The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-08-01
"Won Decisive Victory"

The Troy News last week con-
tained an article of over column
in length devoted to abusing the
Kendrlck ball team, the umpire
and everything in general connect
ed with the baseball aggregation of
Kendrlck. In speaking of the ball
game.played here July l3, the News
remarked that ''The less that is said
of this unpleasant affair the bet
ter" However, as the Troy paper
devoted over a column explaining
how it happened, it is only fair to
the baseball fans here to correct
number of statements that appeared
in the Troy paper.
The writer of the article that ap-
peared in the Troy News said in part
1.-The game stopped before the first
half of the seventh had been finish
ed on account OF the rotten de-
cisions rendered by self-appointed
field and base umpire who slipped
into that position in the third inn
ing without the sanction of the
Troy team"
After considerable inquiry among
the baseball fans of Kendrick who
attended the game, we have not
been able to find a single Individual
who saw the "self-appointed field
and base umpire" mentioned in the
News. Arthur Rognstad of Bear
Ridge and E. E. Mcdowell began
umplring in the first inning and
stayed on the job until Troy gave up
the ghost, Mr.. Rognstad umpiring
bases and Mr.. Mcdowell umpiring
all other plays in the game. Both
of these umpires were appointed by
the manger of the Kendrick team
as agreed between the managers of
the two teams before the game.
Later on the article states "A Mr..
Mcdowell of Kendrick or there
abouts was finally agreed on to um-
pre- the game and his decisions
were as fair as the Troy boys could
expect
Mr.. Mcdowell was the umpire
who called the ball batted by Troy
player, a foul. This was the de-
clsion that broke up the game. 1t
Mr.. McDowells decisions were "as
fair as the Troy boys could expect, y
we are at loss to know just why it
was that Troy quit in the seventh
inning. Evidently the Troy aggre
CATION was quite considerably mud
died over the affair.
The article goes on to say 1T be
came so rotten that even kendricl
people who had money up on theil
own team and umpire Mcdowell
and some of the Kendrick players
including Gabriel Forest, volun
tarily admitted Troy was being
handed a bunch.'' Mr.. Mcdowell
and Mr.. Forest both emphatlcall.
deny having made such statement
AS it was Mr.. McDowell's decision
that caused Troy to quit we do no
believe he would admit that he wa
handing Troy a bunch, as he has al
ways peen considered a very san
sort of fellow. AS for the Kend
rick people who had money up O
the game-We haven't been able t
find any, as it is said there was n
one in the Troy delegation who ha
faith enough in the team to tax
such big risk.
The article then goes on to sa
The Troy aggregation and crowc
which made up two-thirds of tn
attendance and that much of tn
receipts at the game, pulled fc
home, satisfied with the decislv
victory they had already won.'
The Kendrick bal team is rathe
puzzled to know where the cd
cisive victory comes in. On tt
supposition that the Troy team h;
not studied the rule book we migl
say that if rule No. 26, Sec. 2 and
of the 1919 Spalding Rule Book,
carefully read, it will shed son
light on the subject and convince tt
Troy aggregation that by qulttir
in the first of the seventh tn
forfeited the game.
The game of baseball requires
spirit of give and take. 1t is to
hoped that the Troy team will CT
tivate this spirit IN the next ye
or so, as it is very disappointing f
the crowd to have game termin;
ed before the nine innings ha