El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-12

J lanQ ana ealing francisco Mesa. the
(, Walz center fielder. foul names. He
I was trying 70 throw the rock at Mesa
and asserted that the Outfielder had
thrown a pebble and hit him The
youth still curSing. was compelled TO
go into the bleachers and there took
a Dsition to fling the rock, but Verne
Lyman, third baSeman Of the Every
bodys, compelled him 10 drop il.
Women Run
The majority OF the big crowd had
left the park and were up near the
street car tracks at Boulevard when
the fracas broke out again. According
to the stories told. the youngster with
a grievance against F. Mesa began to
air il as the players were leaving the
park and one Of the Walz players
either pushed or struck him Others
took part in the affair and. when they
got outside the gate rocks were
thrown. one is said to have narrowly
missed hitting W II. Pelfrey, president
of the Commercial league. Two women
had 10 gather their skirts and run 10
escape the fusillade OF rocks.
Threw Rocks
Some semblance Of order was OBJ
tanned and the Mexican players started
off along Wyoming street. but some
boys started throwing rocks at them.
One Of the Everybodys players then
made a spring after F. Mesa. and that
got the men back into the affair Mesa
was given a bicycle by boy and tried
ground and player Seymour Of the Esv-
erybOdys, overlook him. Mesa grabbed
club TO keep his assailants at dis
tance. a big man named HarOldsOn-
who was nearly 10 the tracks when the
first scrap started. had shouted to the
the first to throw rocks at Mesa.
90 Year Old Man Beaten
Some cooler heads controlled the sit
uation and Mesa escaped, but player
" old - "a n
been badly beaten with fists. came
along and the hotheads began pelting
him with rocks, his head being cut
President ". II. Pelphreys Of the league,
ran up with his revolver and COM
PEELED HaroIdson to throw up his hands
A man who refused TO give his name
but who was later identified as Ander-
son. a player on the KTackajack team.
but then in street clothes. was throw
ing huge rocks when halted by spec
tator and compelled to quit. Anderson
used foul language to those endeavor-
ing to check the scrap.
Boys Head Cut
A youth named "Bertram" cut open
the head OF a Mexican youth with a
big rock Report also said that Paul
Fisher had cut the face OF one OF the
Walz players with pop bottle.
Harris, a new player with the Every
bodys, deserves the credit for rescuinS
the aged Caro- from further injury. He
took the old man away from a bunch
Of young men who were assaulting him.
Albert Tatum. Verne Lyman and other
players did their best to
check the affair. The scrap lasted 20
minutes After II was all over. a police
patrol and two mounted men appeared
on the scene No arrests were made
Police sent.
When Capt. Claude Tillman, on duty
at the police station. was asked for a
statement. he said: T wish you would
say that as soon as was notified about
IL / sent, out a patrol and two mounted
men. They reported back that some
boys had been fighting and that il
didn't amount to anything"
Officers at Fort Bliss are investigat-
ing the part a few soldiers had in the
affair. About dozen uniformed SOL
diers were in the crowd that rushed
the MeNicans but no soldier was seen
10 be thL-winc rocks