The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-09-10
Pirates Drop Out OF Senior
League; New Loop Organized
TROUBLE BEGINS AT PIRATE
FUNERAL HOME GAME; I'M
PORTANT RULES PASSED AT
MEETING YESTERDAY
(By JoVE)

Senior softball league.
At a meeting held yesterday
afternoon in the FERA building,
Peter Castro. manager of the Pr
rates, formally withdrew the team.
And as the Little Napoleon"
of the league pronounced the
words that sealed the doom of his
team, spectators noticed that the
voice of the poppy little manager
. was calm-and soft. Castro
didn't snap out the words. Castro
was sorry his team was going out.
The splendid Pirate team, Won
ders at bat and afield, had re-
signed because the five other
teams in the league decided Beliss
Griffin as official umpire was inn
partial to any team and also eff
ficient in the performance of his
duty. There are six teams in the
league. Five managers voted for
Griffin. The Pirates voted against
him.
The Pirates violently protested
decision occurring in game
last Wednesday between their
team and the Lopez Funeral
Home. The question concerned a
decision at the home plate and
also a ground rule. 1t was the
fifth inning and two outs had been
made. During the protest, rain
began to pour down and the game
was called.
At the meeting yesterday. the
Pirates were given their choice of
either playing the entire game
over or beginning where rain in
/! terrupted the play and with the
score 80 in their favor. The two
runners in question were to be
sent back to second and third. The
Pirates refused to accept this,
claiming that their entire protest
rested on Umpire Griffin and
that if he were not removed they
would withdraw. Griffin is still
a league umpire. The Pirates are
out of the league.
An entire new league will be
formed with new schedules and
the first game to be played to-
night.
A set of rules were adopted yes
terday to be Incorporated with
others in a league constitution.
Copies of the constitution will be
mimeographed and given to all
managers and players in the
league.
1t was decided that all balls hit
into the space to the right of the
pole in right-center or to the left
of the pole in left-center would
be two base hits, whether a field
er touches the ball or not. If a
ball is hit between the poles, the
runner is entitled to as many
bases as he can make.
On batted ball. if the throw
in to first hits the screen in back
of the bag, the runner advances
at his own risk. If the ball goes
into the crowd in back of first,
|, the runner is entitled to an extra
! base. On all other overthrows the
runner may advance as many bases
as he can make.
The player bench at first base
! is for the team at bat. Though
the Pirate team is out of the
league, any of it's members will
be allowed to play with other
teams. No new teams are to be
added until the end of the first
half.
Since this is the first time the
dignity and authority of the league
has been questioned. it was also
decided to give the umpire not
only all the rights he has pre-
viously enjoyed but also the pow
er to "bench" any player who pro-
| tests in the course of an argu-
ment. This rule is understood to
mean, if the protest is continued
| and out of order. Only the man.
ayers and captains of the teams
| playing have a right to confer
with the umpire on a decision.
Two games a week will be play
ed, a single nine-inning game on
Monday. starting at 8 o'clock, and
a doubleheader on Wednesday. be-
ginning at 7:30 O'Clock. Each of
the doubleheader games will be
seven innings. According to the
league schedule each team will
play the same number of seven