Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-06-23
ALMOST A GAME
Braddock and Linton Start Out at
Seeman Park as Though Fans
Would See Some Real Sport.
: Braddock Quits in Fourth Inning.

: Braddock Quits in Fourth Inning.
The stare of what promised to be
a fine game Of base ball was played
at Seeman Park Sunday between
the Braddock team and the locals.
However, in the fourth inning, the
contest came to sudden end when
the Braddock boys picked up their
bats and went home. The score
was l to 0 in favor of the Linton
team at, the time.
The game was marred from the
start by constant ''rag-chewing" and
pickering on the part of the players.
The Braddock team took exceptions
to almost every decision rendered by
Paulson, one Of the u,npires. In the
very first inning the trouble started.
Lesher, on second, attempted to steal
third, and was thrown out by Stew
art. Braddock contended that Lesher
was safe on third. However, the
game finally got under way again.
In the second inning another scrap
started. Stewart, on first, went to
third on Petne's drive. to right field.
The ball reached third a little ahead
of the runner, but Stewart made a
nice slide and Paulson called him safe.
Braddock objected, and Paulson asked
Sisco, Braddock's third baseman, if he
had tagged the runner and Sisco re-
fused to say yes or no, stating that he
was not the umpire. Braddock re-
fuseed to 60 on with the game, and
Miller, manager of the Lintonites,
called Stewart off the bag in order to
get the game played. No scores had
been made on either side at that time.
In the third inning, Woods, for Linton,
got to first, stole second, and scored
on Shier's clean drive to outfield.
There was no close decision anywhere
in the play and Braddock went ahead
with the game, despite the score.
In the fourth inning, Stewart was on
first. when Petrie. hit to. pitcher.
Worms threw Stewart out at second,
and the ball was relayed to first to
get Petrie. The ball and the runner
were neck and neck in the race and
Paulson called Petrie safe. Nearly
all the Braddock infield left their reg
ular positions and came over to first
base to argue with the umpire.
Watching his chance. and seing second
base uncovered, Petrie lit out for Sec
ond and reached there safely. With
out another word, the Braddock team
walked off the field and went over by
the pavilion to eat picnic dinner.
1t is too bad that the game ended
as it did. There was every promise
of nice exhibition of the national
game. Linton had not made single
error when the game stopped, and
Braddock had very few. The Linton
men had been hitting quite hard, how
ever, but Braddock was backing their
team in good shape. Braddock's left
fielder, especially, made one beautiful
catch of low ball. Every decision
that caused e fight was very close, and
the umpire might expect howl from
the side losing by the decision. How
ever, the visitors quit without even
asking for change of umpire. It
was the general sentiment of those
who had paid to see ball game, and
this includes Braddock fans, that the
Braddock management should at least
have first demanded change of UNI
pires if the official acting did not suit
them before quitting the game. Had
Linton then refused to allow change,
as Pollock did last week, the condi-
tions would have been different.
The game Sunday was one of the
series scheduled ir the county league,
and five different teams were interst-
ed in seeing it played to finish.
This, and other squabbles, is likely to
make trouble for the future of the
league. Hazelton is already attempt
ing to protest their game with Brad
dock on the grounds that Braddock
violated the rules CT the league by
playing two outside players. Worms
and Sisco, both of Kinty-e. In fact
the 'Braddock- Hazclton game, has been
causing considerable newspaper mud
singing, Braddock accusing Hazelton-
ties. of being "quitters and poor
sports. Of course, since the game
at Linton, Hazelton is now using the
same comeback at them.
We believe that rule should be
made in these country games that each
,contesting team should submit the
name Of its choice of umpire to the
opposing team before the game be-
gins, and that each team should then
register objection, or else submit to
the mercies Of the umpire throughout
the game. OF course, when contest
ing team objects. in advance 70 some
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