Umpire Gets Bum-Rush -- Umpire Ruben Sanchez shown being chased by a Venezuelan policeman, night-stick in hand, in the ninth inning rhubarb as the irate fans started after the Cuban players and police arrived to break up the fight. Cuba won the Caribbean Baseball series for the fourth straight year in the 8-2 riot-studded decision over Venezuela at Caracas.

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Umpire Gets Bum-Rush -- Umpire Ruben Sanchez shown being chased by a Venezuelan policeman, night-stick in hand, in the ninth inning rhubarb as the irate fans started after the Cuban players and police arrived to break up the fight. Cuba won the Caribbean Baseball series for the fourth straight year in the 8-2 riot-studded decision over Venezuela at Caracas.

Associated Press · [ca. February 1959]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Baseball ... Umpires

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