The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-07-25
Trojans Got Peeved

One of the facinating elements of
the game Of baseball is its uncer-
ainty. One can never predict with
any degree of certainty just what is
going to happen, until the end OF
the last inning. Sometimes when
one team apparently has everything
breaking" just right. an unforeseen
obstacle will spring up and change
the entire condition of things.
Most often it is a case of the
pitcher blowing up. Sometimes it
is simply general case of the
whole team going to pieces and
once in a while it is the umpire.
Last Sunday it was the umpire, and
through no fault of his, either, that
caused the team from Troy to stop
the game and finally quit in the
seventh inning.
Everything was going fine up to
the fatal seventh, with the score 6
to 5 IN favor of Troy. The decisions
of the umpires, E. E. Mcdowell and
Arthur Rognstad, had been general
ly satisfactory and it anything, had
been favorable to the Troy team.
Mr.. Mcdowell had called ball,
batted by Kendrick player, foul,
that even the Troy players admit
ted was fair ball beyond question.
1t cost Kendrick one or more scores,
but nothing was said about it at the
time. as Kendrick ball players have
been accustomed to abide by the
umpire. Several other decisions
had been plainly favorable to the
visiting team, as Mr.. Mcdowell has
always been considered inclined to
favor the teams from out of town.
The dispute that resulted in Troy
forfeiting the game was decision
by Mr.. Mcdowell on ball batted
over third base by Troy. 1t struck
very close to the foul line, and
whether it was inside or outside the
foul line was a matter over which
the decision of the crowd was divid-
ed. 1t was close decision either
way and was one that was difficult
for an umpire to handle from his
position IN the center of the dia-
mond. 1t happened too quickly for
him to get on the foul line. Mr..
Mcdowell called 1T foul and Troy
quit. This is the first time in the
history of baseball on the local field
when team forfeited a game over
one decision that was not in it's fav-
or. No matter what the circum-
stances were over this one decision,
the fact remains that no fault could
be found on the part of the Troy
team, with the previous decisions
of the umpires. 1t was also plain
ly demonstrated that no one loves a
quitter.
During the six innings prior to
the rag-chewing match, the game
was interesting and very close. 1t
was a pitchers duel and the out
come was in doubt all the way
through the game. Carlson for
Troy and Densow for Kendrick, each
struck out ten men, Carlson allow
ing hits and Denscw 7. Troy had
the heavy end Of the error column,
having errors chalked up against
Hendricks 3.
Forest and Compton each secured
2-base hit for Kendrick and 2 Troy
players each got two-bagger. The
feature of the game was McCrea's
base stealing. He practically stole
his way from the time he went tC
bat until he arrived safely home, by
getting a base on balls, stealing
second and third and home. 1t wa:
good base running.
Although the score stood 6 to 5 il
the first of the seventh in favor O.
Troy, the game was forfeited by th'
visiting team, according to all rule
of the game and the official rul'
book. This adds one more victor!
to the long string secured by Kend
rick's team this season.
The lineup of the two teams wa
as follows: kendrick: Forest, catch
er; Densow, pitcher; Brown, 1b; &
Carlson, 2b; Rognstad, 3b; McCrea
SIS; F. Bolon, If; Compton, CT; Flaig
rf.
: Troy: HiIdahl, catcher; c. Carl
son, pitcher; Muligan, 1b; ]. Car
son, 2b; Highsmith, 3b; Harland, IS
w, Carlson, If; Sumner, CT; Amo: