Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-24
NO EXCUSE GIVEN
Home Paper Shows Kinsella' S
Attack on Umpire Was
Uncalled for.
WAS ONLY ONE KICKING
Tried to Pick Quarrel on Several
Occasions and Finally Made TN
provoked Attack.

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following account of the trouble u
President Kinsella OF Springfield with
tie umpires during and after Sundays
game with Rock Island:
"AnSered by what he thought was
SprinSheld's getting the worst of the
decisions during the ball game yes
terday afternoon. President Kinselia
of the local ball club participated in a
fight i'll the lobby of the St Nick last
evening, and, after a few blows were
exchanged with Umpire Walsh, friends
separated the pair before any more
damage than few scratches was in
fiicted
Before supper he is said 10 have
threatened Umpire Clarke on<,South
Fifth street, between Monroe and
Adams. and trouble at this time was
only averted because the umpire, not
wishing to have any differences with
the local niagnate. moved away leav-
ing Kinsella standing there abusing
him.
Trouble After the Game.
ter the ball game when the umpires
were i'll the ticket Office changing their
| clothes preparatory to leaving TO:
town. Kinsella is said 10 have abused
| the officials then, except with his fists,
and as climax, the umpires say he
said: L have good notion to turn
the fellows in on you. They are wait
| ing for you outside. now. The UNI
pires, realizing what little chance they
would have against mob of 1000
men, said nothing, but kept on chang
ing their clothes. Finally Kinsella' s
anger got the best of him and he said.
] I will do it With that he opened the
door, walked out and then closed il.
and the umpires waited in the Office,
| expecting every minute that an angry,
wild and resistlcss mob would vent
| its anger for the afternoons defeat
upon them. But when they were really
to leave for town. they walked out If
the door. took the car without word
being said by anyone standing near.
| The next trouble occurred on South
Fifth street, when Kinsella met I'M
pire Clarke. who was walking in com
pany with Shortstop Blausser on South
Fifth street
You here?' Kinsella is quoted as
saying.
WHY. sure. Why not?' responded
Clarke
| You're as rotten as the other one.
and with that is said to have advanced
toward Clarke Umpire Clarke. not
wishing to make a scene on the street
when it was thronged with persons
turned to BIausser and said: Come
on. Blauss. let's move on, and that was
all there was 10 the affair.
Dick and Walsh Mix.
After supper, however, Umpire
Walsh was standing IN the lobby OF
the St. Nicholas ho,el talking with
Cluadc Stark, catcher for Rock Island
Kinsella came along, and wnen stand
ing abou; five feet away from the pair
said:
- suppose that you are talking
about me 1t happened that he was
the subject OF the conversation. aud
Walsh responded in cool manner:
why. yes; we happened to be talk
ling about YOU.
Following this assertion spectators
Isay Kinsella hi; Walsh on the side oI
the face. warming him first, howeye"
land Walsh hit back. Kinsella grabbed
Walsh by the arms and kept Walsh
from hitting him and locked thus. they
Engaged in a severe scutlle that lasted
several minutes before friends could
lseparatc them Walsh and Clarke
who was in company with him. imme
ldiately left the hotel and there the
matter rested for the night. Wit
lrcsses say that Kinsela said that h
would get the umpires. when they ap
Ipcar for duty this afternoon, and fur
Their developments are expected.
after the affair in the St. Nick
lobby Umpire Walsh talked over TIN
long distance to President Sexton y;
Rock Island. aud was told by the Off
cial to stay here despite all threat;
until he was ordered to report else
where. 1t is likely that President Sex
ton will come to this city to investi
dent Kinsella last evening TO get a
statement proved futile"
sexton Has Report.
President Sexton has full report OF
the trouble given by the umpires and
lit comedies substantially with the ac
count printed in the Springfield paper
The trouble arose over the enforce
ment of the rule governing the posi-
ton of pitcher when about to deliver
The ball. Daily has been in the habit #
standing with his right foot on the
pitchers slab and left one back of il.
stepping forward as he throws. The
rules plainly state that the left foot u.
a right handed pitcher must be KEEP.
in front of the slab. and when Manager
Tighe CALLED Walshs attention to
Days position the official compelled
the Springfield hurler to take the cor
rect position. OF this kinsella seems
| to have attributed the loss of the game
and hence his anger.
Henry County Fair Opens.
l. This il the week of the Henri,