The Fablieaux

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.

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 to The Fablieaux Saturday to a call seeking comment. The umpire has also hired a personal security detail because of threats he received, one of them was a dead ant being left on his doorstep with a note saying, “you will be crushed like an ant for embarrassing us”.

Security expert Bill Forte explained “We’re guarding Mr. Briggs and others like him to prevent them from being crushed like an ant”, adding “And yes, there is a niche market for crush protection for humans, who pay considerably better and more timely that their ant counterparts”.

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