Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-13
MEEK MR.. SHAFFER
Davenport Manager Shown in
True Light Yesterday AS
Umpire Buffer.
WAS CHASED OFF FIELD
Admits Making Reflections Upon Sex
tons Honesty and Will be
Punished for Act.

Manager Pa Shaffer showed himself
up in his true light yesterday when
he made himself so obnoxious that ne |
was ordered off the diamond several |
times by the umpire, and finally |
chased out of the park by police |
man. Davenporters who thought Man |
ager Tighe to be an umpire batter |
were no doubt surprised yesterday 20
find that their own manager could give |
Jack cards and spades and then beat
him to frazzle in an attempt to bully |
the indicator holder Shaffer raised |
an immense howl yesterday about a |
trivial matter.
The trouble which led to the expul-
sion from the grounds of both Shaffer
and Edwards yesterday came about
through the cleverneSs of Christy
Wilson in slipping strike over the
plate the minute Pa stepped into the
box and before he was ready to swing
on it. The jumps promptly called the
was. Pa felt ashamed of himself for
being caught in that way for the 1600tn
| time this season, and he dropped
his bat and went after Mckenzie like
a maniac trying 10 tell him that he
had not stepped in the box until after
Wilson had thrown the ball This was
so plainly a falsehood that the umpire
| l.; l. toll hi
to shut up or go to the bench. There
was no shut up in Shaffer and he tore
around like wild man, grabbing Nc
KenZie by the arm and making his
silly statement that he was not in the
box. Mckenzie stood for this kind CT
nonsense for about one minute and
then he ordered Shaffer to the bench
where he finally compelled him to go.
Couldn't Stay Away.
Pa didn't think that he was really
compelled TO keep off the field. how
lever. and several times he persisted
in coming out on the field to express
his views when arguments arose. In
the eighth inning he butted into an
other argument as though he owned
the field, and Mckenzie stopped it long
enough to order him back to the
bench. He played the mule act and
did not want to go, whereupon AfcKea-
zie signaled to an officer 10 come out
on the field As soon as Shaffer saw
the policeman start from the gate to
the mfield he grabbed his coat and
scampered away and hid under the
igrandstand somewhere. In the mean
time. Edwards, the change catcher IF
the Prodigals, attempted TO fill Pas
shoes and he became so insulting that
he, too, was ordered to get off the
field. He also refused to go until the
officer arrived and took him along.
J Unlucky for Pa.
J Friday, the 18th, will go down in
J history as unlucky for Manager Pa
, Shaffer of Davenport. 1t will be re-
J corded in baseball annals that OF
that day he was adjudged guilty OF
, acts committed on Thursday the
D 18th. President Sexton of the
Three-Eye had Shaffer on the carpe
, at O'Clock this afternoon as re
suit of a report made to him las
, evening by Umpire Mckenzie Shat
fer was reported, after he had beef
: ordered out of the game yesterda,
= and had been told TO take care o
. McGrew, who was also getting to,
strong, to have gotten off something
about the umpires being instructe
l by Mr.. Sexton to break up the Dav
export team so that Rock Islam
" could win. Shaffer, when given
{ chance to explain this afternoon, ad
mitted that the charges were tru
q but said he lost his head in the hea
% of the fray.
" Something Going to Drop.
. Mr.. Sexton informed the Darer
" port manager that inasmuch as h
. was plainly guilty of an offense thu
10 could not be overlooked, a refiectio
10 upon the honesty of the head of tn
q league. he would have to be punish
4 ed He was allowed to play this a
Is ternoon pending the passing of SCI
10 tence.
10 The case of Bill Kreig of Teri
10 Haute, who in the early days of til
10 league, made a similar reflection III
on MIR. Sexton and one that he "
), equally unable TO substantiate. WI
:, be recalled. kreig was hlackliste
% and never again figured as bas
80 ball manager