The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-29
UMPIRE HIT GUNSHANNON
SNAPPIEST CAME OF THE SEASON
 UNHAPPILY MARRIED.

UNHAPPILY MARRED.
 Umpire Conroy-Former Makes Com
 plaint of Manager ReilIy's Indiffer-
 ence i'm the Matter-Game Otherwise
 Splendid Exhibition of Ball-New
 Haven Won 4-2,
 One of the quickest and cleauest play ed games of ball seen on the Savin Rock diamond this season was fought out be- tween New Haven and Bristol yester day afternoon. That it ended in an at tack by the umpire upon the manager of the visiting team is to be deplored, for otherwise it had none of the ear- marks of the games usually seen in the smaller leagues. But the mere fact that the harmony of the game was thus de- Stroyed is not so much a source Of con- demnation, even though it evidently created a bad impression in the minds of one thousand or more people that witnessed it; as is the fact that the manager of the Bristol team, MT. Gun- Shannon-a gentleman who is known to be eminently fair in all his dealings and more especially to be the friend of the New Haven mana agement-should have been subjected to insult at the hands of excited rooters from the bleachers without being afforded protection by the New Haven management. Man. ager Gunshannon felt the indignity so keenly-much more than the blows he received-that he took occasion last evening to complain of the treatment he received and to make his statement of the facts of the occurrence.
 The trouble was all caused by Umpire Conroys decision over a stolen base in the last inning Pfenninger was the rum ner and on Luchia's throw from home Davis tried to make the put out. The ball was a low one and he dropped it. but as Pfenninger slid for the base he touched him with the ball as he picked it up. Conroy declared him out and immediately had to listen to the protests of the Bristol players. The dispute lasted but a few minutes and Conroy held to his decision.
 Two more put outs lost the game for Bristol and as the last batter dropped his bat, Manager Gunshannan, who had taken no part in the game. went up to get the bat. As he passed Conroy, he said: That was a poor decision, Con- roy, wasn't it?" "No! it wasn't" re- piled the other, T was right over Pfen- ninger and saw Davis tag him.
 If you say you stood over him." said Gunshannon, ''you lie, for you know you didn't; you stood back near the pitch er''
 With that Conroy hauled off and struck Gunshannon on the face, knock ing him down. As he went down, Man ager GunShannon says he was kicked; and after he regained his feet a crowd surged around him and offered him in sulting remarks. All the while not a New Haven player offered to help him or to save him from the crowd; and this, Manager Gunshannon feels to be very poor treatment. His own men ran in with their bats, but with rare cool ness he led them to the car. The af- fair was unfortunate and not to the credit of the local management but had Manager Reilly been present MT. Gum shannon would have been protected.
 
 more than little unfavorable comment among the spectators, the game was without a flaw. As has been said, it was snappily played and first rate ex- hibition of ball playing. It abounded in startling plays and splendid hits. What errors were made were mostly eX- cusable and those who made them sooner or later retrieved themselves. In fielding the home team covered them selves with glory. Parent made two base hits, one run and accepted twelve difficult chances without an error. He also made two double plays that were marvels of quickness and dexterity. Davis had five chances, which he &C., cepted without an error. In the sixth inning he stole home on a passed ball in a way that brought forth the applause of the crowd. Both Derwin and Luchia also played strong games.
 The pitchers were both on their met tie. as can be seen from the fact that both allowed but seven safe hits. Ashe hit two but gave but one base on balls. He struck out two. Herndon struck out none and gave no bases on balls. Reisling also fielded a good game for the visitors.
 New Haven scored her first two runs in the third inning. Both Ashe and Parent made pretty singles and the for mer scored on O'Brien's huff of a hard fly from Tate. Parent scored upon long fly by Davis to center field. Their last two runs were made i'll the sixth inning. when Davis stole home on short passed ball, and Luchia scored on nerwi1's two-bagger.
 Bristol scored her runs in the second and eighth innings. Reisling hit the ball safely and stole second. Luchia threw to Davis, who returned it poorly allowing Byers to steal in.
 The score:
 r. ab. DO. a. e. parent 6 . 1 2 6 6 0