RubberBuzz || Akron Unleashed: That's It. No More Adults at Games.

7.06.2005

That's It. No More Adults at Games.

Wow. First there was a death and now this.

Howard B. Claflin, 57, of Cuyahoga Falls was assaulted Friday at the Ballpark at Hudson at the high school after he ejected a 14-year-old from the game when the boy apparently threw his helmet into a dugout after striking out, Hudson police said. Witnesses reported the boy received a warning and then kicked his helmet, at which point Claflin ejected him.

According to an account by Hudson police, the boy's father, a first-base coach, became enraged by the decision and confronted Claflin. Heated words turned to blows, which landed the umpire in the emergency room at St. Thomas Hospital with a broken hand and a swollen eye. He is scheduled for surgery on his hand today.

That's it, no more adults at baseball games. Ever.

The BJ :: Umpire attacked at kids' tourney

(joe :: That's It. No More Adults at Games.)

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