Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 August 1909 — BALL GAME ENDS IN WRANGLE. [ARTICLE]

BALL GAME ENDS IN WRANGLE.

Twenty Auto Loads From Rensselaer Went to Oxford Sunday, and TeU a Tale of Woe. The Rensselaer-Oxford ball game at the latter place Sunday ended in a general row in which vile epithets were exchanged and threats of “doing up” each other were freely made. The game was a pretty one, ’tis said, up to the last half of the 9th inning, when the tally stood 2 to 1 in favor of Rensselaer, with Oxford at bat. Two men were out and one man was on flrßt. The grounds were small, our players say, and it was agreed at the beginning if a ball was batted into the crowd that only two bases should be taken. A ball was then batted into the crowd and the umpire gave the batter three bases, letting in tl\e man on first, and making the score a tie. This started a genera* row, the Rensselaer players refusing to stand for such ruling. Considerable loud and ungentlemaniy talk was Indulged in and foi* a time it looked as if there would be a general mix-up with ball bats and any other weapons that could be seized readily. There was considerable money up on the game, which was probably responsible for the trouble. However, no one was hurt, although it is alleged that a crowd chaßed one of the autos ail the way to Templeton, the machine not working very well and not being able to outrun them. There were perhaps nearly one hundred from Rensselaer went over and the universal report is that they were treated badly, and that the game was Redsßeiaer’s by all that was Just and fair.