The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-04
LOOKED LIKE BATTLE
IN THE GRAND STAND
Player Williams Created Sceno
at Ball Game.
WANTEDTO SMASHAFAN
SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY Nv
PRESIDENT BEARDSLEY

Williams, the third baseman for N.
White Wings, weakened at the crrcia1
moment or there would have been a
lively fight in the srandstand at Wal
ker's field yesterday afternoon Their
was trouble enough without actuaI
blows. however, and the fans buzzs5
eXcitedly over it through the baIanrs
of the game The women spectators
huddled up closely 10 their male es-
corts for protection, and for a few mo-
ments the turmoil was great
1t happened at the beginning Of the
last half Of the seventh inning. Tba
locals were taking their turn at bs+
against the Lagoon team. Hawley was
up with the willow when suddenly The
grandstand crowd saw Williams come
boiling through the entrance. his faos
working with passion and both fists
tightly clinChed. He made for a spac-
tatOr who rose and faced him.
IN smash your face for you right
here" yelled Williams. and he had a
splendid opportunity at that very mo
ment. Instead OF doing so, however he
merely shook his fist under the gentle
mans nose A few minutes later
GatekeepeF Dale, Manager Griffin
Park Policemen Heath and GoodsaTi
and several others seized Williams
Then he became very anxious to fight
but nobody was crippled in the Effort
TO restrain him.
Travelling Mans ofense.
The spectator was a travelling man
by the name of King. Williams claims
that every game King has attended he
has taken a special delight in "bawling
him OUT Yesterday. according 20
Williams. King called him a vile name
and he was unable To restrain him
self People who saw the player enter
the gTandstand were sure ne was bent
on murder. He certainly looked il
Everybody who could. got right out Of
his way and then took positions where
they could see the slaughter.
haWley came around with his bat
ready to mix in If the occasion de-
manded- and other Salt Lake Dlave~s
gave evidences of a similar intent. Tia
game was stopped. and all the men in
uniform who were not already I'm the
stand clustered Immediately i'm front
Umpire Jones emulated the Justly cele-
brated yOungster who remained on the
burning deck He stayed in his posi-
ton throughout the difficulty.
King said after the calm set in that
he had not applied any epithets 10
Williams. He declared that he merely
yelled that the man was out on a pre-
vlOus play that had been disputed. The
/ traveller is from Denver. and if ever a
was Mr.. King. He apparently feared
he was going to be eaten. but he stood
up like a little man to take his medi-
cine.
The trouble was Of a character such
as has never before been witnessed in
Salt Lake, and loyal fans sincerely
/ hope il viii never be repeated. Will
Jams was censUred on every hand for
not bOttling up his wrath until the
game was over and then hunting up his
man. There were those, too. who cen
sured him for going so far to hit a
man and then not hitting him.
Williams Suspended.
As a warning to other players
of fighting prOpensities President
Beardsley Of the league last night sus-
pended Williams indefinitely. The sen
tence VIII be applauded by nearly
everybody who witnessed the row.
President Beardsley said. 4 never
witnessed a more disgraceful piece Of
business in my life. Williams certain
~ deserves the strongest kind of GER
sure for his action. and 1 havs sus-
pended him until further notice
Manager Griffin said. Everything
that ] can do to protect the patrons Of
the game, and especially the ladies'
from ungentlemanly conduct at the
games viii be done. and auv one who
Is IN the least offensive TO patrons g
the grounds viii be shown the outsds
gate, but If any man thinks for a min
ute that he is privileged. by paving
his admission. to .bawl out anv of the
players of my team he is very much
mistaken, and I viii see that the Of
render is removed from the grounds
Harry Josephs, one of the directors.
reiterated GTifi1's statement. and fur
thermOre said. There is a certsn
class OF people who come to these
games thinking that all the billings
gate and dirty water talk they c1
sling at the players will 20. but I wish
TO go on record that we viii not stsn3
Tor such deal. I am with the players
heart and soul. and viii back them to
the limit so long as they are not az
fault"