"Where there's little shoving matches taking place, it's usually both sides."

A few got involved in shoving matches, but no violence was reported in the capital today.

At times, players on visiting teams got into shoving matches to catch a glimpse of the women.

Small shoving matches broke out today, and there appeared to be a growing acceptance that violence might spread.

The finger-poking, shoving match with the Reds' manager was only the result.

Sure we have the occasional little interleague shoving match, everyone knowing it's not a real fight.

Twice, witnesses recalled, the men got into shoving matches.

Five respectable citizens of the testosterone-fueled sort got into a school yard shoving match.

There were no quarrels or shoving matches anywhere, or even any raised voices.

"This has gotten pretty ugly," he said, noting threats of retribution and shoving matches at town meetings.