The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-01
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ASSAULTED BY RoWDY
Evers of Hooslck Falls Nearly Causes
Riot.


Following is the account from the
Pittsfield Journal of the baseball
game at Hoosick Falls:
"The baseball park at Hooslck Falls
m. Y, yesterday, was the scene OF one
of the meanest and most cowardly as
saults ever Witnessed In this section
of the country and the aggressor was
John Evers, manager and captain OF
the HOosick Falls team, while Alfred
j. Ferry, manager and captain OF the
Pittsfield team, which played under
the name of Bennington at Hoosick
Falls, was the victim of the assault.
1.-THE row started over decision
OF the umpire that Evers said was not
right. After arguing with the umpire
and getting no satisfaction, he turned
to Cy Ferry, who was at second base
and began to tongue lash the Pitts
field man. OF course his cutting re-
marks we're answered and they
angered Evers, who punched Ferry
on the right side of the face, cutting
a cash over and under the right eye
and knocking out two teeth from the
upper Jaw. Then Chris Mahoney
tried to stop the scrap and Evers
made a jab at Chris" but the latter
lodged the blow and clinched with
the former Troy, N. Y, pugilist
THE assault was committed in the
presence Of 1900 fans from Pittsfeld,
North Adams, Bennington and several
towns in New York state. That they
were disguised at the action OF Evers
there is no doubt because many LETT
the field and among them were the
officers of the baseball association in
Hoosick Falls. AS the result OF the
assault, baseball in Hoosick Falls
was given a black eye.
"Pittsheld played out the game
and were beaten to 0, but the play.
ers didn't attempt TO work very hard
and did all they possibly could to dis
gust those who did remain Jack
Ferry pitched and some of the fans
wanted him to pull the team on the
field, but he remained and played the
game out to get the guarantee money.
Previous TO the game Evers decld-
ed that ball hit into the crowd
would be for two bases and not one
of the players got hit in the first
Inning. When Cy Ferry opened up
the second inning with hit into the
Icrowd. Evers ran in and protested
Ito the umpire Then when he didn't
get satisfaction he ran down to Cy
Iwho was sitting on second base. Cy
lstood up when he came tearing down
land the argument began. J. Mahoney
lattempted to put a stop to the wordy
battle. but It was of no use and Eyers
"corked" Cy.
Manager Ferry stated this morn
ing that although Hoosick Falls
owed him two games he will never
play them again. There has nevel
been any trouble on the ball field II
Hoosick Falls until Evers took vi
the managers reins and since theI
there has been all kinds Of difficulties
to crawl over.
MANAGER FERRY'S STATEMENT
When seen this morning in regar'
TO the scene at Hoosick Falls, N. \
Sunday Alfred ]. Ferry said
1T all happened in the first OF tn
, second inning, and was the first bal
, tier. The umpire, who was unusuall
, bad, called two strikes on me an
they were balls. protested agalns
, them but II made no difference. In
, next ball pitched / hit safe into lei
, center and II went into the GROVE
= which under the agreement made be
fore the game entitled me to tw
4 bases
: "The ball was stopped on tn
!, bound but il went into the crowt
. land | walked to second, In IN
!, meantime the ball had been returne
, Ito second and | was safe and sa
! down. Jack Evers came rushing !
from right field like a cyclone an
y protested to the umpire, who wa
= then standing behind the pitcher
= box. The umpire called me sale an
. then Evers walked toward secon
q and attempted to pull me of the sacl
= exclaiming you're out / answere
= that IL remained with the umpire
decide the question:
"Eyers answered you're a liar an
I said he was another. While the a
gument was going between u.s.. jill
!" Mahoney ran down to second and g
Ihetween the two of us. When
J. answered him, Evers reached over NJ
C moneys shoulder and 'reefed' me or
y on the right side of the face, lacer
h ting it," Ferry showed wounds u
e der and above his eye and also sa
e two teeth were knocked out VII
Ic the one punch.
IS II was then taken In an automopi
n to physician, who dressed u
lie wounds and watched the game LAY
* from left field. am through WI
n. Hoosick Falls and I'll never pl;
IL them again, although they owe n
n two games, besides the ones a
er supposed to play in the tirang
m league.