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Show ASSAULT ON I JNO. BTGRAW Pitcher B r ennan Makes Cowardly Attack At-tack on IVIanager of the Giants League Executive May Be Suspended For Some Time New York, July 1 Although no complaint has betn filed as yet It waa stated today at National leacue headquarters head-quarters that President Lynch would Investigate the mlxup between Ad. Brennan, pitcher of the Philadelphia club and John J. McOraw, manager i of the New York Giants, after the game In Philadelphia yestprday. The I league executive, who hns been absent from his offlep for several days owing ow-ing to the death of his 6ister. was ex- peeled back in New York lale this j afternoon Makes Vicious Assault. Philadelphip, June :' , Manager I John McGraw if ihc New York Giants Gi-ants was the victim of a vicious ap I sauh after today's game aDd is to-i to-i night wearing a bail bruise over his left ear It is believed that Pitcher j A.d Brennan of the Phillies will be sus-I sus-I pended for knocking the t.umt v man-; man-; atr r rlov. n, but the person who kicked 1 KtcGraxs fs I"- was about to rls from the ground Is not known. There Is muf h indignation among local fans over the incident. At the close of today'! game, which ; n long and bitterly fought, McGraw wafl walking to the dressing room arm In arm with Manager Dooln of tho Phillies Dooln had Just asked Me-Oraw Me-Oraw what was the cause of an argu menl he had with Umpire Klem, whe"n Pitcher Brennan, who. according to t atcher Hartley of the Giants, was i walking In front of McGraw, turned suddenl) and struck the New York manager a fierce blow on the jaw, which 6Pnt him to the ground As Mr draw was struggling to get up. some one in the crowd of players from both sides that was making Its way to the dreBuIng rooms, kicked him just above the ear. McGraw was dazed for a minute, but was all right again when assisted to hl6 feet. The assault was witnessed by a large crowd of spectators that was passing across th field, but nobody seems to know who kicked the Ginnis' leader. McGraw takes the matter philosophically philosoph-ically He will make no charges. "It reminds me of old times," said McGraw. Mc-Graw. Players who had quickly pullo 1 Brennan away declared that only two blows were struck. McGraw soon re covered and went back to his hotel. Brennan declares that he was exas perated beyond the limit of endurance by taunts directed during the game by the New York manager at mem bers of the local team. |
