The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-05-19

| the umpire unless ne sent the runner
back to the players bench. Rice
then went back. and this prevnted a
free fight.
"The crowd seemed to take a per-
sonal spite against Rice, and knives
were drawn When the excitement
was highest a man, whom after
wards ascertained was a dispenser.
drew his knife, walked out to Rice
and dared any Newberry thug to
touch him. This dispensr evidently
thought that Rice had acted accord
ing to all baseball regulations. and he
yelled to the crowd to keep back. as
he would kill any man who dared
harm the Greenvil1e player. Finally
Rice went to a place OF safety, and
when the president OF the college
came out the disturbance was quieted
to some extent.
"Our team certainly had hard trou-
bic. We had to abandon the bench
as the crowds rushed in and made it
impossible for us to occupy the quar-
ters provided for the visiting team. 1t
was generally reported that Newber-y
had bet heavily on the game and was
determined to win, although the feel
ing against Rice was due to the fact
thai he was regarded, and justly so,
as the best player on the Furman
team"
1t must be said to the credit Of Fnr-
man that its men have acted the part
OF gentlemen all the season. They
have played decent ball, they have
been fair. and they have endeavored
to give everybody square deal.
Friends of the players who heard of
the troubles were highly indignant
yesterday, and they are inclined to
accept the statements without ques-
tion.-Greenville News, 18th.
Unfortunately for Newberry there
is an element OF truth in the above
report and the conduct OF few of
the spectators of the game IS mex
cusable. True there was great provo
cation. We have already said in an
other place that the Furnan boys
PLAYED clean bali, and behaved like
gentlemen. and were it not for the
lurid statements in the above account
we would not give the facts which
may detract from that statement.
The general statement is correct, the
Furman team as team was gentle
manly in conduct but there was one
exception to the rule. One of the
Furman players stationed himself
where he could communicate to the
batsmen of his team the signals Of
Cabaniss and Simpson until he was
called down. The same player
slugged at Owen running to first, and
many who saw it were disposed to
howl, while others sought to excuse,
on the ground that he was carried
away by excitement, but when the
same player played the ''dirty ball"
described in our account OF the game.
some OF the spectators lost their
heads. The statement that "Newber-
~ was determined to win the game"
is foolish for the game was already
won. Twentv-six men were already
out. and it was beyond the bounds Of
reason for any one to think that the
result was in doubt.
It is not true that knife was
drawn against Rice 1t is true that
few comitted the act, of folly of
crowding round him with threatening
language and gestures. 1t is true that
one or two Newberry men had knives
in their hands and possibly might
have used them not to attack but to
protect Rice. The whole affair was
a disagreeable on and should teach
players and spectators salutary les
son. Rice should learn that it is dam
gerous to play dirty ball and triAe
with a crowd under tension. In every
large crowd, even in Newberry there