The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-09-18
HOughtOn Base Ball Team Re
ceived Rough Treatment
at Marquette Sunday.
PELTED WITH STONES, ETC.
For Time it Looked as IL
Bodily Injury Would
Result.

Last Sunday the Houghton ball
team went to Marquette on the
whaleback steamer Christopher
Columbus, accompanied by large
crowd of copper country people. In
the afternoon game was played in
the park which ended in the sixth
inning in rather boisterous man
ner. There was very large num-
ber of spectators at the game, the
crowd being considerably swelled by
an immense delegation from Hough-
ton. The trouble started in the
first inning when the Houghtons
were at bat. There was great
deal of wrangling, but was finally
settled for the time being. The
game was continued until the last
of the sixth, when second
row occurred At this point
the score was in favor of
the Houghtons. The trouble this
time arose over fly Knocked close
to the foul line by one of the Mar
quette players. The umpire called
it a fair ball while the Houghtons
contended that it was a foul. Cap
tain Larson of the Houghtons inn
mediately pulled his team from the
diamond and started for town, fol-
lowed by a crowd of hoodlums, who
not only applied all sorts of vile
epithets, but also let fly sticks and
stones or other missiles which came
handy. A running free-for-all fight
was kept up until the Houghton
crowd reached the boat The affair
undoubtedly reminded many of the
Indian quack doctor who was pelted
with eggs in the streets of Mar
quette some few years ago Truly,
Marquette is gaining for herself a
name in more ways than one.
1t is evident that the people Of
Marquette regret the occurrence of
the disgraceful episode, as will be
seen by the following from the Min
ing Journal of Tuesday morning:
THAT was a most disyraceful occurrence
Sunday;'' is IA composite expression of all the
best people in town regarding the exhibition
| following the baseball game.
This sentiment was promptly voiced by two
| ministers from their pulpits, both Bishop
| Williams and the Rev. q. L. Hanawalt taking
occasion in the course OF their evening SER
mons to condemn the disgraceful affair In
vigorous terms.
| They went further than to condemn the
hoodum's who were engaged In the riot, and
assailed sunday baseball, sunday excursions
| and open saloons considering them all links
| in an evil chain which led to the afternoon
| fasco. Their conclusions may have been a
| little more sweeping than some will endorse,
| but even those who favor legitimate Sunday
| amusement are very harsh in their comments
| on the occurrence and say that such exhibi-
| tons OF rowdyism will be sure to hurt the
| patronage OF the sport, as many quiet and
decent people who otherwise would go out To
see the game do not care to witness "A free
fight.
What they want is base bali and unless IL
can be given without any side shows there will
be no support for the game here at ALL par.
ticularly none for Sunday ball. The affair OF
| Sunday has given the anti-Sunday y.amusemen
people u strong lever to work with.
The assault may not have been the fault OF
the Marquette team, but few people will stop
| to consider where the blame belongs, on the
club or on its over.zealous supporters. The
| supporters have nothing TO lose and the club
has.
! Outsiders will not even lay the blame on the
hoodlum element, of which every town has
more or less, but Marquette. as IA city, will
| have to bear the stigma, and the injury done
her good reputation may be felt here in many
| wayS.