The Washington herald., 1921-02-01
Lands TO IGNORE
PLAYERS CHARGES
AGAINST COLLINS
Efforts to Involve Eddie
Won't Get Far,
Says Griff.
BY JACK NYE.

The indicted White Sox players
who are trying to force their way
back into the game by threatening
further exposures naming among
those to be connected with the scan
dal Eddie Collins, appear to be
doomed to disappointment.
| Judge Lands processes to be wise
to such tactics and plans to ignore
them. His dander has been aroused
over the intimation that organized
baseball could be bulldozed into ef-
fecting a weak compromise and
when he gets hot under the collar
he is a hard man to deal with.
President Clark Griffith of the Ma
tionals holds the same view as the
| high commissioner.
This talk of involving Eddie Col
Inns is a lot of -alibi stuff" said
Griffith. I'VE are on to that game
and it won't go very far. As far as
l know, Collins is above suspicion,
and he is not going to be ruined by
lot OF discredited players.
There is no question in my own
mind that none OF the eight White
Sox players will ever play in the
major leagues again. They are
through and the door is closed"
Intimations that Buck Weaver
may not be as guilty as the others
and, therefore, might be given an
other chance, don't make much of a
hit with the local mogul.
Evidence before the grand jury
! indicated that Weavet knew what
was going on" opined the Old Fox,
and still he kept his mouth shut.
| That doesn't loOk very good for
! Buck. / am right with Lands on
| his stand and am ready to fight all
influences that arc trying to rein
state these players"
Duffy Lewis isn't the only player
who is knicking about his salary.
/ The Washington outfelder has sug-
| gCsted remedies without making
4 any threats and the chances are
/ that he will come to terms soon.
Long George Kelly, the young
! first sacker of the Giants, however,
is a regular holdout- He has sent
! his contract back to McGraw in a
huft and is threatening to go into
retirement. George was wise enough
! to follow the rule OF demanding a
raise when in a position to demand
it. Rated as the leading first sacker
in his league and tied with Rogers
Hornsby in runs batted in, he is
necessary to the plans of the Giants
next season. Give the youth credit
for having sense enough to grasp
the situation.
Kelly will probably get his raise
in short order. Our guess is that
he deserves it.
The debate about the deadlock
made famous or infamous, as the
| case may be, by "Strangler' Lewis
is gaining momentum. Opposing the
action of Jack CUrley, who has bar
! red the hold from future matches
in New York. are several men who
know what they are talking about.
! among them being George BOthner
and DR.. B. F. Roller
The deadlock, according to these
veterans of the mat game is no
more dangerous than three or four
| other holds, including the toe hold
and body scissors. Bothner main
tains that any capable wrestler
can break the deadlock in a second.
1.-THE trouble with the present bunch
Of grapplers, he AYERS, is that they
are bunch of incOmpetents; Frank
Gotch A his prime would have
taken Lewis, ZbyzskO, SteCher and
| Cadd6Ck and disposed Of them in
! one hour in Bothner's opinion.
Billy Sandow, manager for Lewis
is heaping malediction on the head
| of Curley for his recent action
which has cost the mat champion
lot of coin. He is threatening
finish fight to protect his man.
The funny thing about the whole
mix-up that none OF the men who
succumbed to the deadlock have
criticised it. CaddoCk is even will
ling to brave the dome crushing
tactics of Lewis again.
Indications are that the deadlock
| is doomed until somebody clamps il
on Lewis and robs him of his title.
Then the tickle public will doubtless
proclaim it a highly scientific and
| laudable hold.