Results: Speaking Spanish during games

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05/22/2013

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LAS CRUCES – Gadsden High School baseball coaches plan to file a formal complaint against an umpire who allegedly told a Hispanic player to stop speaking Spanish during a game in Alamogordo on Tuesday. Emmanuel Burciaga, an assistant coach for the Gadsden Panthers team, said that after he asked the first-base umpire about admonishing a Gadsden first baseman not to speak Spanish, the umpire, Corey Jones, allegedly said, “Anyone who speaks Spanish – coaches or players – will be ejected.” The umpire said he could not tell if Gadsden players were insulting or cursing their opponents in Spanish, and wanted players to speak English so he could ensure good sportsmanship was maintained.
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Have you heard the news on the following incident?
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Should school athletes speak ONLY English during sponsored games?
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