Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-05-19 | Page 9 | Brazil Case in Hands of Judge Landis

BRAZIL CASE CASEIN CASEIN IN HANDS OF JUDGE LANDIS LOS ANGELES A GgLES May 19 U.- U. By 13 By ByThe y The Associated Press The The Tho squabble between Frank rank l Brazil bird thirl l sacker Backer on the Los Angeles too team in of the Pacific Coast league and Umpire Mal Mai Eason growing out of a beating administered by bythe the he ball player today was wan In the lands hands of oC Commissioner K l. M. M Landis baseballs baseball's highest court Testimony In tho the case was for forwarded warded to Landis I by Mike Sex Sex- Sexton Sexton ton president of the time minor league association and the commission commission- commissioners commissioner's ers er's representative e In the affair Wednesday lifter after a n. formal hearing here Until Landis makes his de de- decision decision decision Era Dra will continue on the bench Both Doth Brazil and Eason were heard by Sexton The third base hase- baseman baseman man who was given a day 25 suspension and fined 50 by Harry tarry A. A Williams William coast league president made a a. rather poor Impression at the tho hearing hE ac ac- according accordIng according cording to Sexton lIe He said the tho player was wu belligerent truculent and none too penitent He lie said this would not Influence his re report re- re report report port of the the- case cue It If you rou belle believe that sinister Influences In were at work against umpires did not you OU why you OU first take talce the matter up with your our president or your our board of directors directors' Sexton asked Eason I acted for tor the good of base basee ball all and the protection of ot um um- umpires pires Eason Lason ason was Quoted as aa re re- re plying He denied that he had charged that umpires were die dis dissatisfied satisfied with wl h the tho backing given them by Williams aona l testimony that ho was kicked after acter being b struck down by brought a heated re- re reJoiner Joiner from the Iho ball player In which Brum passed the tho lie llo to Has Eason on