New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-31
Riot WHEN FORFEIT
GIVES GIANTS GAME
phiIIleS Refuse to Clear Stands
and Contest Is Awarded
to New York.
ROW COMES IN NINTH
Home Team Is Two Runs Ahead
When McGraw Protests That
Fans" in Centre Field
Distract Batsmen.
rBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune. ]

rRv Telegraph 10 The Tribune
Philadelphia, Aug 50-Riotous scenes
rsre enacted on the National League
grounds here this afternoon when Bill
Brennan. the umpire. declared the game
between the New York Giants and the
Phinies forfeited 10 New York by a score
of9to O. The action Of tho official was
. taken in the ninth inning. when one man
was out and the score stood TO 6 I'm
favor OF the home team.
The game was declared forfeited as the
result OF a protest from John J. McGraw
manager Of the Giants. who said that
the crowd in the centre field bleachers
waved their straw hats and i'm so doing
reflected tho rays of tho sun into the
ewes OF the New York hatters. making il
impossible 20 see the bali coming UP to
the plate. Brennan at once appealed to
Mike Doolan. captain OF the Philnes. who
in turn reported to Charley Doom. the
manager. No spectators we're on the field
Of play.
Finally il was decided that an appeal he
made 20 the occupants OF the seats TO
move away from that particular part OF
q
however. roofing" for the Philies to
make clean sweep OF the series. The
bleachers were damned 10 capacity. and
for the crowd to move would have caused
much confusion and not little dsconl-
fort Since il was so late in the game.
with the home team booming out i'm front.
the request was laughed down. and the
fans noisily demanded that the game
be PLAYED on.
This McGraw refused 10 do. There was
another protracted consultation. in which
Doom asked McGraw to play the game
out under protest. but this too. found
little favor with the leader Of the Giants.
and upon his refusal 10 continue with the
crowd in the same seats Brennan walked
back 20 the plate and declared the game
forfeited 10 New York by a score of 8 TO o.
That was the signal for an angry
demonstration. The fans fiocked on the
field. hurting epithets and some few mis-
siles AT the heads OF the New York play
ers as they sprinted for the dressing room
II is said that some few Of the more siren
uous took a punch at a detached player
Pop bottles and cushions were the favor
tie missiles, but no one was hurt The
angry crowd gathered outside the gates
and waited until the New York men left
the grounds A squad OF policemen es-
corted the players 70 the North Philadel-
phia station. four blocks away. but. care
ful as they were. they could not prevent
a few missiles from being hurled. NC
,;rsw was the object OF the bitterest at
tack and a patrolman had 70 draw re-
voiva- N overawe the crowd.
The umpires. too came In for their
share. and Brennan made his escape with
difficulty. He was fairly bombarded with
all sorts Of missiles. from wads OF paper
and seat cushions down 10 pop ootues
MAJ Eason, who had nothing to do WIN
the case at all. also received some atten-
ton. A Gordon Of police took the uihp'e
out by a side gate and escorted them ~
their hotel.
Charley Doom was in high dudgeon over
the action of the umpires, and iihineoi
stely after the game filed Ions pIo'ee.
with President Lynch stating clearly d"
the facts of the case. DE lay esPe0ia'
stress upon the fact that there we're 10
spectators upon the field, and. since u -
NOT within the power OF the club TO say
in which part of the stands those bpeC-
tators who have paid the specinen price
NJ admission shall sit, the umpire was not
Within his rights when he declared the
gsr,e forfeited. He also said that 'le
crowd had occupied those same seats IN
the early stages of the contest "nei 'no
Giants threatened 20 make ruh@""'
game OF It. , ,,-,r
The game was one which played uPO,
the feeling Of the crowd until the la"S
ve-e ~ fever heat The Giants rusheO
out getting a lead OF SIX ruiS III -
erst three innings and hammerlhs III
c,.,,,erd Alexander OF the rubber men
cor,. ..Ruher Chalmers, and WIN mo
s,,r,. .rs offensive operations OF the 'Asi-
- .ase.d So effective was Chaliiiei
that he not alone held his foeileh
les but allowed NOT single man ~
reach first base on him
r. ave innings Christy Mathews"
had the PhiItes throwing down 'nei
bats In that time he allowed lour n'''
ana was moving along with the rhythm
that IS his alone. In the sixth now
ever Mattv's effectiveness ioateo Oh
so7evbere. and Ike a bolt out OF Inc
blue the shock came and the Philhes
bore down on him 10 snatch victory out
Of his weakening grasp. Five hits and
two errors produced FIVE runs In the skin
inning and in the seventh Bobby Byrne
set the crowd Ia a frenzy Of savage oe-
light by smashing the ball into the left
heo stands FOR a home run, scoring
Chalmers before him, and putting his
team In the lead. Then in the eighth
No more hits drove over run and
everything assumed a roseate hue for
Inc Phnles
ne Giants got after Alexander in
"y mat left no doubt that they wanted
WIN the game in the first inning. The
x-aAer City loundsman aided in his own
"hiall In no milo manner In rapid
=, VesSion he passed Burns. Shafer and
'tSher' the first three New York men
iece him. Unable 20 control his curve
o"' ne stuck one down the groove for
Doy'e' and the New York captain laced
INTO the outfeld for a single. and drove
Olhe Burns. Fred Mcrklo. however. did
''er' and his triple to left centre field
cleared the paths
IN me second inning Burns singled with
0's out and stole second. Shafer tapped
"e 70 Luderus whose throw 10 the bag
az WIG. and while Burns trpped Ger
e Plate the batter took second. The
.as' New York run was counted in the
fo' and an error also figured in 1t.
Ae Doolan threw Doyles hopper to the
uh' Larry going 10 second. He was