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THE BRlDGfcPORT TELEGRAM, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1926 5EVENTEKW Baseball Scandal Breaks as Cobb and Speaker Are Accused of "Fixing" Game in 1 FAMOUS RETIRED MANAGERS ARE ACCUSED OF "THROWING" GAME AT END OF 1919 SEASON (Continued from In Scandal i a i 1 i i a i i a i i r'lline. iti i i i C' i i i i 1 I a I 1 ue i I i 1 i ,1 1 I i i 'I i i 11 i I i i i i I 1 I I I I i I i i i to i i i i i a i i i I i i i i i i i tie i i a i i i i I i I I i i i I I i IS i i i i i i i i i orsr i i i i i I o' i I i i i i r-" ii- 1 i i I i an I CoMi i i i i i i .1 a i i i i I I I mi i I SI i i UV. 1 i i i a i i I i a iv.11 JIM.) i i to "tl i I i i 1 Cip-'l I -A I S' 1 I I i I I i 1 11 TV i Wood a th" i and I 1 i i i i for Mo. i i I I i i i i a check -A a West was i i up a of money and I i i i a i i a i i a I on an i i i i i i i 1 i i 1 1 i i i i I "ei- 1- i I i i Ty Cobb's Letter Cobb Vlot. tin 1 a i i i d.iv'^ i i i a i i i 1:0 i a i i a a i stay i i I i i a a wnh i I Wood Die next i a do yon i i ohh me a i did i i i i i in MI -A i mo in a i dm i i i i i i a i I a i i i i i i i I i v.h:" i I Uo s.i i i i A i i i i i li'(Miard HrfiiMos Appear.

I I to I.enn.'ird tu come to i i i i- .,.,,11., .1 i i 1 1 1 a i i i i 10 i I a a i a i a i I i a ywi i i a his he a i to V'." I 1 i i a iiero. 1 1 1P i i i In 'I'" t-eeortl. "was that 1 once in a i i i i i i r.io:ia.rd also I 1 a i hl.M business re' i A i i i i i i 'a i i "'V i i i i i I a i a i i i i i a i A rohii. a Wood i a i vra i 1 i i a I a a I i said, i a i I i a a a.s"ei-t.-i i I i i i i i' i I Tho i says ho I "all I -euro" a was out. by bandit as A 1919.

"Dear old boy. yon are out: in oH a i i a by i i and 1-nJnyiim i ''1 a i and Mrs. Cobb a i baby a i a at i is very but 1 have been busy KOttliif? a a i I i my a i and havo tried to do a eor- reHpondi'nce, henco my dela.y. "Wood any myself were considerably disappointed In our bti.siiies.s i i as we had 0 0 to put I it and the side i i us I 4 i a i a a It was a and to dea.l i i us as ha 1 men in i to a mi the a i and they had no i so arid of course wo badly ovor It. "Kverythilnjr was to Wood and he can yon a it when we together.

It was i a ro- i i i and I care for It I ran assure "Well. 1 hope you fvery- thitiK 1 in i shape at home and a i lj: llttlo- ones. I made tbi.s share of aeries In I came homft and expect to a more. "I the White Sox should have won 1 am satisfiu! they wero over i Well old scout 'drop me a i yon can. We have some a i i sinco I arrived home.

1 a i i i regards to Mrs. Jjponnrd, "Slnceroly. i i ItT," i i i i :1 i a a i i over." i i a to i out as i i i i i a i same of i a posv Wood the a was iiald." i MUI a a i asU- it I )r i I a was to -be on the TM .1. i i 1 i out i i i a I i i i a I.oori- "7 5 1 a i I I a ho a to bet A 1 i i a a i i "ti ball i 1 'j SiM'rtker. i i i i i i i i i i i 1 1 i a i i a i i i I i i i i i a to bet on a i i i a I i i a rf th" u'ame on i i i i i i i n- i a i r.sation a a i 1 i i I i a i hat Was bet." 1 i i a a a i i i i a i a I i i i Iv I did not." "L'id i a conversation i I i a i i i "I i not." I a fabb to explain his i "It Is a pna.rcnt," replied C'obb, f.

A in a in a way. 1 i to i the i i r.i.-". end of it as a business prod. i I i to. i i i i a to convoy tho in- I i i i a i i he bad usk-d mo for.

i i I I i i i i I a i a Wood -AH i i had rne. The a of 2 0 0 0 i i i i i a i i i i a i i I i i i-nt I a i Wood eon- "I i i i vcw'd to In i whldh "I i i If v. i -i -hi- i i a I was not In on I a i hi i a that -i'-i" i i Wood i i i a by t' 1 i i I a i and. a i i i i a I I star i i I bv Wood a i i i cer- I i i til" .1 re i i i i i I i i i i i i 1 a Wood a i I I i -i I I i i "Til i a i a a Wood i i a .1 i i a a was at 2 i and i i i to i i -mi. A n-- "Conililcti-lv l''i-ll Down." i i i i a I I a i i i a 'wi; him 'iKvnitsc "tlie only men he knew in t'iie matter wero Leonard and Wood." Wood went before the commission and I i i his letter to Leonard Woxl TelLs Ills Story.

"Tell me a that bet." Landis "The day before the "Wood a "Leonard came to me rind said a was coltiK to a a i us and a in baseball the last sanies of the season, i i at a ball club, It rases i He asked if I wanted to cn on a bet. I told i I did not cfiro to ni much money as the 52.500 he but a i of i a said IIP a wlllintr to take a i of it. The divv before pa.me. he told mo West bo at the hotel. West came un the next i and said the lie could g-et was 10 to 7.

Detroit was the favorite. We- decided fo lay the I i i West ra.mn back to the hotel and said all he could eet was iicalnst $-120. hut a he could net more u.p -nt to 2. We talked that over and decided not to 'bet nt those odds." Woo.i 'lie saw Cobb at the a nark September 24 and h.ut had no conversation i i except a the iramo on ember 2.1. when Cobb a.sked him "how did you bet on i a a "I asked him why." Wood testified, "and he 'Leonard i i 1C was of mv business I i-aV" him an a and i i n-rdv." Often Bet On Gamps.

Wood said he never a to Sneaker a bet on the sramo. "It was not a a "practice." Wood declared, "but It was not. for ballplayers to bet on a game. even in the i of the season. I recall one Instance the a i bi-olto.

a Is. th-ev lost all the had i them on n. ball game a I n'tched and beat Walter Johnson. They won it tack the next anv, when Bob Oroome beat our eluh." "Who did they tbet on?" "On i own ball Soe.nkor testified before Landis a he had "no a ever" of the transaction nllccred by Leonard, i no "under the grandstand" a i as a a i The mnnnsrer said ho learned last or J-nly a a was to implicate him i the lctte'-s. "Mr.

Johnson i of the lea-ue) a to Cleveland." Sp-caker said, "and told me a a a some letter "Wood. He asked mo I i a it and I said no. Then I asked Wood about it. I had never heard of it before." Speaker said that ho used his reg- a in the. Detroit came on September 25.

and a "since I management oltib i August. 1919.) always tried to win every ball came." Speaker Mad" Three lilts. ''I notice," Speaker said in look- Ing over the box score, "that I made i In fivo times up. two of them three baeser.s. If I had anything about tho game fixed, or If I ha.d money placed on the game, I certainly not have been out making that kind of a recon.1, and I would not have per 'inltted Wood to havo remained out of the game.

"I Nee. by score that Cleveland never was out of the game i tho e'rjhth i i they scored two runs a.nd then were only i There is a a ball game when are in an inning." West a ho placed tho bet in i for Wood, and a ho haid no knowledge a had a snare In It. Ho never placed any money for Cobb or bo said, and never heard of their bet- i on a game. He never placed a bet but tills one, ho declared, although ho "usually did favors for players." "DUTCH" LEONARD'S THIRST FOR REVENGE BEHIND EXPOSE OF SCANDAL, RUNYON CLAIMS (By DAMON UlINYON.) (Copyright, NEW Dec. 21--Caesuras i was more above suspi- i a Tyrus Raymond "the jewel of neorprla," and Tristan Speaker, Texas ranser." their Ions ami i i a basel-all service, but now it sud- comes a thoir recent i the wa.s due to a a charges.

They arc charges that implicate and Kpoaikor. two of the all- i greatest baseball players. In (lie i of a a between the a and Detroit loams in i Sopte-mber 2R, 111 111, the year of the "Hlnek Sox" And i charges. i a i "Smoky Wood, once ono of the greatest i in the A i a League, now the base- a coach at Yale a Fred West, an of the i ba.s-cliall park, seems to be the Implncablo hatred for Ty Cobb of Herbert "Dutch" Leonard, a star hand- er of a few years IIKO. Apparently it was "Dutch" I.eo- na.rd's i for on Cobb that produced the against Cobb and Speaker and "Smoky Joe." Ixjo-nard was a member of the Det i Tlg-ers Cohb's manage- and Cobb released "Dutch" i scant notice to a a i i Coast team in 192S.

Leonard Wn.s Hurt. "Dutch" a was a deal. From a feeling: came deter- i a i to "net even" i Tyrus Raymond Cobb. Ho went to Prank i president of tho Detroit i a him what he abo-ut Ci'bb and Speaker and "Smoky Joe." though "Dutch" seems to regret that lie had to brins Joe into the i Navin, a at first to bellove a i story, i a presented it to Ban Johnson, provident of tho American Leag'ue, and Bun Johnson told it to Kenesaw a i Landis. th-e high commissioner of baseball.

sent i'cr "Du'sh" lyconard lust winter, runs tile story. "jDutch" lives near Fresno Califoivnila, on a i i ranch! I-le has plenty of money. He to to Landis. so to I.ie'0.nnrd and heard the tale "Dutch's" own lips. lie summoned Cobb and Speaker before i it is said, told them of tho cliarsjos and asked they wanted an i i or preferred i i i an Inquiry.

They both recently a that they were throuprh with baseball. Speaker, a a man and successful ns manasor of Cleveland's said he wanted to so into business. Cobb, wealthier man not so successful manager of thc- cl'Ub, said he was tired of the came a had brought him a beyond any man in the history of the pastime. "Smoky Joe" -was already as a big leaguer. In view of Ihe fact a they for a ii.

is rrnsoii- a to that Ijandis ami baseball i i a had no i i oi i i tho to the i But Warren Brown, sports editor, was kicking a Detroit when he got a hint of the nffa.Ir. As this was i his own bailiwick he the tip over to the Universal Service and a man wag immediately dispatched i. the coast who Interviewed "Dutch" '-eonard, at this time interested -mainly in trailing the golf tournaments arourd his native a i i a Leonard told substantiality the same story he had told months before to Nav'n and later to Landis. Ho made no attempt to dlKSulse a he felt revengeful toward Ty Cobb "railroading" him cut of tiie big league. Ho had an i i i a i letter "Smoky Joe" Wood, ho and still has it.

He had another letter he claims Cobb in which Cobb says "I am in Please take care of mo and protect, me." Back to Land.is went representatives of Universal Service and the high commissioner of baseball admitted tbat, he had been a i of Leonard's tale for some time. Ho not a h-e had forced Oobb and Speaker out of baseball because of the changes but there bo no other i Today in Chicago. Laredis, knowing the a were in pot-session of Universal Service, made public a complete transcript of the evidence and testimony in tho- case. When asked i what the status of Coob and Speaker is, ho said: "These men helms out of bfise- ball. ni) decision will be made unless a conditions in tho future rcffuire it." Both Cobb and Speaker protest i i but they did not a a i lioaring on 'Dutch" Leonard's charges.

Out in a i i a not long ago, a representative of the Universal Service. "Dutch" Leonard talked at greater length, though less explicitly. He ie a i to n. woman of social position in Fresno, artd she did not want to talk. "Why should he get.

himself into a peck of by giving out tin: story?" she asked. ''He Got a he -wont a Don't yO'U that he be by all sportsmen if he a When he docs give you all he kn'ows he will be in a defensive position and will take the consequences." IJke his i "Dutch" to foer a he had gotten his revenue tho retirement of Cobb. He was bitter against "the jewel of 'though he manifested no fo'eling against Speaker, sym pathiy.ed his oKl team mate on tho Boston Kcd Sox, However, "Dutch" i a why he was sore on Cobb and this his Tells Story. "I went to Detroit after I wa: reinstated on Aug. 1 9 2 4 Cobb hai been in cor'-ospondonee with me anr me to come to Detroit.

I ha'-i my fru-it ranch h-ore and did no care so to return to. baseball I him so in several linters. A he- wrote me a I have four- clays rout between games. Th first season along i as far an 1 was concerned. Everybody was satisfied.

"Then came the. season of ll)2ii In of i a year Tigers wer losing. There were several headers to be a and Cobb was desperate because he had na one. on. I i want to pitch thos games.

My arm was me When Cobb told me to igo in and pitch one of games I told hin: I was not in i i Ho answer ed: "You are dogging it." "Anyway 1 went in i a deter minati-on to or die. I wanted ti show Viiin I was for him and thi team. We had been i fo years. Well, I the tide fo him; I bent Cleveland. Two days la ter he made me pitch against St.

Louis. I beat I beat Chi cago. Still 1 knew I was i i myself In i i these games for him I complained to him. I reminiJei him of his promises. He answered 'Why Dutch you are doing splendid Keep the good work and I give you 5 or ti days rest after th- next I insisted that he not doing me justice.

I had consult ed a. doctor and he tola me if I kop on working my arm so I Set peritonitis. Still Cobb used again in the very next series agains Philiulelphiii. "That game caused me more grie Joe Wood's Letter This Us a letter "Smoky" Joe Mood, the A i a League pitch- to Leonard, as giiven out by be commission. "Cleveland, Ohio.

Friday. Dear Friend Dutch: please find certified -heck for sixteen and dollars 1 6 3 0 0 0 "The only bet West could jet down was $600 against 4 2 0 (10 to Cobb did not got a cent. He told is that and I believed ham. Oould have put some at 5 to 2 on Detroit, but did not as that would make us put up $1,000 to win $400. "We won the I gave West $30, leaving $330, or $130 for each of us.

Would not have cashed your at all, but West thought he joukl'get it up at 10 to 7, and I was to put it all up at those odds. We would have won $1,750 for the 2 5 0 0 if wo couH have, placed it. "If we -ever have another chance ike this we will know enough to try to get early. "Let me hear you Dutch. Wilth good wishes to Mrs.

Leonard and yourself, I am, ''JOE WOOD." TIGERS' PRESIDENT REFUSES i TO DISCUSS SCANDAL, SAYING MATTER IS IN LANDIS' HANDS than I had ever experienced before in my lite. I waa in the dressing roiom before the game getting bed I thought George Dauss was going to M-cBride came in urn! told rne I was to pitch. I told him that I couldn't pitch. Soon Cobo came ia and before the whole team he sto-rmed at me. He said: 'Yes you are to pitch, who do you think you are, manaiger of this team? Ret out there on the field.

Don't you dare turn bolshevik on me. I am the boss here." And Tigers Won! Following Is the box score of the Detroit Cleveland game in September, 1010, around which baseball's scandal evolved: CLEVELAND. AB. R. Gran-oy, If 5 1 ss 4 1 (Speaker, cf Harris, Ib 3b Warn by, 2b Smith, rf O'Neil, Meyers, 5 3 4 3 4 H.

3 1 3 0 1 1 Bush, ss Youmg-, 2b Cobb, cf Veach, If Heilmann, Ib Shorten, rf Jones, 2b A-insmlth, Boland, 138 DETROIT. AB. R. 13 4 5 4 4 .4 4 3 2 H. 3 1 3 1 3 1 5 1 ft.

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 9 18 0 Score by dnnings: Cleveland 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0--5 Detroit 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 x--9 Two base hits--Harris, I-feilman, Graney. Three base hits--Speaker. 2 Boland, 2. Stolen bases--Bush, Cotb 2. Base on balls--Boland 2.

Struck out--by Meyers 1. DETROIT, Dec. 21--(AP) Frank J. Xavin, president of Detroit American League baseball lub declined today to discuas biMfl- iall'3 latest scandal, involvln-s Tjrroa Raymond Cobb and Tris Speaker vho resigned recently as irianafem espectively of the Detroit and. Cleveland teams.

"Commissioner Landis has ire matter In charge," he Whatever statement h-e makes at time will sufficient. Later. ivhen I have gone into the matter more I may have something to say.TM Detroit sport writers expressed no surprise at the disclosure of barges against Cobb and Speaker. declaring they had been aware that "Dutch" Leonard, former pitcher of he Detroit Americans had allegations and that last gust before' laying his before American League officials and missioner he De- ro.it with photostatic copies of correspondence with Cobb. At that time declare, Leonard sought only reinstatement in major league baae- ball.

The game between Cleveland and Detroit upon which against Cobb and Speaker were baaed, was the last home frame of season. Sept. 2G. 1919. published the following day ed that Cleveland apparently safely berthed in second place Detroit was fighting with New Torlt for third place honors.

Dec. The substance of "Dutch" Leonard's statement t'y Commissioner Landis in the baseball scandal involving Ty Cobb nnd Tris Speaker follows! "After the first game (meaning the iirst one of the regularly sched iuled games to be played: -betweer Detroit anl Cleveland at Detroit on Sept. 24-25, 1919) Cobb, Speake and Wood and I happened to mee nd get together the stand and of course the talk" was that (Detroit) wanted to nnish third. "Speaker sa.l-1 'don't worry abou tomorrow's game. We a i Cleveland) t'nave got second place cinched and you will win tomorrow and everybody Just agreed Una 1 if it was going to be a setup tha we might as well get some money on it.

"Then we talked about petting the money down on tlio' that is how to get the (Jough, anl how much we could put up, and Cobb said he would send West down to see us. "I was to )ut and as I remember it, Cobb 52,000, and Wood ani Speaker earn. I had pit-clued that day and was through for the season, an-d so I my chock for $1,500 to Wood at the ball park and went 'to the hotel, packed my things and I left that night for Independence, Mo. "Several days later on, I received the letter at Independence a check for $1,630. He wrote West was only able to get up part of the money and that my share of the winnings was only $130.

During the- talk under the stand about the next day's game, Speaker said he- would go In and pitch himself necessary. "There was not very much talk and we -did not stay very 1'ong. There was joist the four of us tiaere and no other player was in on it. When I met Wood next spring 'I said to him, 'wha: do you i wrote me that he did not get any m'oney or. a and Woo3 says, 'He told rne the same Indians Encouraged Detroit Batters to Boost Averages, News Reveals.

DETROIT. Dec. 21--(AP.) Thi Detroit-Cleveland game of Septem her 25, 1919 was the last home eame of the season and Cobb and were opposing center field ers. Detroit got 18 hits and 9 runs off Elmer Meyers and Clevelan made 13 hits for a off Bernie Boland. The Detroit News describing th 1 contest sai'3 ''th-e Indians were safe 1-y in second place.

They cannot dislodged from that position an they cannot finish better than sec ond. when they saw th contest going a.gainst them thoj kindly encouraged Detroit batters 1 boost their clubbing records." the description says "Boland after he had sewed the affair up also became lavish in assist ing- the Indians to add notches t. their batting averages." Early in th ga.me, the description say.3 "presenteid the Cleveland manage (Speaker) i two triples." "And in like manner" It add; "Tris Speaker displayed gratitude Boland. Boland hit to deep center By running across the field an heading the drive o'f, Tris coul have caught it or at Irust held to single. But instead ran with th ball and it rolled imvay for thro- bases.

"These are but a few illustration, of th-e good fellowship that obtain ed between two teams. Cobb The standings showed: W. Chicago Cleveland S3 S3 L. 49 54 59 60 POL .58 New York 76 Detroit 77 In their description of the the sports writers describeil how two teams edified the crowd by "good fellowship," that Cobb the only player not offered ojffof- tuiiity to fatten his batting- average; that Tris Speaker wag virtually $M- sented with two triples while Speaker reciprocated by permitting triple for Bernie Boland, pdtchims for Detroit. Cleveland, they pointed out, waa safely in second place and a.

meant nothing to the Indians a victory for Detroit would help materially in the fight Cor third place, all of wh.ich they eaM, impressed the Detroit fans, with good fellowship the visiting team. Fred C. West mentioned In the correspondence said to have been exchanged between Cobb and Leonard was an usher and press box attendant at Navln field. WIN. NEW YORK, Dec.

A 1 0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates tonight sent the New York. Rangers back into first place In the American section of the National Hockey league. was the only man who was not assisted toward a boost in batting. Meyers and the Cleveland figured Tyrus didn't any so they worked on him every time he came up and Ty made but a sin'Sle hit out of five trys- In another part of the story of game it was stated: "Nobody would accuse the Indiana of letting -down in favor of their hosts tut they did not appear particularly crestfallen when the started going against them. A won or lost means nothing to them whereas the Timers simply have to win games to fight for third poM- tion." i d.

"Is "just I i 1 i i i i i i i I i 'o trivo Leonard A i i oi.i in hi- had asked to 1 i U' i i i joii-h I i i a i v. ith Wood, and i i i' I' i v. i I 1 i such a a i i i stoo i i i 'a stand a a i I a "Had ever a Wests i i He is the only i I l. i a i a i a i i I i i i i i i i tin- i i i i i- i i i i a last i i s. a a i 1 Kiivt: mv checA tor i it.

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