Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-29
EDDIE BRENNAN, WATERLOO
MANAGER, STARTS TROUBLE
AT CLINTON PARK.
ASSAULTS UMPIRE. ASHER,
Jump" FIGHTS BACK
Waterloo Players and Spectators Take
Part il Fray and Sail Bats Are Free.
" Used-Game is Forfeited to Gin
ton and Fines Are Freely Assessed
Brennan Started Trouble by Appear
ing While Under Suspension.

Special to Times Republican,
( Clinton, Aug. pa riot. A real,
genuine, life-size, up-to date riot was
the principal feature Of Monday af-
ternoon's baseball bill at Ringwood
Park.
The riot was preceded by fight in
which Umpire Asher and Manager
Ed Brennan, OF the Waterloo baseball
team, were the principals. The fight
merged into the riot so rapidly that
the startled spectators could scarcely
grasp the situation. And it was
quelled with almost the same prompts
tude, after the police, score Of fans,
members Of the Clinton ball team, ana
the more unexcitable and unbelligerent
members of the Waterloo club, TOOK
a hand in the proceedings. Results:
Forfeiture of the game to Clinton.
Punishment Of Manager Brennan.
Various and sundry fines against Wis
iting athletes.
game, for satisfaction of patrons who
had paid their hard money to see a
contest.
Considering the amount of ammunl-
tion in the shape of baseball clubs,
masks. balls, and chest protectors ex-
pended in the melee, the casualties
were remarkably few. The only victims
were:
Umpire Asher, who was hit over the
forearm by war club. Arm badly
confused. Sims bruised.
Manager Brennan, who got the sharp
edge of mask across his cfeekbone.
Bad facial wound. discoloration and
some loss of blood.
A few spectators, innocent by stand
ers and one or two athletes received
chance blows during the encounter,
without however, suffering any very
painful results.
How It Started.
& The unheralded doings of the after
noon commenced right after the first
half of the first inning had been played.
Klein was in the box for the visitors
and Watkins for the Pilots. Donahue,
first visitor up was soaked in the ribs
by Watkins, and was sacrificed to
second by Orme. Neusel went out at
first and Donahue was caught at third
by Watkins after Greisch had walked.
Joe Wilkes was up for Clinton when
Umpire Asher happened to see Ed
Brennan in the Waterloo coop. 1t APP
pears that Brennan was suspended and
he was not in costume.
Asher walked over and told Bren-
nan to get out Of the coop. Brennan
manifested his unwillingness to COM
ply with the request or demand, by
kicking the jumps in the shins. 1t was
no light love-tap either, but seemed to
the interested watchers in the stands
and bleachers to be a pretty vigorous
kick. Brennan at the same time told
Mr.. Asher he was yellow"
Jumps Swings His Mask.
The umpire retaliated by swinging
his mask. which found a billet on
Brennan's face, under the right eye.
Then things happened so fast that
no one could keep track Of, them. In
the twinkling of an eye the hitherto
peaceful scene was metamorphosed
into one of din and strife.
The Waterloo players swarmed off
the diamond in the direction of the
center of conflict. A few did not show
a disposition to mingle in the fight, but
several seized bats. balls and every
other weapon in sight, as they hurried
in.
They surrounded Mr. Asher, who by
this time had armed himself with a
war club. Several blows were aimed at
Asher before the Clinton bunch and
police could get to him, and one bat
hit him over the forearm. Asher swung
his bat and stood valiantly at bay.
warding off vicious blows and aiming
wallop at a head himself occasion
ally.
Teddy Ryan was one Of the adj
vance guard Of defenders. He gvt
into the fray at an early stage, and,
selecting a large bat from the few
which remained on the ground. per-
formed prodigies of valor in defense
of the fighting jumps.
For minute, which seemed like five
20 the crowd and no doubt like half
a century to Asher and Ryan, these
two gladiators fought shoulder to
shoulder. A few wallops which Asher
ducked would certainly have ended the
fray in a near-killing at least had he
not been able to avoid them.
Players Fined.
But an encounter of such scope and
intensity could not last long.
This is what happened at Ringwood
Park. And before some of the gasp
ing witnesses in the stands realized
that something foreign to a well-con-
r. Too Enf Eo<