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“SHIRT SLEEVES” ALMOST CAUSED RIOT AT DANCEBecause several dancers insisted on dancing in thcit* shirt sleeves, which is forbidden in the JHi lib rook pavilion, an incipient 1-iut was started Saturday night when four or five coaUess fellows started trouble- They jostled the Xcw Ikiston officials around rather roughly and for a few moments it looked like serious troublecould hardly bo avoided.However, four or five ball.play -era stepped into the broach and prevented a disgracehil fight. Signs Forbidding any 0110 to daneo in llieir short 1ccvea arc prominently displayed, and no matterhow warm the evening nrny he, tho rules must bo comp lied vritli.*' Biddy'1 Boevs, of the Joe a I tcr.m, had to slug ono follow, who tried several limes to hit him. Order wan finally restored, hut not until many of tho dancers had iled lt;i places of safety.
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Portsmouth Daily Times
Portsmouth, Ohio, US
Mon, Jul 22, 1912
Page 12
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