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legendsport · 10-25-2009, 10:09 AM

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Washington, D.C. (UPI) - Two members of the Minnesota Twins exchanged blows in the lobby of a hotel after the team arrived in Washington early Tuesday.
Howard Fox, the Twins' traveling secretary, suffered a bloody nose and a cut on the face in the fight with third base coach Billy Martin. Martin was not injured.
"Martin and Fox had words during the course of the flight here and again in the lobby as the team was checking in," said Thomas A. Mee, director of public relations.
Asked the cause of the fight, Mee said: "Nothing... it was just one of those things."
The fight climaxed a trip from Minnesota in which the Twins shared an airplane with the New York Yankees because of the airline strike. The Yankees were en route home from the west coast.
A source reported an argument developed on the plane among two Yankee players, the plane's chief steward and Yankee Manager Ralph Houk.
Yankee players Roger Maris and Clete Boyer reportedly were involved in the argument with the steward. Houk reportedly told Maris and Boyer that "anybody who wants to get into a fight has to take me on," and the incident ended.
Also on the flight, Fox and Martin exchanged words and when the team arrived at the Statler-Hilton hotel early in the morning, the two Twins had further words and then exchanged blows.
Four other Twins - Bob Allison, Earl Battey, Jim Perry and Harmon Killebrew - broke up the fight after several punches were thrown.
Fox appeared at D.C. Stadium where the Twins met the Senators in a twi-night doubleheader Tuesday. Martin was at his coaching spot.
Manager Sam Mele infomed club owner Calvin Griffith of the fight.
Martin, who at 38 is about six years younger than Fox, was a central figure in a night club brawl when he played for the Yankees in which a customer was injured at the Copacabana in New York.
A spokesman for the Twins said the Fox-Martin fight was the result of "a long, hot night." The airplane was four hours late arriving in Minnesota. The flight required special permission from the American League because of disaster insurance prohibiting two ball clubs from sharing the same plane.

TWINS COACH BILLY MARTIN

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legendsport Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Behind The Lens Posts: 2,155 Thanks: 2 Thanked 8x in 8 posts	July 20, 1966 Billy Martin in Scrap Washington, D.C. (UPI) - Two members of the Minnesota Twins exchanged blows in the lobby of a hotel after the team arrived in Washington early Tuesday. Howard Fox, the Twins' traveling secretary, suffered a bloody nose and a cut on the face in the fight with third base coach Billy Martin. Martin was not injured. "Martin and Fox had words during the course of the flight here and again in the lobby as the team was checking in," said Thomas A. Mee, director of public relations. Asked the cause of the fight, Mee said: "Nothing... it was just one of those things." The fight climaxed a trip from Minnesota in which the Twins shared an airplane with the New York Yankees because of the airline strike. The Yankees were en route home from the west coast. A source reported an argument developed on the plane among two Yankee players, the plane's chief steward and Yankee Manager Ralph Houk. Yankee players Roger Maris and Clete Boyer reportedly were involved in the argument with the steward. Houk reportedly told Maris and Boyer that "anybody who wants to get into a fight has to take me on," and the incident ended. Also on the flight, Fox and Martin exchanged words and when the team arrived at the Statler-Hilton hotel early in the morning, the two Twins had further words and then exchanged blows. Four other Twins - Bob Allison, Earl Battey, Jim Perry and Harmon Killebrew - broke up the fight after several punches were thrown. Fox appeared at D.C. Stadium where the Twins met the Senators in a twi-night doubleheader Tuesday. Martin was at his coaching spot. Manager Sam Mele infomed club owner Calvin Griffith of the fight. Martin, who at 38 is about six years younger than Fox, was a central figure in a night club brawl when he played for the Yankees in which a customer was injured at the Copacabana in New York. A spokesman for the Twins said the Fox-Martin fight was the result of "a long, hot night." The airplane was four hours late arriving in Minnesota. The flight required special permission from the American League because of disaster insurance prohibiting two ball clubs from sharing the same plane. TWINS COACH BILLY MARTIN __________________ The Baseball Chronicle - Swinging thru History! The Football Chronicle - Hitting Hard Historically (PFS - 1962) Alternate Universe Football (FOF - 1994)