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About The Augusta daily herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1908-1914 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 11, 1909)
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 11. UMPIRE GIFFORD ASSAULTED WHEN HE FORFEITED GAME Crowd Surged on Grounds and Choked and Struck Him and Hit Him With Bottles. .McMAHON PUT OUT Police Were Unable To Cope With the Situation at First, and Reserves Had to be Called Out. The baseball game between Macon and Augusta at Warren Park Tuesday | afternoon broke up in a riot during the fourth inning', and Umpire Gifford was assaulted and badly handled byi the crowd that surged on the field, as-i ter he declared the game forfeited to Macon. The squad of policemen at the park proved inadequate to handle the situation and Gifford was choked, struck and pelted with bottles. His clothes were seized in the ticket of ce where he left them and his coat and hat cut into shreds and his shoes carried off. The trouble began in the second in ning, when Gifford called McMahon out on strikes. McMahon walked to the bench and while the next batter was up Gifford motioned for a policeman to remove; McMahon from the field. • McMahon, still protesting, attempt ed to talk to Gifford, but was taken away by the officer. The game then proceeded. McLaurin, the third man up in the third inning, kicked on a called strike. The second strike was called, find r, Nff.&D ( I-, AN OPTICIAN 1 McMahon argued the point. McLaurin walked away from the plate. Weerms put another over, and Gifford called McLaurin out. In the fourth inning, Whitey Morse was the first man up. Griffin, who already had two wild pitches to his credit, threw wild, and Carson failed to stop it. Gifford im,m ■■Jiately fined Griffin $25 for throwing the ball, and fined Carson the same amount for failing to catch it evidently believing it was an attempt to let the ball go by and strike him. This started a row' and Carson walked to the mid dle of the diamond, where Gifford went immediately after fining the players. Castro came up and Gifford fined him sls. He jerked out his watch, walked to the grandstand and announced that the game was forfeited. He started for the gate, but hun- -.11,„ Missiles flew fast. dreds of infuriated fans surrounded him, and the police rushed to his aid. Officers Elliott. Reynolds, Thomas and Wilhelm and Chairman Philpot, of the police commission, and Com missioner Lyon surrounded him. Gif tord walked to the visiting players bench, where the crowd surrounded him, hooting, jeering and cursing him. Several made attempts to get to him. The crowd was growing larger and its temper worse. More officers were -elephoned for. The fans realizing they could not get to him through the The Impression Your Letter Makes DEPENDS LARGELY ON THE KIND OF STA TIONERY YOU USE. Tliere is style in stationery same as clothing People of good taste and refinement buy their sta tionery here, because it has style, quality and a certain touch of elegance not found elsewhere. Engraved visiting and wedding invitations a specialty. Richards Stationery Company CARROLL, Umi BUCKLEY FINED BY TIE RECORDER “Bob” Carroll and Pat Buckley were each fined $5 or 10 days Wed nesday by Recorder Picquet for strik ing Umpire Gifford at Warren Park Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Gifford stat ed in court that he did not mind a little thing such as happened Tues day afternoon, but he could not stand for men hitting and cursing him. Ho showed a letter from Mayor Dunbar, in which the mayor apologized for calling him a ‘ skunk’’ at the ball park Tuesday. The trial was featured by a tilt between Attorney Brooks, for MV. Carroll, and the recorder. The court ruled on some questions, and Mr. Brooks took exception to the ruling. Mr. Gifford told of Mr. Carroll striking him and of Mr. Buckley curs ing. Recorder Picquet stated that the fact that the umpire forfeited the game did not give the men a right to strike him, but as it was done under the stress of excitement he would only impose a light fine. Tom Carson was fined $5 or 10 days for striking Umpire Gifford Tuesday night in the hotel. The fine was later suspended. Carson, Hohnhorst and McLauren were talking to Sergt. Buchannan when Gifford passed. Carson re marked that he must be going to call up No. 79, the number of the police barracks. Mr. Gifford came hack and asked Carson if he was talking to him. Carson replied that he was not, and struck Gifford, who returned the blow. Gifford asked in court that the case against Carson not be pushed, as Carson was no doubt very much excited over the happenings at the ball park earlier in the afternoon. AT THE AIR-DOME A large and representative au dience crowded the Air-Dome at each of the three performances Tuesday night. The show is one of the bee* that the management has ever offer ed Augustans and the act that Mr. Luck secured for the rest of the week entitled “Ten Minutes Comic Opera on a Piano” is one of the cleanest and best acts ever seen in Augusta. 1 ♦ ♦ SOUTHERN TEAGUE ♦ ♦ ♦ At Atlanta— ft. H. E. Atlanta 000 000 000—0 6 0 Montgomery . .000 010 100—2 6 2 At Birmingham— R. H. E. Birmingham ..002 000 000 I—3 12 3 Nashville . . .200 000 000 o—2 9 0 officers got on top of the Bhed over the players bench, in an effort to break it in. Officer Wilhelm went on top of the ahed. and snatching a pitch fork from a naan who was try ing to reach Gifford, cleared the roof. About this time the crowd got to Gifford and he was choked and hit in the face. Mayor Dunbar climbed on the play ers bench and addressed the crowd counseling moderation. He declared that Gifford had unquestionably proven very incompetent, but that he ought not to be molested, and begged in the name of the city and its good name that the crowd disperse. Mayor Dunbar's speech had a lit tle effect, and the ardor of the crowd cooled considerably. It was decided to put Gifford in the ticket office, and surrounded by the officers they rushed him to the room. Just as he entered the door, a soda water bottle struck him in the face and broke the skin. The police reserves were telephoned for, and sixteen officers under Lieut. Britt arrived on the ’-ext oar. City Attorney C. Henry Cohen Ungested that Gifford be sent up to ib« hotel in the patrol wagon. The wa o on was backed across the sidewalk end Gif ford, between two lines of officers, was escorted to the wagon. As he got in, several cushions, bottles and bricks were thrown. Six officers wont to the barracks in the wagon with him. Two of the policemen escorted G* ford to his hotel from the barracks. He came out and he and Carson had some words and arson struck him. The men were separated by Sergeant Buchannan. Secretary Fnrr telegraphed Presi dent Jones Tuesday night, stating that Gifford was incompetent, and had forfeited the game when he had no right to do so. Mr. Parr asked that Gifford he removed. This telegram was backed up by one from Mayor Dunbar to the same effect. Gifford asserts that he will umpire Wednes day’s game. .aa.tpay4iiiaisALt<HHraßßßiaiaraa«»^^ A snapshot taken during one of the recent games between New York and Cincinnati. It shows Beadi er, the star Red outfielder, sliding safe at the plate, after rapping the ball for four bases. Catcher Schlei is shown in the picture also. LOOKOUTS WON THESEGOND EVENT CHATTANOOGA —For five rounds this afternoon “Dutch” Wagner and big Jim Baskette engaged in a pitch ers’ battle, but in the sixth session the human ox blew up and the Look out grabbed the second game of the series. Baskette was in fine form and not until the eighth inning were the Pal mettos able to sqlve his delivery. In that session Colby and Lewis lifted fine two-baggers to centre field, the former scoring. Previously the Colum bians had gathered one run on a base on balls, a sacrifice and an error. Wagner had very little after the first four tunings, and ft was really a wonder that he did not blow 1 up be fore six sessions were reached. Columbia AB. R. H. PO. A. E. Breitenstein, cf. ... 2 0 0 5 0 0 Dwyer, 2b 4 1 0 2 1 0 Granville, ss 3 0 0 3 1 0 Evans, lb 4 0 0 5 1 0 Wohleben, rt 3 0 0 1 0 0 Colby, if. .. 4 1 1 5 0 0 Lewis’, 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 Kahlkoff, c 3 0 0 3 2 1 Wagner, p 2 0 0 0 3 0 LaJeune, p ~l 0 0 0 0 0 Totals ..29 2 2 24 9 1 Chattanooga. AB. R. H. P.O. A. E. Rickert, if 4 0 1 2 0 I) Dobbs, cf 4 0 0 1 0 0 Johnston, lb 4 1 211 1 0 iueek, c 3 2 3 6 1 0 Aicock, 3b 2 0 0 0 3 1 Gaston, 2b 3 2 2 4 7 0 Wilkes, ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 *. idy, rs 4 0 1 1 0 0 Baskette, p 3 0 2 0 3 l Totals 32 5 12 27 16 2 Score by innings: Columbia .100 000 010—2 Chattanooga ..010 003 Olx—s Summary.—Two-base hits, Colbv, I-rewis, Meek, 2, Gaston. Hits appor tioned, off Wagner 9 in s innings, La- Jeune 3 in 2 innings. First base on balls, off Baskette 3, Wagner 2, La- Jeune 2. Struck out, by Baskette 0; Wagner 2. Sacrifice hits. Aicock 2, Rickert. Stolen bases, Johnston, Gas ton, Dwyer, Granville. Passed balls Kahlkoff 2. Wild pitches, Baskette 1. Batter hit, Meek by Wagner; Wohleben. Double plays, Aicock to Gaston to Johnston. Time of game, 1:50. Umpire, Van Syckie. *♦♦♦**♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦* ♦ AMERICAN LEAGUE ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦«« At New York— R. H. E. Cleveland . . .220 000 000—4 11 1 New York . . .000 000 010 —1 4 l At Boston— r h K [Chicago . . . .000 100 100—2 8 3 Boston . . . .100 100 01 x—3 9 0 At Philadelphia— R. H. E. Philadelphia . ..001 000 20x—3 7 1 Detroit 000 000 010—1 10 i At Washington— R. H. E. Washington 000 000 001 000—l 9 4 St. Louis . .000 000 100 000—1 S 1 ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ NATIONAL LEAGUE ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ At Pittsburg— R H E Pittsburg . .100 000 000 001—2 4 4 Boston . . .000 000 100 000—1 6 2 At Chicago— R. H. E. Chicago . . . .020 006 OOx—B 7 1 Brooklyn . . . .000 010 000—1 6 2 At St. Louis— K. H. E. St. Ivauis . . .022 001 000—5 9 1 New York . . .011 000 040—6 9 3 At Cincinnati— R. H. E. Cincinnati . . .000 000 000—0 4 4 Philadelphia . .000 000 020 —2 4 0 THE AUGUSTA HERALD SLIDING SAFELY TO THE PLATE COLUMBUS IN BY BUTTING WELL COLUMBUS—The locals won hand ily by batting Deßalt and Neur freely. The following was the score; Tlie following was the score; Savannah. AB. R. H. PO. A. E. Pelkey, lb 4 0 0 11 2 0 Huber, ss 4 0 0 2 2 0 Murch, 2b 4 0 1 2 6 0 Jackson, rs 4 1 1 0 0 0 Manush, 3b 4 0 0 1 0 0 Wagnon, If 3 0 3 4 0 0 Howard, of 3 0 1 2 0 0 Lauzon, c 3 0 0 1 2 0 Deßalt, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 Neuer, p 2 0 0 0 3 0 Totals 31 1 6 23 15 0 Columbus All.R. H. PO A. E Becker, rs 4 1 1 1 0 0 Lewis, l£ 3 1 1 0 0 0 Benson, ss 4 0 1 7 4 0 Fox, lb 3 1 2 11 2 0 Hl.le, 3b 2 0 1 1 3 0 Henn, cf ' 4 2 2 1 0 0 Hale, 2b 3 1 1 2 5 1 Goveney, c 4 0 1 3 1 0 Hixon, p 3 1 1 1 2 0 Totals 30 7 11 27 17 1 Score by innings; Savannah 000 000 100—1 Columbus ... 050 110 OOx—7 Summary.—Three-base hit, Henn. First base on bails, off Deßalt 3; Hix on 1. SI ruck out, by Hixon 3. Left, on bases. Savannah 4; Columbus 3. Sacrifice hits, Hille 2. Stolen bases, Lewis, Fox, Henn 2, Hale. Double plays. Hale to Benson to Fox, Benson to Fox. t ime of game, 1:45. Umpire, Collins STANDING OF CLUES E ALLY W L PC Chattanooga ..23 10 .697 Augusta 16 9 ,640 Savannah 19 12 .613 Columbus 15 14 .617 Columbia 12 17 .414 Macon 11 17 .393 Knoxville 11 17 .393 Jacksonville 10 17 .370 SOUTHERN. W. L. PC Atlanta 60 38 .612 Nashville 59 38 .608 New Orleans 55 46 .545 Montgomery 53 48 .525 Mobile 53 49 .520 Little Rock 45 56 .446 Birmingham 42 59 .416 Memphis ... 35 68 .340 AMERICAN W. L. P (; Philadelphia 62 39 .614 Detroit 62 40 .608 Boston 61 43 .587 Cleveland ...53 50 .515 New York 49 51 .490 Chicago 47 53 .470 St Louis 36 55 ,39(; Washington 30 73 .291 NATIONAL. W, L. P. C Pittsburg 71 34 .676 Chicago 65 35 .653 New York ... 56 43 .566 Cincinnati 49 51 .490 p.iiladelphla 47 53 .470 St. Louis 42 59 .416 Brooklyn 36 62 .367 Boston 27 72 .273 CAROLINA. W. L. P.C. Greensboro 52 39 .571 Anderson 51 43 .542 Greenville 48 43 .527 Winston-Salem 42 41 .506 Spartanburg 39 52 .429 Charlotte 39 63 .424 CAROLINA LEAGUE At Greensboro— Spartanburg 4; Greensboro 5. At Charlotte — Greensville 0; Charlotte 3. At Wlnston-Saletn— Anderson 3; Winston Salem 6. REDFERH PITCHED BRILLIANT ME KNOXVILLE—In a brilliunt game pitched by Redfern, Knoxville won. Redfern saved the game in ’the eighth when he got Mitchell’s bunt in bill liant manner and threw to second in time to double Bierman and retired the side by fanning the next butter. Redfern struck out. 11 men and Weav er fanned 9. The following was the score; Knoxville. AB. R H. P.O. A. I*l. Marshall, 2b 2 0 0 0 3 0 Morris, ss 4 0 I 4 1 0 Massing c 3 0 1 11 1 0 Baker, rs 4 0 0 3 0 0 May, If 4 0 2 0 0 0 Nadeau, cf 3 0 2 0 0 0 Womble, 3b. 3 0 0 1 2 I) Reisinger, lb 4 1 0 7 0 0 Redfern, p 3 0 1 1 4 0 Totals 30 1 7 27 1 1 0 Jacksonville AB. R II 80. A. E. Mitchell, rs 4 0 0 10 0 Manion, ss 4 0 0 0 5 1 Viola, if 3 0 2 I 1 1 Mullaney, lb 4 0 2 6 2 I Taflee, c 4 0 0 12 0 0 Donahue, cf 4 0 0 2 0 0 Peartree, 2b 2 0 0 1 1 0 Bierman, 3b 2 0 1 1 2 0 Weaver, p 8 0 1 0 3 0 Totals 30 0 6 24 15 3 Score by innings; Jacksonville 600 000 000 -0 Knoxville ...000 010 OOx 1 Summary.—Two-base hits, Morris, Viola. First base on balls, by Red fern 3, Weaver 1. Struck out, by Red fern 11, Weaver 9. Left on banes, Knoxvitie 10, Jacksonville 6. Sacri fice hits, Marshall, Nadeau, Wornhlo. Stolen bases, Reisinger, peart ree. Wild pitches, Weaver. Batter lilt., Massing. Time of game, 1:45. Um pire, Westervelt. AT THE CASINO One of the largest crowds that has ever been at the Casino went out Tuesday night. Miss Restoff continues tp be the favorite, while the rest of the actors are very popular. VIRGINIA LEAGUE At Norfolk— Norfolk 1; Portsmouth 0. At Roanoke — Morning game: Roanoke 2; Lynch burg 1. Afternoon game: Roanoke 2; Lynchburg 1. At Danville — Danville 3; Richmond 5. JAMESTOWN SOCIAL AND I'ERSONAL NEWS JAMESTOWN, Ga—Mr. Barloo Anderson gave a party to his child ren and friends last Saturday night. Among those present were Messrs. Charlie Wrlghl, Dan Welherford, W* A. James, Sim 1 Taylor, Joe and Simon Howell and Watson Rowe, arid Misses. Lillie and Tiny Wright, Clara Belle and Ruble Inglett and Mrs, Simon Taylor, Mrs. Frank Ktterle Mrs. M. A. James. All had a fine time. Ice cream was served. The people of this place are enjoy ing the rides over the good roads fixed by the convicts. Mr. Walter James and wife were dersor. last Sunday, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John An- Mrs. M. A. James enjoyed the visit of her two sons, Carders and Alphon zo James last Sunday. A small crowd gathered at Kings Spring school house to have Sunday school Sunday afternoon. The farmers have good crops and are enjoying the rains fine. A great protracted meeting is ex peeled io begin nexl Sunday at Mt. Lebanon church. Mr. W. A. James and Watson ilowe called on the charming daughters of Mr. Wiley Camley, who lives near here Sunday night. Mr. L. L. Jaimes called at the home of R. S. Rowe Saturday afternoon. Miss Mercer Cawley arid her two brothers, Hflner and Johnnie, were the guests of R. S. Rowe Sunday. He brothers returned to their home In Burke County, Sunday afternoon. Miss Mercer will spend the week with friends and relatives. The Harmony of a Home Is largely a question of Wall Paper. That’s our specialty. Our Competent Ar tists will be glad to make your some sug gestions. T. G. Bailie & Co. Four More Sunday Excursions To via Central of Georgia Ry PLENTY EQUIPMENT, QUICK SCHEDULES, RELIABLE SERVICE Music by Best Military Band in South, Best and Safest Beach, With Shower Baths, Therefore Best Bathing Plenty of Hotel and Pavilion Accommodations For All Only Four More Excursions To Seashore on Sundays This Season Train Leaves Augusta 7:00 A. M. f City Time PAGE FIVE HERALD TEH TIED THE OWLS The Augusta Herald base ball team and the Owls, formerly the Augusta Chronicle team, played a tie game at Allen Bark Tuesday afternoon. The game wns called in the 11th inning on account of duiktiess with the score 6 to 6. The game fas a faßt one, and abounded in features. The battery for the Herald was Hatcher, Cutes, Soigler, Veno and Cates. For the Owls Kennedy and Bussy. The catching and base running of Veno was one of the features cf the game. Setgler for Tile Herald secur ed two singles and a two bagger in three times at bat. Williams, of Tne Herald, made a couple of ftua stabs in center field. WHIPPING POST FOR WIFE-BEATER URGED NEW YORK. —Magistrate House, silling in the Harlem police court, declared recently a whipping post is sorely needed in this state, as the only form of punishment to stop wife beating. lie delivered a caustic lecture on the subject after he asked Thomas .1. Bonn, of No. 514 West One Hun dred and Thirty-sixth street, charged with boating wife, if he would fight a man and got this answer: “No; certainly I wouldn’t fight witll a man; I might get licked.” “But you will Ihrash a little wo man such as your wife is!" thunder ed llic court, “as long as there is no danger of your being chastised In re turn. If you were in danger of be ing lashed at the post, the same as your kind are in Delaware, you would not he so handy with your fists where a woman is concerned," non tinned the magistrate. “Your wife came here and persuad ed me to glv e her a warrant for your arrest. Her eyes were blaoked by your lists and her jaws wero Swollen. I do not issue warrants on Saturday except In exceptional cases, but the sight of this poor woman moved me to sign one at once. “Now. that you are arrested and have had a night of it in prison, she is here ready to plead to get you oft, and I am unable to get her to press the charge. I must let you go on this account, but Just come here once again on a charge like this and you will be sent to the workhouse. “I "don’t know what is coming over the Harlem women. They come here, ten to fifty every day, looking for war rants and summonses for husbands t bat have beaten them, but at the lime of arraignment they are over oome by that remarkable spirit of for giveness and we have to let the | brutes go."
