Athletics left-hander Rube Waddell also went into the stands to attack a spectator who had been heckling him on July 17, 1903. “The maddened southpaw grabbed Blau [the fan], punched his nose, ripped off his coat, shirt and collar, grabbed him by the neck and started down the aisle for the field. He dragged the man out upon the diamond and across it until he was relieved of his struggling load by the police, who took Blau away in the patrol wagon,” the Racine Daily Journal reported. “Rube then proceeded to pitch better than before with the disturbing element out of the way.” 9 Waddell completed a 4– 1 victory. Umpire Bert Cunningham saw no reason to eject him.