Show Series Changes Loom LoomIn LoomIn In Modern Baseball Scandal Slated to Initiate Methods NewIn New NewIn NewIn In This Sport BY fly GEORGE ORGE G CHADWICK ot Special lal Corr Correspondent nt of Th The ot Standard Examiner St rul rd-EL rd Co Copyright 1 1926 28 By Tho The Ass Asso Associated AsaD- AsaD elated Press PresH Pr sH Association NE TEW Dec Dee 25 he 25 hc 25 The base Li base base- baseball basea a i ball public publio may look tor for a concerted a-concerted concerted drive by the th conserva conserva- conservatives tives of ot the major leagues to do- do de deflate flate nate the world series money bats bags and the awarding ot of o cash money awards to the teams finishing In Inthe inthe inthe the first division as ao a n a a result ot of the astounding scandal story thIs seek eek which dragged the the- nam flames s sot ot of Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker through the zaire mire ot of an alle game Baseball will be b In a healthier r situation so the tir conservatives say sa- when the world series eries Is reduced to Its proper er place In baseball and not made a greater grealer objective t tean m winning a a big bis league pennant and when the tir players are arc asked to play ball for tor their salaries an anI not tor for bonuses In order to wIn their honors Many men Interested In the wel- wel welfare wel welfare rare fare ot of baseball have hav watched with apprehension the money mall money scramble for tor the th rIght richt to pia play in 1 inthe inthe the world aerIe series and tor for second third and fourth place money It provokes animosities at b club owners owner and lends lends lend to who on the part of ot players who hare hao not been In the th habit l of o having large sum sums urns of ot mone money and who become local millionaires millionaire tor for the limp time s or by by the thc acquisition of I 1000 or so to FIGHTING The earlier do das dais s of ot baseball con con- convinced con convinced vinced smarter marter men than som some ot of those now controlling clubs In Inthe Inthe inthe the National game that money bad no place In tn a pennant race ln and that Its uprightness must m he hc developed by bringing forth the fighting spirit of ot ball baR players without paying pa pay nc them more than actual salaries to to come town down to the finish h as they should The world series of ot 1919 11 that odorous compound of ot poisoned sport resulted In the expulsion ot of players of ot the Chicago American a 1 aho ho ore i sere ere declared declared to have ha been bribed by New lew York gamblers gamblers The share sharo going to the teams second Iii In the race raco was The Tho Cleveland club club won half halt ot of oIt It Cleveland had had second place firmly f before thIrd place had bad been settled The third place club received This money was shared by the theNo No York Tori Americans and anil the Chicago Cubs Cub E Each h player of ot th second place clubs In 1919 Hit received rec about And each player of ot the th third place clubs received about The Thera Therace ra ce between n Detroit and New NewYork ew Yok for Cor thid thi d pla place e was snore more than that for tor the chain cham for second place In Inthe Inthe Inthe the scandal evidence made pUblic this week by Ju Judge ge Landis it wis inferred that the tha September 23 5 99 game came between Detroit and Cleveland was as to have hav been thrown to Detroit by Ly the Cleve Clove Cleveland land club In order to give Dc- Dc De Detroit troit third place Of ot course courte that would also have given the Detroit players enough enouch extra cash to pay their carfare home hopie and a II little littlemore littlemore littlemore more As Cleveland eland was sure to be In second place pl tho the Detroit club by y defeating Cleveland was to bo be to get iet third place and money Dutch Leonard former Detroit pitcher who gave gave cave the evi- evi evidence evi evidence dence about gambling appears 10 to tobe be trying to make that point the reason for the tho dicker I and Detroit players player by br which the tho utter latter club was waa to w wi i Despite the Hi tact fact that Detroit won that games same the New 01 Tori club got third money It is alas al quite certain that the 25 game same between bet Detroit and Cleveland which was the last lait be between b tween them for tor the year place not have settled third place at- at al although thou though h It could have had a VelT vey bearing on It MORE DATA On the same day on which the t le fixed game game ame was played a the New cw YorK Tork Yori club dub defeated ested t Athletics 4 to 0 O On O September 26 NewYork New rew York lost lo t and Detroit won WOI The day Detroit won agal 1 I but t N New Nw w York won a doubleheader from On September 28 21 Detroit Chicago and was back In the fIght again for tor third place On Septem September ber 29 2 New ew York won on from Phila Philp Philadelphia delphia and clinched third place Hughie Hughle Jennings was waa manager ot of Detroit at this time and witha wIth a a team which was not going coins very ve w-ii w 11 he finally got sot got the players together and tor for the greater part ot of Augu t Tigers were neCk and arid neck with Chicago On the last stern ell trip trip D Detroit back back- backed backed ed up and finally dropped to to fourth pl place ce That measly 0 D O per fr player o othe othe the clubs club finishing third in iii l 1919 l may not haye actuated any b bet bet- t t- t tint but t ut It actuated a a defeat tot for Detroit ac according to tA the testimony mony ot of o Leonard Leonara by which Cn Clevi J- J land was to toi trade frade rado over to Detroit Leonards Leonard's testimony Is 1 belIeved believed or not It has lIas at least proved that there can can be be a motive re for game same trades so co longas long long- as a Is money Involved In In first division places Jaces This Is th the point on which the baseball conservatives conser will argue and apparently thy will do plenty l nty of ot talking In UN the I coming months month months |