Evening journal., 1911-08-18
BUILDERS IN
DAY OF FUN
Riot" Breaks Up Ball Game
When Umpire Goes
Bad
DINNER CALL ENDS
DISORDER AMONG PLAYERS

City contractors and builders en-
joyed a frolic and clam bake at the
Idle Hours Club grounds, Grubb's
Landing yesterday. as the guests Of
the Charles Warner Co. There was
not a slow minute from 10 o'clock
yesterday morning until the close Of
the days pleasure at o'clock last
evening.
1t was a real old time Rhode Island
clam bake, and was supervised by
Henry Hinger and cooked and served
with the assistance Of Henry Seabach,
the steward Of the club, who also was
assisted by Mrs. Seabach.
There we're about 100 guests. The
entertaining company had the tug
boat Taurus and a sarge launch at
the disposal Of the contractors and
their friends. While several short
river trips were taken, there was more
doing upon the shore.
A baseball game was played be-
tween the white" and "Whiteside"
teams, and it was thriller"
'Moze" Phillips, the umpire, was
mobbed repeatedly for giving rank
decisions. One side makes a claim
of winning the game by the score Of
Is to 6. While the other claims the
game by a to score, upon deci-
sion given by the umpire.
Harry White, who played a bad
third base for the "All STAR" is charg-
ed with many errors. He muffed and
fumbled so many balls that many Of
his men feel that he sold out.
When umpire Phillips decided that
the whites" had forfeited the game
and declared the game won by the
wholesalers" by the score of to O,
there arose a howl and he was the
center of an excited bunch of pro-
testing players.
A. s. Reed, one of the principal
fans" in the bleachers, rushed to the
diamond and offended Umpire Phillips
This broke up the game and threats
of lynching Reed and Phillips were
heard on every hand
Dinner Call Quelled Riot.
The call of II. Hinger and Steward
Seabach to dinner had the effect OF
quieting and finally dispelling the
disorderly crowd.
The smell of the tempting viandE
in the clam bake pit made keen appe-
NAAN
spread by all those present. There
was very little talk along the festa
board from the time the steamine
clam bouillon was served until the
cigars were passed.
Went There by "AutO."
The committee of entertainment anC
their guests went to the club grounds
in automobiles and as each one wal
received he was given a souvenir ci
n gar case containing three fine cigars
u smoker and a box of matches. HI
'klso was led to the lunch table wher
Imported cheese. boiled ham ant
tongue were spread.
Charles H. Tenweeges. was as
sisted by John ]. Hayes and othe
employees of the Charles Warner Co
in conducting the outing and the,
proved capital entertainers.
The menu was as follows:
Clam bouillon, a la Seabach.
Steamed oysters, Barge No. u.
Hot green corn, a la Grub.
Sweet potatoes, a la Tenweeges.
Black sea bass, a la White.
Steamed tripe, Archibald r.
Steamed chicken, a la Warner.
Boston lobster, Canned" by Cox.
Mortar on toast, H. White.
4 Ice cream bricks, la Schoolmastel
4 Among those present were the fol
4 lowing specially invited guests:
l.. Scott Townsend, ]. E. Healy an
Son. Neal 3. Kelly, ]. NJ. Phillips,
. p. Carbon, Preston Walker, Charles
q Winkler, Hugh NJ. Smyth. S. H. Nc
81 Coy, Egbert Nutter, Walter StuaI
q Brown, Stephen E. Pardee, Georg
H. Cornell, George F. Cornell, job
& Dougherty Thompson, W. Winde
Laird. A. F. Nutze, and l.. P. Gun
lett.