The Washington times., 1910-07-30
WALSH GIVES VIEWS
ON SIGNAL TIPPING
Says Secret Is Hidden in
Capital H on Signboard
700 Feet Away.

DETROIT July Sword comes from
Chicago 10 the effect that ban Johl son
is mixing a searching Investigation into
the s.guaI-tipping scandal IN New TcrI-
He went East purposeIy 70 get test
mOny, and IS now in Chicago consider
ing the matter
Chicago players, as well as Detroit
Tigers. believe that a tipping bureau
vas IN operation In fact, il was an
interview By Pitcher I'd walsh which
drew Ban Johnson attention 20 exist
ing conditions In New YORK
Walsh, who is not with the White Sex
on their one-day trip here, has given
out a statement IN Chicago, standing by
the statement he made two weeks ago
THE whole Continuance is hidden IN q
capital IL this letter being u one OF
the words Of q hat concerns advertise
ment," says Walsh. This sign is out
in deep center field. 200 feet from the
plate The word Hat Ike the name OF
the company, IS painted III black on the
wall In the lower uaru Of the II some
I body connected with the signal service
has bored TWO small holes. barely large
/ enough 10 accommodate The business
ends Of a pair Of field glasses
Directly above the lo0phoIes is q slit
which Is operated By the man behind
TIE Ssh AZ 1---- -----e-A- 4-A +--E 4
per TO bear his glasses on the opposing
/ catcher and grasp his signals For in
stance, he notes, by the aid Of his
( powerful lenses that the catcher IS
{ calling for a fast ball Naturally the
pitcher receives the sign and mods his
{ his approval At she same instant the
/ local batter, glaucinE toward the letter
Z H. 795 feet away n the center deld ad-
T vertising sign. espIes q light panel
1 shuuted into view in the slit
That panel is pushed there by the
/ operator, usually. g veteran pitcher OF
/ catcher, somebOd- who is thoroughly
! posted on battery signals It's little
+ wonder that the Highlander 5atters
: know low 70 swing their clubs when
2 given this inside Information II the
I catcher signals 1oT a curve bah, the slit
I remains open through the same kind OF
/ manipulation Ials device - about -FOUR
( inches vide and Two inches deep
I Thu New York club mas been guilty
. Of the lowest type Of crooked playing
+ and ] would willingly take oath 70 back
Z up every one OF my assertions even on
{ my death bed But what's the Use2 II
E cOesu seem 20 bring about any re-
. suits"
precautions signals were changed re-
ysaleCIy- What convinced L1e players
that signals were tipped or was LEr=
f TACT that the limit hltJers on the team
/ nit-il-u-TLiIe- front
Belu@ up against the brace game be
4 fore, the Tigers were also on the look
/ out II was Harry Tuthllls who exposed
the system last year. the incident Ca-S-
ling Widespread comment In lac-r the
league considered the charges but eV-
erythinE was suddenly hushed up
The iacL that the HlgllaDQers gCL on
easy J. st year probably accounts Ter
the CLUB going back % the tipping sys-
TEN Had the EiELIaDders been punish
ID al the Llsl annual meeting OF the
American Lea--e the chances are that
they would not care 70 invite similar
punishment
The players are telling funny stories
IL c0-sas--iCu with the New york hone
GaUeS Detroit CatCLerS were relieved
Of the DUTY Of signaling the pitcher
Charley C'Lszry is said 10 have handed
The signals his back was 70 the cen
ter reId fence and only members Of the
Detroit team knew that Charley was
on che Job
1t is said that one New YORK PIayer
swinging for what he thought was %
. fast one only 20 see IL curve away E-
the plate. turned ID Charley Schrli TO
. and said
You amt giving the signals