The Washington times., 1920-12-08

most foolish imagine the bout will
last that lenK.
They are beating the drums, how
ever, and playing on wind instru-
ments endeavoring to cxjole the fool
tsh public into believing that this
great contest for the worlds heavy
weight championship" will be worth
seeing. Sober thought would con-
vince almost anybody with a Nnatter-
Ing OF ring knowledge that Brennan
hasn't chance TO win. unless he
packs a six-gun into the ring with
him.
Knowing the general IDEA that
Dempsey is invincible, the drum beat
ers are charging on the dangerous
tendencies Of Brennan. They are
seeking to have everybody forget that
In matching Carpenter with Dempsey
the promoters have claimed that Car
pentier Is the best man in the world
like to have the public forget, too, It's
confidence in Dempsey's putting Car.
pentier to sleep inside OF three rounds.
Seats for this Denpsey Erennan
bout will range from IS up. plus Fed
eral and New York State taxes, total
ing 10 per cent.
Before he was champion. Dempsey
gave Brennan q terrific beating. The
Chicago man was forced to stop when,
after receiving one of Dempsey's aw
full thumps, he was knocked Off bal
ance and wrenched an ankle in trying
to save himself from hitting the floor
But. s.h-h. let's not speak II that
bout-at least. until December is.
ABoxT THE WHITE sOx.
" do that nf
the indicted White Sox players may
be with Comiskey's team next sea
SON" This Is bad, very bad, for the
Integrity Of baseball in general ard
the American League in particular.
Admitting II is rough punishment,
what should be done with this base
ball cancer is to eradicate 1t by drop
ping each and every player who ~
known to have been aware OF the
scandal and kept II quiet. Then. going
farther, those umptres and magnates
who were aware Of the scandal and
hushed 1t up "for the good ut base
BALI should be quietly dropped from
the sport.
II the fans Of this country are to
be Offered a spectacle Of crooked
players and those who know they
were crooked being whitewashed and
permitted under any circumstances to
remain in the game. then professional
baseball Ia well on it's way towarh the
rocks. All the upright Judges In ere
alton cannot save it,
There is nothing in the history or
the past ten years which gives much
ground for the belief that the present
leaders of baseball have the neces
sary backbone to clean their own
game. Horse racing is conducted ny
especially strict leaders. men VIII" do
not hesitate a moment in driving out
all merely tainted. 1t ~ up to base
ball leaders to do the same,
Joe Gedeon knew that the series Of
1919 for the worlds title was crooked.
He gambled on his knowledge and
has been dropped. We have been led
to believe that his release comes be-
cause he gambled on his knowledge.
's matter Of fact, Gedeon's release
should have come because he covered
up a cesspool and continued to play
with men whom he knew to be crooks.
That is the greater crime, lar greater
than his betting on sure thing.
The Cook county grand jury has
merely scratched the surface Of cen
dition requiring severe treatment u
has indicted eight players. They may
be tried in court some day. Mean
while, scattered through the leagues
there must be more than one Joe
Gedeon. Are they to remain in the
game?