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Show I Raps Tigers 1 (''? '''' Judre K. ML Laadla . . . makes shambles of Detroit fauia system. sys-tem. Landis Hits -TigerClub" With Fines By TOM SI8LEK CHICAGO, Jsn. 15 UPt Commissioner Com-missioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis, Lan-dis, who always has the last word In orgsnlzed baseball, has spoken sgaln, and as a result the far-flung far-flung farm system of the Detroit Tigers Is a mere shambles. Landis, In a voluminous and strongly-worded report handed down yesterdsy, wrecked the intricate in-tricate "chain-gang" set-up of the American league club and warned all basebsll executives of even more severe penalties for similar rules infrsctlons in the future. He chsrged Detroit and affiliated affili-ated clubs used "fake agreements,' "false certificates of club relationships, relation-ships, " "cover-up" deals and similar simi-lar practices in operation of a farm system. Brings Action The nine-month Investlgstlon brought the following action: 1 Vrmm nan ru ui aiu.r.it Q1) players, vslued at close to $500.-000, $500.-000, including Pitchers Paul Trout Lloyd Diets and Steve Rachunok, Infielder Benny McCoy and Outfielder Out-fielder Roy Cullenblne of the Detroit De-troit club. The other 87 were scattered among 15 minor league clubs. 2. All player transfers, except on waivers, between Detroit (including (in-cluding Beaumont of the Texas lesgue and' other subsidiary and affiliated clubs) and Toledo (American sssocistlon), or their subsidiaries or affiliates, are prohibited pro-hibited for three years from the present time. 3. The Chicago Cubs were fined J1000 for contacting McCoy and Cullenblne before the inquiry was completed in the Interest of their future employment in case they were declared free agents. The St. Louis Browns were fined $500 for contacting McCoy under similar sim-ilar circumstances. 4. The free agencies granted the 92 players will not become effective effec-tive until January 29 and no club may contract them before that date. Detroit and the clubs operating oper-ating with Detroit In these rules violations cannot contract with any of the players for three years. 5. Clevelsnd of the Amerlrsn league was ordered to pay $2000 to Walter Carson, New Orleans Southern association outfielder. Toledo, Detroit affiliate until recently, re-cently, sept Carson to New Orleans Or-leans and was paid $2000 for his contract Toledo, in turn, secretly secret-ly gave this amount to Cleveland. Cleve-land. 6. Several other players entitled to free agency were disposed of by Detroit and farm clubs to other clubs for value. Players to Benefit The players, their present affiliations affili-ations and amounts awarded them, follow: John Lindsay Brown, Portland, $1500; Irving Jack Burns, Toronto, $7500; Frank Reiber, Toronto, $5000; Clyde Smoll, Knoxville, Tenn., $1500; George Archie, Seattle, $3000; Chester Morgan, Louisville, Louis-ville, $5000; Psrke Ed Coleman, Portland, $3000; Irving Bartling, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., $2500; John Zapor, Durham, N. C, $1000; Emile Dejonghe, Toronto. $4750; William Ehreiuberger, Meridisn, Miss., $6000; Joseph T. Hare, $1500; Ray Fritz, $1500, and Don French, $2500. The last three's latest club affiliations were not available at the commissioner's office |