The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-13
BALL GAME ENDS IN RIOT.
SPECTATORS AND POLICEMEN CLASH
At WEEHhWKEN GROUNDS.


Rowaies Torment seymour or the New York
Club-A Free Fight ana Arrests Yellow
Liquor SOLD During the Game-The Local
Team wins Easily from tho BrooEIyns.
Tho exhibition game played by the New Yorks
and Brooklyns Mt the Weehawfen grounds yes
torday afternoon was stopped in the first half OF
the ninth inning by n FREQ fight, in which several
policemen were roughly handled and half O
dozen pugnacious individuals were taken to the
lookup. The whole trouble was due TO the fact
that whiskey and beer were sold on the grounds,
and n number of men who woro broad. brimmed
SLOUGH hats and looked like cowboys drank too
much. As the stands were crowded, the spec
tators formed a deep Gordon around the playing
field. especially along tho first and third base
lines.
As the game progressed two burly walters
Weighted down with trays of beer wcro kept on
q constant run across the field from tho bar UNI
der a little shed TO tho group of cowboy"
men. who had stationed themselves within a
few feet OF third base. Tho moro beer they con-
pumed the moro solicitous they became for the
welfare OF baserunners who got to third bag,
and even INDUCED in the difficult task Of play
ing the bag themselves. Shindle soon wearied
or their attentions and got out of tho game, but
10y Seymour Of the New Yorks, who had
been made acting Captain by "Scrappy Bill"
Joyce. stuck to his post, despite showers of
small stones and epithets which were hurled at
him with freedom.
The crisis came in the ninth inning. The
Brooklyns were at tho bat and had made a
couple of runs. A ball was thrown past Soy
mour into the crowd. and as ICY ran over to
get 1t the cowboy" disturbers Of tho peace
treated him to another shower of stones. Ono
fellow even took q kick at tho ball player. Soy
mour turned around and. according to several
witnesses. punched one Of his tormentors in the
face. Tho crowd closed in, and the ball player
finally forced his way out in order to sprint to
the grand stand, followed by tho other players.
BY this time q small-sized riot was in progress.
and O fat German started after Seymour crying
cut:
XIII 'cm NIT q baseball bat |"
The words were SCARCELY out Of his mouth
whom one Of Seymour's many sympathizers
swung the handle OF an umbrella squarely on
the herman mouth. But this was a minor
incident compared to what was going on else |
where.
Right out in plain view of the crowd a corpu-
lent policeman tackled the ringleader OF the
cowboy" band. and thereby struck a Tartar.
The bluecoat quickly received three heavy
swats in the face, which drew blood. and a blow
on the top Of his helmet, which broke the crown |
and 5ammed the rim down over his ears. Tho
policeman was gallant, though. and came back
with q vise-like grab at the rioters throat,
whereupon they INDUCED in a wrestling match
on the ground, tho crowd forming a ring. Tho
battle ragged ficrcely for a few moments. but the
officer of tho law got the upper hand and
In q jiny the other cowboys" were fighting
with anybody and everybody. Six policemen In
uniform and as many more In street clothes,
backed up by law-abiding citizens. proceeded to
grapple with tho fighters, so that for a few
there were at least ten lively scraps in
progress. The crowd surged about the COM
batants. SO that 1t was q fight to a finish, the
police finally proving triumphant because their
clubs were harder than the rioters heads. Four
the field.
Tho game could not go on as the diamond was
and the players, realizing this. had
gone to their quarters. Three or four tough
room and said they were going TO whip Seymour.
They were hustled outside the fence. where they
again declared they would slug" the ball play
er when he came out.
Seymour was cooped up in the little dressing
room, We y, much frightened. He came forth
finally thanked on each side by burly policemen
and followed closely oy Joyce and several
cars which carried him to tho ferry. Seymour
said o THE Sun reporter:
They were throwing stones at me and calling |
me dirty names. One fellow kicked mo and
others tried to, punch me when i went after the
ball. didn't hit anybody
All through the game the players behaved adj
mirably. According to the League constitution
~ Is illegal Tor two League teams to play an ex-
game during tho championship season,
the Managers evaded the rule by letting
Fisher and Burrill Of tho Brooklyns pitch and
catch for the New Yorks. while Mike Sullivan
End Zearfoss were the battery for BARNES men.
Inc New forks won by heavy batting. The