Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-28
! Ball Game Resulted ii Free,for,
Ait Fight. Il
JUDGE ROBINSON . 10 FRONT / on
Demanded Peace in Name Of the Com.
n,onweaI.p and Probably Prevented
Serious Trouble-Easles Beat East
y Enders In slow Game.
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s3is FL ~ .ff5tsI- Js,sy
demand peace and order in the
5name of the Commonwealth. and I'M
less order is established l shall sum.
]. mon this entire mob to the police
court" was The proclamation or Jus.
8tice of the Peace E. s. Robinson on
the Casino diamond yesterday after
noon when the baseball game between
silic Eagles and the East Fad
( team had eliminated III a free fer
1 all fight ut the end of the seventh in
ming. One Eagle player. and several
4 spectators became Involved in the
fay and the crowd of about 900 spec
.tntors surged around the com batants.
yelling and jeering.s
\ II Trouble. Starts.
The trouble first started when the
East Endsrs were at the bat in the
! seventh inning. Two men were out
aid Land hit fafe, passing first base
and running on to second John
"a Hara. the Eagle second bnseman, re-
& seived the ball from an rcnthelder4 but
! III so doing he stood over the secou,l
hlse and Land cGllided with him.
knocking the Eagle player to the
( ground, O'Hara lost his temper ami
ATTACKED Land, who had als.
fallen. The Eagle player was pulled
ntf Of Land. but as the teams were
nhdnt TO- resume the May a boy spec
Statbr jeernd O'Hara, calling him Il
4 cGward. O'Hara walked over to the
sthird base line and struck the boy In
&the face, whcreupcn several spectat-
OTIS Joined In the fight. After some
difficulty the combatants were parted
I by officers and players, and DR.. Lonis
Loeb. manager Of tho Eagle team, or.
,!eretl O'Harn from the field
AS the disqualified player was
leaving tho field, several spec,
stators around the third base line be,
!. gan. fighting BY this time the temper
sSof the crowIl had been worked to fever
q heat and in q few minutes nearly
s. every sp!ctator on tho field gathered
sftir9lill the combatants, some eager to
1 rsf9s!:1s Scon blows we're being. pass.
asJ right and loft nnd for time II
Il locked ms II the result would lie seri
N g GUS for the police officers on the field
3 We're unable to cope with tho mol. Ii,
was at This i,lncturo that Justice Rob
E inson demanded order Tic effect
was cool nnd In n few minutes tho.
7 figft was over and the game resumed,
Willie the ccmbatnnts wore taken from
!, lh.r:fitl.t No arrests! were made. how
I eyer tlia tlGhting spectators being al.
lbWdl 10 depart In peace.
as Eagles Won Game.
The game between tile Eagles and
East Finders resulted in victory for
q the former blythe score OF 13 to / 2,
Siifterg seven long, drawn cut innings
Tie game was one of the poorest ever
I seen here. MS the fielding Of both tears
Z was of the Rlcwest kind. but tile Eagles
y hal IA lille tile better Of their ornon
sieiits. The East End players outbattcd
\ tile Eagles securing four two haggcrs
& Ore ihlt,e hhgger and i've singles The
~ ~s"S rs NHstiu Sioi'ty Hiaifc SIN SlnSlcs
n IN i Bryants delivery,
The game opened with the East End
ere al Z be bat The first.three players
UP to- the hal were put ont. When
lie Eagles tame to the bat. they sue
d 4. f,epctlgd lin sending two men across tn;
I,l,i,er llef,re three could be put out
The East Finders scorc,. their first run
b 1.-The. setoni Inning. shutting out thu
l:uGlcs iilitnat jnning4 In the openine
Of tie thir,l inning. The East Epder$
fc,al Beckns' delivery for four hits
two suf which were two baggers, and
3 these. assisted by errors The part
4 81 the Eagles gave them five, runs. II,
!he cl'Ilng of that inning the Eagles
din little hitting themselves. and
aHssisted by several errors OF the Dasi
Elders, they cent six men across the
.]ruDker. I. sl3slt.
t In the opening of the fourth inning
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