Clipping:The umpire assaults a reporter; reporter for the Herald; fireworks
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| Date | Sunday, August 6, 1882 |
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| Text | “Joe” Dunnigan, one of the League official umpires, who resides in this city, last night, during the fireworks at the Polo Ground, poured forth a volley of foul and abusive language in front of the old grand stand over a statement which appeared in the Herald of Saturday, that he had made two glaring errors while umpiring the Boston-Metropolitan game. He was under the influence of liquor at the time and the Herald reporter, whom he addressed, refused to notice him and walked away with the manager and several directors of the Metropolitan Club. He followed and continued his low abuse. At the close of the fireworks he assaulted the reporter, tearing his clothing and was cowardly enough to attempt to kick him in the face when the reporter slipped down. Such men are a disgrace to baseball playing. New York Herald August 6, 1882 In Saturday’s N. Y. Herald Mr. Rankin, the baseball reporter of that paper, criticised the decisions of Dunnigan, the umpire in the Boston and Metropolitan match of the previous day. Instead of quietly discussing the merits of the question with Rankin, Dunnigan–as appears from Rankin’s report of the affair–on Saturday night met The Herald reporter at the Polo Grounds, and, after verbal abuse, at the close of the fireworks, assaulted him, tearing his clothing. One result of this disgraceful attack is that Dunnigan has been ruled off the grounds in the capacity of umpire, and steps are likely to be taken to have him expelled from the League. |
| Source | New York Herald |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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