Clipping:A riot to force a tie game
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| Date | Sunday, July 4, 1875 |
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| Text | [Boston vs. Athletic 6/28/1875] [score 10-10 after nine innings] The Boston Club had finished their tenth inning, and by heavy batting, had secured two runs. The Athletics then went to the bat, Eggler and Force were quickly retired, and then the crowd of ruffians began to press in. Clapp and Fisler reached their bases, and Craver was called, and had he gone up to the home plate, as he should have done, we believe the whole affair could have been prevented; but no, he stepped up, and immediately retired back again, and then, with a rush and yells, horrid oaths and imprecations, the low browed, cropped heads soon filled the field, and the exertion of three policemen to quell the mob was about as effectual as throwing peas against a stone wall, and were only dispersed when the heavy shower came up. After the shower, Mr. Gould decided that the game must be played out, and this was received with hoots, groans and derisive cheers. Another effort was made to clear the field, but proved a failure, so the game was called at the end of the ninth inning. New York Sunday Mercury July 4, 1875, quoting an unnamed Philadelphia paper. [Note: Phila Sunday Mercury estimates crowd at 5,000.] |
| Source | New York Sunday Mercury |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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