The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-08-15
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There is no longer a lack of inter- est among the baseball fans in this neck of the woods. When they want to kill the umpire in every game. play ed, this season may be considered to have reached it's heighth. The. base ball reporter for the Era has worn out book of Spalding's rules this week showing the mining editor the rotten decisions made by Umpire Wasem at Morenci Sunday last when Stafford crossed bats with Morenci.
 The game was played before rec ord crowd and was nip and tuck up to the seventh inning when the Saf- ford players walked off of the diamond and the game was awarded Morenci by score of to O. "A .h
 Safford took the lead in the third inning by making thFse runs and Mo Fenci tEo. In the fourth inning Saf ford annexed one more run and Nor enci tied the performance. In the fifth, SRnord again added one run to their score and retired Morenci with 0. It vas different in the sixth when Stafford drew goose egg and the mountain climbers annexed two runs in their half. In the next inning, the fatal seventh, Stafford made none and Morenci three, but it was right at this particular time and place that Umpire Al Wasem, for Morenci, became inn bued with the idea that he was a member, in good standing, of the bur glars union and pulled a neat second story job.
 In the last half of this inning with Morenci at the bat two men out, and runners on first and second, score a tie, Pill Roller" Marshall advanced to the plate. Marshal is rated as a 300 hitter on the Morenci team and the fans in the grand stand were howling for home run. Marshall took two strikes when Pitcher Hall, of Stafford, placed one of his cork screw curves over the inside corner and the mighty Marshall came near dislocating his neck when he struck at it, but alas he no hitta the ball: the ball hitta him." Umpire Wasem decided the batter was not out and should have another strike. Manager Fisher, of Stafford, contended the bat ter was out, but Wasem stated that he did not see the play and again fl was impossible for a batter to strike at a ball and have it hit his person Morenci finished the inning with three runs and the Stafford players quit the game.
 For the Benefit of the Umpire.
 Rule. 51. The batsman is out: Sec 2. If, while attempting third strike the ball touches any part of the bats mans person, in which case, base runners occupying bases shall not ad vance as prescribed in Rule 55. Sec tion 5.
 Sec. 8. If, before two hands are out while first and second, or first, second and third bases are occupied, he hit a fly ball, other than a line drive, that cannot be handled by an infielder. In such case the umpire shall, as soon as the ball is hit, declares it an infield hit. (Spaulding's Base Ball Guided Wasem refused to change his decision and the Stafford boys put their little bats in the bat bag and started home Announcements: Morenci wins by the score of to because Stafford won't stand for our rough stuff'.
 The lineup:
 Safford:-
 A. Clifford, 1b; McAllister, 3b; l. Jenkins, 2nd; Allerd, If; C.. Clifford If; W. Jenkins, c; Hooks, of; Robles ss; Hall, P.
 Morenci:
 Mclean, 3b; Beck, If; Lidich, of; Graves, ss; Lidich ID; Marshall, If; Barr, 2b; Curtis, c; Trott, p.
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