The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-20
BROOKLYN and
ST.LOU|S FEUD
FLARES anew
Owen.D urocher Fight-D.
A. Investigates; Bow
man A. w. L.
BY GEORGE KIRKsEY
United Press stan C0EregpOndentl

Wx OEVHOE AAMMBEx
United Press stan Correspondent
New York, June 2O--(UP)-The
bitter feud between the 81. Louis
Cardinals and Brooklyn Dodgers
famed In new quarters today after
O fist fight In last nights game be.
tween Dodger Manager Leo Duros
cher and Catcher Mickey Owen Of
the Gas House Gang.
Ever since Pitcher Bob Bowman
hit Joe Medwick In the head with 0
"duSter" In Tuesdays game, the
players Of both clubs have been OF
each others throats.
With EbbettS Field TANNED with
81 ,24o paid customers last night, the
Dodgers outgamed the Cardinals IN
grudge battle, 90, and moved
back 10 within .0004 percentage
points OF the ieague-leading Reds.
The Dodgers broke their 4rgaile los.
Ing streak, longest Of the year, In.
fiicted the hrst defeat on the Car
dinals since Billy eouthWorth bee
came pilot and tossed In the Duro-
cher.O Owen fisticuffs oil In one night.
Owen Threw Punch
Owen opened the third inning
with O single, and was forced on
second by Stu Martin, Durocher 10
Coscarat. Az the Cardinal catcher
started of the diamond, Dfocher
yelled something and Owen, who
had walked almost 10 third base
turned around and started back.
Durocher came IN 10 meet him but
Umpire Dick Campbell rushed be-
tween them. Owen, however, reached
around the bif umpire and landed
o left hook on DurocherB head.
With Campbell between them they
glugged away at each other.
Johnny Hopp, who was at the
plate, charged out with his bat IN
his hand, and Umpire Campbell
loft the battiers 10 remove the
weapon from the Cardinal player,
Ae apparently wasn't going 10 use
II but Campbell wasn't taking any
chances. Players OF both teams
Joined In the melee, and several took
swings OF each other.
After the fight was halted Owen
was elected from the game. Duro-
cher was allowed TO continue, ape
parently because he didn't swing
until after Owen DID.
Whit Wyatt, pitching with only
two days rest since his heart.break.
Ing 2.hit loss 10 the Reds Sunday,
held the Cards safely In check ex-
cept In the fourth and ninth. He
allowed nine hits. The Dodgers
raped MCGEE and Lanier for only
nine hits but the Cardinal defense
fell apart. They made seven errors,
with RhortStop Martin Marion com.
hitting four OF them. Their worst
inning wag tho seventh when they
made four errors, three by Marion,
which helped brooklyn push over
four runs.
ID. A. Starts Probe
Developments In tho Medwick
case were OF o standstiil pending
TIE district attorneys announce.
..asat that no planned 10 investigate
published reports that Cardinal
Pitcher Bowman deliberately threw
at MedWick after threatening him.
President Prick OF the National Lea
que upon being advised Of O'Dwyer's
action, said no would not make any
decision until tho district attorneys
investigation was completed. Med
wick, resting comfortably In the
Caledonia hospital, probably Will DO
out OF action about two weeks.
Bowman wasn't IN uniform last
night on tho orders OF Manager
gouthworth.
Thornton Lee and the. Chicago
White Box combined 10 hand the
New York Yankees their fourth
straight defeat, 10; tho OF. Louis
Brown won their fourth straight
and remained In o to for fifth
place wit hthe White Box by COM
Inc from behind 10 down the Dos'
ton Red sox, O.; Detroits Tigers
Increased their victory string 10 SIX
with O double win over tho Philadel-
ptia Athletics, 30 and o., 10 move
within half game Of FIRST place while
tho Cleveland indians triumphed
over the Washington Senators, al,
for their fourth In o row.
YESTERDAYS HERO 80 Brooklyn
pitcher Whit wyatt, who took tho
mound last night after only two
days rest and pitched tho Dodgers
10 nm 90 victory over the b. Louis
Cardinals, swapping hig CLUBS four
game losing streak while breaking
the Cards win string OF ok.
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