The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-01
Angry Fans Seek Vengeance
When SOx Lose Both.
He Swings on Car and Is the
Center of a Second.
GUARDS PROTECT HIM
Police Take Umpire to Hotel
Polling Up Town Plot.
Sioux City Wins 3 to 1 and Re-
peats Act 5 to 4.

After Topeka had lost both games OF
a .iouble-header to Sioux City-the first
3 to 1 and the second to 4, Umpire
Flynn was chased from The park by
angry fans who hurled rocks and bot
ties at him. He boarded a moving car,
only to be the center of another at
tack. Saner persons came to the res
cue and saved him bodily harm.
Many excited fans rode uptown in au-
tomobiles and awaited his arrival at the
transfer station. However, he shrank
hack in the car until it rounded the
loon at Seventh street and Kansas ave-
nue. where Sergeant Ross and Detective
sauls guarded him on his way to the
LoteI. taking the umpire there i'll a
borrowed automobile
The fans were insanely angry be-
cause of the "putrid'' eye OF Flynn ana
went so far as to threaten the lew VINO
tried to protect lone man from the
mob. Flynn's errors, which were pain
ly noticeable, were excused by the more
sane element of spectators on the
ground that he is a young umpire ana
did the best he knew how: he Is d
medical student at the University OF
Buffalo. and personally is gentleman
Barber, the new pitcher imported
from Rartlesville, pitched in CLASS. Inc
fans had already warmer 10 nm NHSAA
in the second inning of the second game
he cIouted to left field, making nome
run and scoring two. A Tat purse LOT
Barber was collected following his SEN
sation. -.
Rut then things went wrong-not that
the packers hit him for they got only
six good ones-but luck got sore anc
PLAYED havoc. The worst SPOT was al
the ninth after the Indians h9d gotLeh
five and overshadowed the Cooieyssos41
tripled, scoring him. Schmidt, who mao
been playing the game for Thomason
stood at third and wilson VINO hau
been going good before, was yanKeu py
Manager Towne, catcnlns, AluS nI Iniet,i,
who always had it on Topeka, replace1
him and got one out. Kerns was sent
in to hit for WEIGH in order TO gee
schmidt across for the tying run, wneh
Kerns sent out his likely hlgn ny.
Kerns hit slow to Alderman and peat
A. 10 first while the pitcher was hold
ing Schmidt on third. ToWne then cdn-
ed Chabeck out and sent Alderman ~
the bench, held a consultation WIFI
Ouillen, and the red~headeo t"irler "eH'
behind the batter.
..ponahead'' NAV be the correct trans
Iation for what followed. Abbott was
coaching Schmidt off third ana WIFE
only the idea OF getting a run IL ld.eI-
knots they both stood petrlned "neH
Chabek swung like lightning and ourn,
ed the ball into CULLEN while Scnmlu,
slept on. Apparently that trick was al
the pitching change was MADE Tor ano
1t worked. Flynn could do no more thar
calI a dead man out. OF course the moi
VAS mad and as Flynn had had q
..nutriG'' eve all through the game sc
he was the fall guy for the excited crew
The first was easy for the Vlsltors
ubo sent out the Happy Hippo Ham
mond to trv his luck. All he did to
the Cooleysox was to let then, dowr
with three hits, a shutout and slam
ont three singles in four times up II
Nc was ticllled 100. for when it was
over he threw his glove into the an
end let out a cry of victory. NO
swelled up-but ticked-and the crowe
fell to with a round OF cheers.
Score- First game