The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-30
.ROWDYISM RAMPANT
Mr.. Hayes. c A. C's Centre
Fielder, the Leader of all
the Trouble.

That aggregation OF base ball players
styling themselves the Colu mbia Athletic
Club OF New Castle came to this city yes.
terday to meet and play tho Dover Club
gnme of ball tor the State cham pionshp.
It wnB generally understood, but instead
OF play Ing ball after tie second inning
the affair took the shape Of Tow, and TO
say that the visitors from the nearby town
succeeded In their effort to sturt distur-
bance ia but mildly expressing II.
They disgraced the Rockford base ball
grounds, tho national game, and. lastly,
themselves. md Iii such a measure that
Wilmington lovers OF the game will here.
after Ignore them as a base ball club.
True IL is that every member OF the club
did not take part in the sconcs OF rowdy.
ism, therefore IL Ia la nentable that all
have to be classified In the disorder.
The disgraeeful scenes wore looked
upon by 1900 people. 1he crowd was the
third largest that had ever looked upon a
game of bas0tall here. and In point OF
disgust II was he tirst.
II was $50 o'clock whom the game was
started. Both clubs aEreed upon the dou.
BILE umpire system, and Burris OF Dover
WINS put In to determine balls and strikes.
and Lenoir OF New Castle to umpire the
bfs Glurk was In the box for the Capi.
tnl boys and Leach for the q. A. q. Both
men were In tine form, with Leach shade
the steadier and had the game gone on
uninterrupted 1t would undoubtedly have
been the finest exhibition of ball playing
ever seen here. Outside OF the securing
OF one hit and the slriking out OF three
men by Clark. tho retiring OF six mon by
Leach on strikes. and the securing OF two
hits by tho club. the first two Innings
were marked by nothing unusual. But
the third inning brought the trouble. It
came in this way : Ferguson was given
first base on called balls; Hayes hit to A.
Richardson at short and forced Ferguso on
out at second. Umpire Burris justly call.
ed him out but Hayes objected to the dc.
cision.
The umpire again declared him out and
ordered MIN 20 leave the base. Hayes did
30, but instead of leaving the diamond
approached tho umpire, and assuming a
pugiistie attitude began his rowdytsm
by making several passes at the mau.
Burris attempted to defend himsolf at
the same time the other players rushing
toward the men to prevent puglistic
encounter. But before the men were
reached Bayes had hit Burris and nearly
knooked kim down and would have done
SO had he not been prevented by
the players. In moment the Held was
crowded with excited men. and had IL not
been for the Interference OF Captain Kane
Sergeant Bayley and Detectives MuVey
and Witsil there would have been riot.
After quiet was restored the cowardly
New Castle player was made to apologize
and the game went on. But he should
not have been allowed to play nor should
he again be allowed to play on the grounds
here.
Ths beginning of the fifth inning gave
the New Castle club chance to
play dirty ball and they accepted It, their
meenness delaying the game until the
rain fell. Montgomery hit a bail to A.
Richardson which he mufled. W, Rich.
ardson also muffed the ball and the run
ner reached second. But he did IL In
way that is not prescribed Ia base bali
.,la a nnt nd
after running over stopped. Then instead
or returning to the bag. or even turning as
he should. he ran to second, reaching there
before the ball. He wns declared out. but
refused to leave tho field and the wranR.
ling which followed Continued until the
rain fell.
When the game closed neither side had
scored. The work oil the Dover club was
slightly better than that OF o. A. q. Thls
is the summary OF the play