| Show am sl s l released by western newspaper union THAT HAT fine old national league custom of dusting off the opposition with a well placed bean ball finally has drawn down the wrath of league president ford frick league officials were somewhat e embarrassed mbarr assed recently when larry alac macphail phail the exceedingly loquacious president of the battling brooklyn dodgers actually threatened an increasing usage of the ler aroused by a disgraceful bean ball duel indulged in by whit wyatt of the dodgers and manuel salvo of the braves president frick announced that future dusters would result in fines for managers and separate action against off offending ending pitchers macphail w a s equally aroused calling a meeting of his own ball ford frick players with press representatives in attendance macphail declared that it if other pitchers throw at our players well toss right back at them two for one and I 1 dont care what it costs no fine by mr frick is going to stop us four vendettas Vend ettas the dodgers have been involved in four duster vendettas vend ettas with the giants cardinals cubs and braves it was the latter game which resulted in fricks ruling he fined wyatt 75 and salvo 50 macphail MacPha iI charged that the presidents decision made it look as if the dodgers were responsible for the bean ball hurling he asked that frick hold an open hearing on the senior circuit bean ball situation in refusing his request t the he league chief said for the good of baseball I 1 dont want this discussion to be dragged before the public again with accusations sat ions charges counter count er charges and who started it business I 1 believe the order to umpires that managers a ers are to be fined when in their judgment a pitcher has thrown a deliberate bean ball is sufficient to handle the situation MacPha ils answer long in coming lets put away the black whiskers and bring the thing out in public he told frick have the umpires read their report at an open meeting and find out who really started this bean ball stuff im sick and tired of having the dodgers branded as the culprits I 1 may not be larry in baseball more mcphail than a month macphail is reportedly going into armed service and while im still in it im going to find out who is to blame im not trying to run the league but you can bet im going to keep after frick to hold this meeting punishment the bean ball is an unusual commodity in the american league there the punitive action consists of a fine immediate eviction from the game and a 10 day suspension macphail evidently in a burst of self sympathy announced that the whole world is against brooklyn the flatbush firecracker knows better than that he knows the fans of the united states want to see the dodgers repeat they like their aggressive gres sive scrappiness they want to see mickey owen redeem himself and they want to see the mighty yankees clouted from their throne end in sight but the fans want the bean ball operation brought to a halt and ana fast the paying customer likes fighting ball players but he like dirty ball players nor managers who condone even encourage dirty tactics in spite of MacPha ils outburst the new edict by frick likely will bring an end to the duster two hundred dollars means no more to the average manager than his right arm even though said fine would come from the club treasury it II everything else fails which exactly impossible then president frick will be forced to follow the american league plan that s almost a sure cure because very very few pitchers become angri enough to toss at the head 01 01 any bats batsman maii |
