OCR Text |
Show T II K SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, MONDAY, MORNING, JANUARY 3, i5 1D27. Landis Begins Investigation ofNeiv Charges Made by Former Coast Loop Player s BASEBALL CHIEF IN COMMUNICATION KELLY AND CAPPE WITH ACCUSED; DENIALS ARE MADE PLAN DIAMOND BILL Creation of Federal Regu- Money Was Presented to Feud Existed Between Iatory Commmiorru for Clubs ;Red Sox Hurl Detroit Pitchers Proposed. ers Tried Bean Balls. Beating Boston, Claim. v I SHOOTERS OPEN Players Involved Comment Upon Risbergs Charges who Murphy, outfialdor of tho Chicago In White Sox at tho time of tho altoday, leged 'Houghed" sense with Dequestion hut offered little comment ref srd-l- c troit In 19X7 tonight characterThe lx ized "Bwede" Risberg'a statethe Risberf charges. ment aa a "lie" so far as he was statements follow: .out- concerned. Detroit Bobby Voach, fielder: Murphy recalled that he was In two or used as a pinch-hitte- r I recall tho saloon at tho reof the ball park and three of tho games. member teems Embers, J amei and Gandlll conferring there on tho PITTSFIELD. Mass, Jan. 2. day In question. I did not over- (By the Associated Frees.) "Just hear their conversation, however, a matter of tpito on Blsborgs and if anything was framed, I part" was ths wav John "8hano" have no knowledge of it." Collins of this city today A NUMBER , of ECKERSALL D1SAPP0INTEDJN UPJRAPSEASON GAME Sam SHarman Is Best Man Players in Good Shape J Alabama and Stanford on First Day; Finch of Squads , Do Not ImWith Exception Is Second. Pearce, Cardinal End. press Noted Grid Critic. plxyen tho dime rrtlclpatad were reached here 1 ' CRIMSON TIDE DEPARTS FOR HOdIE; -- WASHINGTON. Sam SharmsA. Salt Lake and Llaha the Jan. 2 By Associated Press The prospective pretater trapehootet. led th eltj PASADENA. Calif , Jan. 2 (B) breaker on th opening day of the the congressional barrage on the scandal Associated Pree ) Alabamas salient of spprt aeeefved Impetus tolocal trapehootinf sport. Th season. football team which jyesterday for which will continue until June, opened the second successive New day with publication of the Rlsberg Years up Hunday at th Halt leak Uurt club reports from the conscience-treatmeday upheld the traditional of Beik battlej which struggled to Hot Hprlng. chambers of Commissioner Lanfcomi Moat of th contoetanf were MVr of. the amith-- ln rising dis in Chicago, 1 The Tow ii'orei w.ll to impress of Uim iM1 follower ' hold the Var-- 1 to Tho rrtut of"Paul gone, hope Swede's that aemd charges t and H. iiofan rttnata how, am .. 1917 Labor Although' the ewplud was the caliber ,of foot- week Detroit-ChlearHArty HellmanT of Stanford to a 7 to 7 tie nith both newcomer day to were th and trap both movements in "I know nothing about tho afseries was "sloughed" to did exceptionally well on their firet the Rose howl clash here, waa en ball they displayed. In many InUat rtoht to Laodis br Charlea A. of the Chicago White So for their houses fair. I had lust graduated from tho Whito 8ox. H A. Luf and George li route tonight to the aouthem gridiron stances both teams werg guilty of twenty-fiv"Swfle" Rlber. depoaad ChLago efforts to defeat the Boston team would looking to legislation which No tho bush leagues at ths time. with Ham s t r n g h o d-- T use a i oo aa Collins, who was a 'member of Johnston shared honor bring organised baseba! under Whita Sox shortstop. poor football. Stanford was th chtef a was which 24 ColeChicago tight giving If for 'Sharman and. a mo, one rolled th! Wliey out of Box any1917 and hlgi Th t'rlmeon tide team in approached tho Whito a measure of federal control were the offender, for W iiton s blocked kick, H'f itorv of th collection of a pool was high professional Hty at II oclock this morning and which paved th may for Alabama a thing crooked was cooked up. I who came out of the'191B "Black man of $110$ from memberi of tho Whit battle for the pennant. Frank Navin, topic of eonversatlon hi half a Secretary George A Barton an- will amtrl Into its own bailiwick tiug score, never should have hapknew nothing of it. In 1017 to pay the Detroit president of the Detroit ckib. said holiday retreats of senators and repHo muddle with a dean slate, Sex" tem nounce that weekly shoots will be Wednesday after stop at, . Tucson pened. team did not correspond with versions tonight. declared that he new of nothing held at the resentatives, and at least one memclub and that ail sports- Aria., and El Paso, Texas. in his Boland: Ernie of pome of th men he namedeornmia-lonLOCKED PUNT BAD.', men1917 In serlea tho crooked men or women wpo wish 4o try the A 9 to Swede Risbergs marges that ber of each house indicated tonight who All of th Alabama piaere have no statement to make tioned by Bis berg. affidavit, Kleberg told the "I he would press for action In the to try their hv k There was less than four minutes te are engame ,lnv1td e in to pay Chicago had th a participated that the pool wii raiseddown bought" at this time. I will go into the and P, is berg turmoils this Collins now is manager of the Mr Barton promises something in the counter yesterday mere in good shape play when the punt was blocked. The In series from th the I Detroit team for laying Tigers, Mr. Navin seek. a surprise next Hunday at departure today mith th excep- hall waa In Stanford territ ry and charges thoroughly and may have Des Moines club of the Western way of four teinei, Heptcmber S and $, 1917, said h had no should not have perto aar later." of such COMMISSION OF something TEN. knowledge Labe tion of Degree, guard., who Captain hiSwan league. po that the Ho could Continue their action. . . quarterback tewaif'nntiT ,, turned the tide's apparent defeat into mitted Representative' Ksifyof Pcnnsvl- wtwnmg streak ' Home of the play--ebefore down fourth resorting to to AWARDS. Clcotte: MADE LANNIN Eddie ' vanla, who was manager and second mentioned and the sports writers DETROIT. Jan J 2 (By tho Asa closed sociated Yniidnr&' I r it ml 1 "Organized baseball la not J. Laanin. then president of the.. sacker on tha Republican .nine in th wiki ieeaBed Ihe story declared that J, 'Whatever Press.) any , (IIcare hi book in mv life. I do por.m y.l.-rdythe pool was raised aa ae present for Boston Red Sox. Navin - said, had (ongresalonal league last year, began P1 IBF Have located his right thumb. It was h It waa serlea msle a practice of giving- award to drafting to take part many ofiUsquab- - eth whlrth, he said.' he form three-gam'the Ttgers from Chicago-Detroseries apparent Wilton was standing ln dong in th( mho blocked In the too close Wilson's to week de introduce" who teams the the of punt planned early Boston, pitchers opposing to the scrimmage line, and they lmk of Labor day week, 1917, which minutes of play and rekindled on closing rival for the pennant that year. of feated "the White Rmr during the athrough which congress would set up occasions he barely got his several waa Swede federal baseball commission of ten says Bisberg the fight spirit of th southerners, kicks awav. Lei bold: Charles A. Comiekey. president pennant rare, and White Sox offiHarry Cobh whose duty would be to outclatuted to theretofore. members, Ty Chicago, hopelessly "sloughed" a of oecssfon when Stanford tha White Hoi, aaid he had heard the cials retaliated bv presenting pitch see from lie On a Just pair Most of the Stanford players left wss anotheroff, Hoffman that the game produced no need birds that at th top of story st ers opposing the Red So with money twice booted flocked opposite version of Risberga kicking rjavod for a for of of linen. home scandal On the .public playBoston Sox the washing dirty cloud tonight. when a team. defeated "Black ln oval out of bounds, giving the the time the they berg and Weaver. The only Just- connection with a "fUod Senator Capper. Republican of Kaners. Ed Walker, right end. remained the As to Rlsberg forty-yar- d on to hall charges, that a sas. it line. broke in 1970. Alabama game Lanwho has been collaborating with for medical attention, necessitated by Not such thing to do is to have Judge pool was raised for the Detroit playgood football for a team MATTER WELL KNOWN. dis caU the players together at Played two years later, hit safely a e cheekbone. Kelly in the tentative Representative series ers badly injured lost the after which is best out lauded th as here games and made twelve MThta matter was known to every-Thto tho Whitw Sox September i and draft f the measure, said the Kle-of Chicago and I know tho story of in all four In the country. and quo assist, fielding tne sale putouts affidavit, be can berg charging discredited, h body." .Cenilakey said. oa.ooau wu doubted ft al() such toucheasily Rlsberg scored a)3 Stanford Nav)n Although o lor a , wu series common practice In games .In the th cant, and declared nothin of down by means of a beautifallv exNone of the players I knew was perfectly. Cobh made one hit in September, 1917, serves onlv to years, and I believe a bad great many has ever come to his make up a pool for tho first game, two in the second, ecuted forward rvrarrlln to it Bogus to Walkapproached or I need someLlegiela-twanyone for the not am condoning one, emphasize third and two ln the er. the plav waa entirely forgotten Detroit pitchers to throw one ln the tho which would such masters but one Interest, attention. bring two bases He Destole and feud when any act, - and have our was and Th the Cardinal inside the between Boston games and I say that Rlsberg lies fourth. national aame troit. d Un n(ythat- la to keep Navin said, had its Inception within the ncopo of federal- prosecuAlabama in the aeoood when ho makes that charge. - - scored two runs. t Clean. - I fed positive that, t'ommtsr earF ' Tn the seaxon of 1J17, when tion in the future. half. reverse and double The triple referto The bill is would also "What Bisberg really sinner landls will sift everythlna several Detroit player Were Injured penalize plays and tine plunge were used AUGUSTA. Ga., Jan. 2. (By cleans hv gambling on a baseball game. the bottom and thoroughly ring to in his charge la the time bean halls thrown by Boston Instead, with the result that Stanford misdemeanor in the case of spectaAssociated . the Press.) Bed Tyrua "defeated the the aame. . tho lost Tigers the ball on downs. Alabama, too, that wan credited Boston also tors. and a felony in any esse inComiskev added that he had Im- pitcher. was guilty of technical blunder. Sox three games in the series Cobb arrived home early tonight with hurting Detroit's pennant volving players, or coaches manager chances managers, said he and from Detroit in Knocked Out that 19 Boston plicit confident e In his new the year previously, he said, others who might be in a September NOT SO ST RON L played at position to and was certain that he would- be a hen a pitcher struck regardTy Pobb with influence or profit from forced and 20. This strengthened Ch- could make no statement A scores. the two teams played, a number baseball completely vindicated. a him for several scandal hall and the disabled and alleged tho ing on hold first place of Round time on last that LEGISLATION icagos years elevens would hav WANTED. I M. Howe, who was at months beaten either decisively. Ohio State. Whito Sox players later made up ln which he and Trig 8peaker are . statistician for the American ofleague The demand for legislation come MADE. STATEMENTS . with a to being or Michigan would hav charged Northwestern the parties a pool for the Detroit pitchera. and an intimate of many from the baseball fans and from Card . A number of players who particibeen too strong, while th Navy. LaIn the Johnson circuit, said and his brother knew "fixed" game. Everybody those Interested the in players financially in were in the would like to make a stategame question V fayette, Brown or Dartmouth In th about that. Senator tonight that he had heard the Boston pated said. Capper here today, but offered lit- game. east would hav proven superior. Bald Cobb, "but I am ment," version of the Sox pool years ago reached f. middle the petiwest, Throughout and tle comment regarding the Risberg tions are being circulated among folAlthough Stanford gained more SCRANTON. Pa.. Jan. 2. (By under orders from my attorney from members of the Sox team, conte The Tribune. ? charges. Their statements follow: yardage than the Crimson, ground-the grudging Eddie lowers of the game, urging that such allent." LEG60 Trif 0AU tpeelsl Press.) particularly recalledCollins tho Associated 1 In one gained Jan. RICHMOND, in midfield means little ln Lh Detroit outfielder: Bnibby Veach. Utah, the to pot. of will Eddie be as tribution restore the taken steps enof I saloon YA football. at the DIG the affireoalJ s gam STIFF of the most thrilling boxing shows present confidence of the public in this Collins, according to Rlsberg trance of the ball park and remem- Cuilest game. It is the last ten yards to the goaf WSVE ONLY 60T Two of the petitions has finally put in his 45 ber seen in this valley, Ken Panter, that davit to Landis,1100 into play tha seem Risberg. Janies and Gan-d- great come One counts and pool, but declared I to and share of the have my office, already "knocked out Era offensive strength brings MINUTES of To of a football team. PLAY on the Idaho, In Graco, there day conferring a been told that members of th bouse he never would do such thing again, had Alabama the I did not overhear their have also received them. The one GANDIL punch to scor question. Tripp, of Arimo, Idaho, formfcftr bt 4 as he did not believe In It. conversation, however, and if any- which came to my office carried at Richmond and a veteran of the World straight through tne Cardinal line FEL8CH DISAPPOINTED. from th fourteen yard line when War ana thing Was framed, I have no knowl- the top axrundated letter signed in weight champion blocked. This OO 040 Inquired edge of it. of the II. B. 8. Wyoming, In the first Wiltons punt was "Is that all Swede said" B. B. Johnson, president 040 the name of In round of a scheduled six round bout scor was mad in spite of the fact Happy Feirta, Rtoberg's teammate of the American league, suggesting defense the Cardinal that secondary 1H7 and also member of the, "Black Heilman promoted by the American Legion was-dHarry such a commission as Is contemplated WAS-OJwn op to reenforce the first' . Sox, t here. joy living in Milwaukee- "I .Jt know nothing about lbs affair. in th measure- - Representative KeHy At lb first sound of th bell, both line. thought he would make more star- I had lust graduated from the bush has discussed with me. left for home this mbrnTng Alabama that." than one time. revelations came out No the of at fellows their apleagues big tling The commission, under the present tearing Stanford started for Palo Aitu if anything embryonic When Rlsberg had finished his story proached me, and. respective corners and had the fans and plan, would be established tonight. as on toes as of tfis 1917 Plot before Landis and a crooked wab cooked up, I knew noththa their on the theory of the old railroad labor long fight EL PASO, Tex , Jan. 2 Every PHILADELPHIA, Jan. Z (By th it Luted. dosen newspaper men last night,if the board, on which the players public he ing of member .of the famous White Sox Associated Press ) Statements made asked Rlsberg commissionercam after two min The knockous would have and management equal Krnle Bolandutes and forty seconds of terrtfio mill-ir.knew anything more that ought an-to representation under a chairman to be team was involved In the deal in by Swede Rlsberg that Eddie Collins I have no statement to nake at elected from the pubHc- - group; be brought out now, and Rlsberg wVn Ranter landed a left and which the Chicago team "bought" a had contributed to a fund in the althis timet I will go into the charges swered he did not. right to the jaw, each carrying -series 'of 1917 besloughed series from the Detroit Tigers In 1917, leged steam to render his opponent have Felsch would not amplify his. stateand ANDERSON WINS. may thoroughly something tween the Chicago Sox and Detroit ha be- to say later. Chick Gandil. former White Sox flret were ment, but he did assert that Ashelpless. Jan. the PORTLAND, denied by In 2.(Ry tonight emphatically naming Dutch Tslbot, matchmaker for the lieved Rlsberg was wrong Covbaseman, who Is credited with being sociated Press ) Joe Anderkon, Lorn-sformer manager of the White Eddie Clcotte Clarence I Vs land, then Sox manager IdCgion here, Is making an effort to the master mind of the plot, said the won a decision over Leo Sox. Collins, now a member of th baseball is a closed ington, rematch the pair. and now an American league umpire, In d Organised a today. of Aberdeen, Wash., said book in niy life. I do not ire to Philadelphia Athletics, asserted that In the l, a four round bout, ss lnsl "gator of the plot. Rlsberg Gandil Is now manager of the Chino th Both match here yesterday. BAN FRANGISCO, Jan. Z 4By the serie was perfectly regular in to take part In any of Us squabbles.' are middleweights. Talbot of Lewistown, taking the Associated baseball team at Hurley, New Mexico: all that Rowland originated then idea to Wb Press Eastern football respects. of Toughey Jamison who was stars who He has a winter position With the have the Iietrolt place participated In the east-wesurprise to me WHEaI IS RELEASED Lelbold: unable to make his appeanarc bethe Sox In those four game, but Chino Copper company at that place thatIt is a complete Harry dishere Ingame such should charity make Rlsberg Howland declared that "if Rlsberg and is prospering in it. ts use of family illness, held Nip Van banded and headed foryesterday Its just a He from a pair of birds their homes Jen. 1. fBy the to of the thrown series were sinuations that I had contributed of Lewistown, to a draw, much orden that flocked together Risherg and NEW YORK, Details says f had anything to do with framl-- J de17 of a th Zach for with on De Wheat, to knowledge the today Press.) fund bribe players Weaver. The only just thing to do to the surprise of th fans. Talbot beat but ing games, he lies. revealed to Commissioner K. M. atrolt Delderof the Brook- - flrat team said Collins, and I agree pralKes of west- - ; singing the regular "Bwede" Rlsberg, is to have Judge Landis call the yearsRobinsysince Landii hi has wooderfuUy ROWLAND SURPRISED. Improved by . Saturday All of era fhe uncendiwas players given ki, ltmis Bush und Hughle Jennings last appearance hire and rocked the were hospitality. form(,r hortBtop W,K (he White Sox with plaTer togettrer at Chicago anT f Jyn Rowland said he was' surprised 'that know banqueted last night. the series mas perfectly A th story of Rlsberg con easily tional release today. the Swde told his story, Buck in sayingIn that tugged Nip time and again with weH of th twenty-on- e eastern Twenty Schalk had admitted contributing to be discredited. all respects. was in an None of the players It to Weaver nodded assent. Weavef, one regularwaa the jaw. placed fights left during the day or tonot an Infrequent custom In 'U titria-thirThe rim hehfd 1 knw baseman- - for the Sox, was - By AL OEMAREE. Pproched to make up tcresting fight and a draw decision grtdders night, while th remaining member, the HlThergstoPy was days to give some sort of gift a pool for the Detroit pitcher to met with approval. manager ot the Douglas, Ariz , team those general Dan former Yale halfback, told Allen, mamhlch ever heard of It. Rlsberg last night throw or team helped (Formr Pitcher, New York Giant) In the main preliminary, Tommy friends b would last year and is Idolized by the base-- I to a pitcher work games and I aajr that Rlsberg coast told Landis that Rowland gave per- lies when another pen"Whll I waa coaching at Indiana Rallentyn of Richmond, won a close He has taken a remain onin the. against he makes of Kl Pasov He has already terially by ball fans that charge. Gandil, and Los Anhimself (Jhlck to mission position contender in aiding another team L'nlvrlty In 1924," my old taamnmte, decision from Carl Wiser of jewia-towbeen signed "to play with Gandil in nant What Rlsberg is really referring geles. Sox first sacker. to go to Philadelrace. in the Iolie Mann, major league baseball the Huriey-Sant- a Jlita district this BIU to .In his charge is te time that the Tommys cleverness caused the BIU Ingram, football coach g s'l presume the Incident which phia and turn ths pot over to alar and famou athletic coach, told hard hitting Wiser to miss many a at Navy Tigers defeated the Red Sox three coming summer. the 1. S. Naval academy and oris charging as bribery, was In me, James, then a Tiger pitcher. we beat the Michigan ftv at punch that might hav spelled disI Boston in the series at from the the frot games plaved money In Chicago V of the eastern team, and his . Donle Bush, a Detroit Inflelder ganiser was to which a reference fund raised In Field Lost house 20. 19 bo vs landed the and Thie strength and paid it over to the Detroit aster hed they September Lieutenant Johnny Beckett, JltL and newly appointedwasmanager at the end of the season as a gift to and moat thrilling victory in allgreatest In tho first preliminary, sterling assistant. aIU Gandil said. my 12 club, h? on T wilt leave within the next few days. par" equal-- - f?eO.J,,,fa,L0 for th Pittsburgh Pirate, who the Detroit had of beaten year pitchers and Hearaid coaching Hop .( Richmond, Risbefg know but half the !ory. player later made up Iv vehement In his denial of knowl- -- a In the closing minute of the game Hocks wood of Lewistown, fought a Ingram did tut attend the gam hers for I know ail of it. I handled the money, Boston in a series by taking three out the Detroit pitchers, la of th 11100 donation which RIs- , BRIGHTON, EngUnd, Jan. 2. Instead, he scouted ths yesterday w of four games. were leading Michigan by on four round draw. edge brother knew to Kvenbodv Sox took from the and it hl, it Alsbama-Btahfor,nd gave of. aware Associated was contest in Los AnPress.) (By the That Rowland or anyone else had point. Paul Parker, my center, six berg said Bush Th curtain raiser was s four round Bill James, who paid it oer to the about that. the with idea of getting a. Un of participation geles. A blind captain boxing a In Stia!k edmls.ion to Inohe a do such with I feet elx went in fund with anything height, and Lawrence Elmer between on were in mho Detroit bout, the dewrlth on a the southern conference chamIn the pool was. follnwred not know. The only thing I re- only about a minute left to play. major, both wounded in the deal. I players Iv.in Tripps, and ended in a, draw. didn't regard that money as did was for the pur-- , pions. Meanwhile, hia team hers wss nial that the money Is that men me got back to "With Indiana leading Parker .The card mas evenly matched and directed war, was the feature of a ring conbribe money. It a Utile member almost e aeries from the just by Beckett. has of a of ball of the end and at possession sea the went (lie A the gained benefit of all Chicago test here for the the way. fair sised hard fought present to th Detroit players for Officials in charge of ths east went and had tb pennant clinched. Into a 'etall ' 11a waa so much taller crowd of fans enjoyed the show. Tigers. The gift was a reward and son Royal Sussex county hospital. The Ray Sohaik, Kddie (olllns held as a benefit for th Shrin-e- rs game, Boston, the Sox man on than me the the defeats hand'd a team for Gandil any asked contribution to Michigan Homeland mere all in on It and I perevent was a draw. crippled childrens hospital, debe rltal. by the Detroit club, according as a gift towgrd the De- that he allowed them to dose ln on sonally got the money from Schalk troit used scribed th affair a a J60 per cent Though hs Is an him and held a to Schalk to ball consume get pitchers. and Collins' Gandil said. We put success. Landis mentioned Around 20,000 persons atCommissioner sportsman, swimmer, diver and This action was first spoken of time. CHICAGO. Jan. t Ed (Stnuigler) $45 apiece Into the pot man was he every tended. when to follower of tor off version "He Rlsberg enthusiastic beagles, th 'tip up and this more than a month, ea I recollect It, squared Lewis and Wayne (Big) Munn will sharing equally. The entire club knew after said One-Da- y this was Captain Gerald Lowrys tomorrow night in the windup testifying last night, but Rlsberg the serlea which Rlsberg eaya arh time tapped tha ball and recov it, but Weaver alone refused the fund Boston clash L turning hia bark to tha Mich he had never heard of th waa bout of the wrestling show at the raised first public appearance ae a about toward making to anv donate It. toward money Igan to Into another Is player, go only our Coliseum. Lewis boxer. generally recogwinning. There waa no Up Gandil story vindicates Ty Cobb. possible Denial of any , knowledge of the nised as the worlds tip or 'held ball. MTAMt, FIs., Jan. J. heavyweight By th AsI know that Cobb did not re- Intimation or suggestion that that ser Explaining after the match He repeated this until each man on Ehmke, mat champion. While Munn been lea had been thrown and it was hard Press.)- - Announcement was plot ca.ne fromfor Howard has, to ceive was how of It our keep possible any and the Michigan team worked around sociated money the Philadelphia one of the Strangler's closet rivals, didnt now a pitcher rbad I aa O. remember nothCarl Fisher snd with by fought, tonight it, trace of his opponent or where even know that we had collected a ing out of the Michigan piayr was James A Allison, owners of th InAmerica! , but a former member of and a hard bout le. expected Statements and tha tallaet purse for the other Detroit players. attributed to meordinary. him ae bis opponent was going to hit th whistle ended opposing the Lietroit pitching staff, alleged to motor two years ago Lewis and Nearlv dianapolis of about tom, th 'speedway, IndianAs long as the serlesi under investi- boots ln have benefited by the purse, and Munn engaged in 'a bout In Kansas .him, ths captain said: "A man apolis, Ind , that. In addition to the this aeries being terrible th gam. I want to give Cobb the credit then Sox gation, Panforth, as off and I blinded annual was, from Have International tossed of were Munn race Lewis I out straight saw no errors that false. City, and asthat Is due Jiim. (Copyright, 19E7. Publishers Syndicate) held each May. there will b In Sepnot by gradual disease, can dethe pitcher but now in the American Injuring the , Strangler. I havent any desire to get back seemed to point towards wholehearted manager Whenring, tember a ro sociation. Hughle Jennings, contest for Lewis was unable appear velop a sort of sixth sense. It Into organized baseball, and I Jiave effort not having been exerted by $15 600 for vehicles powered With oil of the Detroit team In 1917 and now for the final fall the referee awarded on both team. Time in Store seems to be partly acute bearTTTRGrNIA. COUHTBY CLUB, not any axe to grind In telling what pis"Xvers motors long Illness, de- the match and the title to hlunn. burning do not Chirecuperating from ofa the Intend to out to go to sensitiveness acute I LONG BEACH, CaL, Jan. 2. know about this series. As long ing, partly alleged deal Immediately! a battle was started beThe entir Indianapolis racing plant nied knowledge to confront Rlsberg, as It seems in Bonnies cago oppotouch. as of sensations these Ephraim It matters of My are had known If he will be illuminated for the night con(By th. Associated Proas.) being gone into, most silly to me Unless It Is absoand declared tween their the managers grapplers. nent must breaths and that tells however, the truth might as well be lutely necessary and I am ordered to, test and an exposition of all oil burnhe "wouldn't ihave waited ten years and various promoters an to who Tommy Armour, CongrosaionM known about them. EPHRAIM Jan. 2. The battle ing appliances will be held in the inme where he is, and helps me to to tell about It." owned The heavyweight crown. Country club of professional In trouble now. and I dont I will remain at home and feel sure It axalnst jack rabbits started looally field of the track Cobb is Is about conhe ths what even. thinking throughout For six months Munn and Lewis guess not Waahinffton, D. C won tho Lon get a. croup 0 men and test. the owners said. want to see his name involved In this will be cleared up." Vhen . Saturday, his could watch as counthe much if I as billed were both and led 2500 open golf tournato make Beach throughout "Pep" Young Georg Burns, boys met and orxnlied for the purP.isberg said he was series, as hrf had no hand In It and member The object of the event, the ownof the Detroit Tiger In 7917, pose try as champions and there- - were a eye. And when It comes to InI am certain about this. I handled ment today with tho moat brilof exterminating the pests, which ers announced. his sworn affidavit because of a de- few Is jo effect progreswho played In the aeries to which hav skirmishes In courts, all of which I am not handicapped at the money and that tor In flocked fighting for number sire to aid the national spot Into the liant sive and consistent Chicago club and Rlsberg referred, also denied knowl- the development by competition of either-werof ruled out by -- various glL With my- superior sense of I talked te Detroit reifion west of Ephraim Just over the oil burning motor, h was "not squawking to .get even tha field of sixty-al- playing which, If perplayers about It edge of the throwing of games. notable withdrawn. 7 know that James and the the Sanpiteh river. A crowd of twenty-f- fected, will touch I believe I even have an with anybody." H charged that th all types of revolutionise other bovs in tho golfers is p In champion-shiin playing members Young of business certain engaged thla ive .tnep and boys killed upward motor- - pro pH led vrhioisr tut roads, money was paid . didnt YJJ approach. Cobb, with the city. Burns, advantage." now a member of the of 300 rsbbita. SUFFERIN' TRACTORS- !- -ev the - game A hunt will be held rails, on water or In the air. It flight. Hia gross card waa Detroit TTsm' was Major Micky money. the His opponent wilt 207 waa Cleveland r for tho fifty-fouteam, recently voted soon wher th married men will hunt be th first event of its kind and la Six horses were burned to death as holen were given to Chicago and that near The money waa for th ivtrnlt who lost his leg at Mona the end of the 1919 season the Sox well as six motor trucks Massachu- I Leahy, against the slnl men and th losers to be an annual fixture In th calenbeing Oeatiawd ,a T.ttowtss r.(t- enertain for the winners. t donated two games to the Tiger ae setts paper. dar of h speed a ay. l further payment. The former Box Inflelder eald game! men playing out were thrown by the (Reglaterod U. 8. Patent Office.) of position. Hie charges were tacitly Weaver, supported by George In(Buck) 1917, and dls-- Box third baaeman missed with Rlsberg In 1919, who, BE C ITTINI OFF THE CAR-NOHE HE'S COT THE MONEY AN IS WALKIN a statemake to declined however, " of Trie ment of hie own. HE& PASStNf THE STREET -- NOW HE'S ON TORE DOCKS to support Rlsberg came in connection HE'S CROSSW THE STREET NOW Speaker and Ty Cobb ten THE CAR AN IS ABOUT IN FRONT with the scandal of dags ago -which broke about the two veterans, OF MOLAMPHY'S CiCAU STORE NOW of alleged to have had knowledge SHOULD BE PASSIN' OUNN'S LUMBER "thrown" games between Detroit and C HE'S CAR HE Cleveland in 19M. "There never were VARD NOW- - NOW HE&IN DINTT5- two better or strelghter baseball playTHE STAIRSBE SHOULD COMlNUP ers than Ty Cobb or Trls Speaker," Cobb hq declared, asserting belief that men-njir-received non of the money tloned In the latest scandaL V' WILL FACE MEN. turning to his farm near Roch-to-' ester. Minn, from.whlch he came aopear before Landis, Rlsberg declared himself reedy and willing to face any of the men Involved by his charges. "Every word I iold Judge Landis le A th truth and IU face any one of the fallows I accused, he said. "They pushed Ty Cobb and Trls Speaker out on a piker bet. I think It's only fair that the 'Whits Lilies get the Same treatment." Commissioner Landis, Instructed Rlsberg to return here Wednesday, Is when it expected that he will be confronted by mea he named and that tha scandal pot hs has set bubbling msy boll over. . (By th Aw DETROIT, Jan Z (By ths Assotilted Preaa ) Telexrani wen tent ciated Press Strong resentment Sy Commissioner Keneaaw U. Undis against the Boston Red So prevailed tonlfttt to Rar Sc bilk, Eddls Collins, among Detroit players at the time of Pont Bunh. Ctorsnco RowUnd, Osca thg alleged sloughed" series In "Happy' Fstorh ud all tho other ball 1977, and it was learned that Deho wero msntloneij In tha troit pitchers were receiving extra plajert Jin. CHICAGO, . nt j char-acterts- deserted-synchronise- fad o e. i dn t r er Cobb-Speak- er east-me- four-gam- ra ' - f'.' -! 8oi it "Its together-Bm-lsPPjr- ently four-gam- is , ,7 Detroit-Chicag- PANTER KAYOES -- Kelly-Capp- pa. ARIMO FIGHTER ' er r You Have to Be Tall for This Stall "I -- bm-ysn- Tripp First ter il CORROBORATES SWEDES TALE -- SERIES L SAYS EDDIE COLLINS - e, suf-f!c- Eastern Grid Players Head for Their Homes semi-fina- teem-dow- st Blind Captain -- and. Crippled j RIs-ber- A Major in Bout Pf j 2 u d one-legg- Big Munn to Meet fqur-gam- s -- Strangler Lewis Plans Are Made Race for d ; Tommy Armour Captures .Title $o$-mi- Golf Meet twenty-four-ho- Hard for to - e judges-or'wer- x e j J BRINGING UP FATHER By George McManus HiftT W S turnin op Pa dd'yS lane he st 7s Most employers have coma to rely upon The Tribune Want Ads la the matter of getting their help. TO CrrTIN'OFFTHE B |