Clipping:A dispute over replacing a damaged ball
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| Date | Sunday, June 25, 1871 |
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| Text | [Fort Wayne vs. Troy 6/17/1871] ...after playing six innings, in which Kekionga had scored 6 runs to 3 for their opponents, the ball had by this time become ripped. The captain of the Haymakers objected to its further use, and the umpire decided the ball not in condition to play, and called for another ball. The Kekiongas refused to allow another ball to be used, although the Haymakers offere3d to accept any ball they wished, and would not continue the game. The umpire called “play,” and the Kekiongas failed to respond. He therefore decided the game in favor of the Haymakers by a score of 9 to 0, as provided for in the rules. New York Sunday Mercury June 25, 1871 At the commencement of the seventh innings, the Haymakers requested a new ball, saying the one they had been using was ripped, and the umpire ordered a new one, and as the Kekiongas refused to abide by the decision, the umpire gave the game to the Haymakers, by a score of 9 to 0. The Kekiongas claim that the old ball which they had furnished was perfectly sound and that the Haymakers wished to substitute a lively ball. Philadelphia Sunday Mercury June 25, 1871 |
| Source | New York Sunday Mercury |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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