Show OLD ROMAN BACKS I BASEBALL CZAR CHICAGO Dec B 21 By 27 By The fhe Associated Press Charles Pre Charles s-Charles Charle A owner of oC the Chicago American league baseball club In Ina Ina a 0 stat statement ment last laet night upheld Corn Com Commissioner Coni missioner I K M 31 Landis tor for his 18 In the tec nt baseball In- In investigation In Investigation Involving In Ty fy Cobb Tris Speaker and Joe Joc Wood In betting charges charge The Th Old Roman noman who was wa hit harder than th n any other owner as a result of ot the thO 1919 Black Sox Sex scandal also criticized Frank Navin owner of ot the tho Detroit club and Dan Ban Johnson president of ot the American league for or withholding Information from Crom the th public about the case casc In Iii my opinion he lie said aid Corn Com Com would rather have ha cut his hia right arm oft titan than to have made mado public the Iho charges made mado against thos those concerned un Un- Un Unless un-les un less lie he was wa convinced that they were t true ruo and that the th men were guilty He lie expressed the opinion that hose Involved are aro ar not sincere In iii their request for or a new hearing lie said Id Navin and Johnson have made mad public tIme tho facts as a soon soona u a the they learned of ot them and that the thic players Involved If It guilty should 1 have hav been punished Imme- Imme lately |