Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-09-02
Results of Saturdays Games
Shickshinny, A; Danville, 2
Berwick, 6: Bloomsbury, 4.
Alden, s.; Nescopeck, 2.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

The Danville base baH team invaded
the enemy's country again on sstur-
day, only to be made the victims of
another sand bagging plot, which for
bould isregard of fairness has the
best efforts of Captain Kidd lashed to
the mast. The Shickshinny team ably
assisted by Umpire Hsgemeyer, of
Bloomsbury aud gang Of bandits.
composed Of the foreign element OF
that section, took the game away from
Danville by main force, and finally
when the Danville manager could no
longer endure the injustces of the
official and the lewd sneers and jibes
OF the spectators and withdrew his
men from the field, the game was Civ.
ell to Snickshinny by score of 8 to Q.
UMPIRE HAGEMEYER
SCARED BY THE MOB.
After Catcher Peyton, of Shickshin-
ny, came to the bat in the third In
nings and was called out by HaRemey-
er when he was hit by ball from his
own bat, the game degene1ated into
the most bsrefsced robbery that the
Bloomsbury official could make it. Up
to this time Hagemeyer had been um-
piring fairly, which he is thoroughly
capable of doing as all Dsnville fans
know. When he retired Peyton the
Shickshinny Black Hauders surged out
to the base lines with clubs in their
hands and hurling the vilest epithets
at the umpire, threatened his life when
the game was finished. From that
moment Hagemeyer lost his nerve and
started giving the game to Shickshin-
ny.
In Danville's half OF the fifth Hage-
meyer had his first chance to get back
into the good graces of the foreign
fans. With one out Hess came to bat.
Pitcher Burns gave the Danville cap
tain three balls running and then put
n strike over the plate. On the next
ball pitched the Danville player, be-
started for first, when Hagemeyer call
ed him out on two strikes. q Umlauf,
next up, drove the longest hit of the
game, a three bagger into right field.
He reached third safely on his his.
when Shickshinny's first baseman
rushed up to the umpire to inform
him that the Danville runner had not
touched first base. On the Shickshin-
ny players word the official declared
Umlauf out
To show the ugly temper of the mob
that the locals were up against, in the
seventh Coveleskie accidentally his
SHELTON, Shinny's third baseman. The
ball just grazed the bstter's breast and
did not hurt him and he took his base,
but the incident was enough to in
flame the bandits and the Black Hand
sign was at once sent for Pinkie's"
blood. Out to the base lines they
surged again, clubs in the air and
threatening the Dsnville pitcher.
With Shelton on frst.Peyton sacri-
ticed SHELTON going to third. Burns
hit grounder to Coveleksie who ran
in and caught Shelton trying to make
home. Mitchell drove grounder to-
ward second and reached first ON Liv
engood's error. Butz drove a two,bag
ger into right field, zimmerman get
ting the ball and throwing to the
plate. Burns was coming toward the
rubber when the Danville catcher got
the ball and tug him three feet from
the plate, but Hagemeyer called him
safe.
HAGEMEYER TRIES TO PUT
HESS OUT OF THE GAME.
This was the proverbial .last straw.
Captain Hess ran in fromssthird and
protested the decision. but Hagemeyer,
thoroughly frightenedsby the menac-
ing mob, refused to listen to the Dan
Vile captains protest and said the de-
cision should stand. Hess then very
properly told the Bloomsburg official
that it would be an excellent idea If
he would "go some place and die aft.
er he had' finished umpiring this
game. " Hsgemeyer thereupon rose in
his might and retired the Danville
captain to the bench. Manager Hoff-
man refused to's.takes Hess from the
game and the Danville players left the
field.
STATE POLICElABSENT.
IL is usual at games played on the
Shickshinny grounds to have at least
three members of the Statel lconstabul.
ary present to maintain order and pro-
teot the members Of the visiting team
and the umpire. Unfortunately Tor
Danville the constabulary had been
called to- McKees Rocks and the
grounds on Saturday were without
police protection. The actions of the
crowd at the game had anything
known in the line of hoodlumism stop
ped. Two of the crowd of men who
came down from Nanticoks to help
Shinny's gsng perpetrate their rob
berry, occupied space directly in front
of the grand stand and performed lewd
dances whenever Skinny gained an
advantage over their opponents. The
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