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Show American Fork Leads In County Base Bali Prove Tile In VHn by Sharp Practice, Prac-tice, and N Caught Willi (he (ieuiN. Last Friday American Fork went to Provo to play ono ot tho leaguo base ball scries, and the gamo resulted in a great bust up... Provo, following nil old practice peculiar to Itself, tried to Job tho visitors and when Manager Mana-ger -Vnrnpy got next to their Kame. Wufoelcclsloiis" ol"'tlio'cmplio bo came unbearably raw In the eighth Inning, he piomptly called tho gamo ofT. The umplro awarded tho game to Provo, but Varney took bis case up to tho Picsldeut of the County Leaguo, who annulled tho decision. Kectch of Pleasant Grove, Bhould have been the official umpire, but vvlion tho time arrived for the gamo no umpire wns present. Masters, manager or the Provo team, ntated that Keotch refused to como and suggested sug-gested a Provo man. Finally Varnoy consented to go ahead with the gann', but when he saw tbnt the umplro was detci mined to play tho game for Provo Irrespective or the ability of his team, ho could not stand for tlie ump'fl. raw work, and raid, "we ciu.t," Tho Prove) fans m ted llko a lo' of savages, each one evidently tryhg to out do his companion In an efffrt to ......11 liln li... r.fl' " 11(111 IIIO HVIIll "! J The case wan tried in a nnVllug or the leaguo magnates In Unisant Orovo Tuesday evening, wiero tin fact was established that iVovn wag in tho habit of calling icj officii' umplro on tho 'phone and'telllng him not to come. Tho Pro munr.er sv. u'tl then appoint hlown umpire vhh the Inevitable rul . Mna r 'Miied the chaigo, 111 $2 00 that It was false. Hut hlot l.U mono;, 11011 Kectch. an o'fclnl umpire, aald .i.t the offence li t'0 eommltt0 several times In Ijfi case, and (leor Hone prove.1 th;t tley W'ft' Penlan In In u Amttar manner. Ile-Mo Ile-Mo thlB lt"uq shown dint Prove its beeiB,p!a,.K HnlvcWn, who I-Lnnarcr I-Lnnarcr of tie Mnntl tent, and play ed noui.elnJ when ho ad been -ir,,ldtm ofTrovo but .few weeks s It now stands Amecmi Fork I several g,ino8 ahead t Provo, vv It lone more' Pnme to fa '$ I two wit Provo. on' with hpanisi )o?k a one with lndo.i Wo an ore ty Biro to win nJat of these, am victory looks as It WwouW perch 01. our banner I Tho ! Mililo headeiVodne8day win IlciJnmhi wero tho 1st guinea to 1 ' ! Ire with that t.jni and roBtiltd it ton- or tho jcals In both In sunce80rTl.e llrs was, Amorlcai Fork 6 Donjamin In the secom om.. American Vh BComl 17 nr' rR1,e America mn i-ker auel no In a were the bat cry for American f'ork in the flr lame and Snlmo.ind Ilryau note.' l nnii anihi ltho second gan Slltor hSSS' Pair throw ror Am-orlcan Am-orlcan and nlmoory man " TJonJamlu team h'8 useU '" u,c pllchor's box. |