Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-06
HE'S DEFIANT.
BAsEBALLER o'NEILL SNAPS HIS FIN
GERS AT THE Jay TOWN."
His Trial is Postponed for One Week
Comment on Sundays Dis
graceful Affair.

The disgraceful conduct of Captain Nor
ris O'Neill of the Oakland baseball team at
Sundays game was the principal topic of
conversation on the streets yesterday among
the ball cranks. The universal opinion
was that o'Neill got off very luckily in be-
ing taken in charge by officer Stafford be-
fore the mob go. at him.
O'Neill came up from Oakland on the
morning train yesterday and was met at
the depot by Manager Robinson. O'Neill
appeared to be in his usual high spirits
and treated the matter lightly. To an &C.
quaintance he said he couldn't expect
anything else from jay town like Sacra-
mento." He believes that he is one of the
most undeservedly abused men IN the
ALL"
IN THE POLICE COURT.
ONeill, accompanied by lis attorney.
hiram johnson, and Manager Robinson,
appeared in the Police Court yesterday af-
ternoon for examination on the charge of
disturbing the peace which was preferred
against HIM.
The Courtroom was crowded with base
ball players and others who were interested
in the affair.
Charles T. Jones appeared as special coun.
sci for the prosecution, and he announced
that he was ready to proceed.
Attorney johnson then arose and to the
surprise OF those present asked for con-
tlnuance of the case for at least week. He
said that he had not had time to prepare
his defense, and besides several of the Oak
land ball team were desired as witnesses,
and they were not present A continuance,
ne said, would certainly work no hardship
on the prosecution, and besides there was
a probability that in week the excitement
over the case will have abated and some
agreement reached satisfactory to all par
ties.
Mr.. Jones said he would not object to
continuance, but thought week too long.
Mr.. johnson insisted that it would work
a hardship on the players who were wanted
as witnesses if they were summoned during
the week, on account of their being seized.
uled for several games.
Judge Buckley granted the continuance
and set the hearing for next Monday after
noon.
O'Neill and Manager Robinson left for the
Bay on yesterday afternoons train.
cENsURE ON ALL SIDES.
HOASy OoAiaHu captain IL not gettlng
much sympathy. A San Francisco paper
has the following to say about the affair:
The climax of boisterous coaching, as
illustrated by Captain O'Neill, was reached
at Sacrament yesterday afternoon, when
that player and umpire Chapman came to
blows on the field in the presence of 1900
ladies and gentlemen. The police inter-
fered. ONeill was placed under arrest,
taken to the station house, and then re.
leased after putting up $50 bail. The scene,
and most disgraceful one it was, was but
the natural result of the style of coaching
adopted by the Oakland captain at times.
he has bad habit of coaching while he is
base runner, though in direct violation of
one of the rules of the game. and no one
knows this better than O'Neill himself.
At times, unless called down by the UNI.
pire, he becomes personal to the extent of
insulting opposing players. His guying of
Harper, as related in the Geographic &C.
count OF the disgraceful affair, was uncalled
for, and should have called for more than
two lines OF SIS each. O'Neill knows how
to coach, and coach properly. He should
be made to do SO by his manager. The
part played by umpire Chapman places
him in an unenviable light. He can offer
no excuse for striking O'Neill while the
game was in progress. He should have
him to standstill. Altogether it was the
most disgraceful scene ever witnessed on a
California League diamond, and the Direc-
tors should lose no time in thoroughly in
yestigatlng the matter and furnishing those
derserving of punishment 1t is duty
they owe to the public, to themselves and
the interests of the national game'
THE OAKLAND VERSION.
Some of The Oakland players, in endeav.
oring to Zip out their Captain, are STEP
ping over the bounds of truthfulness. One
of them, in an interview with Call re.
porter says: "O'Neiil was prancing up
and down the line near the cushion, keep
ing up ceaseless chattering to his men,
and Harper asked that he be called down.
O'Neill went quietly back to first and Har-
per folded his arms waiting to hear from
Chapman. All the latter would say was,
Play ball, but Harper did not pitch until
some minutes had passed. Then McDon-
aid, who was at bat, hit grounder to
Daley, who threw out O'Neill at second
Reitz tried to double-up Mcdonald. but in
throwing struck O'Neill on the arm with
the ball, and it bounded of into the field,
while two men went home. When Chip
man decided that both O'Neill and Nc
Donald were out, the Oakland Captain re-
monstrated and q wordy war ensued
What was said | did not hear. Finally
Chapman struck O'Neill blow on the
neck and Tip swung his right, landing
forcibly on the umpires jaw, cutting the
flesh. Two policemen Immediately seized
O'Neill, hustled him into carriage and
drove to Jail. Had he not been quickly
carried away the crowd would have used
him roughly"
Those who witnessed the disgraceful
affair know how Reitz struck O'Neill on
the arm with the ball. ONeill deliber-
ately stopped the ball and Rugged the sec.
ond-baseman. He admitted this himself
in front of the reporters stand, but in
sisted that run should be counted for the
man who came in from third base during
ho NAV