The sun., 1907-12-29

the crowd. The promise was kept and fts
keeping furnished an event unique In baea-
eAn-s rssuiArly scheduled game with olOssd
The aasoO at the Polo Grounds was caused
BY the barring Of Umpire Johnstone In 1903.
The farketched reason given for the barring
~ Jehnaeaps was that his presence irrt-
tated the crowd. that his work had made
him unpopular and that his presence might
INC. lnc,'e a. riot. the Cnlcagos we're here at
hand. Umpire Emslie refused 10 OiSlgiate
unless hiB mato were allowed 70 10 ahead
with his assignment, and declared the
game Forfeited. There was q mockery OF
the game forfeited ~ New York. President
Pulliam stuck by his umpires. escorted
them TO the ground the next day In an
automobile and saw them pass through the
gates. The New York club had backed
down from its position and the police had
resented tbs impuSation that they could
not protect the umpiIes. Instead Of john
stones presence inciGng a riot the umpire
got an ovation.
There was an outbreak of great disorder
at the POlO Grounds last season, the Chi
cagos again being the visiting team. There
had been kicking by both sides during the
game, and the players by making ncrid
remarks to each other had not poured any
OIL ON the troubled waters. The Chicagos
won the game and there was a kick on the
very last play. This instant the game
ended several hundred persons surro,inded
the umplres. and Pitcher Mcuinnity and
other New York players went to the assist
ance OF the arbitrators and kept the crowd
at bay.
There were no police on the grounds
Commissioner Bingham had ordered that
the clubs must do their own policing and
the force Of private police was not lhrge
enough TO handle the situation. The um-
pircs were jostIed and missiles and abuse
hurled at them az they took their way to
their dressing room. While they were
dressing regular cops arrived from the
outside. among them a mounted police
man from the Speedway. who scattered
the crowd ae IL pressed too close. Another
policeman. In order to impress the crowd,
drew his gun and fired In the air. A gun
play at ball game showed Just how far
New York was ahead of the rest Of the
country In maintaining order at It's ball
parks, showed that wildness and wOo'liness
indeed were foreign TO this peaceful 10
caity.
There have been three spirited fist fights
at American League Park. One was be-
tween Danny Green, then Of the Chloagos.
Sheridan an abusive name; Sheridan
walked over and punched Green; the two
clinched. were separated by the police. and
sheridan arrested. Later two players OF
the Boston Americans fought during n
game ON the hill They were Ferris and
Hayden. First Hayden punched Ferris.
then Ferris kicked Hayden In the face.
Arrests followed this exalted occurrence
also. Grthth and Hurst came 20 blows
at American League Park In 1906 the um-
pire striking the manager in the face. A
kick at first base started the row. Another
dLsorderly scene at the same park was when
Harry Davis Of the Athletics kicked until
he was put on tho field and the game was
forfeited to the New YOrks by Umpire
Silk OLoughhn. Still another diEnffled
episode was when Buelow and joss Of the
Clevelands ragged at the umpire until they
were banished
Washington Park, Brooklyn, had a riot
o,ls day last summer This was the time
when Capt Chance Of the Chicagos became
enraged at the taunts OF = spectator and
picking up one Of several pop bottles which
had been shied at him threw il with all
his might into the crowded bIeaoher. Tho
police saved Chance from a rough handling,
and it took some time to qusll the disturb
ance. The cops stood guard over Chance
until the field had been cleared, and then
he was spirited away in an automobile.
There was an attack on Bob Enslie once
&C Washington Park. The game ended
with an adverse decision by him; spectators
gathered around him. and one OF the latter
TOOK q punch at the umpire from behind
mslle ~ AZ nervy as they make 'em. He
wheeled and returned the punch with in
terese. and his assailant beat Il in hurry.