Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-11
PAPERS
ASK THAT MAGEE
NOW Be DROPPED
North American Writes Open
Letter to President Fogel, De-
manding That Umpire Fin.
neran's Assailant Be Sum-
marily Dealt With-Attack
Deemed Brutal.

Philadelphia spa are en-
pharlc III their demands this morning
That Sherwood Magee, the heayy-hit-
ting sticker or the Philles, be barred
from the Philadelphia team in the fu-
ture 1or his d~isgraee1ui action in
striking Umpire Finneran yesterday.
The following graphic description OF
the incident is reprspted from the
Philadelphia North American of this
morning:
Pitcher Golden had Magee with two
strikes and two balls. The next bali
pitched was high and looked a little
outside. Magee did not swing at it.
Umpire Finneran called the ball u
strike. Magee, in insulting protest OF
the decision. Immediately threw his
hat high in the air and started for the
fhillies' bench.
Then Finneran told Magee to go to
the clubhouse.
MOT more than ten feet from the
plate Magee suddenly turned and made
a wild rush for Finneran, who was just
removing his mask. Finneran did not
move. The crowd could hardly realize
what was happening.
In an instant Magee clinched with
Finncran. They stood locked in each
others arms only for a second, as
Magee showed the umpire off with his
right hand. Then with a mighty short
left swing, which was almost an upper
cut, Magee caught Finneran just above
the jaw on the left side of the face.
"Finneran sank to the ground as
though he had been struck by a bolt of
lightning. He was helpless. Man.
ager Doom, who was coaching at the
first base line, rushed for the plate In
an endeavor to help the official to his
feet.
'Ringler, the field umpire. reached
the plate a little in advance of Doom.
and Finneran about that time was re-
covering. He arose slowly.
pale, apparently still dazed, Fin
neran ripped of his chest protector and
started for the Phillies bench, where
Magee had gone. Rigler tried to hold
him back, but only partly succeeded.
In grabbing Finneran and trying to
talk to him, Rigler's shirt front got
against Finneran's cut and bruised
face and big blotches of blood were
noticed on the garments during the re-
mainder of the game.
Gidy6IS Vi DOJH ledHlS SuTTOuiQcu
Finneran and tried hard to keep him
from reaching Magee. The latter stood
in front of the Phillies' bench for a
few seconds, and was then led under
the stands by several Of his team
mates.
kitty Bransfeld temporarily pre-
vented Finneran from going any fur
ther than the entrance to the bench,
but when it was seen how badly his
face was fcut and bruised Manager
Doom and the players insisted that he
be taken to the umpires' room at once.
when seen there Finneran said he
did not remember going over to the
Phillies' bench and said he never tried
to get after Magee. He added that he
never thought for a minute that Ma
gee would punch him.
"AH the while the crowd was almost
as much excited as the principals them
selves in the short encounter. Hun.
dreds of fans from the 1eft-ield bleach
ers swarmed on the field and got rs
far as the Phillies' bench. Stockholders
in the left-f1eld section of the grand
stand rushed to the railing, and many
vaulted ove into the field. Hundreds
of the fans jeered Magee."