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Show FANS TRY 1 I LYNCH UMPIRE 1 Threaten W Violence I at Walker's. Umpirt Jones of Butte Has j$ Narrow Escape From Rescued "by Ball Players Armed R With Bats Game Goes to Boise. vBl PACIFIC NATIONAL LEAGUE. f Standing- of the Clubs. I o i W. L. PC T-I9llk f'ie 2i is mm Spokane ' 17 ! Itl S!i"eT-: '.15 20 'm 111 Salt Lake 14 2 iS'i ifw' Yesterday's Games. If ! Suit Lake 0, Boise 1). " ' Musi Butte 7. Spokane 3. 'Ilj s Today's Games IS IJolse at Salt Lake. miM Spokane at Butte. jji Bl'T for- the prompt action of the1 Salt Luke and Boise baseball teams at Ip "Walker's park yesterday afLernoon 4 jjaf I'mpirc Jones would have been Mm mobbed by nearly a thousand angry IM-Wi fans who swarmed upon tho, diamond -with the avowed Intention of dealing out sum- lim mary justice. S''ttl From the bleachers, grandstand and t H sidelines thoy came and for a few minutes SMffl It seemed sls though the handful of ball- sfJM1 tossers and policeman would bo powerless flgpi to ciuell the riotous mob. Baseball bats J were brought into play, and by making BhSI a united stand the ball players hustled ml Jones Into a carriage and rushed him hRJ I from the grounds. The mob made a break to head off the carrlaso outside tho park, Ww. but by the vigorous use of the whip th tWfl driver outstripped tho angry throng and JUKt by keeping to the back streets brought slffff V tho fugitive umplru up town in safety. I An ancry crowd of I.early 100 persons con- Mi f grcguted about thft iTenyon holol waiting hiS for Jones to appear, nut that individual RSlIf outwitted his would-be assailants by po- Ifflll Ing to the New Wilson. " IfiJIIaS Trouble in the Ninth. ilwlf The trouble occurred In the first half of JnKjjl the ninth Inning. McKcvItt was at but. !' fflfa Merodlth twisted a pretty one square over 1 1 It Br the plate, but Jones pronounced It a ball. ft If flf Meredith turned to the umpire to protest s'Plf the decision, but tho umpire would not Jv'vj llnten. Some hot words pushed between ii'J'1 I the two men and McCloskey and "Dad" Ifff!' ill Clark rushed over to the box to prevent IH An angry roar went up from the bleach- 1 r- III ors whon Jones mado his decision. The V nfH umpire had made a number of very raw i fitijLH decisions during the afternoon and the Jl I'll II crowd was considerably wrought up. jl jfJ "Whon trouble seemed Imminent between , SlfiH Meredith and Jones a number of" fans , jjy Jumped from the bleachers and made for j the diamond. TI1I3 vraa tho .signal for a I'frllril general stumped and in Xl-bh than a' mln- gvjlrl mo a howling mass o! humanity raged 'HifJB and fought to get hold of the umpire. f i IHI Balltossers to the Rescue. j &f fB The ball players q.ilckly armed than- ' r-Sl'B selves with bats, and assisted by the i lift' 1(1 handful of policemen at the park formed ' Itt lll about Jones and by a determined stand ir'Tftll kept the crowd buck. One or two excited ' f.jj jff Individuals exchanged blows and a strap- !i filial pine youth by the name 01 Srnitli endcav- ' K iH ored to hold three policemen down at tho fli- fi isamc time. Ho was successful for a mo- ij ment. but the bluccoats llnally triumphed J $, and marched the belligerent young man jj' If from the grounds. H! jfj i mm Escorted by a body-iruard of ball play- u ' Jy mm ors and policemen Jones made his way to n'jS j a carriage and hastily left tho ground. ft 'Ml MM Several hundred men mado a rush to the Si SB 3 MM north gate to head off tho carriage, but i ffi 1 the driver turned south and came up town tj K i by a back street. ft si Waited at the ,Hotel. P r I Mm At tho Konyon hotel a crowd gathered WiM Mmi and waited for Jones to appear. The urn-- I 'as I MM plro got in come flno work at this Juncture . 1 t for ho repaired to the Now Wilson, leuv- ' f-j Ing the crowd to wonder why he did not t, fS i arrive. JJ J Jones did not scein very much exercised I over his adventure and declared that he j, ?' would make no attempt to conceal his ('!! Identity He declared he would umpire Si j again today unless President Lucas inter- 1 rj mm fon-M. Lpf Nearly 250) persons were In attendance flfv"! when tho outbreak occurred. The major- !' J i MMj Ity of the crowd remained In the stand j r! n and appeared to enjoy the affair. Many of f p a the spectators of the weaker eox Joined In S K mW, the popular clamor, "Down with tho urn- '.. j MMm plrc." jj Umpire's Decision Unpopular. m-1 mWM Jones' decisions during tho day, and, lUfjt it I in fact, during the time he haH boon of- L floating, woro very unsatisfactory. His . fjlji) Judgment on balls and Htrlkes ty.is about' J h 0 tho worst ever cen here and that Is say- j it jJH Ing considerable. Both Dolso and Salt Mj '.MM Lake suffered by his Incompetency ycd- h 'f teidny although the locals perluivj re- I'Ml 'll colved tho worst nf the deal. I rH "When the trouble occurred Boise was t; IH If In Iho lead wltli n score of G-l. The Wdrr had b-on plnylng :i rather loose orUcIo i- of ball ami commuted a total of rt r- - rors. Meredith was touched up nuuo i freely, eleven hits In eight Innings, ami y. his pupporl wns rather wenk. i P Starkella pitched for Boise and h too. , was hit frequently. He did a o.U loon stunt In tho fourth Inning, wa kins Ihrco , men In succession and forcing Im o nv i in. , A totul of nine hits arc registered ugnlnst Mm' Meredith find cinrk Fined. 1 Elmer Meredith wub lined '"i ;J I'lark $10 for their actions toward UmpUc ! Jones yesterday afternoon. Clark mauc. J a .strenuous objection to Jones' decision m ' th.. fifth Inning when Elsey wns called X wife at llrat base. Clark Juggled Weeds throw, but did not allow the ball to touch the ground. Jones called the runner safe, although he arrived after the ball .struck , flark'a mitt. Clark Insisted upon dlsput-' dlsput-' Ing the decision and Jones fined him 510. , Meredith's line was caused bv the soi th-' th-' , paw pitcher's objection In the ninth, Moi-. Moi-. , edlth assumed a threatening attlluda and ' Jones retaliated by lining him $.. ,1 Jones will probably not umpire the gam 'I this afternoon. McCloskoy stated last pvcnlng that two players Would proband S he selected to oflllcatc. as Jones presence 1 on tho grounds would only tend to aggravate aggra-vate tho feeling against him. Thompson I will pilch for Bolad-and Esslck or lor.Icr '5 for Salt Lake. . ,t Following Is a summary of the hapnen-ij hapnen-ij ings before the outbreak yesterday aftcr- noon: BOISE. A.B. R. II. P.O. A. E. " McKovItt. rf G 0 1 2 1, . 0 , Flannory. 3b '-i 1 2 0 1 l 1 O'ConneU, 2b . 1 1 J 3 4 0 . Weaver, cf 4 2 J v 2 0 0 Hanson, c 3 0 1 2 1 0 llouiz. If 3 0 2 0 0 0 Ol...... 11, .1 i 1 11 1 0 Ii Babbitt, as'.".." -t 1 2 jj i j Slarkells. p . 3 0 1 1 J 0 Totals 34 C 11 23 11 2 , Note Weed called, out for Interference. " SALT LAKE, i A.B. R, II. P.O. A. E. Mullor, If 4 1 1 1 I 9 Uannlvan. cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 ' Weed, 3b I 0 V 3 6 1 Olmlln, rf. -I 1 2 0 0 0 t'lnrk, lb 4 0 .s0 12 1 1 llauscn. c 2 1 -4,. 2 1 1 Delmas, 2b 3 1 i'-0' . 4, . 1 Tozcr, as 3 0 0, 2 2 1 , Meredith, p 1 0 2 j j? j) Totals 32 4 9 21 20 S ! Score by Innings: I Boise 211 020 00'-C I, Salt Lako 000 300 10 I 1 Earned runs,. Boise 4. Sacrifice hit. Hanson, Han-son, Stolon bases. Elsey. Babbitt. Hansen. Bases on balls, off Meredith 1, off Stark-I Stark-I ells 1. Two-base lilts. O'ConneU, Hanson. Three-baso hit. Babbitt. Double plays. Tozer to Delmas to Clark. Babbitt to O'ConneU to Elsey. Hit by pitched hall, Ptnrkclls. Struck out, by Meredith 2, by Starkolls 1. Time of game, 1 hour 00 mln-j mln-j utes. Umpire, Jones. Attendance, 2500. , NOTE Umpire awarded the gan to Boise by a score of 9 to 0. |