Kick Kelly made a notable impact on the development of umpiring, helping to pioneer the use of multiple umpires in games in the 1880s.
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11 Facts About Kick Kelly
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Kick Kelly began in the NL in 1882, working 51 games, but then jumped to the American Association from 1883 to 1886.
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Kick Kelly finished his umpiring career in 1897, after eight seasons and 626 games.
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Kick Kelly began his managerial career in 1887 when he took over the field duties for the Colonels.
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Kick Kelly became a championship boxing referee, officiating Jim Corbett's only successful defense of his heavyweight title against Charley Mitchell on January 25,1894, in Jacksonville, Florida.
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Mitchell's corner called for a foul, but the presence of numerous spectators brandishing guns and eager to defend their bets led Kick Kelly to dismiss the complaint; he later confided that he had been lucky to leave Jacksonville alive.
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Kick Kelly called the heavyweight fight between Corbett and Tom Sharkey on November 22,1898, in New York, which ended in controversy when one of Corbett's cornermen jumped into the ring in the ninth round.
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Kick Kelly announced that although Corbett had lost the fight on the foul, all bets were off.
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On July 3,1899, in Buffalo, New York, Kick Kelly refereed the bout in which Frank Erne won a 20-round decision to take the world lightweight title from Kid Lavigne.
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