Show 75 r Vl lIus suggestions v In log the th rounds among base base- ball bac-ball ball bail men mm for tor some om time tint that all ait was ae not not- right In iii connection aith ith the retirement of ot Ty Cobb and Tile Tria Speaker from baseball ba ball In a sensational announcement by r Landis Landl December Ii 21 In which he h named the tho two veteran player managers as principals In t game fixing episode which occurred seven years year ago ro The rhe Th 8 iii the c a c e came about at the tho th In- In In stance In-stance stance of or Hubert Dutch Leonard pitcher formerly with the tho Detroit t team am who laid the tha mat matter ter before President Ba Dan Baa Johnson John of the American league Johnson In turn submitted u the tha facts fact with incrimInatIng letters rs to Landis Landi from which point the tho latter carried on a IL personal Investigation of ot the case Commissioner Landis In making known his ht findings s told the tha pre that the matter had not nt been be n given elY Ivon nto to the public at an earlier date ditc bo- bo because cause b-cause cause causa non nono nonn of o 0 the th men nien Involved no n longer lonser was at with organ organ- organized orein IZE-d IZE baseball It was at the th Insist Insist- Insistence insistence ence of ot new newspaper men mn that the th af- af affaIr af nf affair fair tall was I wa brought broucht to tho th surface At this timE lime Leonard himself and Joe Wood former Cleveland pitcher now base bue bill bait ball coach at lit Yale university lire are the tho other men nun Implicated by the evidence Substantially th the c is l this Folioing Follow Follo Inc the th same game of oC Septem Septem- September September ber her 24 1919 Ills Cleveland vs Detroit at tho the latter It Cobb city Speaker Wood and Leonard to meet under the grandstand ct at Navin i park A discussion toll followed owed lit in whIch mon among other things thines was mentIoned the thu fact that the Cleve Cleve- Cleveland Cleveland land team had already cinched second pl place while Detroit had a fIght on its hands bands to maintain place One thins thing thin le led on to another and the story then relates relate that Speaker told Cobb Dont Vont worry about to tomorrow's to- to morrows morrow's came you game you can w In In to tomorrow to- to tom morrow m At this so 10 th the tho allegation con continues con con- continue it was wu decided that lu Inu- Inu much cs s the th game same was wall to be ho a II up set up el-up for tor Detro Detroit they might a as well voil got ct sonic some mone money down on thi outcome The Time Utters hatters In question which made their appearance In the Sporting News national paper are ar printed today Fans may Inay draw their own conclusIons after aCter read reading readies Ie the letters latter which low tol-low low I ow JIm Ua Un Oct St U 3 19 18 Dear Dutch Well old boy O guess you ou are ar out ot In old California by this thia time an and life Ute I arrived home and l found Mrs Cobb only fair but the Jab baby girl wu teas fine tine and at this time Mrs rr Cobb Is very well but I n ha have ver very bus busy buS getting s acquainted with m my family and hv not trl tried to do any correspondence m my de- de deI do delay I lay a cod co and myself were consider ably dIsappoInted In our n proposition as liS we w had 2000 to put Into It an and the thc other side aide Quoc quoted d us 1400 1400 and when we w finally se- se secured so cur e-cur cured d that much money It was v about 2 o'clock and they to deal with us us u as they had men melt in Chicago to take tak the matter up with and they had no oo 00 we completely foil fell ll down and of couro cour owe we 0 felt rolt r it b badly over It Everything E was to Wood and hn he can tell teU you about It when we tet et together to ehr It was wn quite quit a and 1 J dont don't ont care cr for forIt forit forIt It again I can assure you 1 0 Well Veil I hope hop you found every every- thing thins everything In fine shape shap at home horn and andall andall andall all your troubles trouble will ba be b little onesI ones I made m a II this thia years year's winners winner's share thac of worlds world's series In cotton sInce lines 1 came caine home hODle and an expect to make mako more I I thought the White Sox Sor should have won but am ant satisfied d the the ted ted-c too overconfident Well old scout cout drop tote lr a line lIna hen wh n you youcan yoUcan youcan can Wo W have had fine ine tin weather here herein In tact fact quIte quit warm and hiv have had come dandy since I 1 arrIved home With kindest regards to 10 lire Irs Leonard I remain r 11 TY T Y TilE WOOD TL LETEll JH CLEVLAND LA D 0 Friday Dear Dur r Friend 1 Dutch Enclosed ed please find 1101 certIfied cheek tor for sixteen en hundred and thir- thir thirty thirty thir thirty ty dollars 1630 rhe The only blot bet bi test We Wt could get lip up was HOO tOO against 10 to j 7 J Cobb did not get set up a cent lit lie told us Ul u that and I 1 believe bH v hint Could have hav put fut some rome at l S to 2 on Detroit but did not as at that would 1 make us put up 1000 1000 to win In tOO Wt We Ve won on tIme the th I 1 Rave gave We West SO 30 heaving or for tor ot of us Would oui n not ot have havo cashed yOUr check at all but West Vest thought lie ho could get It up at 7 10 and I was going to put It all up at thoix thol odd We would have won 1750 1753 for tor lb the lite 2500 It if we could have hav placed It It n ne we ever have hav another chance like thIs we will know enough to try to get ret down n early Let me hear from you rou Dutch With all good wishes wIthes to yourself IC ncI and Mrs lire Leonard I am nm always alas Joe Wood Wood- Charles Swede one of the tite greatest short shortstops tops over ever uncovered ered In III the th majors blacklisted foi- foi Collo fol following lo lowing ting the 1919 1019 11 world series on III- III IIII al I ged crooked 1 gee chat-gee i is now In Inthe inthe Inthe the limelight with a II new teW bao baseball leand l Tho Th former O-d O Ogden n shortstop well welt kno known knon n to t fans tana n of this section line offered to appear a pou before Corn Com Com ml missioner vf KeI lW Landis end and or- or of offer fer fur In which ho I says ay 20 0 per cent coat 02 o 0 ml major r 1 io ball bail play play- players ers era will be hw involved hod If U his hb hl statements are ar true trus a gen gen- c oral house houe cleaning In the th majors majora undoubtedlY will his b listed lilted will tilI III before Ian Lan Lan-diz di during tile coming and his undoubtedly will ba awaited with Interest throughout the nation |