Evening star., 1947-04-26
Chandler Calls MacPhaiI for Talking Out Of Turn
|AN Yank Owners Face
|GriIling by Baseball
Boss Next Week
By Jack Hand
A,seeiotsd Press Sports Writer

Assoeiotsd Press Sports Writer
NEW YORK, April a6-New it's
Larry MaePhail's turn to sizzle on
the baseball hot seat while Commits
sioner A. B. Chandler turns up the
burners under the New York Yankee
president.
MaePhail, who blew the whistle"
on Manager Leo Durecher of Hreekr
lyn when he filed defamation
charges with the commissioners
office, has been summoned to appear
before Chandler Tuesday In his Gin
einnati Office. Del Webb and Dan
Topping, who with MaGPhail own.
the Yankee franchise, also were
asked to be present.
However, the hearing probably
will be postponed to Wednesday be-
cause MacPhail has previously
scheduled Tuesday meeting with,
New York City civic leaders on the
juvenile delinquency problem.
''MaePhail's part may be put of
until Wednesday" Chandler said,
He had made some plans before.
he knew about this and it's not iHn-
pertant enough to change them. Not
that this isn't important. They tell
me Topping is out of the country on
a fishing trip. That's all right, I'll
get him later"
No Reason Given for Summons.
No reason for the summons was
given by Chandler. who revealed
yesterday that his Office had notified
MacPhail by telegram from Cinein-
natl Monday that he and the other
owners were to make a command"
appearance.
1t was common knowledge that
Chandler was very much upset about
MacPhails violations of his gag
rule" in the Duroeher case. The
commissioner ordered all principals
invelvea not to talk as the subject
was a closed matter after he sus-
pended the Dodger pilot for the
1947 season. But Larry didn't keep
quiet.
Chambers power is unlimited as
Durecher discovered, but it is not
expected that he wilr go as far with
MaePhail as he did with Leo. There
is a strong possibility that MacPhail
may be fined $4,000 and suspended
temporarily from participating in
routine league matters such as at
tending meetings, asking waivers
and assigning players.
On April TO-. a day after DurQcher
was suspended, MacPhail called
press conference in which he touched
on the subject lightly. He gave out
an interview 10 Harry Nash in the
Newark Evening News April 18 in
which he was quoted as saying
Commissioner Chandler didn't have
sufficient grounds on which to hand
a five-minute suspension" on Du-
rocher
Dresser Again Censured.
Nash also said MaePhail "inti-
mated that if there were legitimate
reasons for keeping Durecher out
of baseball for a year they are be-
ing kept from the public" MacPhail
also denied in the interview that he
had engineered the election of
Chandler as commissioner, saying he
voted for Chandler, but not until
the sixth ballot"
Yankee Coach Chuck Dressen's
action in appearing on the field
In uniform during pregame practice
despite his aa=day suspension alse
drew Chambers wrath. Dresser
was ordered not to appear on the
field in uniform in a telegram from
the commissioner Tuesday. He has
not been in uniform since.
Chandler refused any direct COM
ment on the reasons for his sum
mons other than to say, 1--WE will ia
quire into a number of things /
have been doing investigating while
I have been here. We want to get |
the whole story and we are going |
to get it,"
Informed that the charges he
faces might be summed up as in
subordination, MacPhail said only,
very interesting, if true"
IN snort talk De1ore press ana
radio men at a dinner announcing |
the signing of a new contract for
World Series and All-Star Game
radio rights, Chandler said, Il make
my own decisions and I am under
no obligation to anybody. I am
willing to live and die on the conse-
auences." /
Ready to Fight Gamblers.
The commissioner said he was
certain he had the best organization
to combat gambling that ever had
been put together and he warned |
people who do not measure up to
our requirements will not be in it
(hasebalD.
Chandler will participate in Babe
Ruth day ceremonies at the Yankee !
Stadium tomorrow, returning to
Cincinnati Monday afternoon.