Evening star., 1952-09-02
Browns and Umpires
Criticized as Reverted
Score Drops Indians
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

The Cleveland Indians said to- !
day they were filing a five-points
protest with the American League
over the weather-jumbled second
game of yesterdays double-header
at st. Louis. 81
A reverted score handed the
Indians a 2-1 defeat in the night
cap and dropped them two and
a half games behind the league
leading Yankees, who defeated
Boston. 5-1, last night behind the
three-hit pitching Of Ray Scar
borough. peddled by the Red Sox
only last week.
After the Indians won the first
game, 9-S, they were behind, 81.
in the nightcap when the rains
came. The game was delayed an
hour and IL minutes after the
Indians had batted in the fifth.
That was enough to make it an
official game.
After play was resumed, the
fifth inning was finished and the
Indians scored three times in the
top Of the sixth to 60 ahead. AZ.
But the rain started again. Even
though the shower let up, the
field was in such poor condition
the game was called after 20 min
utes. The score reverted to tho
fifth inning and the Browns won,
l2-1.
Lopez Outlines Protest.
Manager AL Lopez said these
were the bases Of the protest:
l. "The failure Of the Browns
to provide proper equipment" He;
said the field cover leaked and
the ground crew took 43 minutes
to take it up.
2. Failure of the ground crew
to obey the umpires. "They were
told to put the canvas on the
second time it rained and they
said they couldn't even make the
attempt."
i 3. Failure of the umpires to
order the ground crew Ito make
an attempt to get the infield in
shape after the rain stopped
I 4. The umpires called the game
too quickly" Lopez said the
second rain lasted only six min
utes and 1t did not rain after
!, that. In an important game such
i. as this the umpires could have
, waited until midnight"
S. "The actions of Bill Veeck
(in) yelling down from the press
box to his ground crew as the
: canvas was being put on the field.
Take your time, take your time"
, Jim Duffy, umpire lin chief.
: said he planned to submit a re-
I port on the leaky and water
: logged condition of the canvas.
: Bob Feller, player representa-
: tive of the Indians. sent a, tele-
gram to League President Will
Harridge protesting against what
9 we consider a deliberate blow
= from the management and ground
crew of the st. Louis Browns"
t Dodgers Stay Nine Ahead.
e The weather laid a heavy hand
: on the entire holiday program.
S Rain washed out Brooklyn's
scheduled twin bill in Philadel-
}. phia, but the Dodgers retained
their nine-game lead in the Ma
= tional League as the second-place
S Giants divided a double-header in
Boston. The Braves came back
4 to win the second game, 5-1,
: after the Giants had captured the
: opener, 81.
: A year ago today. the Dodgers
= = led the Giants by six games but
failed to hold their lead. Their
margin is three games greater this
season but the Dodgers had only
> % games left to play after Labor
l Day. 1851, as compared to 20 this
year.
In addition to washing out the
scheduled twin bill between the
Tigers and White Sox. rain forced
the Yankees and Red Sox to call
off their two afternoon games in
New York.
The Yankees. however, managed
! (See BASEBALL. Page A-1l)