Evening star., 1932-07-10
HITTING REYNOLDS
COSTLY TO YANKEE
Owner Rupert, In Protest,
Says He'll Take Matter
Before League.
BY PAUL NICHOLSON,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

@HICAGO, July 9.-Catch-
1 er Billy Dickey of the New
~ York Yankees must park
himself on the bench until
August and pay a fine of 81 1000
for landing that jaw-breaker on
Carl Reynolds, Washington out
fielder.
The penalty, one of the heaviest
ever assessed on a major league
player for fighting, was announced
today by President Will Harridge Of
the American League after several
days study of the assault, which
occurred in the first game of the
Washington-New York double
header, July A. The suspension
went into effect after the battle.
Dickey, one of the big cogs in the
Yankee machine, was infuriated when
Reynolds scored standing up on a
squeeze play. As the Washington OUT
fielder went to pass the plate Dickey
struck him on the jaw. The lower
part of the jaw was broken in two
places, and Reynolds has been unable
to eat solid food since. He will be out
OF the game for at least another month,
President Harridge was advised.
WHETHER Reynolds or the Wash
Wv ington club will receive all or part
OF the heavy fine Dickey must
hqc mt haar %atarr11 iy1ad I1a
question undoubtedly will come I'D be-
fore the American League club owners
at their annual Summer meeting at
Cleveland next Monday. The Wash
ington club has incurred heavy doctor
and hospital bills in the case and prob
ably will be given the 81 900.
Todays fine was the fifth handed out
this season by President Harridge.
Manager Lew Fonseca and three White
Sox players-Charlie Berry, Milton
CASTOR and Frank Grube-were fined
heavily by the American League presi-
dent for engaging in a fight with Um-
pire George Moriarity at Cleveland
Memorial day. CASTOR was suspended
for 10 days and fined $500, Fonseca
was fined $500, Berry $3.50 and CRUDE
$l00. Today'S fine, while one of the
heaviest was dwarfed in comparison
to the one handed Babe Ruth for barn
storming after the 1922 world series
The Babe was suspended for 40 DAYS
at the start of the 1923 season and his
world series check of SO, 1862 denied him
by KeneSaw M. Lands, base ball COM
missioner.
THE penalty dealt out by President
l. Harridge also fell short of the de-
mand Of President Clark Griffith of
the Washington club who demanded
that Dickey be suspended at least until
Reynolds was able to return to the
Washington lineup.
President Harridge, caught in the
penalizing mood today, also ordered all
American League umpires to stop the
practice of throwing the bean ball"
He ordered the umpires to eject any
pitcher caught in the act of attempt
ing to intimidate batters by busting
them off,"
Ruppert's Protest Strong.
NEW YORK, July [P.-Col. Jacob
~ Rupert, owner of the Yankees,
today filed prompt and vigorous pro-
test to President Harridge of the
American League over the severe punish
ment meted out to Bill DicAey, Yankee
catcher, for his fight with Carl Rey-
nolds Of Washington on July 4.
Col. Rupert declared he would carry
the matter before a special meeting Of
the American League board of directors,
called for Monday in Cleveland by
President Harridge at the instance Of
the Yankee owner.
After a conference with Manager. Joe
Mccarthy and Business Manager Ed
Barrow, Col. Rupert made public the
correspondence that passed between the
head OF the junior circuit, Dickey and
the Yankees owner.
THE following is a COPY of the
l. notification of the fine and susuen-
sion sent to Dickey by President
Harridge
For your malicious and unwarranted
attack on Player Carl Reynolds of the
Washington club in the first game of
the July double-header at Washington.
you are suspended for a period of so
days without salary, from and including
tne cate OF Tuesday, July 5. You will
again be eligible to participate in any
game on and after Thursday, August 4.
In addition to the suspension Won
are fined the sum Of 1000. Five days
from the date of your reinstatement
Will be allowed you in which to mail
your personal check for this amount
to the American League office.
AAoA W Ills ScdSOu you enjoyed
splendid record in our organization.
The present investigation. however,
clearly bears out the fact that there
was not the slightest provocation for
your act, which is unprecedented in
the American League.
Yours truly.
WILLIAM HARRIDGE."
IN reply Col. Rupert sent President
/ HaTridge the following:
Am astounded at your decision