Marine Turtle Newsletter 3:9, © 1977
Game Called on Account of Turtle
Richard Philibosian
Bureau of Fish and Wildlife, Frederiskted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands 00840 USA
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Marine Turtle Newsletter 3:9, © 1977
Richard Philibosian
Bureau of Fish and Wildlife, Frederiskted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands 00840 USA
Night baseball can have its exciting moments. The moment was a clear night in the Virgin Islands, bases and a few spectators loaded. Suddenly a rival team, the St. Croix Hawksbills, upset by the scheduling arrangements, came thundering out of the darkness and moved boldly onto the diamond. They quickly blocked the infield and a few teammates raced to strategic outfield posts. They demanded a halt to the game and their grievances heard. Their main complaint was this night game schedule, because at night they were unable to obtain sufficient taxis from the stadium and were stranded.
"This tactic will ruin us; day games only," they demanded.
As yet the problem is unresolved, and the Hawksbills, formerly considered the jewel team on the island, is finding itself uncustomarily in a soup.
(Another account by the same author of this event appears in Copeia 1976 - see RECENT PAPERS this newsletter.)