Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-10-05
Lands WITHHOLDS
DECISION IN DISPUTE
Moriarty, Accused of Using
Strong Language After Danish.
ing Cubs, Manager and Two
Players, Tells Story to Base
Ball Commissioner.
LINEUP.

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base. Morlarty "A L.; second base Quii-
ley IN. LII third base MCGOWAN "A. L..
BY the Associated Press.
WRIGLEY FIELD. Chicago, Octo-
Der 5.-Placid and calm on the sur
face, the world series was in some
thing Of turmoil below decks today.
Kenesaw NJ. Lands, base balls higl
commissioner, heard the case of the
Chicago Cubs VS.. Umpire George
Moriarty. sun lamps burned on Hank
Greenberg's injured left wrist, and the
game faithful, practically frozen to
death nov anyway, staggered out to
the ball park for the fourth game
There was about as much joy in
Chicago as there was in Mudville that
fateful day when Casey missed third
strike, for the Tigers. despite the dis
couraging breaks they've gotten. led
the fray with two victories against one
for the Cubs, and with all the pitching
edge in their favor today. were some
thing like 5-to-8 favorites to wrap up
the decision quickly so that every one
could go home and get thawed out
1t was cold again. for the fourth
straight day.
Withholds Decision.
Most of the interesting develop
ments hinged about Judge lands
court where the Cubs were presenting
their side of the arguments with
Moriarty that got Manager Charlie
Grimm, Capt. Woody English and
Pvt. Tut Stainback heaved out Of the
park yesterday.
Both sides contend that the Ian
guage used after Moriarty had called
Phil Cavaretta out trying to steal
second in the sixth inning of the
Tigers second straight conquest was
so full of concentrated power that it
would have lifted Wrigley Stadium
one foot if applied in the proper
places.
Lands, who knows all the words, re-
ceived a written report from Moriarty.
but he took the Cubs versions, for
later decision, verbally.
Fans Garry Blankets.
Carrying blankets, muffled to their
ears in December outfits, the red-nosed
citizenry wandered gamely through
the cracking air to their posts in the
left and rightf1eld bleacher seats, if
they had no reservation in the re-
served pews. but they made the mis-
take of coming early in less numbers
than yesterday.
For some unexplainable reason. the
city that went mad over the Cubs
when they we're winning 81 straight
games to clinch the National League
championship, cooled as completely as
the weather when the series got under
way, failing by 5000 to fill the parks
$4,000 capacity yesterday.
All these vacancies we're In the
bleachers, for the reserved seats we're
all sold. many of them to spectators
who are still looking at them sorrow
fully. with absolutely no market in
sight.
Bleachers Only Half Filled.
The bleachers were only half filled
two hours after the $l.l0 ticket sale
started at am. &C. S. To and the
lines around the park had dried up
entirely. 1t seemed that the boys
were going to play this one smartly,
sticking as long as possible to the
home fires before daring pneumonia,
knowing there'd be room for all.
After one pleasant day in the glass
inclosed press boxes, the bottom also
dropped out for the hundreds Of
newspaper men covering base balls
private explorations In its own Little
America.
Overnight some smart fellow took
most of the glass windows out of the
press boxes, so people could see bet
ter, and every one was right back
where the suffering started in Detroit's
fresh air farm at Navin Field.
Crowder VS.. Carleton.
They led with their aces yesterday
and both we're trumped, so today
the Cubs and the Tigers reversed
policy and were TO trot out a pair Of
pitchers who started world series
games last year and ended up no.
where.
These were Alvin Crowder. Detroit's
or General, who lost the opening
game to the st. Louis Cardinals last
Fall, and Tex Carleton, a member of
the Cards last season who couldn't
get the Tigers out in the third inning
Of the fourth series tussle.
Compared with Bill Lee, the Ma
tional Leagues leading twirler, and
Eden Auker, who paced them all in
the other loop for the percentages.
these were Of mine run variety. How
ever, neither Lee nor Auker could 60
tn route yesterday as the Tigers won
In II innings, to S, to take 2-to-l
edge in the 1885 classic, and their