The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-20
ROWDY BALL ~ DETROIT.
Chicago Captain Tries to Strike "DuckcyS
Holmes and l. Hit With a BAT.

Rowdy ball is 1ourishing all over tho country.
II Is not confined 10 the grounds Of the National
League clubs. hut finds fruitful soil in the parks
of the middle-class md pickayune leagues as
well The record of an already lively rowdv
bail season was broken AT Detroit on Tnesda-
in n gam" between tho Detroit and Chicago
clubs Of the American League. Prominent IN
III" fight was "Duckey" Holmes. we'll known in
New York asa participant in the famous "Duckev
Holmes Riot" on the Polo Grounds two years
ago. The "hi"1Do Tribune prints the following
details Of the fight AT Detroit:
IT was in D"troit's third inning AT the bat.
and nc score stood , 10 in favor Of Chicago.
Umpire Mcdonald was in poor form and had
nettled Comi-key' men by giving Harley a base
on balls. Then Flberfeld came M and knocked
m easy groundor. which Hartman 'booted'
and "a n result Harley was on third and Elbor-
field on first, when Dillon forced Llber-
field AZ second. but reached first himself by a
close decision. Sullivan was the next man 10
face Fisher.
Dillon took n led or first, and Umpire McDon-
aid, who was Judging the plays from his position
directly behind the pitchers box. had turned
his eyes on the initial bag. He was not watching
Pitcher Fisher. who made a balk by making
a blur al throwing tho bail 10 Dowd. Mcdonald
did not SOC the blunder. Stallings claimed the
balk. Al first Mcdonald refused TO listen to the
claim and told Fisher to pitch the ball. But
Stallings was not 10 be denied. He rushed I'D
10 Mcdonald and began TO protest. Mcdonald
listened for n moment and then made the mis-
take Of reversing his dc,i sion. Dillon went
from nr,i TO second Harley toddled in from
third to home. sullivan dropped his bat and
walked to first base. Then came n row
"Padden protested against McDonald's "a.
yerSal Of his original decision. He backed lin
his argument on thi, point with another prote Z
against the scoring of Harlay'S run and od-
vancing of sullivan. tine batter. TO first. Mo
Donald was surrounded bv a group Of excited
ball PLAYERS. Tn" l,2V spectator, wern howl-
ing, tn" tlmnlt from the stand and bloachars
and the mlliifold prot"a', Of the PLAYERS of both
teams began TO tell on tho umpire, and ha went
10 me bad ~ Q hurry flguratively speaking he
lost his head. Wait a momnnt he cn-,nd
let m" look M th' rules" Th"y hustled HIM
PLAYERS. aud somebody handed him n ba,pbaIl
guide Heor"n'dt he book and studi 81 the printed
rule, governing 'baIkN.' Then h" turn d TO
back and bat again CAPT. padden tried 10
argue ~" point, but Mcdonald ran back 10 tho
ali'nond A. IN, Jln",ntr iio,m'S who, ws
n"i IN NJ gam and not in uniform. ChipDcd IN.
"Padden ignored III man ar first. but Holmes
was not TO b. denied II" called padden hard
names names that -tung padonn and then
quick n a Hash h" turned on Holmes and .trlck
nj him. III" blow did not lard. tor other PLAYER,
lnterf"r"d, But in td' miN-up som body struck
Padden on ia" head with a bat Will, Holmes did
the disappearing act,
"Padden walked back to his position on tho
field ana apparently tho incident wa, closed.
BIT suddenly Georg" Stalliug> ran out on the dia-
mond, and M HI- heels were six policemen.
StaIlinSs wanted n" sergeant commanding his
squad OF b%!n"coatS 10 arrest Padden, but !, %
happened that N" sergeant vas u sensible man.
] wont take the man of thu n'Id. h" SAID, 'un-
less the umpire order Inc TO do il. II he has
seen any assault and tolls ma to act | viii act.
How abOut II, McDonaldy'
81 saw no assault, rcI lied Mcdonald. ard
want YOU TO allow Paddon TO remain here and
play bal n N, turning 10 Sailing, McDon-
aid sad II you do not clear thN f'Ii and get
vour batter mp I viii forfeit the game To dit
cago.'
StallingS weakened, the police disappeared,
IN" PLAYERS returned to their positions. and tho
conflict on the diamond was renewed Then,
>tunC by the leers Of Tho p%Opulace. Padiel and
MS men s"itlHI down To serious WORK and pro-
c"edAd to win the game" by outbnt;iug, out
fielding and nevery way out playing tn" rlgers.'