Ump's language ban incites protest
Little Leaguers told to stop speaking Spanish on field

Posted: Friday July 29, 2005 1:21PM; Updated: Friday
July 29, 2005 1:21PM

METHUEN, Mass. (AP) -- Coaches on a Little League team
filed a protest with the league after an umpire
ordered the players to stop speaking Spanish during a
state tournament game this week.

Coaches said the order demoralized the Methuen players
and cost the team the game.

"This never should have happened," coach Chris Mosher
told the Eagle-Tribune newspaper. "These are
14-year-old kids who should not have to deal with any
of this, especially in Little League baseball."

National Little League spokesman Lance Van Auken said
there's no rule against players speaking Spanish or
any other language on the field. But he said it's too
late to reverse the decision or the outcome of the
game.


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