Rock Island Argus., 1914-08-27
zIM STARTS RIOT
AND PLAYERS MIX
Free-for-A All Scrap Features the
Game Between Cubs
and Braves.
FOUR DRIVEN FROM FIELD
Cuts Win, to o, on Saier's Home Run
-Sox 5Ianked by Msckmen-
chifeds Win in 10 Innings.

ney's pitching, Vic Saier's bat and
Heinie Zimmerma1's fists contributed
10 the downfall OF Stallings' Braves
yesterday N the final game of the set,
the Cubs winning by the slender mar
gin of l to and keeping the Boston
terrors from climbing into first place.
The episode in which Zimmerman
figured overshadowed the performance
of Cheney, who pitched such great
ball that only one Brave connected
for a base hit, only two walked and
only one reached third base. Even
Saier's home run, which decided mat
tiers after a brilliant duel between Che
ney and Lefty" Tyler, was in a way
lost sight Of.
Zim's outburst followed right on the
heels OF Saier's homer in the seventh
round. Such beIligerents as John Ev-
ers and Rabbit Meanwhile were
dragged into the combat and the con
clusion only came when four athletes
we're chased from the field, charged
with being ring-leaders in a row which
probably was the worst perpetrated on
a big league diamond in recent years.
Zim Lands First Punch.
The fight progressed as smoothly as
the plot in a moving picture drama
Zim drove a single to left center and
tried to stretch 1t into a double. He
went into second head first and Evers
was waiting with the ball. Peeved
over being put out, Zim swung his
right fist just as he slid into the bag.
II was his idea TO knock the ball from
the Trojan's hands, but Heinie mis-
calculated and the blow landed on a
tender spot Of Evers' anatomy. Then
the storm broke.
Eyers welcomed trouble. When
given the opening the former Cub man.
ager jabbed Zim on the back OF the
neck as the latter was stretched on
the ground. Zim was on his feet in
an instant, his arms swinging like aer-
opIane propellers. He started toward
Evers and the Trojan made a counter
move. MoranvilIe executed a flank
movement, caught Zim unawares and
landed on his jaw. The blow split
Heinie's upper lip and drew blood.
Athletes Go to the Rescue.
What happened Immediately after
this was simply a blur on the land
scape. For an instant Zim, Maranville
and Evers could be seen in a death
clutch back OF second base. They
were then hidden from view by flock
of athletes and two umpires who
rushed to the scene. For several min
utes 30 individuals were engaged in a
dust-raising, hand-to-hand scramble,
the Cubs trying to wrest Zim from his
captors and the Braves doing their
part to drag apart the belligerents.
At one time Zim could be sighted
foundering in and out of the tangled
mass, with Umpires Eason clinging
desperately TO his right arm and a few
athletes trying TO pinion the other
wing. The Cub star wanted to get
back in the fight.
Finally Zim waltzed out OF the crowd
and started toward the bench accom-
panied by Umpire Quigley. Blood was
flowing from the athletes mouth. With
Zim gone to the coop the argument
broke out afresh in the vicinity of first
base. The umpires were trying to To-
cate other individuals alleged to have
used their fists while the fighting was
good They finally picked out Schmidt.
the Braves first-sacker, who departed
under Eason's orders with Zim, Evers
and Maranville for the club house.
While the fight was in progress a
crowd of about 1900 fans yelled as
though they liked it. Then when Zim
emerged from the mixup a broadside
Of Kisses swept across the field. The
few cheers were drowned out. The
score: