The Washington times., 1901-08-22

scene of disorder, of cowardice on the
part of visiting players. and such an in
adequate control over the members of a
ball club. There were about hundred
women present, and many expressed the
hope that they might never again be sub
jected to witnessing such scene As the
result of an assault on Umpire Haskell
Shortstop Shugart and Pitcher Katoll
of the Chicago Club, were arrested by
Sergeant Kramer, Detective Flather, and
Officer Schultz.
The trouble occurred during the fourth
inning. Clarke and Foster of the locals
We're on bases when Coughlin came to
the bat. Pitcher Katoll was n trifie wild
and the Washington man was sent to
first on balls. although the fourth ball
was thought by many in the stand to be
strike, and would have retired the side
had il been SO decided by Mr. Haskell
The decision was no worse than many
others of like nature that the same Of
fetal has made during the previous games
In which he has umpired during his visits
to Washington, and, under ordinary cir
cumstances, would not have given the
Chicago players much concern. But the
circumstances attending the game yester-
day were not ordinary by any means. The
Chicago Club was leading the league by
small margin, and the Boston team, the
second in the race, was beating Cleveland
at the Hub and Washington was doing
the same thing TO the men from the
Windy City. When Clingmsn stepped up
to the plate the decision OF Umpire Has
keli, which sent Coughlin to first and fill
ed the bags. had been evidently forgotten
but when Clingman unexpectedly hit the
ball out to the centre field fence for three
bases, and permitted Clarke, Foster, and
Coughlin to score, it was quickly recalled
by Catcher Sugden, who Immediately
started in to vilify Haskell. For a mo-
ment or so this fusiiade of anathemas on i
the part of the Chicago backstop contin-
ned, Mir. Haskell patiently attending to
his work in the meanwhile.
The second ball that was pitched to
Mercer went through Sugden's hands and
hit the umpire, and under the rules of
the game there was nothing TO do but to
allow Clingman TO come in.
The moment Haskell decided in this !
manner Pitcher Katoll picked up the ball |
and hurled il with all his strength at the !
umpire. Fortunately the Chicago mans /,
aim was not SO accurate as his maddened |
sense had hoped for, and instead of |
striking Haskell In the head il hit him on |
the left leg just below the knee, and with |
enough force to almost cause a fracture. !
AS the umpire turned around to Katoll !
and ordered him from the game Shortstop |
Shugart ran up from behind and struck I
him on the mouth, causing the blood to
fly. Mr.. Haskell Immediately turned upon
his sssailant, and. to his credit, let Ii be
said that he showed that he was quite
able to take care of himself against the
single Chicago rufiian, but when the en-
tire Chicago club started after him, half
a dozen policemen and the members of
the local club ran to his rescue For a
moment or SO there was a free-for-alI
hght-a disgusting spectacle that was
with much difficulty broken up by the
police. The spectators swarmed Upon the
field and it was with considerable diff
;ulty that the officers managed to get the
offending players out of the grounds.
They were placed under arrest, and were
asst night released upon deposit of col
ateral. Shugart put up $40 and Katoll SO
Fifteen minutes after the disturbance
he game was continued Clarke Griffith |
he manager and captain of the Chicago
hub. replacing Katoli in the box ana
Burke going to short.
over at Baltimore. where the Detroits
ngaged IN a game with the Orioles oc- |
urred another scene of disorder which |
{ anything. was more of a discredit to
he American League than the affair in
his city. Umpire Connolly has been off,
iating at the games in the Monumental |
'ity for the past week or so and has been |
living anything but satisfaction. The first
wo games with Detroit were marked nv
cree quarrels. but yesterday brought the |
rouble 10 a head.
In the fourth inning Umpire Connolly
orfeited the game to Detroit. Dunn
tarted the inning with a hit. which Dill
IN got. Miller ran 10 cover the base but | !
,unn had the ball evidently beaten out |
ir. Connolly did not see the play in this .
ght and declared that Dunn was out ,
his was the signal for the Baltimore =
hugs who are masquerading under the
adership OF the low-browed young man i
AIMED McGraw TO surround the umpire $
} protest. Then. without waiting as long
S he perhaps should have. Connolly de-
Jared the game forfeited to Detroit
hereupon the Baltimore players and |
Dectstors made rush for the umpire :
large force Of police was on hand and
ley endeavored to protect the lone man
gainst the 1900 or so of brave men, who i
-lieved they were severally able 10 beat r
le individual The police drew their a
ubs and pistols and escorted Connolly TO | .
place of safety. During the affair. Elber-
Id. of the Detroits, and keister, of the l
and fight and were both arrested. The | I
800 persons who loudly cried for the life | :
the lone umpire showed their heroism
remaining for several hours outside | c
e building In which he had taken refuge h
Id showed their manhood and sporting
God by calling him vile names and dar- | q,
e him TO come out and fight the entire :.
ovid Mr. Connolly did no such rash | I
ing, but the chances are that had he | L
injured out alone no one in the mob c
Ould have dared to raise hand against I.
m. II is the habit of these baseball :
addened crowds to do n lot of yelling =
ID hooting. but usually one man with | G
good backbone is enough to make "a o
ousand cover before an exhibition of G.
binary nerve. h
The American Leage was organized os- | Z
nsibly to give the public clean baseball. | 4,
lere Is no disputing the fact that when | "
aged In a respectable manner baseball | IL
a very interesting form of sport. There | II
IRE many protests made against the | Il