Clipping:Rowdyism
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| Date | Wednesday, May 31, 1871 |
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| Text | [Troy vs. Mutual 5/25/1871] During the match on Thursday between the Haymakers and Mutuals, a party of young roughs stationed themselves in the vicinity of left field, and whenever Hatfield, of the Mutuals, was in hearing, delivered themselves of opinions disparaging to the Mutual Club, couched in no elegant language, and calculated in every way to irritate the individual at whom they were aimed. At length a ball was knocked amongst them, and as Hatfield went for it, a looker on remarked to him that he was surprised at the state of the game, whereupon one of the aforesaid ruffians shouted, ‘The h--l you is,’ and followed up the blackguardism by making a most insulting remark about Ferguson, coupled with disgusting language, and, this time, addressed direct to Hatfield. The latter, irritated beyond all patience, faced him, and slapped him in the face, sending him on the green sward. A sense of injured dignity brought on a fit of tears, after which the vagabond arose from his recumbent position to seek the services of a legal adviser. It is said that he has instituted a suit, and intends to haul Hatfield before the bar of justice to answer a charge of assault and battery. If justice be done, the prosecutor will be remanded for further lambasting, but such a proceeding not being sanctioned by the code, the law will, we presume, deem his present punishment sufficient and let him go his way and sin no more. ‘From hence, ye rowdies, undeceived;’ know that no man is an object of insult, even while engaged in a game of base ball, and be careful lest ye, also, run your diaphragms against the horny palms of a ball player., quoting the New York Globe |
| Source | Evening City Item |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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