New Britain herald., 1926-08-26
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 Gus schinkel, Hartford out fielder and one of the five leading hitters in the Eastern league, threw the fans at Clarkin field yesterday into a frenzy of excitement when he ran from his position at the close Of the first game of the double header with Albany, and seizing Manager "Bill' McCorry of the Law makers by the neck, pulled him off the bench, and threatened to punch him. Players of both teams gather ed around and had to pull Schinkel away. McCorry, fighting player If ever there was one, did not run, although his face was white as chalk--possibly from anger, possibly something else--who knows?
 The near-fght started when Me Corry, pitching for Albany, sent in fast one that struck SchinkePs bat near the handle. Shaking his fin- ger warningly, Schinkel said some thing to McCorry and McCorry made reply. There were two strikes on Sciinkel, and McCorry, taking ad- vantage of the big fellows frame of mind, whizzed another one over and Schinkel whiffed. Trotting out to his position, Schinkel again shook his finger at McCorry and warned him.
 As the last put-out was made, Schinkel, stuffing his glove into his hip pocket, came in on the run to Albany's bench and pulled his for mer boss out. In an instant there was a hubbub, some of the fans calling to Schinkel to kill hi11, while others, evidently in sympathy with McCorry, encouraged him to take a shot at him Bill" Umpire Glass pushed Schinkel away, and Schinkel pushed him back and breaking loose, went back after Me- Corry.
 In the second game, McCorry and Schinkel were opposing left field CTS and neither spoke to the other, schinkel apparently having regained his goat" It seems from the grandstand, that the attack by Schlnkel was uncalled for, but of course we recall that Schinkel was not on speaking terms with Nc Corry prior to his transfer to Hart ford in exchange for Moe Solomon, and in all probability an old feud between the big fellow and his for mer boss was resurrected in Schln- kel's mind when the pitched ball came close to hitting him.
 Umpire Glass was in poor form in yesterdays game, and took an un- merciful riding from the fans. In the second game, with Harry Hesse pinch hitting, the first pitch was right across the center of the pan and the umpire called it a strike. Lynch pitched two more balls and was surprised to hear the umpire declare the count three balls and no strikes. Mangum, Hartford catcher, told Lynch about it, and the big pitcher exclaimed. What, three and two. Why, you call the first pitch a strike and I've only thrown two since then" No, didn't call it strike, I called it a. ball." the um- pire retorted. Hesse, with a broad grin, accepted a pass on the next. Al it turned out, the umpire's lapse of memory had no effect on the score.
 Moe Solomon, Albany first sacker, who is usually we'll be- haved player on the field, was after Umpire Glass goat all afternoon. He got it too, but if "Red"t Rorty, "Bull' Brown or some of the other umpires were on the job, Solomon would have got more than their goat.
 He pulled kids trick towards the end of the second game, when he took a new ball to the bench with him instead of the practice ball. The umpire saw it, and Jim Clarkin, from the grandstand, saw 1t, too, and called to Solomon to return the new ball. Umpire Glass ran over to the dugout and took the ball out of Solomon's hand, whereupon Solo, mon, in Q burst of temper, trailed Glass out onto the field and called him the Vilest name a man can put his tongue to. Glass must have heard it. It was plainly audible in the grandstand. It called for ac- ton. but Glass calmly walked away, leaving Solomon all puffed up in the knowledge of his conquest over the official who is supposed to be boss of the game.
 In spite of the fact that the New Britain and Meriden police teams did not play yesterday afternoon the local cops had two rooters on the field. Fred and Carl Rittner, un- aware of the cancellation of the game, left here about o'clock and broke all previous speed records of their fivver in a mad dash to Han | over park. They arrived to find an empty diamond and were much | chagrined to be told the truth by a youngster standing nearby. AS if that were not enough. they tore | home, changed their clothes, and | hurried down to Willow Brook park | for a crhaduled cbIrpb lea oi1e qarOe