Show LEONARD GETS NEW NICKNAME Branded as the Squeal er CI By K Noted Sports SportsWriter SportsWriter Writer ISy ily BILLY I CLEVELAND Dee Dec 28 Regard les less of ot the th innocence or guilt of the four players named In base base- baseball's baseball's balls ball's latest scandal Dutch Leonard emerges from the expose wIth Ith more murk clinging to his uniform than Ihan any ot of o the tho others In tho the world of ot sport Leonard has already been branded as the tho squeal squealer cr Even In our OUI kid days das the tho tattle talo was never a very ery popular person There was no uplift motive back backof backof ot of Leonards Leonard's allegations Incriminating Ty Cobo Tris Speaker and Joe Wood ft It was purely a mat mat- matter ter of ot persona revenge Leonard was peeved at Cobb because he ha relegated him bins to the minors when lIe he believed he h was still good to stick in the tho big show Cobb became a target for Cor his animosity J UE BEhIND DUTCH AItU'S HD'S lIDS lID'S JO O B J Ho lIe was WitS so sore at Tris Iris Speaker because the of ot the Cleve Cleve- Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland land Indiana IndIan waived on hIm thereby enabling Cobb to include him In a t minor league trade Speaker the man Leonard once Idolized was In the same category as Cobb CeLb Then rhen In la his effort to get his unconditional release on the ground that he ha was wai a year 10 10 man In the major league which would have o enabled en him to accept a fat tat contract with a National league club that wanted his servIces services ices Leonard spilled the beans so soto soto soto to speak The facts make it seem stem that Personal reV ha hay hag actuated Leonard hout the tho entire af- af affair a af affair fair Balked n 1 his ils efforts to stick slick In the big SlOW show he decided to drag down with him those whom lie believed mind mid sent him hini to the minors The attitude of ot Leonard in the tho present expose Is rather typical ot of Ills his temperament as a a player To use the slang Elan of ot baseball Leonard never was regarded as a real game guy LEO I SD'S TUM 11 EXT NOT Nor UNLIKE GIRL GIHL Leonard was one on of ot those pitch pitch- pitchers pitchers pitchers ers who threw nothing but strikes lIe had fooled even en the tho umpire any time a bail ball was called against him When hen one of ot his team mates made an error Instead of accept accept- acceptIng accepting accepting ing the miscue as m break breal of oC the Same ho would woud woud stage st a storm scene that would put to shame nit any outburst of ot a II beauty some admirer presented her with witha a flivver el in instead of the expect expect- expected expected ed cd Rolls Holls Hoc Leonard was one of those pitch pitch- pitchers pitchers ers who always liked to pick his spots He lie would 1 pitch often otten to the teams against which he was effective but either Ither had a I sick stomach or L a sore arm aria when named to work against a club that liked his stuff Leonard was wao a southpaw with Ith good speed and a fast breaking fast curve a truly great pitcher had he 10 possessed tie le proper heart and temperament lie Ho doted doled on pitching hitChing 1 against clubs that la five fhe or 01 six left left- left handed handed batters In the lineup Left Left- Left handed handed batters are considered easy for southpaws NO XO 0 Goon CAN X CO IC rilO lT TD L l l EXPOSE Curve ball like to keep an old ball ir play The break of oC the tha curve is II largely Influenced by the e tho the pitcher gets getson getson getson on the ball An old ball is much easier asler to grip than a slippery slippery- Iy new one Any time line an umpire tossed a abrand abrand abrand brand new liili to Leonard in a InCh ho he immediately would sta stait I t singing tho the blues about how the officials in charge of oC the game never gave him him any but new balls As a a matter of oC fact when the reach reach's s 's Into his lis ball pock pock- pocket pocket pocket et for a ball he me Ie hasn't an any Idea what kinds is coming coining out new or 01 old Leonards Leonard's I c accusations regardless ot of the truth or 01 falsity f of ot them have ave done dono no good They have simply satisfied what he lie has haa re- re regarded regarded re regarded as a I personal score drag drag- dragging dragging dragging ging Into a 11 most unpleasant situ situ- situation situation situ situation the tho mothers wives and chiT chiT- chilI children chil children I dren of ot the players involved I What price pric |