The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-30
BOTTLES HURLED
AT UMP. JACOBS
Police Escort Handlers of
Indicators From Field
After Contest.
GAMES ARE PLAYED IN MUD


water ro'o, twilight baseball a
.douhIc drtrl' FOR lho home nine and
a fItsi.cIuss riot durIng vh'un pop
bottles were TnoWrret, EhlDu Ind
shot ln the general direction ~ lw
plre Jacobs. were combined at H'
Nulfy park so. 'riE afternoon ''
make an unusually intor'Hlug chap.
ter In TuIt,F baseball history
with two UuubIrhtHdrrs already
hanging over Dos MnIuCs and TULSA
lf was drrurd hrsl tO attempt Nrs.
tcrfHy's double program iu spit" "f
the fact 'htf lI had rtiucd up 'u ih"
time the p1mcg were supposed Il"
have started and tho dlluuud was
wholly uutt tn play ln order. 10
cIonr up the cuTorri srh'lu.r 1H
much as p0Nihlc ana io accpmm'.
date q crowd 81 1880 fans. many "
who were carrying rain checks IRON
tho day previous. tho game was
started about an hour late, INC oriri.
nat intention being 'o play one game
only liy tho dime the first game
was hair over however. the field
had begun lD dry ont and in The
seventh inning % was announced
that tbs second game would he
played
Twice during the first encounter
the locals we're In tho lead. but
Harhnm. j.. Slattery, Bayue ana
Sparks were an ineffective and D,s
Moinrs. coming from behind. ecorrl
five times on the seventh round ana
got away with tho opener. ~ 90 s,l
Dcs Moincs dld not leave the ou'-
come OF the abbreviated second ser.
sion long ln doubt Thcy took after
Phil slaitery just Ike they had done
In the first one after he had re-
lieved Barham, and registcrod four
times.
II was IN tho fIfth inning OF this
gam" that the patience on tho fans,
exhausted by what they considered
ineNcusnblc errors of judgment on
the part ~ the umpires and he
cause OF which the home team sui
fered sseSsrrlyg broke into small
riot
After Coffey had famed csss and
iIasbrook singled Two we're out
when walker flied to Dllts. The
bases were filled when Ewaldt
scratched an infirld hit Hartford
rolled one TO ] Slnttery who tossed
10 =. slatterv who covered first on
the play Everybody thought the
runner was out. but Umpire Jacobs
held that SiRttery had missed the
bag. and declared the runner snte
While they were fussinE over the
decision At first. Cass and Hashrook
scored
Someone heaved a pop bottle out
OF tho srandstand, another set up
n cry OF Lets got him" and there
was a rush for the unscreencd sec
tion OF the Erandstand by some fiity
fans. many NJ whom carried pop hot.
ties which then began 10 rain around
Jacobs Jacobs quickly beat re-
treat TO tho vicinity OF second base
where he remained while the shower
OF glass continued While several
bottles whlzzed dangerously near.
none hit him except one or two
which bounced up against him.
After several vain attempts TO Sc
cure quiet. President Abbott with |
the assistance OF Chief Allen finally
restored order, Abbott appealing 10
the fans 20 remember that such ac- |
tlons would give Tulsa black eye !
In the meantime. a riot cal was sent |
10 police headquarters and two car
loads OF Officers hurried To the park. |
arriving there In time 20 escort the |
umpires from tho field. place thcm |
IN automobiles and get them up town |
before the crowd could get 70 them. |
While not denying that u looked !
as II the umpires had shortchangcd !
the home team, n IL doplorable mat |
spectators should stage such dem.
Not only was the safety /
NJ Umpire Jacobs endangered. but !
bottles barely misSed several OF the |
players. both Tulsans and those Of |
Des Moincs. II gives Tulsa black |
sye IN baseball
An investigation indicates that bet.
Ing was at the bottom OF much ~ !
he dissa tisfaCtion. II Ia said that /
,everBl hundred dollars ~ Dos |
Nolnos money was thrust into tho !
aces OF Tulsa fans who thought ~ |
heir duty Ia the home team 10 cover /
md they we're stil calling" when |
President Abbott discovered what
VAS going on and put stop 20 a. |
Ie announced last night that anyone
'aught betting az MCNuly park
lereafier would be arrested imme-
liately,