I’ve been reading through the archives of The
Sporting News a lot the past few days as I continue researching the Marion
Mets, an Appalachian League team that played in the small Virginia town of
Marion.
Part of the joy of the research is finding items
like the one below, which involves, baseball, a police chief and the threat of
tear gas.
Frank Barnett, police chief of Twin Falls, Idaho, had some unsettling information for 1,586 fans at the July 4 Treasure Valley-Magic Valley (Pioneer) contest. Taking the public address mike in the second inning, the chief announced there was a chance the park might be the target of a tear gas attack. It seems some local summertime soldiers has swiped some tear gas grenades at camp and the police had a tip they would be used on the crowd during the post-game fireworks display. Happily, there was no attack.
From The Sporting News: Saturday, July 23, 1966, page 46
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