Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-10-05
.UMP|RE'S TRADE
ABUSIVE, CHARGE
Lands investigates Feud
FIaring After Chicago
Players Are Banned.
BY PAUL NICHOLSON,
Associated Press Snnrts Writer


~ H1CAGO, October 5.-Umpire
4 George Moriarty, hard
boiled Irishman who wouldn't
~ bulge an inch for any dam
gerous Dan McGrew." has turned the
1885 world series from a cream puff
festival into vituperative barrage
that forced Commissioner Kenesaw M.
Lands to order a sweeping inveSti-
CATION today.
The battle Of vituperation was be.
tween Big George and the bristling
Chicago Cubs. who lost the first round
yesterday when the veteran umpire
from the old school of Ty Cobb and
Frank Chance chased three of them
from the bench under a shower of
words that caused the National
League champions, headed by Man.
ager Charlie Grimm. to make a vigor.
Gus protest 10 Commissioner Lands.
Commissioner Lands planned to
call ell principals before him today
for a hearing on the battle of words,
but he refused to hint what action,
If any, he would take beyond warm
ing all of them against another out
burst.
The fight between the American
League umpire, himself a Chicago
resident and a former Cub player,
started in the first series game at
Detroit when he warned the Cubs to
LAY off, big Hank Greenberg, Tiger
first baseman.
Cavarretta Play Starts Fuss.
IT SUBSIDIZED until yesterday, when
the Cubs, enraged by a close play
at second on First Baseman Phil Cav.
arretta, swarmed around Moriarty,
who called the play, and inf1amed his
temper by batting him with words.
Moriarty chased Manager Grimm,
Capt. Elwood English and Outfielder
Tucker Stainback from the bench.
thus inviting even more vituperation.
They started it and they can finish
it," said Moriarty. mo ball player
can call me the names they did and
get away with it. I told Grimm at
Detroit If heard any more such pro-
family as they yelled at Greenberg
that I'd chase five of them of the
bench with Grimm leading the process
sion. And it still goes"
Grimm protested to Lands that
Moriarty had cursed Billy Herman
Billy told me he called him vile
name" said Grimm, 80 I told the
judge about it. Even an umpire has
no right to swear at a ball player.
We don't have to stand for it"
Both Sides Tough"
FORD PRICK, National League pres
ident. occupied box behind the
Cub dugout and said that Moriarty's
| language was very vile"
His actions we're most unbecoming
to an umpire" said Prick. II heard
him curse the Cubs No, I'm not re-
porting it to Judge Lands, but I'll
tell him all heard in private II he
asks me to do so. Yes, the Cubs were
tough. too"
''Moriarty was guilty Of antagoniz-
ing and demoralizing our club" said
John C"Red'D Corriden, Cub coach.
When he kicked English out. he made
us lose the game. We needed English
in there badly in the eleventh inning"
Stainback, ordinarily modest, quiet
fellow, challenged Moriarty to a fight
before he was elected.
"C'mon, you big bum." shouted
Stainback. Take your hands out of
your pockets and fight"
Moriarty rushed toward Stainback,
regained his composure and ordered
him out.
Down through his base ball playing
days at Chicago and Detroit and as an
umpire, Moriarty has been q stormy
base ball figure.
George Lost This One.
HIS most noted battle with players
as an umpire was on Memorial
day. three years ago, when he fought
the battle of the, runway" at Cleve-
land with four White Sox players
Milton CASTOR, Frank CRUDE, Charlie
Berry and Manager Lew Fonseca. He
had quarreled with the White Sox all
day and was about to leave the field
when General Manager Billy Evans
Of the Cleveland club warned him to
stay away from the Chicago players.
Walk around the park" advised
Evans.
Hell" roared Moriarty. "1ll walk
right up that White Sox clubhouse
runway"
He did and the four White Sox we're
waiting for him. A fight ensued and
he lost the decision, one man against
four. The four White Sox we're fined;
Moriarty was reprimanded by Presi-
dent Will Harridge of the American