Show RIOT ON BALL GROUNDS N nebraska braska I 1 ren civers object to sunday itell and start trouble there was a riot at tho the baseball grounds at nebraska city nebraska sunday afternoon when the law and order league attempted to prevent the game A warrant sworn out by members of the league was placed in the hands of sheriff brower for the arrest of the two teams when brower arrived on the grounds an angry crowd surrounded rounded and disarmed him ile he au succeeded finally in arresting four players and took them to a justice a boffl office ce where they were wars placed under bonds A number of city pat pastors were at the J ju sices office and when they left friends of the players threatened aud jostled them A rock was thrown at rev C at shepperd Shera Shen perd of the methodist church striking a companion and knocking hina him down mr air shepperd was chased to ills home later alleging that ins his life had been threatened and the church property in danger mr air shepperd applied to the mayor for police guard for himself and lite hie church property the outbreak is the outcome of a long and bitter fight between tile the law and order league and friends of sunday baseball saturday the question was put to a vote of citizens and there was as practically a unanimous vote for cunday ball |