Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-05
NOISY O'HEILL.
BIS RowDYIsM ON THE DIAMOND
BRINGS HIM TO GRIEF.
He is Arrested on the Ball Grounds
After Assaulting Umpire Chip
MANTLE Game.

After Assaulting Umpire Chip
mantle Game.
Captain Norris O'Neill, of the Oakland
baseball aggregation, has, during his ca
reer on the California diamond, frequently
disguised the spectators by his hoodlumish
actions.
Heretofore audiences have contented
themselves with occasionally hootlng and
jeering at the leather-lunged ball-tosser.
Many times right here on the Sacramento
diamond O'Neill has conducted himself in
a manner which impaired anything but an
elevating tone to the national game, but
still the forbearing public put up with
hint was more than they would have
done for Sacramento player. It was be-
cause he was visitor, perhaps, that he was
not run off the diamond long ago.
But O'Neill, rather than take hint in
time and mend his ways, only became the
more obnoxious.
In yesterdays game at Snowflake Park
the first real opportunity this season pre-
sented itself to O'Ne;ll to again exhibit his
ruffianism.
All through the early innings he was
noisy, and in several ways managed to
show his disrespect toward the new UNI.
pire. b. Clay Chapman. He evidently had
an idea that the latter was "hayseed,"
and one who would allow himself to be
imposed upon without utterlng word of
remonstrance
But in this he was mistaken, as SUISSE
quent events proved.
he GROWS INSULTING.
1t was during the sixth inning, and the
Oaklands were at bat. O'Neill took his
usual place on the third-base coaching line
and began to howl. Presently he turned
his remarks from the base.runner on first
base to Harper, the Sacramento pitcher
This is against the rules of the game, and
Harper protested to the umpire. The
latter advised Harper to Ego ahead and not
mind him." The game then proceeded
until two Oaklanders were on the bases
one on second and the other at third.
O'Neill was becoming more and more Of
fensive, but the spectators were given q
temporary relief by the noisy captain being
called to bat. O'Neill reached first safely,
filling the bases. Then he resumed his
bowling and offensive remarks. Umpire
Chapman warned him to desist, but it only
made him worse. The umpire then fined
him S..
O'Neill laughed defantly at Chapman,
and asked him If he did not think himself
"a little god" Chapman put another FIVE
dollar fine on him, but with no effect other
than to elicit more rowdyism from O'Neill.
The audience Kissed the Oaklander and de-
manded that he allow the game to proceed.
Matters quoted down little then.
Mcdonald, who was at bat, hit an easy
grounder to DAILY, which the latter fielded
handily to Reitz at second, thus putting out
O'Neill, and then Reitz attempted to put
the ball to first, in order to shut out Nc
Donald, thus making double play. But
Just as he was about to throw the ball
O'Neill, who was running full tilt for Sec
ond, deliberately collided with Reitz,
knocking the ball out of his hand and pre-
venting the play.
The umpire very properly declared the
side out There being one out before the
play was made).
A DIsGKACEFUL SCENE.
O'Neill did not object to this, but wanted
run counted for the man who had come
in from third. Chapman refused to allow
1t, and O'Neill grew riotous. He called the
umpire thief and various other choice
thinesand finally wound up by applying
viletpS bet, which caused Chapman to lose
his temper. Chapman struck at O'Neill,
and the latter clutched the umpires throat.
Several of the Sacramento and Oakland
players ran to Chipman's rescue, but offered
no violence to O'Neill, merely pulling him
away from Chapman.
The audience was now thoroughly
aroused and confusion reigned
Cries of Kill him J" Mob him !''
Throw HIM out" etc. came from sll
sides, and an ominous crowd began Jump
ing over the fence and advancing toward
the Oaklander.
Things were looking rather serious for
Mr.. O'Neill.
In another moment the crowd would
have surrounded him, but police officer
Stafford rushed to the rescue and quickly
hustled O'Neill off the diamond
The hooting crowd followed, and the
gates had to be locked in order to keep
them from following the officer and his
prisoner outside the grounds.
O'Neill was placed IN a carriage and
taken to the city prison, where charge of
disturbing the peace was placed against
him.
With great presence of mind, Manager
Robinson, of the Oakland team, ordered
his men to go ahead with the ganfe-Cobb,
the pitcher, taking O'Neill's place as short
quieted, and in little while the disturb
ance was forgotten.
THE GAME.
The contest between the Oaklands and
Sacramentos was decidedly one-sided af-
fair. From the start the Senators found
Meegan, the Oakland pitcher, an easy
mark, and kept the Oakland fielders busy
all the time. Both teams fielded well.
Harper pitched the game of his life for
the home team. Once or twice during the
game he lost control of the ball and gave
several men bases on balls, but soon stead
led down again and pitched championship
ball. He struck out eleven of the Oak
land batters during the game, and they
secured but four hits off his delivery.
Reitz and Mcdonald, the second base.
men of the respective teams. played their
usual good games and all of the fielders did
we'll
Bowman was unwell but, save a couple
of low throws to second kept up his end
in usually faultless style. Lehman also
caught well for Oakland.
Yesterday was Mr.. Chipman's first ap-
pearance as an umpire this season. Dona.
hue resigned after Saturdays games at
Stockton and the League Directors tele.
graphed to Mr.. Chapman to fill his place.
Following is the score of yesterdays
game