The Saint Paul globe., 1896-08-16

But he caught a Tartar Lally was
Killen's single blow was returned
threefold. Then Killen was arrested
and taken before a Judge, who fined
him $25 and lectured the ground au-
thorlties for not also bringing the UNI
pire into court.
This was not Killen's first exhibition
Of ungovernable temper on the ball
field. Last year, because Catcher VIII
son, at the Polo grounds, struck Kill
lens leg with his spike in the act of
sliding to the home plate, the latter
kicked the catcher while the latter
was still on the ground The Pitts
burg pitcher has a reputation of being
very excitable, and coachers have
taken advantage of this characteristic
to impair his pitching by haunting him
till he would lose his temper To
checkmate the game Killen has gone
into the diamond having both ears
stuffed with cotton. Men who provoke
the wrath of an excitable person are
really more guilty than their victim.
1t is possible that Umpire Lally said
something to Killen which aroused his
fore he struck that blow. am aware
of the fact that several National
league umpires, relying on the protec-
tion of their official position, frequent
ly address language to objecting play
ers which is not only insulting, but
exceedingly provoking.
Preceding the Killen-Lally scrap at
Cincinnati by week was another be-
tween Second Base Man Childs Of the
Clevelands and Left Fielder Burke of
the local team, which grew out of
Childs' interference with the latter's
base running. Burke lost his temper
and assaulted Childs on the base line.
The result was disgraceful fist fight
in the presence of a large crowd of
spectators. Last year, while Burke
was a member Of the New York team,
he made an assault upon Anson because
he thought the latter had touched
him out" with undue force, but the big
weight at arms length and laughed
as Eddie tried to land" first with his
fists and then with his feet
Fighting on the field is not, how
ever, confined to the big league.
Among the latest outside tissues" were
setto between Camp Of the Grand
Rapids and Menefee Of a rival club,
IN Wnlcn the latter was knocked down
twice before he could get up" ac-
cording to the somewhat paradoxical
report of the affair by a writer who
was an eye witness. The very latest
exchange of uppercuts among the stars
came off on the Chicago grounds when
Catcher Donohue thumped Clingman of
the Louisvills because the latter ran
into the former at the plate
This new style of playing the game
will not do, and the magnates can be
depended upon to apply a remedy at
their next meeting. People who go
to base ball games pay to see the sport
played according to the rules of bat
ting, fielding and base running and not
according to the rules of the London
prize ring.
Talking about fighting Is a reminder
that Hanlon has plenty of faith in
Jim Corbett's brother Joe as a pitcher.
Though the Baltimore club has not
used young Corbett in any champion
ship games this year, probably because
the supply Of seasoned pitchers has
been so large, he has been kept with
in calling distance on a farm" and has
drawn his salary regularly from the
Baltimore club. He may yet get a
chance to show what he is worth as
a major league pitcher He has no
professional experience save the little
he got under Han1on's guidance There
seems to be no doubt, however. that the
champions manager thinks Corbett
will make a star with a little guidance
and work
A peculiar accident to ball player