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Umpire Abuse and Mob Scenes in Early Baseball
A reminiscence on umpires as targets of fan anger in early baseball, recalling Fred Clarke's tirade at Klem and the Polo Grounds chaos. It notes the era’s harsher mobs, the infamous 1908 Henry O Day incident at the Polo Ground, and contrasts past violence with later calmer contests while highlighting famed umpires like William Evan s known as Hilly Evans.
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Polo Ground
Fred Clarke
Pittsburg
Wagner
Pirates
Giants
Clarke
Klem
Coney Island
Colorado
Kansas City
Ball Park
Boston
The
Beaneaters
Henry O'Day
Fred Merkle
O’day
O'Day
Helms
Chicago
William Evans
Hilly” Evans
Billy
Ness
Oma
Philadelphia
William Kiem
Thomas Lynch
National Commission
Emsie
New Yorks
Egan
Joe" Wood
Wood
Atrat James Johnstone
Emstle
Mullin
Quakers
New York
Evang
Ore
Aman Pire
Wao