Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-10
st. Louis Players Action in
Giving Laioie Hits Most
DisgraCefuI in Base
Ball History.
INVESTIGATION SEEMS
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY
Reputation of National Game Is at
Stake-Naps' Star Hitter
Under a Cloud of
Suspicion.
BY j. ED GRILLO.

The victory 81 IarTt I.4lois over fY
Coco IA TIE batting contest for which al
sUtomohiio Wa offered a. the prize vas
made possible at 81. Louis yesterday.
V-hon The Browns deliberately laid down
1" tho NaUs' biz -lUSgrr. and made him
present OF eight ba>c hits
No effort was made To retire LIloie
and evCry ball that hr connected with
went Tor base hit, according To report
sent u;jj Of II Louis Seven al the eight
hits were hunts down the third base line.
ip effort helms made 10 field them. lp
10 Yesterday there was hardly 4 player
sefors tie public more popular than the
.tis Trenchman He was believed to he
an easy soin%. honest fellow Of wonder
iul ability TO have accused him Of being
connected with anything that was not
fair and square would have been re-
~ented Nv the public. Today that same
PLAYER i under d cloud T." have lent
himself 10 such desricabe scheme Tor
the sake Of gaming an automobile has
shaken public confidence lit him. and IN
,I1entIiiv in Sin" @amt- Nothing that
H1S happened III base ball in recent years
will prove a d"tTmo utai to IL" rcputa-
ton OF I'll" sport d the hippodromin% III
- Louis Yesterday a iOjc has won the
automobile. nat tho methods employed
"a accomplish this viii bC called to his
attention every tim" lie appears before
me public in tho future.
There D. no reason Why the national
,"mmis~ioD should not Investigate those
games PLAYED y -. Louis Yesterday. 1t
n" reports sent ont from there are
fo1lnd Ia he based on facts It should h1
-'-" duty Of the commission 10 notify the
c'rors If TIE automuhil" that their prize
'4UuOt bc accepted Hv either OF tho con-
t.era1tS- Under no circumstances should
I.ojoia 10 allowed 10 accent the prize IL
sTe deliberately construed Iu his favor.
Ease bal has hs.U PluIlaT success b.
,IuSe 81 the pubfi-'S faith m its honesty.
.-uo - allow j fare such as tn" St
Iouis sarn-s undoubtedly were tn 80 by
aTnoriced * sure - ii" the game the
latest harm.
N their ANXIETY - secure thu stUtomo-
= ~ fo~ Isajoi' IN. 81. Louis Culrrjt> over
+cned the1lSelvc~. Not satisfied with
living him several hits and taking a
.Hanre Of his natural proves furnishing
'-H"rs- eight base hits were deliberately
framed - Cor the Mans star. all "t which
h" accepted gracefully Players guilty "t
-uC1 Croukedf">S might bc guilty ot de
H''orateIv throwing game
TIE object "a the national commission
IS 20 safeguard base ball. Here. i a "a -
which demands Investigation and tho pub
L. viii stand by the Investigators.
The farce enacted az 81 Louis yester-
day proves the absolute iucOmpetency of
t.- ball players To cunduc1 base ball
] cave il L. the players and the game
would not last season. The ShOrtSight-
'l.ueSs OF the men who make their liveH-
hood and amaSS fortunes out of the sport
would ruin il beyond doubt
The conspiracy To give Lajoie the bat
ting hC1OrS for the season proves this.
though base ball undoubtedly will suffer
81 the result OF vest erdaVS diSgraceful
farce. the players never take the game
into consideration. They view il solely
Z ON a selfish standpoint
With La joie'S victory over Cobb under
clOCd the commission should at once
I,pUdiat@ the entire contest and refuse 10
accept the automobile. This seems the
only wav 10 thWart the rascaIity of the
men who Consplrcd 10 help Lajoio.
There IS perhaps no doubt that Cobb
alter gaining his average OF ~; stayed out
~ the last few game. believing that his
mark could not be overcome
There was not display of true sports
IuanShip in this action either. and Vet il
was honest compared To the scheme to
which I.8iOlc WAS party.
AccoriinS 20 unofficial figures aioie is
leading cobb ny two points having an
average Of 80.
II VIII therefore require the official