The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-02
K. u. AND BAKER CLASH
Broken Limbs a Result of the May
Day Battle at Baldwin.

BALDWIN, Kan, May 2.-In a May day
scrap that cutclassed any college fight
ever seen here. $50 Baker university
students clashed with about the same
number of men from the University of
kansas Wednesday afternoon after the
baseball game, in which the Jayhawk-
ers were beaten by score Of to 1.
In the battle, which started before the
game and did not end until the K. U.
men had left for Lawrence at O'Clock,
on their special train w. G. Laury a
Baker student, had a leg fractured and
the nose of Jacob Kaiser, another
Bakerite, was broken. Jimmy Butler
famous in track athletics at the Uni
versity of Kansas, went home with u
black eye and a very large bump on the
top of his head. Other bruises, less ser
tOus, were innumerable and almost ev-
cry K. U. and Baker student who was
in the fight were bruised
Six hundred K. U. students arrived
here from Lawrence at 2:30 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon. About 200 young
women were among the excursionists.-
The men in the party were prepared for
battle. Many of them wore old derby
hats with Baker colors tied around the
brim and shoe strings of yellow.
The touble began when the Kansas
men marched to the baseball park and
attempted to force the gates. In this
they were unsuccessful and each paid
his money. In the ninth inning with
Jayhawkecs began to abuse the umpire,
who was Russell Allen, assistant pro-
fessor of German and history in the
university. After the game about thir-
ty Kansas students started after Pro-
feSsOr Allen with cries of 'tC1et the UNI
pirer' Lets take him to Lawrencei"
For a time it looked as though Pro-
fessor Allen were en- route for the K.
U. town, for about a hundred Jay
hawkers pressed around him and be-
gan to carry him toward the gate. The
Baldwin police force reinforced by Is
extra men, who had been sworn in in
anticipation of such an occasion. push
ed through the bunch and got beside
the professor, who was protesting that
he really didn't care to go to Law
renee.
The K. U. men were not good natured
about it, and decided that it would be
nice to take the professor and the
Baldwin police force well, in order
that the local citizens might enjoy the
beauties of Mount Dread. They were
prevailed upon by the police to let the
men go, and the professor-umpire was
escorted from the grounds. AS the
guards left they were roughly handled
by the Jayhawkers, who pushed and
tripped them. Professor Allen was
struck on the head.
The Jayhawkers, robbed of the UNI
pire, and believing that they had been
robbed by him, started for the business
part of town. The business houses had
been decorated in honor of the Baker
team and the main street was a mass
of yellow bunting. The inva ders start
ed for the colors. They climbed tele-
phone poles and cut several telephone
wires in attempting to get the colors.
While after the colors, they were rush
ed by the Bakeries. This was the
first of q battle that lasted until the
K. U. men got to the depot. a mile |
from the business part of town.
The favorite occupation of the Ba- |
ker men was grabbing the Jayhawkers' |
hats w. G. Laury grabbed a mans |
hat when the fighters We're about half |
way to the depot and were passing over |
culvert. Laury was chased by the |
Jayhawkers and jumped over the side |
of the culvert. landing ten feet below |
on pile of stones, fracturing his left |
leg Just above the ankle.
While the men We're fighting up town |
Jacob Kaiser rode along on a horse to |
whose tail was attached some K. U. |
ribbons. A crowd of Jayhawkers start
ed after him. He was pulled off his |
horse and hit in the nose with a club. |
He swung the butt end of his whip |
around and hit several Jayhawkers. He
broke in the derby of Jimmy Butler |
and came back with punch in But
ler's starboard optic which put him out |
of the game for the rest OF the after
noon.
The Kansans were backed all the
way to the depot. The Baker students
them. Two Baker stud
a fter a hard fight and in turn two
Lawrence men were caught and their
faces were rubbed in the mud until
they agreed that the Baker team was
the best in the world.
The Baker team goes to Lawrence to
NAV the Jayhawkers May Is and the
students are planning to go to fight
the K U. students to finish.
DIR. NIulvane Is Better.