Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-24
SEMI-PRO GAME
SPOILED BY RIOT
Bridesburg-Ches Contest Re-
suits in Arrest of Ted Bald
win, Visiting Player
SID AGNEW LOSES TEETH

BY WILLIAM S. DALLAS

INDEPENDENT baseball in Brides.
L burg received n setback last evening
when game between the home team
Orthodox streets. ended in q free for.
all. and resulted in the arrest of one
of the visiting players. Ted Baldwin.
The disgraceful scene was the result
Of the calling Of the game by Umpire
Tawney in the ninth inning. For eight
sessions Gene Costello had Erccyed along
and held the visitors to four hits and o
single run.
Then came the ninth. and in their
half the visitors sent five luIIS across
the pan. The first two men up for
l'ridesburg got On. and Chester held
consultation. 1t was decided TO yank
! Sid Agncw and put him in the out'icld.
exchanging places with Reds Ma
guire.
This necessitated n halt. and the
Chester players Deliberately delayed the
game. About the time Mcguire was
ready to pitch the jumps decided that
it was too dark to continue. Chester
players thought otherwise. and the de-
clSion was concurred in by many of the
fans and home players. including Man
nGcr Whitman. Of Bridesburg.
But the official was insistcnt. and
me word led to another. and the argyll
ment brought forth some vile Ian.
guage on the part OF the Chester play
ers to the official. The visitors switched
their attack and used some If tho same
language to the home players.
Agncw Is WalIopei
Suddenly a Bridcsburg player wall
!oped Sid Agnew. and he suddenly be-
came minus Il few of his teeth. Ted
Baldwin became mixed m in the affair
generally. but finally things appeared
to be quietei down and the players Of
both teams repaired 10 the dressing
loom.
The headquarters are on the opposite
side Of the street. and on the way across
Baldwin continued to seek trouble. 4
detective informed him to move on. as
he was getting away easy. Then Ted
began the same verbal barraga on the
detective. and he was arrested and
badly used up. In tn" meantime
general free. for-al was in progress and
the police after difficulty restored
order,
After being allowed to get into civil.
ian clothes, Baldwin was arrested and
taken to the Twenty fourth District
station, where he will have a hearing
this morning.
The Bridesburg management had
nothing to do with the unfortunate oc-
rurrence. and Manager Whitman and
the owners of the team expressed rrsrc,
at the incident, but feel as if they can.
not absolve the Chestersplayers, as the
whole trouble was the direct result of
their actions. Manager Lord. of Ches- F.,
TER, has protested the game to the Philn.
deiphia Baseball Association.
Great Win
Tom Walker. who was d.u,seJ ne
fleisher manager yesterday. was rn-
engaged before last nights contest with
american Chain at Twenty sixth md
heed streets. The Yarncrs then nrn.
ceeded to bear out Toms assertion tba,
ne has the best club in the city nv wal
loping the daylights out of Amerirar
Chain, q to 0. "@' ''""
Inc game was attended by sev.ro>
ieatures' In the first place the lur.e"t
crowd OF the season. more than 5non
persons. was on hand. and this uor,ro
MY pleased Jim McClenaghan Than
ihiiy Mckenty showed his true for,n
and held the invading chain rang - Hrn
widely scattered blows, which were nro e
ductive Of no runs. ''' p'''
fleisher registered five NJ -, a..
anns ia Ihe seventh. when such slg.
gers as Lefty. Nolan and Bill Rarra,t
'othe:ted with homers. The game was
'ne or the best of the season, hoth both ,iIas Mns
Playing errorless ball. and sensn,inn.S Hin.s
p'a!s featured throughout.