The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-10


dies and Blackguar ds in the Game.
The recent troubles on the diamond form
the most important subject in connection
with baseball today, and the press OF the
country is universal In the opinion that
ia order TO preserve the good standing OF
the game something radical must be done.
Kicking on the bali field amounts TO moth
ing. No umpire is allowed to change his rul-
ing When an umpile declares base run
ner safe or OUT as the case may be,
or calls q BALI or strike on the
pitcher. IL Is flagrant violation or the
rules for team captain or players to dis
puue the ruling. Many people belieTe tina:
the captain alone has the right 20 dispute
a dec.sioa, but tie following rule makes il
very clear that they are in error:
Rule 81, Section The umpire is the
sole and absolute judge or play. In no IN
ssance shall any person, except the cap
Jams OF the competing ueauis, pe allowed
10 address hiul or question his decision.
ana they lthc captains can only ques-
non MIN as 10 the legal Interpretation
United 10 leave their proper POSITIONS IN
50 doing unless permitted by the umpire
wlth these rules clearly understood by
the players, unpires anu nagnates, the
present season opened ausplclOuHy on
MoDday, April ~. Things went along
sluoo. NV until the following Saturday,
when the first outbreak occurred al
Louisville Burke;t. OF the Cleveland
club. who has been well educated by Te-
beau, made a vigorous KICK over one oil
Umpire McDerno.I's rulings. ana was put
out or the game, although he threatened
TO whip McDermott after the game"
On April rs, at the Polo Grounds, I'm
pire Lynch had a slight run-in with Joyce.
Lynch dccla red Gleason cut because ne
was hit by a batted ball, and when Joyce
began to argue with him Lynch Slapped
on 81 q fine and threatened 10 ma keit $50
coupled with an expulsion from the game.
The next day, at Cincinnati, hot-headed
Brodie. of the Pittsburg Club, LETT MS
position in center field and wrangled with
Umpire Sheridan over base decision. lie
was promptly fined $50.
The New York team had time with
Umpire Sheridan in Louisville on Ma
10. The Louisville Club was ahead, ann
Joyce began directing TO Shendans rui'
ings. Then Davis Joined IN, ana as ne
was not the captain, Sheridan promptly
Warner also joined in the KICK ana were
fined S25 each, all OF which penaties
were according to the strict lnterpreta-
tiOn of the rules The next DAY, IN a
game between Baltimore and Washing
ton. Jack Doyle, from his position at
first base, kicked on strike called Dy
Umpire Hurst, for which he was lined
S25. and when he showed pugilistic ten
denCies Hurst put him out OF the game.
capt. Griffin. OF the BROOKLYN club,
while playing in cleveland on Nav IL,
found fault with Umpire o'nay because
the latter called a Brooklyn base run
ner out. Griffin kicked SO hard that he
got a S25 fine and had TO leave the fIeld.
When tie New York club got TO Gin
hafr irEf q al
on Nav l3 thew had hot time In run
ming TO third base, PETIT, the big en-
cinnati catcher, delibera tely knocked Joyce
off his pins, whereupOn the New YORK
captain Jumped TO his feet and wanted 10
fight. They were quickly sepa rated
Louisville was the next scene OF lis
order, which occurred the next day. The
Philadelphia team was pla wing there, an d
the score was Z to 1 in It's favor. Inc
Gro wd became incensed over some OF I'm
pire Sheridan s decisions, and finally
broke into the field at the same time
threatening 10 mob the umpire The po-
lice were called upon 10 restore order
on the same day Joyce had a run-in with
Umpire EnSlie In Cincinnati, and was put
out of the game.
Umpire Sberidan's troubles seemed to
multiply as the season progressed HIS
next trouble was in Cincinnati on May
~, when several members of the Phila-
delphla team tried 10 punch him Tor
calling LaJoie out when the latter de
liberately got in the way OF pitched
of the Baltimore club, off the field at
Cincinnati for constant kicking and ob-
scene language. long protest was
sent by Manager Hanlon to President
Young regarding this case, whereupon the
Cincinnati club officials wired Young that
Sheridan was simply doing his duty In
In the Washington and Chicago game
at the latter city on May 20, Second
Baseman 0'Brien and outfielder Lange
had a fist fight. and both were elected
from the game by Umpire O'Day.
These affairs We're nothing compared to
the experience of Umpire Hurst in Pitts
burg on May 20. Baltimore was play
ing there and a close decision by Hurst
crowd surrounded Hurst, and several
men grossly insulted him. He picked
one of them out, and quietly Knocked
him down. A general row followed until
fifteen policemen succeeded in getting
Hurst out OF the grounds. A block away
a man hit Hurst in the back OF the head,
and the umpire promptly sent his assail-
ant to grass, too. The mob was dosing in
now, and Hurst, breaking throu yh, jumped
on trolley car and took the first train
out OF town.
In Chicago on May 80 Hurst had little
alteration with Jennings and Kelley, OF
the baltimore team, both OF whom were
ordered off the field. They We're also
fined.
to the Polo grounds on June i. New
York made a rally and McDermott, the
umpire. called Holmes out t second. Then,
when Joyce kicked, the umpire reversed
his decision, SO the Pittsburg players claim
ed. They surrounded him, and he was
roughly handled for moment. Then
he fined Pedden, Killen and Donovan S25
apiece. put them out of the game, and whes
Plttsburg refused to play, gave the ga me
TO New York, g to o. The Pittsburg pla V
ers then vented their wrath on the windows
OF their dressing room, which were smashed
TO atoms.
McDermott had more trouble with the
Louisville team, which followed Pitts
burg. In the game of June 3 Pitcher
Cunningham showed his temper over a
decision 10y throwing the bali over the
fence, and was removed from the game
On June 4, when New York was in the
midst of rally, Gleason knocked the ball
out of the Louisville shortstop's hand. but
NcDermott said he did not see the trick
Rogers, the Louisville captain, promptly
called the umpire a ''rohber" aud was fined
$50. He shook his fist In McDermott's
face and was ordered from the field. Rog-
ers then used some bad language, and the
umpire tried to punch him in the face but
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