Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-21
DUNCANNON HAS
QUIT ITD-PLEAGUE
Blames Umpire For Loss of
Game on Saturday; Hear
Charges Tomorrow

Duncannon has withdrawn from
the DauphinPerry League!
This startling piece of informa.
tion was announced to-day by Pres.
ident E. E. Knauss. OF Harrisburg.
Dissatisfied with their defeat b,
Marysville on the Duncannon field
on Saturday. because Of alleged poor
decisions by Umpire Hawley. Dun.
! cannon officials made known thei,
intention of withdrawing their team
yesterday. The decisions Of Umpire
Hawley cost them the game. they
allege.
Stone Umpire
So angered did the Duncannon
fans become after the game that
Umpire Hawley, without the aid OF
from the ball field to the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Station. Stones,
green apples and other missiles were
hurled after the fleeing arbiter by
the Dnucannon mob, made up large
ly of young boys and men. Play
ers and officials are said to have had
part in the affair, according to the
report received by President Knauss.
With the game almost over, Marys-
willie fans started for the Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad station in order to
catch a train, then almost due. AS
soon a the last man was out, the
Marysville players made a line for
the dressing rooms and few Marys-
Vile people were on the field at the
time of the occurrence.
Officials Meet Tomorrow
The matter will be thoroughly
threshed out at special meeting
OF the Dauphin-Perry League, sched-
uled to be held tomorrow evening in
the store room OF Shenk and Title,
Market street. The meeting will
start at $50 o'clock.
Duncannon will not be represent
ed at this meeting. according to a
statement Of President Stewart Dun
can, made to President Knauss yes
terday afternoon when he made
known his intention of Withdrawing
the Duncannon team.
Should Duncannon continue the
stand it has already taken and re-
fuse to send a representative to the
league meeting tomorrow evening,
the franchise of the organization
will be forfeited and action be taxi
en- at once to secure another town
TO take Duncannoh's place.
Other Towns want In
Little difficulty is expected to be
experienced in replacing Duncan
non. Several towns, formerly rep
resented in the circuit, are anxious
to get back, according to reports
that have been in circulation for
sometime. Halifax, especially, is
anxious to join the circuit, accord
ing to one league representative,
while Dauphin is also believed to be
ready to come back. A third town,
it is understood, would be glad to
break into the Dauphin-Perry ranks.
Duncannon was literally robbed
of Saturdays game, according to
statements made to President Knauss.
Decisions of Umpire Hawley permit
ted Marysville to score her first run
in the seventh inning and played a
big part in the ninth-inning rally,
which resulted in Marysville's vic
tory. according to the statement of
Duncannon officials and rooters.
Aided Marysville, Claim
In the seventh inning, the infeld
hit of Ellenberger. Marysville's
rihht fielder, was foul
ball, according to the Duncannon
men. This ball was a pop-f1y along
the third-base line, which Pitcher
Stricken. of Duncannon, attempted to
field. Stricken struck the ball with
his gloved hand and the ball went
into the foul territory. Umpire Haw-
ley maintained that Stricken hit the
ball while II was still in fair terri
tory, but Duncannon claims that he
did not strike the ball until it was
across the line. Ellenberger later
scored, after he stole second. was
sacrificed to third and came home
on Moor's single.
Again in the ninth, Hawley is
charged by Duncannan with fav-
oring Marysville. After Ellenberg-
er had driven out a clean single. Ger
des was safe on an infield hit. Dnu-
cannon contended that the ball
struck Gerdes on the foot and rolled
toward the center of the field, af-
ter Hawley had ruled that the ball
was fairly hit. Both Gerdes and
Ellenberger, scored later, when Rut-
ter hit.
Attention Drawn to Score
In the contention that Umpire
Hawley cost Duncannon the game
attention is drawn to the official
score of Saturdays game. Marys-
vile had ten hits as compared to ar
even half-dozen for Duncannon; -four
Marysville men walked as compared
to three for Duncannon; and eight
Duncannon men struck out, while
| but half that number OF Marysvillt
men whitfield.
Duncannon this evening is expect.
ed to give an official tone to Presi-
dent Duncan's withdrawal of his
team from the circuit. A meeting
| of the Duncannon fans has beer
called for this evening, when it IL
/ wi ePfu nf.
hcial sanction to the withdrawal.
STRING OF NEW RELATIONS
Baltimore, July 21.-Mies Elsie
Weber, Just 16, calmly and light
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