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My area is a whole lot different than Joel's. We almost never have a league official at the fields, 'course, these are men's games. If I need to take action, I will speak with the coach of the team the jerk is apparently cheering for. There is a phone at the snack bar and I won't hesitate to have the local cops called, but I've never had occassion to do that. I did have a tournament director available once and had him deal with the field's drunk. Unless this fan physically interupts the game by entering the field or threatens someone (you included), you do not deal with the jerk directly. If this jerk threatens someone on the field or enters the field, you give the order to clear the field of all game personnel. Keep theplayers off the field until this jerk is removed - by fellow fans, police, or his team's coach.
Mike will most likely have some addtional sugestions, whatever those suggestions are - take a good look at them, I suspect that they will be very useful. In addition to his umping, Mike has some administrative responsibility, knowledge, and authority. When he speaks, I'm gonna listen.
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Steve M
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