| Show Landis Takes Baseball Under r Advisement Commissioner Will Report Wednesday Gandil and Risberg Stand Pat On Story Players Deny Charges CHICAGO Jan Jo By L-By I By The rhe Associated PreS Pre Pros Arnold ChI It Gandil sun un base bue base Dili bLU outlaw from riu the th wide wido open i has lia exploded In the th ranks 01 organized baseball tho ho ammu ammu- ammunition ammunition lie r Ie has hes kept dry for ten Lr ire ire- r shoulder to houI- houI should d d r rIth Ith his pill nul of days So rg nl b r ho iio fired his hisch ilS ch charges of dl l dishonesty e e r-l r y across s the battle battlo ground a 1 1 2 South Michigan avenue rom roin which Kenen MountAin L 1111 g iho destinies d of ot thebe the b I i t l rues Ey By blazing blaring and nd with mien ag- ag a ly int ded-int Gandil sent hI his shots not straight at lit two dozen old baseball s playerS or former play play- players player ers eB er who were ero jammed 1 Inside ln ld the tho th amok mok i toss fogged suito of the tho th com corn corn- com missioner DENY The rho men nien Gandil accused of con con- contributing con or accepting money for forthe forthe the throwing of four American league games tames Chicago took from Detroit September 2 and 3 1917 such sueh names as IlS Eddie Eddio Collins Ray Schalk Clarence Rowland Red Faber and George Georte gave Dauss-gave Dauss Gandil the same MIDe urn return volley of denial that they had bad poured upon two days be- be before be before fore tore Sitting as a referee was wa the tl white-haired white commissioner 65 65 a year ear cu custodian of ot baseballs baseball's Integrity The rhe man who toda today lates the th testimony ot of more than 40 witnesses Landis the tho hearing to a 0 suddEn close last night with tills thIs ten ten- word ten word pronouncement Ill dispose of this matter maller Wed Wed- Wed morning at t 10 o'clock chose rhese things will 11 Landis pon- pon ponde pondo pon-dc pon do de Detailed testimony by Risberg former White Whit Sox shortstop an and Chick Gand former Sox first firsth t h m nth h 1 fron m I OtO ironi Irom baseball In 1920 follow In the 1019 world erles eerie erles scandal candal that a n pool 1001 was cas collected by the While White Sox and paid to certain Detroit pitch pitch- pitchers pitchers ers are for down In a four four- game gamo amo series S sa so 1 that bat Chicago might win In and Its lis hold on first place in the tho American league Denials Denial ct of contributing to any pool ool to be bo US J 1 for tor buying games gaines but admission lon of o contributing to A pool 1001 to reward Detroit pitchers for tor good food work against Boston floston In Ina Ina Ina a later series These denials came from every man accused liy loy ills ills- Ris-berr Ris berg and who testified RECEIVES COIN The rhe Tb statement of Bill James Jame a aTler TIger pitcher pilcher jc ic x 1917 1017 that he be h re- re re received calved from frem Gandil and dIe dis- distributed dis It to certain Tiger Nger bat bat- bat as a 0 token of White Sox appreciation tO for o their work In Boston Doston Testimony by Elsberg that the White Sox Box In tn HH 1919 sloughed slouched a series to Detroit to aid the tb Tigers in their tight fight for third place In Inthe inthe the league leacue stand Tho The hearings hearing's close found ac- ac accusers ac accuser cuser and accused unanimous on onono ono one Ty T thine Ty Cobbs Cobb's Cobb Innocence Innocenc of ef ever ha having taken part In a crook crook- crooked crooked ed ball game came Cobb had wired Ired the commissioner to ask every one present whether anybody knew It If Cobb got tot any of 01 tho the Sox pool poal and whether anybody knew If It Cobb ever played a 8 cr crooked ball gameN game The rhe chorused tribute was prompt with Risberg und and Gandil voicing their endorsement ment ot of the th Jewel of Georgia with the th rest Shortly wards the elm corn commissioner missIoners missioner office learned that I a hearing set et fo to- to tomorrow at which I attorney were to go over with lAnd Landis Is the th charges charge of ot baseball crookedness have hav Involved Cobb and nd Tris Tria Speaker had been Indefinitely po postponed |
