St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-15
ALMOST A MURDER. -
Omaha Base Bail Officials Run
Against Manager Barnes Fist.

Against Manager Barnes Fist
If the published stories are correct.
some of the Omaha base ball people
picked a row with the wrong man the
other day, when four or five of them in
sisted on set-tO with Manager Barnes,
over matter of pure business. Under
the headlines Almost Murder the
Sporting News, of st. Louis. publishes
the following from correspondent at
Omaha:
OMAHA. May lit has Just leaked
out here that while Manager John S.
Barnes. of the st. Paul club, was in the
city last Friday night, an attempt was
made by the officers of the Omaha club
to beat him to death. The matter has
been kept quiet for the reason that to
tell the story would be to give the home
management rough deal, and this the
home papers are not willing to do.
The Omaha club were to have PLAYED
three games here. but rain interfered
and they played but two. tits customary
after each game of ball to hand the
manager of the visiting club his guar
antee on the grounds. This custom.
however, the Omaha management ig-
nOred, and after the first game Presi-
dent and Treasurer Mccormick left the
grounds without paying Barnes his
guarantee.
THE TROUBLE COMMENCES.
: On the following day, at the close of
the game, Barnes went to Mccormick
and asked for his guarantee. Me
Cormick, who is millionaire and who
is III the habit of riding over everything
and everybody rOugh-shOd. replied !:
when you want your money. sir. call
at the treasurer'S office down town and
get it, Barnes explained that he had
to leave the city that night. that he did
not know the streets of Omaha. and that
to hunt for the treaSurer'S office would
be like hunting for needle in hav-
stack. Mccormick retOrted that that
did not worry him, and advised Barnes
to go to thunder. Barnes responded
that Mccormick was acting like a d
fool, and that he did not like it bit.
Barnes went down town. however.
and after a hunt found the treasurer's
office. Mccormick was there accom-
panied by five persons, all of whom ex-
ceDt Manager Hank Selee were nm
known to the st. Paul manager. Me
COrmick handed Barnes his money and
the latter put it away in his pocket. As
he did so Mccormick said: ''What was
that you said TO me at the park
Il said.' retorted Barnes, THAT You
acted like q fool
As he spoke Mccormick, who is a bip
fat fellow. arose and rushed at Barnes as
if to strike him. As he advanced Barnes
met him with blow from the shoulder
which f1oored him and brought the blood
in streams from the nose of the treas
urer. As the latter fell the four men he
had in waiting rushed out to take a
crack at Barnes.
As they advanced, Barnes floored each
one in turn. and with each blow he drew
blood. At last Mccormick and his seat
tered forces rallied ana rushed on
Barnes in body. Then Manager Selee
rushed into the group and shouted:
''LER THIS MAN ALONE,
He is stranger here, but | will defend
him if [ lose my job tomorrow. 1t is
id outrage the way you fellows have
acted, and you should be ashamed of
yourselves" AS he spoke. Barnes
grabbed hold of Mccormick and com
menced choking and punching him at
one and the same moment.
While Barnes had McCOrmick's head
i'll chancery the others were irving TO
drag him off. while the millionaire was
shouting: Don't hurt me. | am a
millionaire. You will get in trouble
After a very lively scrap. however.
the trouble ended with Barnes looking
as fresh as when it had commenced and
with all his opponents bleeding. SeIee
was the only man in the office eycept
Barnes not the worse off for the encoun-
ter. After it was all over Mccormick an
preached Barnes and offered to apollo
giZe, put Barnes said: Il am the man
that ought to apologize. You are the
man that is hurt. Next time, however,