The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-14
BIRMINGHAM NEWS
 BOASTS THE CLIMBERS

BOASTS THE CLIMBERS The Montgomery ''Ffghters'' are in town. Ed. Greminger leading his pirates bold. en- tered tSe city Thursd.y morning risht frssh I, was a sure enough battle field. Hart. shannon and Juul again tied up in an argu- were rushed from the park. juui had some trouble in Montgomery with o'Brisn last week according to dispatches. The Mont as umpire baiters and trouble makers. It might be suggested that the team should where tt % would " come @ 1eo in contact with teams of the same order. Down in that league q team is not considered . team unless some umpire.
 Montgomery players. including the man. in Mont@omsry m the prss,Sss, Ksysns"as ws sooS no official action on that incident and in less than c week players on the same team InE to information of the affair down in Montgomery last week as told by an attache of the Nashville club the half has never President Kayanaugh knew the whole truth about the affair some Of the Montgomery players would get in bad.
 This business ot jumping all over the necks of umpires In this league Is all to the bad. Umpires are good and umpires managers or players to assault an arbiter of play. This league Is noted for the protec-
 
 discover that assaults on the umpire will cost them something the better 1t will be.
 It might be suggested to Mir. Greminger that he his efforts to prevent such tac- tics on the bali field and also that he at tempt to set a good example to his players In this respect.
 The Montgomery team is playing. fairly good ball and appears to be out of haiiing distance of the Barons just now. Umpire the club however. in any particular .--Bir- mingham News.
 % tn: sSss. ,s s g, :Ss ar: Thursday's fight at the slaspiie.
 It matters not whether the decisions of Umpire O'Brien. which have caused trouble in every city of the Southern League are just or unjust. the man 1t Ia our belief. is temperamentally unfitted for the position
 No man. in our opinion. whose every ap pearance creates confusion and arouses the of usually peaceful people. should be allow ed to go headlong into danger every after noon.
 o'Brien. in practically every city of the league. has had trouble of a more or less serious nature. He has encountered the ire a manager. and has been struck by two players. by one whose anger was not tenn pered even several hours after the game who could not restrain his animosity even momentarily.
 According to the old adage, there Is gem eraliy some fire where so much smoke exists and we believe that the president of the league Is making e mistake by continuing before fore" the m y fans of H some @ soutseTn % % Ieasas % city boil over the bleachers and assault him-possiby stamp the breath out of his
 In case this result foliows the blame will not be properly attached to the fans who properly placed upon the city wherein the deed occurs. But the blame will probably belong to the headquarters of the Southern
 Again. we reiterats our belief that o'Bri- en has served his usefulness and respectful
 We do not take our stand on account of the decision which marred yesterdays game, We do not take this position on account of . certain third base decision which cost Birmingham game some weeks ago. But we do take this position on account of the ever ever % he Sas s sppeared. e ' Snd % because ~" the league does not need man who cannot maintain peace.
 Even if every one of Umpire o'Brien's decisions which have caused trouble were correct he should not be retained
 out causing riots in every camp they visit. and men who could do likewise would be glad today of a Southern League berth. and the salary which that birth guarantees.
 Umpire ts struck.
 For the third time this season a decision riot in Birmingham.
 The third occurred yesterday afternoon
 
 tempting to steal home. was called safe.
 mmediatsly after the decision Catcher Raub. who has had no previous trouble of and punched the face of the umpire. He followed this blow by another and then tsctor on the head and shoulders of the big arbiter of the field. McGiivray, who had rushed forward to pay his compliments to which snatched a game from the Barons. was sent out of the lot. Numerous players of and soon the moment of danger was passed. But the fans were aroused to white heat, and there followed the tossing of bottles confusion. While the fans yelled aloud their anger. applying to o'Brien every. epithet known to man the game S wsS c9Ssin1sd Ss Sono even.
 After the Battle.
 At the conclusion of the game. surround l corted to the little room reserved for the and would not be scattered although the | suburban constabulary. Is probable. did | its full duty: Ss When the S crowd n, had 1 dwln- ed from his den with two officers to the front of him, two to the rear, and one to | ing derisively, and casting remarks of an r nature Even to Birming- ham. he was thus followed. and some of the peared within the doors of his Fifth Avenue house.
 Had the decision which aroused the fans given the victory to Montgomery. and had the game been terminated with its delivery. | there is no way of guessing what anger would have driven the people to do.
 An OppOrtune Moment.
 Fans in Birmingham have never before been So incensed. and had two innings not followed the decision, during which time the fans collected themselves and their tenn been forcibly assaulted. The people were further tncensed on account of other decis- ions which O'Brien has rendered against Birmingham this season, and 1t is believed that but for the two innings which follow ed the decision he would have been severely dealt with. Raub, after the game. deeply regretted having lost hia temper. It was his first mistake of a similar nature since his advent into the Southern League. But he contends that he was correct Said he in this con nection;
 even before the ball reached me. AS soon as I received 1t leaped around the man ball held between my knees. awaited the siida of the runner There was no way in which he could have escaped. was at first surprised. then angered to such an ex- tent that forgot myself. Of course. am sorry I struck O'Brien during the game
 Third Baseman Larsen. who was close to inc play considers the dectson of the um- hire exceedingly off color. Tt Is my opin- ion :" stated Larsen, that O'Bren intended calling RockenfieId out When however. in his excitement. he called him safe. he would