The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11
FARGO BUNCH POOR
LOSERS AS USUAL

l A1. w OOAVV4A VVAA
LOSERS AS USUAL
Playing the deciding game of the
nine game series to decide the CHAM
pionship of the state ESQ said by the
Fargo papers yesterday the Fargo
ball team quit the game like the yellow
bunch they are when in the ninth IN
ming last night Valley City batted out
five runs, making the score 8 to 8 IN
favor of Valley City. The bunch re-
fused to play the last half when two
men were out. 1t was a clear case OF
yellow ball playing and cold feet
Manager Lenahan tries to fool the
people by his statement but anyone
reading between the lines can see that
he wanted to quit because he, was
/ licked-and licked right. We give a
statement of that game taken from
| the Courier-News this morning. Inc
umpire forfeited the game . to IN
favor of Valley City. Here is the
story from the Fargo paper:
After playing eight innings to
tie score and after two men had been
retired in the Fargo half of the ninth
Umpire Charley Rose forfeited the
third of three-game series TO val
ley City when Fargo batsman re-
fused to take his turn at bat because t1;
Of inability to discern the ball. ine
Valley City cam had made nVe
scores in their turn and II the game
had been called while either OF the
teams were at bat the score Woulo
revert to it's status at the end OF the
eighth. Valley City was supported
in their contention that, as no at
tennis had been made to call the
contest at the close of the eighth, the
Fargo aggregation should be COM
nelled to finish their turn at bat or
forfeit the game. Rose made his de-
cision after Katina refused to take :,
chance at being hit by pitched pan
when he was unable to see it coming
Such decision gives Valley City
Tho fifth of a series of nine games
nlaved by the two teams this season
The locals have won four OF SIX
games played since Lenanan nas
been manager. The Valley City teal"
disbanded after the game. ,
After the game Manager Lenana1'
issued the following statements.
umpire Rose was clearly IN tne
right when he forfeited the game "
Valley City. Katina, our pltcher' re-
fused to hit on account OF the DARK.
ness. and he had my approval IN not
doing so, and I refuse to allow any
of the PLAYERS to be injured for Tn the
Winning or losing of ball game. We
had M one to send up to hit but Jen-
sen and also refused to let HIM MT
for Kantina, for the same reason
told Umpire Rose to do as ne saw NJ
either call the game on account OF
darkness which would have reverted
Tho score back to the end OF the
eiphth. causing Valley City to lose
the runs they made in the nlntn' o a
else forfeit the game, and, as ne mas i:
full control over the game, ne olo
what he thought was best ana we
must abide by his decision -.
Except for the disastrous nlntn
narred by constant wrangllng; Fatgc
FANS were given splendid exhibitor
If baseball with both Enger and IA
tina keeping their hits we'll scattered
With the game tied at the beginning
If the ninth Enger and Klein botf
SINGLED and were advanced to thlro
and second by Conroy's sacrlhce
they both scored on Deans single
Dean and Schanlaub, who was sa1e
IN Slvter's error on fly ball, counted
when Goheen crushed out a long
double. The last score was made Dy
Goheen coming in on Wyatt's single
Fargo scored first in the second
when Boardman hit, took second on
Conroy's bad throw to- first, ana
scored on Katina's double, JORDAN
reached first on an error and was al,
vanced to third when Katina doubled
tn deep center and crossed the plate
an McNee's single. The locals other
tallv was made in the seventh by
Lenahan scoring from first on Schae1-
fer's double. Schanalub's error made
Lenahan safe. Schaeffer was out al
third trying to stretch his double.
Schanlaub counted first for the vlsl'
tors in the fourth frame coming IN on
Gilbert's double after Boardman1,s
error netted him first. A base on balls
and two hits gave Valley City t"c
runs in the eighth.
Katina pitching for the locals lost
his first game for Fargo. He Whlffeo
nine opposing batsmen and allowed
twelve hits, four of which were made
in the ninth.
Enger held the Fargo men to eight
hits, three of which were made by
Boardman. Gilbert, Valley City third
baseman also gathered three hits out
of five times at bat. Valley City made
four errors and the locals went them
one better, making five.
Leeds will be here for three-game
series beginning Friday evening al
6:10 and concluding with the Sunday
afternoon game. Earl Morse, form
er American Association star viii
positively be here for the series &C
cording to statement made by Man
ager Lenahan. The Leeds team has
been picking up some of the best
players in the state and are strength
ened fully one hundred percent FOL
the Fargo series.
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