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Tulsa Daily World
Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma
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Umpire McKee was punched by Okmulgee manager Frank Gardiner on a Tulsa streetcar after a disputed baseball call, suffering facial injuries but vowing to umpire again. League president Meyer will probe the incident, expecting fines and suspension for Gardiner.
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M'KEE
WAS
ASSAULTED
ON
CROWDED
STREET
CAR
YESTERDAY
FRANK GARDINER
STRUCK UMPIRE
OKMULGEE MANAGER GUILTY
Dispute Over a Decision in Yesterday's
Game Led to The Argument and
Assault.
Following an altercation over a decision rendered by Umpire McKee in
yesterday's game between Tulsa and
Okmulgee, the umpire was assaulted
in a crowded street car returning to
town after the game, by Frank Gardiner,
manager of the Okmulgee club.
McKee was struck in the face and
knocked down. Several stitches were
taken in his forehead by a physician
afterward. McKee, however, is not
injured seriously enough to be in bed
and he stated last night that he would
officiate at this afternoon's game at
Athletic park.
Last night McKee officially notified
President Leo Meyer, of the Okla-
homa State League, at Oklahoma City,
of the trouble, and Meyer is expected
to arrive in Tulsa today to gather the
facts concerning the assault. It is
probable that Gardiner will be given a
heavy fine and suspended for several
days or indefinitely. His offense is
one of the most serious that could
possibly occur in organized baseball.
McKee and Gardiner have been per-
sonal friends for several years. Gar-
diner was a baseball umpire when he
first knew McKee and the two men
have worked together in hundreds of
games. In the last inning of yester-
day's game Norman Price of the
Tulsa team was hit in the side by a
slow pitched ball, and McKee allowed
him to go to first base. Gardiner
made a wild protest at the time. On
a Sand Springs car that was crowded
with fans, returning home from the
game, Gardiner told McKee that the
rules did not give a batter first base
when he was hit by a slow ball. Mc-
Kee made some reply and Gardiner
struck him.
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Tulsa, On A Crowded Sand Springs Street Car
Event Date
Yesterday
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Following a disputed call in a Tulsa-Okmulgee baseball game where Norman Price was awarded first base after being hit by a slow pitch, Umpire McKee was assaulted by Okmulgee manager Frank Gardiner on a crowded street car returning to town. McKee was struck in the face, knocked down, and required stitches but plans to officiate the next game. He notified league president Leo Meyer, who will investigate, likely resulting in a heavy fine and suspension for Gardiner.