Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-18
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TON TUCKER ASSAULTED.
His Cheek Bone Broken by One of the
Spectators at Phtlndelphia.


The most disgraceful scene ever witnessed
en- the base ball grounds occurred in yester-
days game between Philadelphia and Bos-
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Tucker had his cheek bone broken by
blow and several other Boston players were
roughly handled.
The game was a close and exciting one
from the beginning. and at the end of the
seventh inning the score stood . to I in Bos-
toms favor. At this juncture the weather
became threatening and 1t looked as if there
might be a downpour of rain at any mo-
ment-
The Philadelphia team went in. and by
hard hitting scored seven runs in the eighth
inning Then the Boston players began
throwing the ball about the field and jump
ing out of the way of easy ground hits. evil
IDENTIFY playing in the hope that rain would
stop the game and give them the victory.
Umpire Campbell, who otiiciated in Stages
place. warned Capt Nash TO play ball Nash
and his men paid no attention to Camp
BELLS warning. refusing absolutely to put
the home players out. The Phillies had to
run out of line and bat foul before they
were declared out by the umpire. Thompson,
the third man out, had to cut across the dia
mond from first to third before the side
could be put out.
Nash and his team then walked slowly in
from the field. Halman of the home team
handed Umpire Campbell a watch. and the
latter. after waiting few minutes for the
Boston players to proceed gave the Phillies
the game by to %.
The Boston men. who were sitting on the
players bench began packing their bats
away and began to leave the grounds.
Tucker started to go to the dressing room
when he remembered that he had left his
big glove on the base line. He went across
the field toward first base. The crowd,
which had surged upon the field, gathered
around him. One of the crowd jostled
Tucker with his elbow. This was the signal
for trouble Some one in the mob struck
Tucker on the left cheek, breaking the bone.
Grady. Boyle, Weighing and as many Of the
Philadelphia players who could get around
Tucker attempted to prevent a further as
sault, but he was roughly handled before he
was conducted to the dressing room by po-
lice officers
The crowd then turned it's attention to the
other players. and Sergeant Eglof sent for a
squad of policemen. When the latter arrived
ing room. After the crowd had dispersed
the players were escorted to their coach
As the coach went down Broad street 1t
was followed by 1000 men and boys who
hooted and jeered the players.
Col John l. Rogers. the principal owner of
the Philadelphia Club, met Capt. Nash of
the Boston team in the dressing room after
the trouble and said: THE Boston team
have brought this trouble upon themselves
The Philadelphia spectators will not stand
dirty ball playing. The crowd was led by
three or four irresponsible persons. who
were worked up to fever pitch by the un-
sportsmanlike tactics of your own players"
VIM. Leonard and Lewis Sailor two Of the
crowd who surrounded the Boston players
were arrested and locked up in the station
house near the grounds. Both men deny
that they had anything to do with the as
sault on Tucker and they will probably be
released.
Campbell. who umpir ed the game. is well
known to the base ball public He has
umpired many of the big college games. He
was selected by Chief Of Empires Harry
Ill.
Base Ball Notes.