The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-06-29
KLEIN FINED 500
FOR ROUGH TALK
Heydler Also Imposes Same
Amount on Luque.
NJ WILLIAM u. HANNA.

I Cincinnati club charges that Bill Klein,
the umpire. addressed Pitcher Luque In
terms abusive II not uncouth and said
90 have been sent 10 John Heydlsr. Ma
tional League president. had not reached
the executive yesterday. Tha chances
are they won't tell him anything about
the ructlon he doesn't know. Since the
fight last week between Kiem and
Luque the umpire has informed Presi-
dent Heydfer that he did use rough lam
euage to the Cuban. He has beaten the
Cincinnati club TO IT, as It were.
Umpires aPe not always courteous and
polished gentlemen on the field them
selves, as Klem's frank acknowledg-
ment makes plain. There are certain
chip on the shoulder members OF this
craft who have shown a trend toward
arrogance and exaggerated ideas OF
their own importance. which same has
been plain as day the last year or so.
President Heydler hns fined Klein
Sl00 for his part in the Cincinnati dis
turbance and Luque has been fined a
like amount. Ivy Wmgo. the Reds
catcher who was mixed up in the affair.
has been Suspended. Another payer on
whom suspension was visited yesterday
Is lie Bourveau of the Phlllies for his
part in the Quaker riots" last week.
He is set down for three days.
After to-day the Yankees will be away
for week battling the Athletics and
WashinRtons. The latter are tough
game. They are as hard to beat as any
os them. Tho Giants return tomorrow
and engage the Dodgers, Braves and
Phillies. A month ago the suggestion
that the Giants might finish ahead OF
the Brookiyns would have been received
with scorn and didn't bear much SEM
blance to probability. II may not hap
pen, but 1t appears much more likely
now than it did then. The Dodgers
aren't playing with early season dash
and JauntineSs. whereas the Giants in
quiet way have improved in a ma
! terial sense and in morale. The morale
counts more than the material. though
founded on the latter. The physical
/ improvement is due 10 three things
the return of Frisch, better pitching and
rearranged infieid. which covers more
ground.
| Doc Woods, Yankee trainer, sizes Up
the hospital situation thus: Allowed ten
days for Mogridge 10 recover from the
sprained ankle incurred in Chicago week
before last Saturday week. Therefore
due back, any day. Shawkey. "A torn
muscle rib. the same as Ruth has. The
Babe was out only three days. This Is
n case where the injured man is the
best Judge OF when he can return TO
work. Duffy Lewis, expected TO be
ready when the team returns from
! Washington.
I Note that Bancroft is one OF those
subjected TO that gentle Brooklyn cere-
mony known as giving the raZZ. Among
others who have been initiated into the
! same lodge are Babe Ruth, Benny
! KauT and Larry Kopf. Brooklyn,
! Cleveland, ST. I,ouis-what right has
any outsider to come into those cities
I and win n ball game?
Speaking OF Ruth. he came surg Ing
over Sunday and grabbed fly ball that
was territorially Bodies. Ping skiltully
sidestepped collision.
The pitching find OF the year thus far
is Haines Of the Cardinals. He got his
start where Jimmy Williams, Charley
Nichols and Herman Long got theirs
Kansas City. Yet II Is not to be doubted
that numerous other young pitchers
quite as good come in and pass out
shortly, for the simple reason that they
don't get what Haines did get oppor-