Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-22

! He is too hot-headed and had no
| business to jump at Kline. Gerdes
| is not captain of the Marysville
! team. Moore was the man to make
the kick. Gerdes started the trouble.
| but even then the fans should have
waited the decision of the umpire
| They ran on the field and that
brought more trouble. l was will
ing to have the game go on and
tried hard myself to get the crowd
back. We had the same number of
| police as at other games. There was
no trouble and we supposed the po-
| lice would be sufficient to take care
of any trouble.
Claim Self Defense
"Marysville realized that Gerdes
was to blame and that 1t would
mean benching for him. They did
not have any man to put In his
place and that made 1t bad for
Marysville. The West End players
were in the mixup but not until they
were forced into the trouble for
lf-defense. Had West End play
er started the fighting I would have
of the game.
IT am ready to do my part. I
will play another game with Marys-
vile, and as a side issue finish the
game not completed on Saturday
The game was awarded to West End
by Umpire Shickley. I don't want a
game by forfeit. If Wet End can
not get a game by winning it fair
| ly and squarely, 1 will not claim a
victory" The statement issued by
| Umpire Shickley follows:
ITO Whom 1t May Concern:
II Peter Shickley, umpire in chief
80 ~ 80
| Der 20 do take this means in trying
to straighten out matters concerning
game played between Marysville
and West End on Island Park ball
| field.
LAS to my knowledge and the way
II looked, to make n decision would
! have created more serious trouble
and as it was impossible to get the
managers and captains together I
thought it best to let the game go
until I could hake out a written
statement? AS Gerdes was never
mentioned as captain think it was
unfair of him to mix up in the two
! teams affairs. Mr.. Stees. il he re-
! members, that I asked him on two
| different occasions to get his team
on the field and he refused, so the
way I see it. Marysville was to
| blame, so the best I can suggest is
for the managers to get together
and play the game over.
II also wish to mention that when
the fight was on I called West Ends
next batter up which was Menear
J and held him at the plate for seven
minutes and then called the game.
I awarded 1t to West End by a score
of to 0. Manager Stees still re-
fused to go on the field and Biever,
their pitcher. saying he would not
| play under any conditions. This
statement is made by own own free
will.
"P. SHICKLEY,
Umpire in Chief"
The Marysville manager points out
Rule 20 of the official baseball rules
which he claims gives the contest to
Marysville- This rule says
! CTaken from official 1919 code of
playing rules for basebalD.
Rule 25-1f the umpire calls the
game on account of darkness. rain.
| hre, panic or for other cause, whicl,
puts patrons or players in peril, at
any time after five innings have been
! completed. the score shall be that OF
the last equal innings played, eSceo;
| that If the side second at bat shall
nave scored in an unequal number OF
| INNINGS, or before the completion
OF the unfinished inning, at least one
the score of the game shall be the
made"
AS the game was called during the
exception does not apply in this in
stance.
Both hurlers were IN the best of
fern with Biever having an edge.
But one hit was made by West End
during the six completed Innings,
while Marysville had secured four
safeties. Eight west End batsmen
whiffed as compared to seven of
Marysville. Stricken walked one
man, while none will appear against
Blever, although Embick drew a pass
in the seventh
Until the beginning of the seventh.
MarysVille's support was somewhat
steadier, but one error being re-
corded for the cross river team as
compared to two for West End. How
ever In the seventh two slips were
made by Marysville infielders.
Marysville's run was scored in the
hrst inning. Rutter, first up. singled
into right and went to second on
Mcore's sacrifice. advancing to third
when j. Lightner went out. second
to hrst. He later crossed the plate
when McCord fumbled Gerdes' slow
nit Gerdes stole second and went
to third on a wild pich of Stricker's
but was anchored there when Hin
pensteel famed
Stricker was in no great danger af
tel the first, although on three occa-
slons Marysville did get men as far
as second base with but one out. In
tne sixth, Moore. first up, singled to
snort and was caught Off first He
made break for second, but was
called out by Umpire White after
sliding into the bag. MarysvilIe
claims this was a questionable de-
clsion and cost Marysville a run. ].
Llghtner flied to left, but Gerdes
singled into right and Marysyille
rams assert that Moore could have
scored on the hit. After Gerdes had
stolen second, the inning was ended
however. when Hippensteel flied to
Stricken
During the first six innings O,
play. West End had but one man tc
die on base. This was Embick who
died in the fifth after being given a
lie when Herman dropped a perfect
throw of Ruters to the initial sack
AT this time Herman was knocked tc
the ground and for time it appear.
ed that he would be unable to con
tinue to play. But one hit was made
on Biever during this time, that be.
ing credited to w. Euker in the
tourth. He went to second on his
brothers sacrifice, bu was out al
tnird when he attempted to stea