The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-01
MOB TRIES TO ATTACK
UMPIRE AFTER GAME
Conway Responsible for Newark's Defeat--Guarded by
Police on Way to Railroad Station.

Newark should today be nestled in third
place In the Eastern League standing. In
stead, the Cplts are fifth in line. tied with
Baltimore. and all because of Umpire Con-
ways work In Yesterdays game between
the locals and Jersey City The Skeeters
sneaked away with the game. 2 to /, but
they were assisted by umpirjng the equal
Of which has never been witnessed on the
local grounds, The police at the scene de-
clared ii was no wonder that the crowd
waited almost two hour after the game to
lay hands upon the umpire, and II was
only by the use OF strategy and clubs
that the bluecoats quelled the ~riotous mob
and saved the official from bodily harm.
1t was the second game handed to Jer-
sey City within three days. On Friday
pfanmiller. one of the Skeeters own
players. nmpired in the game Mt Buffalo.
and. by declaring a Jersey runner safe at
the plate when. according to reports, he
was out by two feet. Manager Beans men
scored the winning run. Yesterday the
Skeeters prohted not only by one freak
decision, but by many. This is what Con-
way did:
In the sixth inning. with men on first and
second, Newark having started a rally
which threatened to beat the Skeeters,
Catcher McManus had n passed ball. Nc
Carthy, who was at. hat. stepped away
from the plate to escape being hit and both
base runners advanced. But the umpire
declared the batter had fouled the ball.
called a strike and ordered the runners to
go back to first and second.
With the bases filled in the same round,
Mullen hit to S~entelle. The third baseman
tried to force Mailing Mt third. but the
kid, reached the bag in time. Engle
dashed home from third and Mccarthy and
Mullen travelled around the bases. But
Conway framed up a homemade rule and
declared Engle out on a FORCE. at the
plate, robbing Newark of a run there. No
one saw where the force came in. MS
Catcher McManus was not near the plate
when Sentelle tossed the ball to him after
failing to get Mailing at third.
In the ninth inning. with the score tied
and Halligan on first, Hanford purposely
stepped In the way of a slow bender. Con
wav refused to LET the batter take his base
hut Hanford repeated his act on the ext
pitched ball and this time got away with 1t.
Pardee, who had pitched a great game,
threw his glove at the umpire in disgust
and wns ordered out of the game. Keister
sacrificed the runners to second and third.
La Belle, who went to the box after
Pardee had been benched, stopped Mer-
ritt's drive, threw to first and Sharpe re-
turned the ball to Stanage in time to catch
Halligan at the plate. 1t was a perfect
double play and the side should have been
IpIfro0. EnI the umpire W wv
gsafe at first. stanage followed with a wild
throw TO third TO catch Hauford, allowing
the latter to trot home with the winning
run.
In Newark's half. with two men down,
Jones doubled to left. Stanage dribbled
a slow one TO short and seemed 10 have
the throw beaten TO first. But the umpire
called him out. Jones had taken a big
lead off second and would have scored the
tieiag rln. md Stanage been declared safe.
but the Skepters had to win.
Conway admitted to Manager urnha
after the game that he booted on the
sldeoision at first base In Jersey City's haif
of the nt1ta inning, adJteg that all umpires
are apfr to make a break once in a while
The break. /. which was only one of many,
however, was d costly one and sent New
ark back two positions II the standing.
The crowd was boiling as n result or
Conway's work ard waited mare than an
hour after the game for the umpire to
make his appearance. The official had to
be guarded by a cortege Of police, headed
Nv chief Corbitt and Captain Christie.
from the ball grounds to the railroad sta
tlon. The mob stormed the car, carrying
the umpire. with stones q mud, but. the
police saved him from bodily harm. It Is
unlikely that he vii. ever umpire here
again.
The score Of the game.