Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-11
LAJOlL'S TILE USEARSLD?
Claim is Made that Opponents Laid
Down for Him.
NO MORE PRIZES OF THE KIND
President johnson of. the American
League Announces that the Incl
dent Means Doing Away with
individual Contests.

ST. LOUIS, oct. lC-Each OF the five
local sporting writer's in commenting on
yesterdays American league base ball
games between the Cleveland and St Louis
teams, charge today that certain Of the
local team allowed Laioie 10 obtain hits
The object Of this. It is charged, was to
enable him to score more hits during the
season than were credited TO Cobb Of De-
trolt
Lajoie is credited by the official scorer
as being at the bat four times in each
game OF the double-header. Each time ne
obtained hit. In the summary he is also
given sacrifice hit The first time he
hit a liner and made three bases. The
ball went over the center flelder's head.
six other times he hunted down the third
base line and either beat Third Baseman
Corriden's throw to first base or else Cor
riden did not attempt to throw.
Another time bajoie grounded to Wal
lace, who threw wild to first base. once
BajOie hunted to Corridor, who fielded It,
but threw wild to first This was the play
that gave Lajoie the sacrifice hit
When Lajoie was at bat Corridor played
far back OF third base. He ran up each
time Lajois hunted.
Maloy and Nelson we're the St. Louis
pitchers In the only other game which
Malloy pitched against Cleveland Lajoie
got one hit In three times at bat. Nelson
never pitched to Lajoie before.
President Hedges of the local team re-
fused to discuss the teams playing.
Denial of Charges,
"Iajole outguessed u.s." said Manager
| o'Connor. I'VE figured he did not have
the nerve to bunt every time. He beat us
at our own game. / will not send any OF
my players in to play up close to Lajoie
when he tries to bunt,"
! In explaining his playing, LRjole, In a
telegram to q newspaper sent from Gin
| cinnau, said:
After l made my hit, clean drive to
center for three bases, the st. Louis men
played deep. expecting me to pound the
| ball out every time l fooled them right
along. The pitchers did their best to
deceive me, l am certain"
Corriden and Pitchers Malloy and Nelson
could not be found today.
| CHICAGO. Ill, Oct. 10-President B. b.
johnson Of the American league announced
late today that no more prizes will be OF
fered or permitted while he continues at
the head OF that base ball organization.
President johnson stated that he had
taken this position as result Of the Lajoie
incident He also said that he was making
| an investigation OF the allegations made
unofficially by st. Louis sporting writer's.
Even II the assertions prove unfound-
ed" said President johnson, the merest
suspicion of cTookedness works irreparable
injury 70 the game and from nov on no
more Individual contests for prizes win be
allowed" tt
pitchers Not Rlhmeasss I'll
4 Several Chicago sporting writer's, I'm dis
eussing the Lajoie Incident declared they
do not. think blame could be attached to
the st. Louis pitchers. Nalloy and Mel
presented tile possibility OF an understand
ing between Lsjoie and some Of the flelders
OF the st. Louis team. His feat Sunday
was not a new record in major league
circles, but it has not been excelled for
many years. The nearest thing TO 1t in
recent years was the work OF Tucker OF
the Chicago Nationals, who, in a double
header at New York, made seven hits in
succession.
DETROIT, Mich, oct 1O-Frank J.
Navln, president OF the Detroit American
league base ball club, declared today that
the hitting OF Lajoie in St Louis looked
suspicious.
''It looked like a raw deal" he said, hut
viii take action. The league can throw out
games for justlfiable reasons.
= II think when the averages are giveI
. out II will be found that Cobb is the leader
p At least hope So"
President Navin also stated that the
\ league will probably take action towards
I the elimination OF prizes and bonuses fol-
President Navln. "only created dissenslor
President Navln, "only created dissentior
on a team"
, CINCINNATI, Oct. lO.-AUJust Herr
/. mann, chairman Of the National Base Bal
commission, in discussing the ,Lajoie Incl
dent tonight said:
''Lajoie and Cobb, according to unoff
cial averages, have the race for the leading
: batsmen In both leagues benfeen them
Which will win l don't know end the ma
: tiOnal commission cannot dea DO until 4
receives the official averagpI OF botf
I leagues.
Il do want TO say one thipgf since thu
question came up as to the gg ulneness o.
p the hits made by Lajoie at 81 Louis, anC
a that Is that no more prizes OF bonuses
e will be permitted under the ~ples Of tn,
Q national commission. We ST. II be yer!
l. careful to eliminate anything " the kin'