Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-29
Bail Game Resulted In Free:for..
All Fight.
JUDGE Z = ROBINSON .! TO FROM nj
Demandsa Peace In Name Of the Com.
monNlsa,tls, and Probably. Preventesl
Serious Troub'e-Easles Bea. Eas.
Enders Inssliow Game.

less order is established shall sum
mon this entire mob to the police
court" was the proclamation of JUS
tice ofi'the Peace E. S. Robinson on
the Casino diamond Saturday after
noon when the baseball game between
the Eagles 'iand the East End
team had eliminated in a free fer
all fight at the end of the seventh In.
ming. One Eagle player and several
spectators became involved in the
ffay. and the crowd of about 900 spec,
tators surged around the combatants.
yelling and jcering. .a
Trouble Starts.
The trouble first started when the
East Enders were at the bat In the
seventh, Inning. Two men we're out
and Land hit safe. passing first base
and running on to second john
OHara. the Eagle second bascman. re-
seivnd the ball from an cutfielder but
in SO doing he stood over the secon,
hnse,t and Land cclliled with him.
knocking the Eagle player to the
ground. OIIara lost his temper ami
attackeiassa Land, who had also,
fallen. The Eagle player was pulled
CT OF Land. but MS the teams were
about to resume the play a boy spec
tator; 2jeered t:OIIara, calling him
cowarthsa OHaru walked over TO the.
third base line and struck the boy in
the face. whcreupcn several spectat.
ors Joined in the fight. After some
difficulty the combatanls were parted
by officers and players, and DR.. Louis
Loeb. manager IF tho Eagle team. or.
dercl O'Iiarn from the field.
AS the disqualified player was
leaving sSthe field. several spec
tators around the third l,ase line be.
gan fighting BY this time the temper
of the crowIl had been worked to fever
heat ard In few minutes nearly
every spectator on tho field gathered
around the combatants. some eager to
Dix n. Soon blows were being pass
ell right and left AMI for time it
locked as IL the result would be seri.
Gus for the police officers on the field
were unable to cope with the moh II
J was at this juncturc that Justice Rob.
inson demanded order The effect
was good ami in few minutes the
fight was over and the game resumed,
willie fatG1nfatants wcreitalsen from
the field. No arrests we're made. how
ever, this lighting spectators being al
lowed TO depart In peace
Eagles Won Game.
The game between the Eagles and
East Eptlers, resulted in victory for
the former by the score of 10 to ~.
after seven long, drawn cut innings.
Tie game was one of the poorest ever
seen here. as the fielding of both tears
was of the slowest kind. but the Eagles.
had a lille the better ofltheir opron-.
ents. The East End players outbattct
tile Eagles. securing four two haggcrs
one three Dagger and live singles The
Eagles could only make six singles
on Bryant's delivery.
The game opened with the East End
7ers Mt the bat. The first three players
mp TO the hat were put out. When
The Eagles came to tho bat, they sue
ceeded In sending two men across the
rubber. before three could be put out
'fhe, Fast Endcrs scorG,l their first run
Iii the second inning, shutting out the
Eagles III that inning. In the opening
5ofhthe third Timing, The East Enders
foual Beckus' delivery for four hits.
two Of which were two baggers, and
these. insisted by errors on the part,
,,fsth44 lSaglfseavef them FIVE runs. In
the Guiding of that inning the Eagles
did little hitting themselves. AMI
assisted by several errors Of the Mast.
Enders,. they Gent six men across the
rubber. 3s
In the opening of tho fourth inning
ttff East Finders were shut out and
hi tile, close of the inning the Eagles
rolled up three moretallles. 1t locked
like an easy victory for the Eagles but
II tiie folicning Of the fifth. the East
End ,l,oys again found Beckus' Dolly.
cry for several long drives and before
tlrcrNincn9 hail been put out they had
scared i've rims, tieing the score. The
Eagles were net allowed to score In
thu Glosc.of The inning and in the
5Gcning of the sixth the East END boys
scored amother'run making their to-.
tai against the Eagles III. The