Clipping:The difficulty arranging an umpire; Athletic management unpleasant to deal with
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| Date | Friday, September 3, 1875 |
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| Text | Now in regard to umpire for today’s game. When in N.Y. I could get no word from Blodgett, but learned that his father had stopped him playing and was making him tend to business, so there was no likelihood of his getting off. Pabor they say is no good as umpire, and would be useless in a game here, so I did not communicate with him, preferring to wait and see if the Athletics would accept some other and more competent person. I called on Spering yesterday morning and after some talk, he selected Boyd if Wilkins or Thompson would agree to him. I then went to Mr. Wilkins and he accepted him also. I then telegraphed Cammeyer, stating Boyd had been selected as umpire for Fri. & Sat., and to let me know if he would come. I had not heard from him last night, so telegraph again and told him if Boyd could not come to send Mathews. Up to the present time I have received no reply to either dispatch, and cannot understand why as Cammeyer is always so prompt. I also tel. to Grand Central last night, Mr. Apollonio stating circumstances. In a letter rec’d yesterday he told me to send messages there had I anything special. I rec’d word this A.M. from G.C. stating Mr. Apollonio was not there. I presume he will be there this morning but doubt if he will have time to do anything before starting for this city. I do hope Boyd will come on; should he not I don’t know what we will do. Spering suggested Hayhurst as a good man for umpire. Would save expense, you know. Reach, too, he thought would prove satisfactory. That is the way they do business here, and are an unpleasant lot to deal with. [from a letter by Harry Wright, writing from Philadelphia, to Frederick Long, dated September 3, 1875] [Boyd arrived in time to umpire the game.] |
| Source | from a letter by Harry Wright, writing from Philadelphia, to Frederick Long |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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