The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-13

largely. IT Mas do not learn base ba II
when they are Kids they never will. Tho
manufacturer Of sporting goods may
hgur" that he must keep as many Gus
toners as possible.
Hut regardless "t all this. the makers
HAY" calmly decided 10 mako complete
equipment for kid teams 20 sell At
loss. They are determined that the
kids shall be equipped whether the gov
erEmcnt says sn or not.
curley Rises to Remarf
Ny Old friend, Jack Iurlcy IS all
warmed up. Had 4 letter from him
which explains itself and in which he
says:
My Dear Hugh Fullerton:
i read your editorial Shame
know baseball Is your particular soft
spot and I know that you have felt like
Il father for an crr!nE child. know
hat you have undergone all the agonics
that com" with appointments over
dIShonesties Your editorial shame has
the touch OF your real feelings Ind
like any other layn'an ! heartily agree
VIII your story, both IN spirit and
action.
This brings me TO nv story and my
own game. Wrestling Is nv soft SPOT
and | am as jealous OF wrcstlings pop
ularity rs you are Of la Sc ball. In fact
more So. because wrestling spells my
bread and huttcr. While | take a nlrg
, At boxing now and 'hcn. enter into a
real estate deal or some amusement en-
i"rprlSe, my real living is wrestling
and therefor" Try and make t popular
for my own good
Now. here We had 4 bunch Of hall
players that fell for temptation TO
throw hail games All wrong. OF course
and no argument In ;he!r favor. How
ever. they did not 20 among their
friends and cause them 10 he; their
money on The sure thing. They did not
bring anybody hundreds Of miles wlth
letters OF credit. 10 prove their husI-
ness standing. etc. and fleece them in
the finish.
"HoweNer. the Maybrrrv gang did do
that. They showed no mercy to any
body. Under various SuiScS the mem
b"rs ~ the Mayherry EanE met people
posed IA sport characters. from jockeys
. IN boxing and wrestling .champions
from trainers tn promoters and In some
, way or another worked thcmselve- into
the confidence Of their new friend and
in tho finish skinned HIM to his last
cent Unlike tho baseball cases there
was 4 real law against their doings. and
~
were sent 10 federal prison in one sweep
VIA the United States courts at Council
Rufus. The government dclvei' into the
schemes and found that over s. noe 900
was stolen from the urwary. They
found that the Earg operated In or
ganizcd business methods. with So
called stores in various cities. and they
found that in most ca sos the local ami
state authorities sworn TO project the
public were in on the games. ard for
money remuneration protected the May
berry EanEstcrs in place OF the public.
Now. they. while you and all those
who wish the baseball world success.
If all the Judge LandiSes. the ComiSkeys
and your baseball writer's are making
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS that never again shall
those that were on trial In Chicago be
allowed 10 rN-entcr the great game OF
Ia schall. while you are all trying 20 ex-
plain that they players were not ac-
Quilted NJ throwing gamee. that they
arc simply FREQ because there was no
law to cover the Gaze. why persist in
issuing challenges and supporting the
claims Of wrcstlers and managers who
served time In prison FOR doing hun
I-cI times worse rhincS. for Commit
ting the crime or playing friends with
force such men into the public wrest-
ling game when their records are mat
rrrs ~ public police documents. con-
victcd. and NO chance OF a mistake?
Il saw In recent Issue Of a Brook
lyr paper where Joe Marsh was ac-
ruscd Of a crime some years ago He
WIS not accused. He was convicted
along with n couple OF dozen other May
berry Cangsters FOR posing as a sport
INK mann for posing ~ wrestler and
for ficecing people under that Fu!se. Let
some newspapers are trying to give him
a clean hill " health and whitewash
his past record.
IF the, ball players should be barred.
then there ia no punishment severe
enough 70 mote out 10 those who wurkco
with tho notorious MRyherry gang and
then have the audaCity 10 break into
public sport"
(CupyriEht. 1921, The New York
Evening Aal)