The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-19
MEDWICK HURT
ASRESULT OF
DUROCHER FEUD
Pitcher Said, ''HI Hit Both
OF YOa Right In The
Head" MCPhal Insists

United Press Staff Correspondent
New York, June 1o-(UP)-Joe
Medwick,s "beanine" by pitcher Bob
Bowman IN yesteEAay's D0dgef-car.
dinajg game threatened Violent
fepefcisSlons today A. Larry Mac
Phan, president Of the Brooklyn
club, charged the young CafdiflA
pitcher had deliberately hit the
500 900 OutfieIder in the head aS1G
threatened 10 Rave him barred
from baseball"
"1ts me worst thing I've ever
seen In aIl my baseball experience"
stOywed MAcPt1aiI, This fellow
came 10 the bail PARK with . pre-.
n1editated notion Of committing
murder and / can cali SIX W.T.,
nesses 10 PROVE IT,"
MedWtck, obtained by tl1e Dodgers
from the Cardinals q week ego,
rested comfortably IN the Caledonia
hospital with nothing wore than
q brain conclusion, Dr., John
Ateef, attending physician, sajd ne
would have 10 feiHa1B IN IRE hos
pitaI for five OF six DAYS, and might
not be able TO play for 10 days, Pee
Wee Reese, Brooklyn rookie short
stop, who Wag hit IL the head IN o
similar accident ~ Chicago June !
hasn't been able 10 play since and
may be out o few days longer,
Macphal was 40 jncensed by
B0Wfnafl'S "dusteF" which struck
Medwick above the ear on h1e teft
SIDE Of nle head, mat ne took q
punch At the 26-yeaf Old Cardinal
pitcher ~ he was being taken 70
the st. Louis clubhouse by Two pft-
Vate detectives, The Wtld right
Knocked off B0Wnlat3iS cap,
The detectives had been called
10 the park by Maiager Billy
60ttthw0ft1I, Of the Cardinals, 70
provide protection IN the event Of
trouble, When MaePf1a1 learned
they were sitting on the Cardinal
bench ne protested 10 Umpire BIZ
KLEIN VINO 0FdeFeA them 10 leave,
When they did, escOftlHg Bowman
10 the clubhouse, MaGRhai1 went
Under the stands 70 take his punch
at tho pitcher. MaePhaH had $1,000
IN front Of the Cardinal dssgoUt
challenging, IN pK0fane terms, any
player 70 meet him Under tho
stands,
Started At M0tel
The trouble between Bowman atSd
MedWfCk started IN On elevator Of q
tDtel T6Etefday morning. The Car
dinals stop ~ hSe same hotel where
Manager Leo DHE0Cilef and biS pal
MedWick live, They happened 70
Get on the same elevator, end 90
Old feud between Bowman and Dr.
f0cilef was revived. They ~
most came to blows last year W1BeE
Bowman attempted 10 "dust of"
DHFoCileF IN o game at IT, Louis,
Bowman yeSteFday overheard
DtEoctaer soy ne didn't pjan 70 pjay
In yestefaayiS game because Of
bruises ne received when Ernie
HOY, ex-D0dgef VINO figured IN me
Medwfck deaL dumped him ~ &c.,
Ond base IN M0fSday's game,
"c0ufse you afnt going 70 pay,
Bowman rs said 10 rave remarked
"yea know I'm going 70 pitejL"
One word LED 70 another Af1G
Bowman N said 70 have tod Du.
f0Ctler and MedWick, III bit
both Of you figbt IN the head
MaePhaH claims 10 nave stx w.t.
lesses 10 prove Bowman made nc
remark.
The Cardinals won the game, 7-3,
IN II innings after the Dodgers got
away 10 Q four run lead in the first
inning, II was the CARDS sixth
straight victory Under Billy South
worth and the Dodgers fourth
straight defeat, tleiT longest losing
streak Of the year. En0S GlaUgll-
tef,s homer with 0 mate On ~ ne
eighth tied the score, 6-5, A Wild
throw by Johnny Hudson, w10 r.
placed DHKOcileF, permitted ne
winning run 70 score, Doubles by
Cooper afld Stu Martin edded an
other tally,
TIE RED GoxS six-hit winning
streak was snappd by the Browns
VINO beat the league headers, III ~
10 innings. johnny Befafdtno's
homer with the bases LOADED IN me
tenth sank the RED S0x,
Edgar Smith pitched 0 SIX ny
game to give the White G0x o 81
victory over the Yanks. KFeevlch
and GOItefg hit homeFs foY me
White Gox, and Keller aild DiMag"
gi0 isofnered for the Yanks,
Waters Leses Fourth
There we're three night games ~
the major leagues last night, TIE
Philadelphia Pi1iIIies handed BucW
Walters his fourth straight loss ~
they defeated the Cincinnati REDS,
81 before 1026i at Ghibe pagk
Bob Draganis two hcmefs supplieo
the tying and winning runs. .
Jake MOoty made his first start Of
the year for the Chicago Cubs .
gticceggfuI one as ne turned back
the New York Giants with six hits
for . 81 triumph before . PoI0
Grounds crowd Of 1875,
ROjlie Hemsleyg nfntb-innipg
single sent across the winning run
as the Cleveland Indians fSudged
the washington Senators, I'll 70
move into o eecofd-place tie With
the Tigers. A crowd Of JzA1e
watched Al Smith hold the Senators
70 five hits for his seventh victory
against one defeat.
YEgTKRDAY'G HERO - Short
stop Johnny BerardinO, whose four
run homer In the 10Th inning yee-
terday provided the Browns with an
1T victory over the jeague-Iesdsng
Red GOz.
over FagreI Foundry, rIume-At-