Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-01
sUsPENDs McGRAw AND KELLEY.
President johnson Benches the Two
Baltimore PLAYERS Indefinitely.

AS a result of the trouble in Saturday S
game at Baltimore, when Umpire Connolly
forfeited the contest to Boston. President
Ban johnson of the American League has
suspended Manager John J. McGraw and
Joseph Kelley indefinitely.
Mr.. johnson stated with great positive
ness that the period of suspension would
be long enough this time to cause the Of
Tending players to realize that umpire bait
ing will not be tolerated. A telegram was
sent to each of the players apprising MIN
of the penalty which had been inflicted on
the charge of bulldozing an umpire.
Il have had time enough since 1 returned
from the north to make a thorough .inves-
tigation of this Baltimore trouble said
Mr. Johnson in Chicago last night, land 1
am convinced that Umpire Connolly was
absolutely right He knew what he was
doing because he knew the rules, and l am
glad he maintained his position and humil-
lated Mr.. McGraw.
II have received his report of the affair
and have compared it with other reports
which have come to me. l find that it IS
correct and 1 shall stand by Connolly.
When McGraw protested vigorously aaginst
a decision he rendered and in SO doing used
insulting language, Connolly ordered him
off the field. He refused to go, and then
Baltimore team, began to hurl insulting
and highly abusive language at him. In
order to maintain his dignity as an official
in the American League there was nothing
for Connolly to do but to forfeit the game
to Boston.
Il do not know how long McGraw ard
Kelley will be kept out of the game. This
is not the first offense Of either this season
as a consequence their punishment should
be more than ordinarily severe. These dis
turbers like Kelley and McGraw have got
to learn to keep their places on American
League diamonds If every one of them Is
put out of the game. The Baltimore base
ball public is thoroughly Disguised with
their actions and without at least a show
Of gentlemanly behavior no club can hope
to have unqualified success"
The Baltimore Sun this morning says that
up to last midnight Manager McGraw had
not received any telegram apprising him Of
his suspension. He said:
IF Johnson says he knows all about this
case and has made full investigation he
shows that his investigation Is of no ac-
count and that his knowledge Of the matter
is all wrong. The truth is, I did not pro-
test against the decision at all, and Con-
molly knows that as well as anybody. My
trouble came after the dispute about Sey-
mour's play on third base had been set
tied If he Is handing out suspensions with
SO little knowledge of cases his acts Will be
seen in their true light.
my offense occurred. as 1 say, after the
other trouble. Connolly was standing ok
of second base, and l called to him from
first base not to stand too close to second
for fear someone would run into him. 1t
was a little bit Of sarcasm which ne was
not slow to take up
"He was excited. and 1t was a question
as to which had lost Judgment the most
Connolly. or the players who had been dis
putting with him. and felt that he had made
bad and partial decision.
How long do expect to be out of the
game? Well, stand where Ban does. He
doesn't know; neither do ]. What a lot Of
things we don't know in this world!
Il think johnson need not worry himself
about the Disguised Baltimore public the
way he does If I am any judge, and il
being on the spot gives man as clear an
insight to an occurrence at American
League Park as being away out west, /
should say the crowd at American League
Park that day WAS disgllsted only with the
bad decision that went against Baltimore
and with ordering me out OF the game for
some reason which was not at all clear TO
the spectators. as they could see no harm
that had done and nothing that Kelley
had done but to stand up for what we
thought was right. Well. wen see. Ban is