Show Grudge rge Caused Case Leonard Leard to Sq ea Is s Lewis Lews' Onn Cobb Sent Dutch to Minors and Leonard Attempted At- At t- t tempted to Get Even by Exposing Scandal By BILLY EVANS Regardless of the inn innOcence cence or guilt ot of the tour four players named in baseballs baseball's latest scandal Dutch Dutche e Leonard emerges from the expose 4 with more more murk murl rr 4 clinging to his uniform than any ot of the others ij In the world wend ot of k e s sport po r t. t Leonard has already been branded as the squealer Even EvenIn In our kid days t the h e tattle tale was never a very 4 popular person personS S There was no uplift mot motive i v e Billy nilly s III back ot of Leonards Leonard's allegations incriminating Ty Cobb Tris Speaker and Joe Wood It was purely a matter ot of personal revenge Leonard was peeved at Cobb because because be- be cause he relegated him to the minors when he believed he was still good enough to stick in the big show Cobb became a target for his animosity PERSONAL REVENGE BEHIND DUTCH LEONARDS LEONARD'S MOVE He was sore at Tris Speaker because the manager ot of the Cleveland Cleveland Cleve- Cleve land Indians waived on him thereby thereby there there- by enabling Cobb to include him in ina ina a minor league trade Speaker the theman theman man Leonard once idolized was placed in the same category as Cobb Then tailing failing in his effort to get his unconditional release on the ground that he was a year ten man in the major league which would have enabled him to accept a fat contract with a National league club that wanted his services ser ser- vices Leonard spilled the beans so soto soto to speak The facts make It seem that er- er revenge has actuated Leonard throughout the entire affair Balked in his efforts to stick in the big show he decided to drag down with him those whom he believed had sent him to the minors The attitude of Leonard In the present expose Is rather typIcal of his temperament as a a. player To use the slang ot of baseball Leonard never never was regarded real as a game I guy LEONARDS LEONARD'S TEMPERAMENT NOT UNLIKE CHORUS GIRL Leonard was one ot of those pitchers who threw nothing but strikes lie He had tooled fooled even the umpire any anytime time a ball was called against him S When his teammates made madean an error Instead of accepting the miscue as a break ot of the game he would stage a storm scene that would put to shame any outburst ot of a beauty when some admirer presented her with a flivver instead ot of the expected I Rolls Rons Royce Leonard was one ot of those pitchers pitchers pitch pitch- ers who always liked to pick his spots He would Pitch often to the I teams against which he was effective effective ef- ef but either had a sick stomach or a sore sore arm when named to work against a club that liked his stuff Leonard was southpaw with good speed and a fast breaking curve a a truly great pitcher had he possessed the proper heart and temperament lIe He doted on pitching against clubs that had five lve or six left handed batters In the lineup Left handed batters are considered easy picking for southpaws NO GOOD CAN COME FROM LATEST EXPOSE Curve ball pitchers lik like to keep an old ball in play The break ot of the curve is largely influenced by the purchase the pitcher gets on the ball An old ball is much easier to grip than a slippery one Any time an umpire tossed a abrand abrand brand new ball to Leonard In a pinch he immediately would start singing the blues about how the officials in charge of the game never gave him any but new balls baUs As a matter ot of tact fact when the umpire umpire um- um pire reached into his ball pocket for tor a ball he hasn't any idea what kind is coming out new or old Leonards Leonard's accusations regardless ot of the truth or falsity ot of them have done no good They have simply satisfied what he has regarded as asa a a. personal score dragging into a most unpleasant situatIon the mothers wives and children ot of the players involved What price enmity |