The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-30
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
CLEAN OUT IOUGHS
GANG OF HooDLUMs BREAKS UP
BALL CAME.
Central High Of This City and Cleve-
land High of ST. Paul Attacked by
Crowd of Bohemians at Post Siding
Players Defeat the Attacking
Force in Pitched Battle.

To first win baseball game from
another school team, and then clean
out gang of roughs who attempt. to
break up the contest is rather siren
uous afternoons program, but that
is what the members Of the Central
High nine Of this city did yesterday
Central was playing the Cleveland
High school of st. Paul at the Post
| Siding grounds, in st. Paul, when a
gang of hoodlums, who had been
drinking beer in a field near by, felt
themselves spelling for a fight, and
did not rest until they got it. AND
school boys left the field, victorious,
three of the attacking force were
| stretched upon the diamond, and sew
eraI others had to be helped off by
/ their comrades.
The row had nothing to do with the
game, the roughs apparently no'
| knowing one team from the other
| When the melee finally started, the
Cleveland players joined forces WIN
Central in repelling the attack. The
: high school boys did not escape with,
out casualties, several Of them car.
rying black eyes and bruised faces a.
result of the encounter. Carpenter
Centrals catcher, is badly bruised ant
cut about the face; Ludwig, one O.
the inielders, has two badly swollel
and discolored optics, and Wllbu
Thayer, the captain and pitcher, ate
) knocking out two of the hoodlums
was struck on the back of the heat
F.; with a bat, and stretched unconsc1ou
on the field. He was unable to leaV
. his bed this morning.
The honors Of the conflict belong t
=. Fred Hunter of football fame, VIII
I was one of the umpires. Hunter oni
stands about five feet four inches i
his shoes, but he rendered three o
: many punches, and then vainly dare
}. any one Of the gang to meet h11
v single handed
The roughs made their appearance
: about the fifth inning. They gathere
on the side lines, addressing insultin
" remarks to the players, and finally on
J, Of the crowd rode out upon the ola
l. mond on a bicycle. Umpires Hunte
and Williams ordered him to leaV
the field, but he refused in decided
- forcible language, and finally, jumI
- ing from his wheel, landed sti
punch upon Williams neck. Hunte
Instantly retaliated with a right swim
{ which sent the tough to grass, an
. 1.-The subsequent proceedings interes
- ed him no more
That was the signal for gener
SO conflict. A dozen Of the rcnShs Jumps
l. to the spot where the bats of the tv
a. teams lay, grabbed a wagon tongl
each and waded into the fray. III
ia PLAYERS and substitutes Of both team
or quickly came to the assistance Of II
at umpires, and the fight waged merrill
The attacking force welded ba,
ne stones and clubs with great abando
ce and one oratwo, it is said by the hit
ty school boys. tried to use knives ~
u. players did the best execution tn
IN could with their fists and what ba
r. they were able to lay hands upon, al
he their superior condition finally to-
ed They cleared the roughs off the fie!
he and recovered all their bats, but t
factories near at hand were dischar
=. ing their hands, and the roug
"a sought reinforcements. The game w
t called off, as it was judged imposs1t
X, to attempt further play without
es other general fight, and the playe
n succeeded in reaching their car wit
out further molestation, with the
A. Of a policeman, who finally appear
,re on the scene. None of the boys
,b+ thought to be seriously injured
,rr Central led in the game by sec
~, Of to 6 when play was stopped, al
,as as the rules technically require
home club to keep the field clear, 7
:, umpires declared the contest forfeit
to Central. ...-.-. Il