Evening star., 1949-04-30
Giants Players Meet
Today 10 Back Pilot
In Row With Fan
By Ben PhIeeor
A.,eeie.sd Press sper.s Wri.sg

NEW YORK. April 3o.-"The
Lip" was silent today as he began
the first full day Of his second
suspension from baseball In three
years.
Leo Durocher, the balding. pug
nacious manager of the New York
Giants. was under orders from his
boss. Horace Stoneham. TO keep
still.
He will get his chance to talk
next Tuesday when he appears
before Commissioner A. B. Chan
dler In Cincinnati.
Chandler suspended him yester-
day after a brief fracas Thursday
with a Brooklyn fan at the Polo
Grounds.
The fan, 22-year -old Fred Boy
sen Of Brooklyn. accused Durocner
Of punching and kicking him after
a 1872 rout Of the Giants by the
Brooklyn Dodgers.
Calls Charges Ridiculous.
Durocher denied he hit anybody
He said somebody tried to grab
his cap and he grabbed 1t back.
Boysen's charges. said Leo, are
ridiculous.
However, Boysen, a war veteran
whose family came from Puerto
Rico, said he had asked his attor-
ney to seek a summons Monday
against Durocher charging simple
assault.
Durocher was en- route to Bos-
ton with his team yesterday when
he heard that he had been sus-
pended. He telephoned Stone
ham. who is president Of the
Giants; named Coach Frankie
Frisch acting manager. held 20
minute press conference and then
flew back to New York.
"Mr. Stoneham will give out all
future statements" said the nor
mally voluble Durocher. He had
nothing more to say.
Durocher was suspended by
Chandler for one year In April
1947, for conduct detrimental to
baseball. At the time he was man.
ager Of the Dodgers. He returned
| to Brooklyn last spring. then
switched suddenly to the Giants
in midseason.
Varying Views on Suspension.
Just as there were conflicting
versions Of what happened at the
Polo Grounds, there were differ
ent views on the commissioner
action In suspending Leo.
One line of reasoning was that
Chandler acted properly to pro-
tect Durocher from possible trou-
BILE from heckler's pending a full
investigation Of Thursdays Incl
dent.
Another trend Of thought was
that the suspension appeared
hasty, particularly in view OF pre-
vious differences between Lee
and the commissioner.
Durocher said 1t came as q
stunning surprise"
The Giants players planned q
meeting in Boston today. Secre-
tary Eddie Brannick said they
would forward their opinions to
Chandler.
Stoneham said the club had the
fullest confidence" In the man
ager and would support him to
the limit against these false accu-
sations."
Boysen was released from a
hospital yesterday. DR.. I. Oscar
Weissman said physicians had
found no bruises on his body and
that X-rays had disclosed no in
ternal injuries.
Attorney Quits Case.
He changed attorneys when
Samuel S. Reinish. who had rep
resented him Immediately after
the incident, withdrew. Reinish
said he was a tax expert and did
not engage in criminal or negli-
gence work. He added, however,
that he felt the case had merit.
Boysen's new lawyer is Benja-
min H. Chasin Of Brooklyn, who
said he is q Brooklyn fan who has
"razzed Leo several times myself" "
In Boston. the New York sports
writer's covering the Giants adopt
ed resolution last night express
ing belief that the punishment
against Durocher was more severe
than warranted by the facts. The
writer's said the resolution would
be forwarded to the commission
er.