The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-22
BLoomer Girls Mere Men
And 1000 Fans In Riot


innings OF baseball game between the
"Bloomer Girls" and team OF young
men. In the Union League Park here
This afternoon. ended In riot when
the 1900 fans who had paid thirty.fiye
cents each to see the girls" play ball
saw the 'girl" who was playing in cen.
ter field throw the ball home all the
way from the furthest part OF the mid.
die pasture. That. and suspicion OF
whiskers on the face Of the masculine
blond lady who was capering about
third base, started the trouble.
A small boy who had slipped under
the side lines sidled up to the third
baseman and when the latter was
watching the batter. reached up quick
ly and grabbed the mop OF heavy blond
hair which rolled in lovely marcelle
waves under the baseman's cap. On,
sharp jerk and cap and hair cam,
away. exposing closely cropped Gran
ium OF the bullet type.
simultaneously youth In the grand
stand shouted: Hey. look at the pitch
err! She's chewin' terbacker."
Mob SWarms on Field
Then the 1000 fans surged upon tho
field In one swiftly moving mass. J
police captain and half dozen patrol
men were swept away In the rush Il
intercept the "Bloomer Girls" who al
ready had started for the gate. They
reached II ahead OF the crowd, but
none too soon. for hardly had they
dashed through and across the street
to the club house than the vanguard
OF the crowd began to throw things.
Bricks, pop bottles and whatever
came quickest to hand showered upon
the little building in which the girls"
had barricaded themselves. while Capt.
Daley and his men vainly tried to quiet
the enraged fans. The police man.
, aged TO save the girls" from injury by
preventing Il concerted attack on the
club house.
In the mean time another section Of
the crowd, more eager for restitution
than vengeance, swarmed about the
ticket boxes ut the gate. and were pre-.
vented from mobbing the ticket sellers
only by the prompt arrival of the re,
serves. Somebody shouted. where's
Kid Carsey?'" and then 1t was that
the police had their hands full in pre-
venting the fans from demolishing
even the buildings in the ball park.
kid" Carsey is one.time National
League pitcher who has been conduct
ing the park and who is said to have
arranged the game today. At any rate
Capt. Daley, after talking with the
ticket sellers. had to tell the crowd
that kid" Carsey was not present.
though he had been around long
enough to collect the thousand dollars
or so which had been taken in at tho
gates.
Brick Hits Policeman.
The news OF Carsey's Disappearance"
reused the crowd to further frenzy and
In the fight that ensued brick aimed
at Capt. Daley struck bicycle police.
man in the leg. while two other patrol
men had their uniforms almost torn
off. The ticket sellers were placed In
the patrol wagon. which then took on
board the "Bloomer Girls" who were
sowering in the club house. and drove
rapidly to the Union Station. where
the bewigged baseball players were
safely placed on train for Baltimore.
whence they had come to Washington.
Four weeks ago the Chicago Bloom.
err Girls" who have been touring the
United States and Cuba. drew u big
crowd to the park, and the game TO-
day was supposed to be return en-.
gagement. 1t was said later that the
real "Bloomer Girls" were playing in
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