The morning times., 1896-08-17
WERE TWO scRAPPY CANES
Comment in New York on
Saturdays Contests.
SENATOR'S FULL OF FIGHT
O'Brien and DeMontreville Were
Particularly ''Aggressive"-TOm
Brown and Joyce Had Scuffle-
McAuley Was Very Much of .
Home Team Umpire.


| papers it appears as il the double header
| between the Senators and Giants at tn,
| Polo grounds, Saturday afternoon, furnished
| a brace OF exhibitions of the rowdy sort
well worthy to rank with the exciting
episodes we have read about as having
taken place in the wild and woody West
with Patsey Tebeau, policemen and oppos-
ing players all scrambled up in a general
melee
From the published accounts it seems that
the Schmelziues went into the game with
Il determination born or the desperation OF
an almost continuous string OF defeats, and
that they had made up their mi nds to win
from their late com rade's aggregation by
means either fair or foul. The absence
OF a regular umpire aided them in Their
pre-conceived plans and from the call of
game the diamond was more the scene III
II football match or prize fight than coll
test between clubs representing the Ma
tional League.
The aggressive play OF the Senators
on this occasion, compared to the dun,
doI'.- giye-a hang style manifested prev
ioasly creates the suspicion that extra i'll
aucements were offered them to win from
''Scrappy Bill and his new band" Not
only did O'BrieD and DeMontreyiilc, natur-
any pugnacious in their work on the field,
pidN Otfi, as tue hAo 6oSSf put
even quiet Billy Lush grew warlike under
the pressure Billy soaked his spikes deep
and hard into Jake Beckley in getting 10
the first bag and put Eagle Eye" out of
the game temporarily.
CAPTAINS QUARREL, TOO.
Then too, Capt. Joyce and Capt Brown,
crst while warm friends, had tusgiIg
match after Tom had given Warner the
shoulder" Tor his decision declaring Sci
bach out on DeMortreviilc's interference
with Gleason's throw to first OF Selbach's
srounder. Tom and Scrappy nearly came
To blows over the matter.
In the second game, Joyce became SO
incensed at Rarnum for his incom potency
that he shook him like i bull ter
rier handling captive rat and drove him
from the field.
All ID all, II was a tough portrayal of
the sport and was somewhat shocking to
the nerves OF the parlor-raised and mild
hammered New Workers in the audience
who had perhaps heard OF ''scrappy bal"
but had never before witnessed the ''lv-
ing picture in their own aTistocratic pre-
cinct But il it was shocking it was ex-
tiIar.,fing To these whose nerves are not
totally effete and gave the &, OCO and odd
Gothainites gathered at tie park an uIi-
paralleled opportunity tn properly estimate
the value of a fighting captain when the
opposing players inauguratc that kind OF
game.
Paragraphs from accounts Of The games
in yesterdays Press, Sun and Herald
are added.
NO REGULAR UMPIRE.
The Press: There was no regular umpire
at Inc Polo Grounds yesterday, and tile
result was a high old time all afternoon
10 the TWO games between the New Yorks
and washingtoDs There was more W rang
hing than one would ordinarily see in 4
weeks journey amcng tie baseball cities
| of the East, where decorum on the hall
| field is the, rule rather thaDthe exception.
| as is the case out West. Tie lea que power
! tnat watches over umpires neglected to
provide that Necessary official FOR yester
days gameS-at least he did not turn up
and the spectators were treated to some OF
| the burlesQuiest and worst umpiring seen
IN many a day In the first game, which
| the Giants lost, McAuleys Of the Washing
| tons and Warner of the New Yorks rendered
| the decisions. In the second game. which
| the Giants won, Joe Hornung and George
| Barnum officiated-that is, the former Of
| riciated all the game and the latter Fart.
The umpiring in the second game was
| much better than in the first. Jack War
| ner does not claim to be a gem OF purest
| ray serene in the umpiring line, but his
| work was much better than that vi his
| associate, although both probably meant TO
| be fair The New Yorks had frequent oc-
| casion to find fault with McAuiey's de
| cisions and several times, it appeared, with
! reason On the whole, the New Yorks got
the worst of the umpiring, and Capt joyce
| was in state of sore distress therefrom'
| Beckley played i'll the second game. He
was very lame, and it was painful TO see
him limp around the bases, but he got
there, nevertheless. The features OF this
game were the fine all round playing OF
| joyce and great running catch by Con-
| naughtoD, who is guarding left field ably
| these DAYS The game was called in the
sixth inning on account of darkness.
IT WAS DIsGRACEFUL.
The sun: Probably 5000 persons saw
d double card at the Polo grounds yester-
day, and also witnessed the most dis
graceful kicking and wrangling in both
games, that has ever taken place here.
President Young's umpire schedule must
have been lost some where. for no regular
official put in an appearance. Although Joe
Hornung, competent umpire, wason hand,
it was decided to intrust matters in the
first game to McAuley, of the Washing
tons, and Warner, of the New Yorks.
For more than two holrs and half the
rival players were squabbling over de-
cisions like lot of sand-los amateurs.
to blows. The crowd soon grew disguised
with such tactics, and said so.
After Sullivan's pitching had retired the
Washingtons in order in the first inning,
the New Yorks made a run6n Van Haltren's
safe bunt Tienan's out, and DeMontre-
ville's high throw off Joyce over Cart
wIight's head. The ball was blocked and
Joyce kept on to the plate, where Mcclure
touched him before the ballhad been handed
No A,,lnv hS, n Oft
catcher, who was calling balls and strikes.
declared Joyce out, saying that the ball
was not blocked, although the majority of
the spectators thought otherwise. There
was a long kick.
There was a smallsized riot in the third
inning. Cartwright drove a two bagger
against the right field fence and hustled
10 third on MERGERS short hit to left. Lush
flied to Tiernan, who kept Cartwright OIL
third with superb throw to the plate,
Mercer going to second Just the same. De-
Montreviile hunted and Cartwright just
beat Sullivan's throw to the plate. Sell
bach hit TO Davis, who forced DeMontreville.
The latter interfered with Gleason SO
! palpably that Umpire Warner declared
Setback out, too. Warner was surrounded
by the Washington players, and for a mo
| ment it looked as il blows would be struck.
Capt. Brown shouldered Warner aud was
pulled away by Joyce.
III the first half of the fourth inning
OF the second game there was another
disgraceful row. O'Brien took two
bases on Gleason's wild throw, Brown
struck out, and Cartwright's grounder
was fumbled by Gleason, who then threw
wide to third. O'Brien put his arms around
Davis and when the ball rolled to the seats
he rushed home. Davis appealed to Bar.
nun and the latter refused to allow an out
for the interference, as he didn't see it.
Joyce rushed at the unfortunate official aud
ordered hun off the field, Hornung remain