Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-06-01 | Page 11 | Battling Sox Heavily Fined

Battling Sox H Heavily Fined Filled CLEVELAND 0 O. June 1 UP UP- UP I The Chicago White Sox Sax were without the services of Pitcher Pilcher Milton Millon Gaston today and three players including Manager Lew were given heavy fines ines as a result of ol the assault upon Umpire George Moriarty Gaston was as suspended for ten days and fined Fonseca Fonseca was fined Catcher Charlie Berry and Catcher Frank Grube b by William Harridge president of oC the American league after a personal investigation of Mondays Monday's Monda s fracas which resulted in ina a broken hand and a lacerated head for the umpire Moriarty himself was severely reprimanded reprimanded reprimanded rep rep- for lor his neglect of or duty on the ball bail field having failed to banish banish banish ban ban- ish Fonseca and Berry from the second second sec see ond game under conditions which Harridge believed warranted such action The assault which occurred in the passageway between the playing field and the clubhouse following the Sox's double defeat here Memorial day was without parallel in the 21 years jears ears he has been in baseball President Harridge said Coach Johnny Butler was suspended for five days without pay for his ac actions actions actions ac- ac and profane language toward ward Moriarty In Ill the second game He was sent from the field by the umpire and the incident was a factor in arousing th bitter feeling Harridge said Sox players and officials were reported reported re re- re ported satisfied with President Harridge's Har- Har Harrid Harridge's rid ridges ridge's es e's ruling and no appeal to Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis high com com- of baseball is expected Moriarty also is not expected to ap appeal appeal appeal ap- ap peal the decision Fonseca heard the bad news calmly Harridge is the bo boss and nd anything he says goes he said Moriarty in seclusion could not be reached