Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-01-03 | Page 13 | Tiger Players Received Coin

TIGER hOER PLAYERS RECEIVED COIN President Navin Explains Distribution of Money From White Hose DETROIT Mich lIch Jan 3 3 By ByTh The Associated Press Frank Press Navin president lt of tho the D Detroit club believes money was ens as t pre pre- tented re hefted d t U tj Det Detroit olt pitchers b by t time o White Sos Zoo lot their thelt work ork In de de- de eating the tho Red ned Sox In a 11 series toward 1 i the end ot or the 1917 son season which virtually elimInated eliminated Boston BOlton from rom tho the race raco that year ear On Sept September n H U the Tigers Tle r beat the Re Red lIed Sox In Fenway Fenay park Boston f S to 2 and 1 to 0 O On September 20 31 another double double- doubleheader doubleheader header double header was scheduled but raIn prevented the second game fame De Detroit Dc- Dc troll troit won tho the first 1 to 0 O In a I a t Mr Navin avin voiced tho the bullet that tho the Tigers were til gl glen gison en money noney by th the White Sox collectively l for Cor their work ork against as tho the Red fled TIt Sox who were not hot mathematically ousted ou ted l I from the race rac for lor the he th pennant until the Tigers administered the tho three do de de- de fats According to Nevin NavIn It was com corn common cornmon common mon durIng 1918 when DetroIt WM was In jn the thO raco for tor the th pennant p for of ot the th Boston club to Induce DI pitchers chers for pay to bear down on Detroit It was considered fair tall for lor the rewards were serc for winning The White Sox sho ho were in the tho same position 1 In 1917 that tho the TIgers were in In 1916 felt privileged to similarly award the th pitchers pitcher i who helped h theta them by beating the Red fled Sox Sos A As late lato a as 1921 IDU Georgo Dauss DauM was as summoned to appear before Commissioner LandIs to whose tars ears rumors of the transactions came Navin saId s Dauss testimony mony convinced the commissioner that there was ras no Irregularity In connection with the th transaction Dauss Navin said had received II ft reward of ot financial nature from the tho White Whit R Sax x because he h had defeated the TIed Red Sox on the th af afternoon of ot September 19 D In the second game me cam ot of a header double double 1 to 0 O Navin that t there sas as much resentment towards the Boston club dub among Detroit play play- plat'S players ers t Fe during during- the season 1917 1916 HK duo due to the disqualifying ot of several Detroit players by the th Red fled Reo Sos Sox