St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-18
A BAD BASE BALL RIOT.
DiSGRAcEFUL SCENE WITNESSED ON
The PHILADELPHIA GROUNDS.
TUCKER HAS A ROME BRoK EN
Boston Players Attempt 20 swindle
the Quakers Out Of the Game
Il squad OF Policemen Called
to Settle the Disturbance
Philadelphia People Say the
Hostonians Played Unfairly.

PHILADELPHIA, July 1.-THE most
dlSgraeeful scene ever witnessed on the
base ball grounds in this city. and
which finally Terminated in a riot. oc-
Cured i'll today's game between Phila-
delphia and Boston. Tucker had his
cheek bone broken by a blow. and sew
eral other Boston players were roughly
handled. At the end of the seventh inn
ing the score stood 2 10 in BuStou's ia
vor. At this time the weather became
threatening, and it looked as though
there might be down-pour of rain at
any moment. The home team went in,
and by hard hitting scored seven runs
IN the eighth inning. After the seven
runs had been scored the Boston play
ers began throwing the ball. about the
field and jumping out of the way of
easy ground hits, evidently playing in
the hope that rain would stop the game
and give them the victory. Umpire
Campbell, who otficiated in Stages place,
told Capt. Nash to play ball Nash and
bis men paid 10 attention 10 Campbelfs
warning. refusing to put the home play
ers out, they having 10 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
diamond from fist to third before the
side could be put out. Nash and his
team then walked slowly in from the
field. Mailman, of the home team.
handed Umpire Campbell watch, and
the latter, after waiting few minutes
for the Boston players to proceed with
tile game, gave the home team the de
cision by 9 To 0. The Boston players.
who were sitting on the bench, began
packing their bats away. and started to
leave the giouhds. Tucker started to
go to the dressing room. when he re-
membered that he had left his glove ON
the base line. He started across the
field toward first base. The crowd,
which had surged upon the field, gath
cred around him. One of the crowd
Jostled Tucker with his elbow. This
was the signal for riot. 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 further assault, but he was
roughly handled before he was conduct
crowd then turned its attention to the
other players. anu Sergeant Egolf sent
for squad of policemen. When the
latter arrived the Boston players were
taken 10 the dressing room. After the
crowd had dispersed the players were
escorted to their coach. As the coach
went down broad street it was followed
by LOCO men and boys, who hooted and
Jeereu.
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. He
said:
The Boston team have brought this
trouble upon themselves. The Phila-
delphia patrons will not stand dirty
ball playing. The crowd today was led
by three or four irresponsible persons
who were worked up to fever pitch by
the unsportsmanlike tactics OF your
own players"