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Show 4- CREDIT P. C. L. PREXY FOR SHAKING CROOKS A I Bj Bl LiLI - : EPP. -pin- i dltor Portland (Ore.) New-. Great work folks, this Cleaning up of the crooked bal! playing anil other Inside "aclng" stuff. Put the Coast l eague down as the first to start the crusade on tho gambling vice and also to "can" and suspend some of Its best matrrial right in Ihe heart of the great scramble for a pennant President Presi-dent McCarthy started the "cleaners" working in April and banned Tom Sea-ton Sea-ton and Indian Smith, pitchers of the San Francisco club, right When the club was at the very top of the P C. ' L Next he upset the bucket by slip- ! ping Babe Borton and Maggert out of the circuit, and also tying ihe walking papers to BUI Rumler. leading slurrger of the Salt Idlio club. The work of the major leaguers In expelling expell-ing the greatest stars of the game who had turned crooked Is a boost to o-ganlzed o-ganlzed baseball and the fans will never nev-er forget the movie on the part of the I leriRiie chiefs. |