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Show Czar Landis Has Detroit Under 'Eye' BL TOM SILER CHICAGO, May 14 UPl Farm operation op-eration of tha Detroit Tigers an tha lataat to undargo a microscopic study by Baseball Commissioner Kanaaaw Mountain Landis. Whether tha Investigation will lead to wholesale freeing of minor league players, as In tha case of the St. Louie Carda year ago, or a clean bill of health for Detroit, no one know. Leslie O'Connor, Landis secretary, secre-tary, admitted tha Investigation was under way and said it would be aev-eral aev-eral days before findings would be available. Meets Zeller Wa are looking into tranafer of players In tha minor leagues," he said, indicating tha study of Detroit's De-troit's minor league connections had been roins on for some time. He " added Commissioner' Landlston-' Landlston-' ferred with Jack Zeller, general ' manager of the Tigers, two weeks sgo. O'Connor did not reveal the ' names of any plsyers Involved or why the Investigstion was started. Landis gave about 100 minor league ball players their freedom and levied fines aggregating (2174 against six club ownsrs In March of Isst year, after completing an investigation in-vestigation of ths St Louis Csr-dinsl's Csr-dinsl's chain. At that tima, Landis criticised ths juggling of plsyers and "covering up" of men through transfer from one lesgus to another. an-other. Working Agreement Ths Detroit club has a working agreement Zeller said, with Toledo of the American association and an "understanding" with ths Beaumont club of the Texas league. Thess two clubs, in turn, have working agreements agree-ments with several teams in smaller minor loops. Ths Cleveland Indians lost a hardhitting hard-hitting young outfielder two years ago when Commissioner Landis declared de-clared Tom Henrich a free agent, charging ths Indians "covered up" to prevent Henrich from being taken tak-en from the minors in ths draft After Landis' decision, Henrich signed with the Ysnkees and since has been a regular in ths New York outfield. |