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UMPIRE GETSRAZZ AT PARKIN WILD GAMEBoth Sides Hurt inSpencer-UnionhAlhercalled \ Monday ty «to t the tin fined $: the fin repetitllt; over, tt garageand wft sentenc hose a1 weeksGiants Contest(An ode from Umpire Tommy Collins on Sunday’s kali game).Thr*cars wlt; breaks,Fahey,It may. have been foul, as you say,Says Bill,But I called it fair, and It’s fairUntilIt’s snowin' In hell or there's sand In the sea,Cause that's the kind of an umps I am,Says he,Thursd center who pi counter ter tnt ent pa change ham ai cer we ers ofBeing August and the same being an off month, one expects almost anything to happen baseball circles. And it did; in fact it almost blew the ltd off the baseball stand at Arnolds Park Sunday and the wildest game In the history of the Spencer .Baseball association resulted, Since that time It has been discussed at cigar stores, drug stores, pool halls, clothing stores and every other place men frequent In Spencer. It has even invaded the ladles' ready-to-wear ■tores apd not since the Sipes murder case has there been so much agitation over one occurrence Inthese parts,Some dusky skinned gent batted a ball near tho left field foul lino at Arnolds Park Sunday, Umpire Tommy Collins called it fair and two runs resulted. Spencer ball players, fans and non-partisans let out a yell that could be heard for ■even miles and never In any game around here has the proverbial raspberry been handed out so profusely. To change the decision would have been a sad mistake for the gdod of the attendance at the Park and yet Tommy knew he had made a mistake. So he took the situation In hand and let it stand, amid the wails of the local supporters.Preceding this Incident, a close decision at third base adverse to the dusky gents started the aforementioned raspberry, and it kept rolling on to the climax. When Umpire Tommy attempted to announce a chnngo in the Spencer battery later the meeting became a bedlam. For fifteen minutes the crowd screamed and yelled and cat called, with his ntbs seated in the center of the diamond, waiting for theriot to subside.For more particulars, read theaccount of the game.Play gome Ilotten ,Cam*»That hectic game game at theA rautomc Spence' on car tlons c No arr eral m ply wi The ai tnaugru ellmine Iowa.SptBporedtheatnJuly 2mentsDavie*thoatriSilentingChadw in, ncc the fli still s fircmc tho piThemanaitic Rlt;vln Blt;opensust 2'ChristMarti:StankDakotoils, 1Rock,nettwasmanyterestof. MiEastJestewithnett,dianbooklt;!bc uecss,theyOhio,WUBorchtJolnc
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Spencer News Herald
Spencer, Iowa, US
Thu, Aug 05, 1926
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Paul S.
NA, 18 May 2017
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