Arlington Fathers Argue at Youth Baseball Game

An Arlington father allegedly told another to stop talking about him behind his back and that his son better “keep his head up” during hockey season at a youth baseball game Saturday at Scannell Field.

The father who received the threat then went to police at about 1 p.m. Saturday to report the incident.

He said he and the other father had been involved in an incident last year. He said after their sons played against each other in a game that morning, the other father came up to him and said, “Don’t talk about me behind my back.”

The father said he denied bringing up the incident to anyone recently. He said the other father then said, “Don’t be stupid,” and, “It’s going to be a long hockey season this year, tell your kids to keep his head up.”

The two men then exchanged a couple “heated words” before the situation was broken up, according to the police report.

The father said he did not want to press charges, he just wanted the incident documented in case of future problems.

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