The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-08-14
STRUCK ON HEAD BY
POP BOTTLE HURLED
BY WOLF Of STANDS
Fans Swoop Down on Field
After Columbus Bench Is
Ordered Cleared
PLAYERS RAzZEO ARBITER
Milwaukee Wins Under Cops
Clubs; Kansas City In.
creases Margin
PLAYERS RAzzEO ARBITER

Chicago, Aug. l4-,AP'-Prcsidcnt
Thomas Hickey Of the American as
ISOLATION will 80 TO Columbus, O.. to-
night to conduct a personal investi-
CATION Of the free-for-all fist fight
during the Columbus Milwaukee
game yesterday which resulted in the
serious injury Of Umpire Joseph Rue.
The free-for-all was precipitated
when Umpire Larry Goetz. erbiter
at the plate. ordered the Columbus
bench cleared. charging ON of the
Columbus players we're berating him
for his decisions and for chasing
other Columbus player from the field
because he protested a decision.
Rue was struck on the head with
a pop bottle thrown by a fan and
within a minute scores OF fans swoop-
cd on tho playing field. Joe Carr.
Columbus baseball nagnate, was
struck IN the jaw and only tho
prompt assistance of Milwaukee play
ers stopped the fans from attacking
Goetz. President Hickey was advised.
Hickey plans to determine why only
one police officer was in the baseball
park at the time and what assistance
the Columbus club offered.
Fist fights and riots have been all
too frequent for Hickey's satisfaction
this year and he has warned recently
he will henceforth do more than level
fines and suspensions against the
guilty players. At Columbus. how
ever. Ire Is Of the opinion that the
fans were to blame.
Chicago. Aug. l4.-tF-The climax
Ing riot OF the American associations
most turbulent season In years. today
finds an umpire in a Columbus. O..
hospital with conclusion Of the brain
and several persons. including Presi-
dent Joe Carr Of the Columbus club,
nursing bruises.
Umpire Joseph Rue was believed to
have been struck on the head by a
pop bottle tossed by a spectator after
Plate Umpire Larry Goetz ordered
the Columbus bench cleared in the
ninth inning of yesterdays game with
Milwaukee.
GoetS ordered the Columbus dug
out cleared Of everyone except players
actually in the game. charging that
some OF the Senator players were rid
irs him for having chased one OF
their mates from the field. Fans
Svooped onto the field. and President
Carr was struck in the face while
trying to quel, the disturbance. The
game vas finished under police su-
rervision, with Milwaukee winning
3 to 6.
The riot followed two uprisings be-
tween Minneapolis and st. Paul fans
and players recently. as well as Incl
dents In other cities in the circuit, In
which players were fired from games
for verbal attacks on umpires.
Milwaukee pounded Harlan Wysong
for II hits during the encounter. while
John Buvid held the Senator's to eight
safeties and famed II batsmen.
While the Columbus trouble was
going on Kansas City added another
half lap to its lead over st. Paul BY
scoring . 2 to l victory over Toledo
in six innings. The game was the only
other m of the day. The Blues
massed 10 hits off Bud Parnalee and
Lucas in the short contest, while
George Yarmouth held the Mudhens
to six. The victory was Kansas City's
fifth straight over Toledo. and brought
their winning streak to six.