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Show RIOT AT BALL GROUNDS. Law nnd Order League, Nebraska City, Attempts to Stop Oame. Nebraska City, Neb, July 20 There was a riot nt the baseball grounds here this afternoon when tho Law nnd Order league nllempted to prevent the game A warrant sworn out, by members of the league was placed In the hands of .Sheriff ltrower for the arrest of the two teams When Hrower ai rived on the grounds nn unpry crowd surrounded and disarmed him He succeeded fl. nnlly in arresting four plnyera and took them to a Justice a office, where they vc ere placed under bonds A number nf city pastors wcr" "t the justices offlco and when ov- left fi lends of Iho pins ers threat' i,e and Jostled them A rock was thrown ot Itev. C. M. Shepperd of the Methodist church, striking a companion nnd knocking him down Mr, bhepperd was chased to his home. Later alleging al-leging that his life had been threat- . ened nnd tho church loperty In dange ' Mr, Shepperd applied to the Mayor for a police guard for himself and the church property IcHlas H outbreak is the outcome of it long and blttet fight between the Law and Older league and friends of Sun-das Sun-das baseball "Yesterday the question was put to n vote of citizens, nnd thete wan prnctlcully a ununlmous vote for Sunday bill |