'ACE SIX:
THE MICHIGAN DAILY
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BY DETROIT WAS NOT
Final .Verdiet Is Virtual AcceptanceI
Of Story Told By James, Former
Detroit Pitcher
WEAVER CASE PENDING
(By Associated Press)
CHCAL, Jan. 12.-The charge of
two baseball outcasts -- Charles
"Swede' Risberg and Arnold "Chick"
Gandil that the Chicago White Sox of4
1917 bought four games from the De-
troit Tigers so that the White Sox
would beat out Boston in the tightj
race for the American League pen-1
nant, was wiped off the baseball rec-
ord book today, with scarcely a blem-
ish left to show a trace of it.
Kenesaw Mountain Landis, base-j
ball's $65,000 a year commissioner,{
completely exonerated 21 accused
stars of the past and present. There
was no punishment of any kind. The
decision was a complete vindication.
The pool of $850 admittedly raised
by the White Sox went to pay theI
/'Detroit pitchers in reward for their
achievement for beating Boston,
closest rival of the White Sox for the
pennant in an important series and
not as a bribe to the Tigers for
"sloughing" a four game series to the
White Sox.
Arguments Proven Weak
The decision dissected the testi-
many of the two accusers, Risberg
and Gandil, pointed out the weakness
of their statements, and Wound up by
saying that Commissioner Landis
could not find any proof in what they
said.
Landis weighed the words of the
defending players against the two
outlaw accusers and decided to place
'his faith in the honesty of the ac-
cused, thus joining with them in call-j
ing the stories of Risberg and Gandil
"absolute lies."
In his blanket absolution the com-
missoner puled that Risberg and
Gandil had scarcely a reason for bas-
ing their framing charges. He cited
the fact that no money whatever was
mentioned when Gandil said he first
arranged the "sloughing" with Bill
James, the Tiger pitcher, udder the
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THATFUNDCOLLEVarsity Wins Easly
In All-Campus Swim,
PAID FOR SLOBIN Break Three Records,
grandstand before the first game here Breaking three Confrence recoids,
I Sept. 2, which James denied that if which1 are also tank records, the Var-
the money had bee promised foity swmming squad easily dfeed
1 purpose the Detroit players would in tall-caiios agobregatn 4:es er.y
have been yelping for it long before C
it was paid and that the money, in
fact, was not turned over to James T irst strisg re meat
until after the Boston series, and that The first string relay team set a
no mention of it was made at any new pool record and bettered the Con-
meeting of the White Sox until after ! ference time when it covered the 200
that series. yards in 1 min, 39 sees. Samson, See-
The commissioner in his decision gar, Watson, and Darnall swam on the
failed to hand out any description. record breaking team. In another 100
There was in fact hardly a word of yard relay, another set of Varsity
j men opposed Hosmer, Walaitis, Walk..
censure for the action of the White en opposed hsmer Wamati g Wak
Sox in financially rewarding the Tiger er, and Scegar, the latter corngIseti.in.I
pitchers. Only once did the judge I this event for the yearling;.
comment on this and then only light- Samson, holder of the "Big Ten"
ly. The hardest words towards the 440 yard swim record, bettered the ol!I
l players named was in this paragraph: time of 5 min. 37 sees. when he set a
"If the Risberg-Gandil version re new tank mark of 5 min. and 22 sees.,I
correct,. it was an act of criminality," clipping 15 seconds from his best
rhe stated. "If the other version be previous time. Frantz finished second
true, it was an act of impropriety, to Samson, and Reif third.,
reprehensible and censurable but not The other record broken during tine
crrpt." s ,afternoon was the nool mark of 1 min.
Herr . f : "e u-150.9 secs, in the 150 yard back stroke.
He said furtheraTherusual contra- Spindle, swimming his first season
diction that characterizes contro- with Matt Mann's regular team, cut
versies of fact are present. It is the the back stroke time to 1 min, 49.2
commissioner's opinion, however, that secs. J. Halsted was second , and.
an examination of the evidence will Shorr, all-campus, third.
clearly point to the truth of the mat- Darnall-captured two first places
ter in dispute." when he led in the 50 yard and 100
The commissioner left the cases of yard free style. In the 100 yard free,
Ty Cobb, Tris Speaker, and Buck style Captain Samson placed second I
Weaver entirely out of his statement. and Walaitis third. .Hosmer and
Neither Speaker or Cobb was con- Walker got second and third places
cerned but Weaver had asked for re- in the 50 yard free style.
instatement. Cobb and Speaker mere- Shorr, Varsity swimmer, avenged,
ly were sitting tight awaiting the de- an early season defeat at the hands
cision in the Detroit-Chicago case be- of Thompson, freshman star, by win-
fore pushing their own side for vin- ning the 200 yard breast stroke.
dication, Their attorneys are report- Shorr swam a steady race and had
ed to have an engagement with Lan- enough left at the end to win handily.
dis and may demand a showdown. Thompson was second, and Spencer
Weaver, cast dut of baseball along third.
with Risberg and Gandil, because of Starrett outpointed all other con-
the crooked World series of 1919 had testants in the diving, although
appealed to Landis for reinstatement Bailey, all-campus, placed within a
while testifying in the Risberg-Gandil I few points of him, with Batter, Var-
charges. Weaver was told by Landis, sity, third.
"Write me a letter about reinstate-
ment." New York Rangers added to their
Weaver has done so and decision total of wins recently with a 4 to 1
as to his reinstatement rests with the victory over the revamped Detroit[
commissioner. Cougers.
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With the end of the fourth week of "" 3l1olenda Or Barley Will 3Iake
intensive training, the 175 freshman ri1) To IOw'i il r1 Tis Afierntou
track candidates aredeveloping rapid- In Place Of Reason
ly under the supervision of Coach!_
Charles Hoyt. No tjnme trials have * (
been made as yet to test the abilities SCHRODERMAY STAR
of the candidates, but Coach Hoyt is
planning to do so during the latter Michigan's Varsity basketball team
part of next week. will leave at 3:19 o'clock today for
Likewise, the freshman track men Iowa City on its second invaSion ci
will meet next week for purposes of foreign courts this season. The Wol-
definite organization. With the as- verines will engage the ]lawkeyp
semblage of all the men at ane time, quintet tomorrow night in the 'dedica-
Coach Hoyt will be enabled to organ- tion ceremonies for the neW Iowa
ize the men for the several telegraphic i field house in a ame which,. will hol
meets tha( are being planned with oth- the center of interest in the Middle
er Conference schools this spring. West basketbull world. The Michlit::-
There is still an existent lack of Iowa contest brings tog-ether tWO' of
men in the weight events, the fresh- the four unbeaten teams in the Con-
man coach declared yesterday. Not a ference.
single candidate has reported to Hoyt In announcing the me n who w'
for the hammer throw and javelin ev- make the trip to Iowa, Coach Mathe:
ents, while only a few have reportedI said the same men will go thce th'
for the shot put. Coach Hoyt has is- mase the trip to Minnesota Sat<r'dy
sue an urgent request to those who
Paricipatedl in those events inl high1 with the exception of Reaion wh l lo is
par iiae ntseves nhg handicapped by a leg injury. The
schoolto report to him at Yost field skipper would not state dintely lsT
Chapman, of Grand Rapids, is ner-cnight who would take Reason's place,
forming very well in the sprints, and! but said the choice lay bet w'dn ,
is considered as the best runner of Molenda and Barley, both of whom
the team. He shows fair promise,! are capable, of working in either at
Coach Hoyt stated, of becoming a goo( guard or forward.
track man. Danner, Gordon, and EifelI Molenda who will probably makb
are also outstanding performers inthe trip, did not report for praho
the sprints. - until late, but has been roundlng.into
,Ten men have reported forAbe pole l form rapidly in the last wreek an
vault, and each entrant is jumping will probably see service in thi game
well over 10 feet six inches at this I tomorrow, though Coach Mather will
early period. Oldham, Marsh, Hanley, probably start the same combination
Bross, Smith, and Velite represent six which has been so successful in the
of the best men among the 10 vaulters. 1 early games. If Molenda gets into
In Penn,, of Kansas City, Mo., and the game he will' probably tuke Ide-
Felker, of Toledo, Coach Hoyt has two trie's place at guard, but he has a
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Rogers Hornsby (right), former Cardinal manager and second baseman,
signs his contract with John McGraw, of the New York Giants, in the Giants
office. It is understood Hornsby will r eceive $40,000 a year for two years.
Green To Re-Establish State Athletic
Board Authorized By 1919 Legislature
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LANSING, Jan. 12.-Gov. Fred W.+
Green announced today he will re-
establish the state athletic board of
control which was authorized by the
beck placed on championship fights
should be lifted. The 1919 law, which.
established the athletic board, limits
bouts in this state to 10 rounds but
'does not prohibit outdoor arenas or
1919 Legislature but lapsed during the
Groesbeck administration. His first championship bouts, neither of which
appointment to tl* board, which con- were allowed under the Groesbeck
sists of four advisory mrnember- and a regime.-I
full time commissioner, was Richard The state law governing matches
H. Lackey, Lansing merchant. requires that exhibitors be licensed,
The athletic board in effect is a paying an annual fee from $25 to $300,
state boxing commission. It has full1 depending upon the size of the city
control over boxing and wrestling in which they operate, that the state
matches. The Governor wil appoint get 10 per cent of gross receipts and
the full time commissioner, who com- that all funds received in excess of the
mands a $3,500 salary, soon. expenses of the board be dispensed
It is possible, when tlie make-up of under the direction of the superin-
the board is completed and the coam- tendent of public instruction for ath-
missioner is named, the ban Groes- letic equipment for public schools.
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velop into capable trapk performers. in a forward position.
The former has.been clearing the bar Schroder has been coming fast and
at 5 feet nine inches with consistency may replace. McCoy, sophomdre flash,
in the first few days of practice. if Coach Mather decides to give li'a
Robbins, a shot putter, has been chance. Schroder is almost certain
showing up well, putting the shot to see service before the game is over.
around the 44 foot mark. Kay, a half The complete list of players making
miler, has been setting the pace for the trip follows: Captain Chambers,
other candidates of the squad in that Harrigan, Oosterbaan, Petrie, McCoy,
event, being timed in relatively fast Schroder, Martin, Rasnick, qnd Mo-
time oR. several occasions. lenda or Barley. Coach Harry Kipke
nld Manager William lDay v,ill ac-
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