Show Durocher Wins Whis Assault Case NEW V YORK April 25 UP UP UP-Le Durocher fiery and loquacious loquacious loquacious cious manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers was acquitted today on ona a chare charee of second dc decree ree assault which arose out of a dispute with vi th a afan fan fan at Ebbets Ebbets field Joseph M Moore ore a special patrolman patrolman patrol patrol- man at Ebbets field also was found Innocent by a jury of 11 Dodger fans and a I addict The Jury deliberated 43 minutes They had been accused of striking striking striking ing John Christian a war veteran who used to o go to Ebbets field three or four times a week to heckle them bums He charged that Durocher and Moore took him under the stands during a night game Same between the Dodgers and Philadelphia on June 9 and beat him with a blackjack and Durocher Duroch Duroch- er al also o hit him with his fists fiats I Conviction on the second degree i assault would have carried a maximum maximum maxi maxi- mum sentence of five years in prison and a 1000 fine Conviction also probably would have meant the end of Durochers Durocher's colorful baseball career for only once In the history of organized baseball has a convicted felon been permitted to play the game That player was Alabama Pitts Flits who was granted special permission Ion to play after serving a term in Sing Sing prison for robbery Under baseball law Jaw the matter would have been up to Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Commis Commis- A. A B. B Chandler who would have had the tho power to bar Durocher Duroch Duroch- er had he decided that his actions were detrimental to the game |