Show 5 Ov Over Seaton Smith Seaton-Smith Pit Fight r a 2 Is MB MEMPHIS 1 Tenn June 5 The The cases es of ot Tom Toni Sexton Seaton and Casey Smith two pitchers dismissed this dis missed U by tho the San Francisco club for alleged allese d c-d l part in a gambling scandal may y be fought out In lQ the Southern league President ent John JohnD 1 D D. Martin of thc the league has ro- ro fused to approve the thc contracts of or these players who have hac been signed nc b by the th Little Rock nock club and Bob Dob Allen veteran player an and present owner onel of ot tho the Little Rock nock club threatens to go S-O to the time limit limit even even evento to court court to to force th the leagues league's permIssion permission per per- mission to uso use the thc two players Allen says sars ho he asks nothing but a fair investigation an and If H that shows IhO the thc players guilty of or anything anything any any- thing thinS croo crooked ed in baseball then ho lie does docs not want thorn thom on his team Ills His defense defenso Is that the thc San Fran Fran- deco club never ne made dc definite ac- ac as them However that ma may be ue tho thio public opinion formed from newspaper reports l c evidently is against tho the players and anti President Martin larUn is being generally gen gen- orall orally commended for his stand that the tho players can not pIa play In inthe tho the Southern league until they get geta get a clean bill of or health h Martins Martin's stand stanl Is strengthened b by tho the fact that e even en n an club In California is said to have refused to employ tho time players though Hal lILl Chase Chose whose C case so wa wad considered with th theirs irs was permitted to Join time the independent t organization orS It Is understood that Manager of or Little Rock and md Ca Casey c Smith vi will ill appear before President ont Martin this week when Smith will present his defense In the tho case against him Seaton m meanwhile t does not appear to have shown sho up UI at Rock Roc though h understood to have havo agreed to join Aliens Allen's team ACTION Little Rock nock Ark Juno June 5 s. rho The action of ot President Allen of oV tho the Little Rock club In taking on Cacey Smith an and Tom Seaton pitchers dropped by U- USan San Francisco has I created a n. mild sensation in lii baseball baseball base base- ball circles only not loc ll locally but nationally as the case cace of or the these o two players has created much com com- I ment While this comment has been beca mostly unfavorable Manager m El- El herfield and and President Allen say that the tilo players will be shown In Ina a n better lIght HsUi when It comes out We do n ii t believe belle President Allen Allenor I or Manager l Elberfield would countenance countenance coun coun- unfair dealings dealInG's of or nn any I kind and wo we know them so well wl I that wo are willing to accept wIthout without without with with- out question their action In signing signing sign sign- ing IllS Smith an and Seaton Smith reported ten da days Ls L's s ago o an anIs and andIs andis Is tal taking things cas easy In order that he may become one ono of ot LittleRock's Little Rocks Rock's regular With thi other pitchers going s so well velI a anew anew anew new player can be ho given hen plenty of ot time timo to get et in condition Ho IIo un undertook un- un to pitch a game on tho the second sec eec ond da day after his arrival from Frisco and was met with a n deluge e of ot hits Smith makes a good Impression Impression impression Im Im- im- im personally and ono one can hardly believe ho could coul bo be capable of ot conspiracy to throw ball games If It he performs as s well In this league as S ho has In others an ninth and Seaton still has some seine good games in his rl right ht arm Little Rocks Rock chances chanc s will b be Improved |