer then
scored on Flowers second single and
Powell crossed the pan on Mabry's
passed ball. O'Neale retired the side
on pop fly to Flowers at third for
Sumter.
Old lucky seventh was good to
Sumter. Spann was called out on
strikes, Boyle followed with his sec
ond signle; Frank Chandler was out.
pitcher to first, and Boyle scored on
Whites clean hit. Tupper then drove
out single. advancing White to
third. 1t was then that Joe Chan
dler uncorked a singing drive over
second. and on the wild throw to
ground rules, Chandler was sent back
to third. Then Mabry was called out
on strikes. The score was tied tight,
and so remained until Burrows loosen
ed up with his big surprise.
Drevenstedt broke into tho limo
light with his usual thr,c-sac>cr oyer
left field fence. 1t was roustnS
good wallop. and it was a shame that
he had to die on third. Flowers came
With ma few inches OF making the
score count. Everyone hated TO see
Frank Chandler eased out of a well
meritcd victory. and that is the great
est regret OF the game.
The score: II. III. r..
Lamar. .. .00l 200 0Ox-3 2
sumter. 900 900 3Xx-3 1
Batteries: Flowers and Hamcr
Chnadler. f.. and Mabry. Umpire.