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Suspend Marion Indefinitely For Pushing Umpire McGowan Veeck to File Protest With * Frick, Har ridge; New Pilot Of Brownies Denies Charge BOSTON, Mass., June 12 UP.— Gentle Marty Marion was indefinitely suspended as St. Louis Browns manager for pushing an umpire, and president Bill Veeck of the Browns announced he was protesting todays game with the Red Sox. "Its nothing but Gestapo tactics," Veeck said angrily. "Im going to carry the protest of this game directly to baseball commissioner Ford C. Frick." Marion, who was discharged last year by the St. Louis Cardinals for "lack of aggressiveness" as a manager, was told of the suspension only 10 minutes before the start of the final game of a three-game series at Boston. He had inserted himself in the line-up at shortstop for the first S time since being appointed manager of the Browns Tuesday after Rogers Hornsby was fired. . The suspension was made by American league president Will Harridge on the basis of a report that Marion pushed senior umpire Bill McGowan in last nights game. The telegram read: Await Umpires Complete Report "For your conduct in repeatedly and forcibly bumping umpire McGowan to show displeasure over his decision in a game at Boston Wednesday night, you are under indefinite : suspension pending an umpires complete report." Marion denied that he shoved McGowan i during their dispute at third base. "I didnt push him," Marion said. "I merely told him he was wrong on the play." ! At shortstop in Marions place was Joe De Maestri who was the center of the dispute last night. In the eighth inning of the night game he went from first to third and apparently was caught by catcher Sammy White who had gone out to cover the base. Umpire Hank Soar, who was supposed to rule only on decisions at second, said De j Maestri was safe at third. But McGowan, . whose duty it was to rule on the play, said I the man was out. In the resulting argument Marion appeared • to push McGowan and desisted only when Soar stepped between them. The thin i manager then was ordered from the game. "Its the worst thing I ever heard of," said Veeck. "Heres the case of a man convicted before hes been tried. On this basis : McGowans report could get lost in the mails and Marion never could get back as manager even if the decision ultimately was that he be suspended only for one game." "Im going directly to Chicago and protest to Harridge tomorrow, about Marion, , not the fame," he said. "Im going to protest the game to Frick. Why should I let ; Harridge be the district attorney and prepare - the indictment against Marion and I also rule on the game."
