Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-01

Newark concluded its series of games
r.-a Yesterday afternoon. and the con-
t..t ended M small-sized riot mum
sro5s Of men and boys rushing out on
r. diamond 10 attack Umpire Snyder.
They were furious, and apparently, had
t-st cause for being SO, for just as the
,r,n of victory was about 10 fan into
,.e mouth of Richmond. snyder rushed
forward and snatching # from the home
lovs. handed it over TO Newark
This however was not sufficient cause
for tile row that was precipitated though
te incenscd spectators were dead I'D
,arnSrt and had not the police made
tceir appearance as soon as they did'
SNYDER would have suffered at the hands
of tbs crowd.
il was Just at the lose Of the contest
that the trouble occurred Richmond
t.l been playing rather rocky ball, and
the Newarks had taken a considerable
lead. When Richmond came 10 the bat
.g the ninth inning the score stood 10
q against them. No one had any ideA
Chat they would win out ana many
started no leave the park. Schmidt the
Inrgrove followed suit. making two out
WE'RE WORKING FOR VICTORY.
Kahn then went TO the bat ana got
safely 10 second on a rank error made
ly j. Rothfus This put new life MO
tn. local team and they began TO make
"a feht Cor victory. Elberfcld got hit
ana mred to first. and Stuart got -FOUR
balls. showing Kahn 10 third and filling
OIL. bases Mcdonald got hit on the
.rn ANA Kahn was forced over the plate.
SNYDER had called two strikes on Mac.
before the ball struck him. and neither
Should have been decided strike. The
bases were still filled and the score was
fo Reldy Foster next welded the
ssl ANA made "a clean drive into centre
l.I Eberfeld scored and Stuart fol-
owed him over the plate. Chauncey Bill
vas clearly safe. but Snyder declared
hm ont and ended the game.
WENT FOR THE UMPIRE.
NJ sooner had the word out left his
irreue ,han the cry Of Mob the umpire
me from the bleacheries. thousand
tHre. ts took 10 up. and echoed II, and IA
time than ~ takes 10 tell Of IL
SNYDER was surrounded by several hun
.r. men crying for vengeance on him.
Several struck "a him. and one or two
'.rIHlcI' him. but before any damage
could b.. done him. Captain Angle WIN
about a dozen OF his policemen, started I
ia ou iae crowd IL took the blue coats |
0.t f,w seconds TO fight their way 10 |
I side az the umpire, and keeping tht |
crow away from him. they marched him |
over 0 the clubhouse. He was taken /
mo Manager Weiss private room ana !
aA ste layers and newspaper-men' |
".I. excluded from the house.
lN crowd remained outside, clamoFnS /
'oi m s.on. and expressing I'm All xmas /
c' language their desire to &c at Snyder 1
ta umpire was thoroughly frightened /
'.i $40 quietly I'm "a corner Of the ROOM
'' police being in the dressing-room.
"'.lit frc frt Finding that the crowd
.' .o IDEA of dispensing. the police
t"'.3 marched Snyder out OF the back
etl carrying him through flower
hi1.- got him Out 10 Broad street. The
'"4 BAD gotten wind OF this ruse. and
-'5 made break for Broad street
-'. ."s Ae umpire and the police just
"N'y emerged ON the street
THE CROWD FOLLOWED HIM.
another break was made for the luck
'iic. 1lt The police hustled him
. car au1 ordered the motOrman
tc or lte crowd. however, acre
'e rafel IN this manner and "a
, Fchit-,tc men crowded on 10 the
IhDt were driven OF, though,
lA' car moved rapidly down Broad
snyder being escorted to his hotel
te police.
Was not the only row that oc-
on iAe field. In the seventh in
~ schmidt Of Richmond. and Hatfie.".
."aik. engaged In a fight, Schmidt
fIs lung an insult offered him by Hat
!, a., Inis however was soon quoted
.r1 only ono or two blows being passed,
none Of these landed
HOW THE GAME WENT.
'''oTo went in to pitch for Richmond.
ne third inning was struck on