The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-06-11
HOT STUFF,

There is hardly any sport over
winch partisans of contending teams
get so "het up" as over base ball To
near losing clubs rave over decision
OF the umpire, and to read the nrase
roasts of his jumps after a gama 10 loo,
one would think that the very exist
ahee OF government hinged upon tba
results OF that particular game of ba,l
sometimes an innocent error of iudo.
hent on the part of the umpire almost
precipitates revolution, and where
decisions are palpably unfair the play-
ers and spectators would willingly
rush into the hottest barrage to reeiste,
protests. Very unfortunately an error
or sight or judgment on the part of tha
umpire in the game between Oroyille
ana fenticton recently resulted in the
Penticton boys walking off the field
The umpire could not have been charg-
ed with trying to throw the game TO
oroVllle because at that time the
score was l6 to 3 in Oroville's favor
and Penticton's chances were hone
less. From what we could learn on the
side lines it was not so much the de-
clsion OF the umpire as the fact that a
rank outsider had been rung in IN
pitch the game that got Penticton q
nanny. and If they had protested on
that ground instead OF laying their
troubles to the umpire no fault could
De found with the action taken. But
let that be as 1t may. Penticton quit
the game at the beginning of the sixth
inning in anything but happy frame
or mind. and there was darned little
happiness drifting around among tlN
Oroville players or the crowd. II was
especially unfortunate as the clubs
nave met many times in the past and
always the most amicable relations
have existed among the players, and
we believe the same feeling still exists
among the players of both towns.
which is proven by the fact that Oro-
vile accepted the first invitation ex-
tended to play a game at Penticton
the Penticton boys hardly got home
before the invitation was extended.
and that game is under way as we go
to press Thursday. And that wipes out
any and all suspicion that any groucn
exists among the players. But this in
production merely leads up to reprint
ing the beautiful roar that the Pentic-
ton Herald let out the first opportun-
ity after the protested game, and We
are publishing it in full. first because
it is jolly hot stuff, and secondly so
that We can say that We feel confident
that the Herald man did not really
mean all he said. for he is square
sport and all around good fellow. Here
is the blast:
Sunday afternoon the scene chang
ed to Oroville and except for the fact
that Penticton was on the short end
of 14-3 score rehearsals hadn't i'm
proved the actors to any appreciate
degree. Oroville apparently was out to
win at any cost and had imported slug
gers from the Oregon boundary to the
international line and all points east
and west, to that Penticton figured
they had only to beat the whole U. s.
A.-Muggsy McGraw and Ty Cobb ex-
cepted-to win from Oroville. The ire
pressibly Shorty" Wagner, manager
of the Washington team, had done his
work we'll, for his boys could sure wal
lop that old pill. The first two to face
Ted Nagle got life apiece on fumbles
by Deater and Clark at second and