Clipping:The difficulty arranging an umpire; an prior agreement to replace him if necessary
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| Date | Tuesday, October 21, 1873 |
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| Text | [Boston vs. Baltimore 10/21/1873] They [Baltimore] objected to his [the umpire’s] continuing to act. They had refused to take him in the first place, but on my agreeing to change him if not satisfactory, they accepted him. Mr. Beardsley of Washington was the gentleman and I had great difficulty in getting him. In the first place they had consented to take either Burdock, Swandell, Mills, Sensenderfer, or Mack. That is a pretty good list and any one would think it an easy matter to get one of them. Lot those who think as they try it. It is easy to find fault, but not so easy to do better as a great many would think. I commenced with Burdock. He could not come, election business &c. stopped him. Mills was sick and could not travel. (Someone says “good thing,” I know) Swandell promised to go if some relative who was expected to breath her last every moment, did not improve for the [illegible] before that time. He was to let me know by telegraph Monday. Monday came and also telegram “Cannot go.” Mills, Sensenderfer could not go, having to play in Brooklyn. Mack could go, but Baltimore had not consented to his acting. We started for Baltimore Monday 4 A.M., arriving soon after 8, it was near 11 before I could find Henderson. Mack was satisfactory to them, so I telegraphed to him to [sic] late to enable him to catch the train, informing by telegram, which I received soon after 10 A.M. today. I immediately telegraphed to Nick Young “to come on, or send Harry McLean, or send some one to act as sure.” He tried to get McLean, but he would not come. Mr. Beardsley after a great deal of persuasion, consented to act for us, but would not have done so for any other club. He had sworn off umpiring, this being his first game this season, and he returns home tonight to swear off and stick to it. He is sick. Well, to return to the game, on that occasion they kicked. He had previously given two other decisions against them. So they claimed. Henderson kicked, Carey kicked. Even Pike kicked. Five innings had been played, we were ahead and took things quietly. They would not play unless they had another umpire, I had agreed to another acting, should Mr. Beardsley not prove satisfactory. Had I not, they would been kicking yet before. I should have consented to change. It placed Mr. Beardsley in an unpleasant position, and me too, but I had to do it. Mr. Lennon of “Kekionga” fame consented to act, we played three and nearly four more innings, and won the game. [from a letter Harry Wright to Frederick Long 10/21/1873] |
| Source | from a letter Harry Wright to Frederick Long |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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