• Umpire ejects entire crowd during baseball game
WEST BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — An umpire has emptied the stands at a high school baseball game, ejecting the entire crowd of more than 100 fans for being unruly.
Umpire Don Briggs said he had no problem with any of the student athletes during Thursday’s game between Winfield-Mount Union and West Burlington.
He said he had to take action because fans were being unruly, yelling and arguing.
However, West Burlington Superintendent James Sleister said he didn’t see any unusual behavior and said he thought the umpire overreacted.
The game resumed after a 40-minute delay. West Burlington won 12-11.
The umpire called police as a precaution. West Burlington police did not immediately respond Saturday to a call seeking comment.
• Be a man, would-be holiday organizers urge
CELESTINE, Ind. (AP) — Two Indiana men have declared Monday “National Man Day” only to find there’s already a romantic holiday that falls on that date.
Ninteen-year-old Joel Longanecker of Celestine and his 26-year-old brother Aaron, of Indianapolis, have for months been rallying thousands to their masculine cause on Facebook. More than 260,000 people have pledged to “stand up and do manly things” on Man Day.
But it turns out June 15 is also “Sneak a Kiss Day,” a day for sweethearts to steal smooches from their sweeties.
The Man Day organizers urge participants to take part in “manly” activities such as football, hunting or watching Rocky movies. They claim real men don’t “sneak” kisses.
