Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-30
pEAKER and COBB
,SsEPARING CASES
;lR LAW COURT

r,,sro. Dec. 29.-(R-The baseball
s Of 1919" after weeks pre-
' w. IN the public print. prepared to-
,',' 70. its debut before a court Of
." -. east are some Of the greatest
IN baseball-Ty Cobb. Iris
.,.r Smoky Joe Wood, Dutch
,..nard, Commissioner Landis-with
,ohpson, American League presi-
p. and Frank Navin. head Of the
s'a .,, Tigers, in speaking roles. and
De'l vssuohle of citizens, judges. lawyers
~ ef ssus backed by a grand chorus Of
c1 popuh iii co. tho nremisr. ~
"n scandal Of 1919" depends upon
~. =. decision Of attorneys picked by
"! W., and Speaker to -exonerate them
Vepv charges that they took part in
a sns game Sept. 25. 1919. Indeed,
) ~ Cobb nor Speaker has commit
N'b h,mself to the statement that le-
W action will be taken.
Fws,,am H. Boyd, Cleveland attor-
" ,spresenting Speaker. said he is
D" ..irg evidence to determine If the
s. manager of the Cleveland club
iOliH NV legal recourse, but beyond
,s., has not committed himself.
'NI lanes O. Murfin Of Detroit, Cobb's
H ~ an sure we will find a way Of
..,,s cobb's side of the case before
3. nnh,ic in definite fashion and will
Nv. b,s name of any stigma which
e'a .,tach TO the present baseball
pc. ,aI have known Cobb 20 years
$40 So am convinced of his innocence.
on ~. silent threat Of legal action In
- from conferences during the
, s two days of Cobb and Speaker
"a their retention of attorneys, was
saioved last night from Fresno. Cal,
~ vbat Dutch Leonard called the
VIZ authorized statement" has has
~.ss concerning the charges he pre-
aptated. ,.. .,.
-, Nv Cobb and Joe Wood in which
illusion was made to bets placed on
=. came of Sept. 25. 1919, were not
ala bv him to the American League.
~ never received any money. direct
" or indirectly, for any letters or for
,nv information in my possession,
I,onards statement said.
~ surrendered the letters to base
NIL authorities when these authorl-
IL. convinced me that 1t was a duty
nved to the Detroit team and to the
n,shsu world in general. to help
thereby clear up certain rumors and
attenuation which they had previously
| |, their possession.
"Tbe public wants, II they want any
hing AT ALL facts. 1 feel now
hat the entire occurrence is closed
Incident"
robh however. made II plain at
l.reveland that it is not "a closed incl
| dent as far as he is concerned.
n never was a gutter" he said,
and I am not now. / know the pub
| lie is behind me-"
Cobb also gave his side OF his re
,rement, from the management OF the
Detroit Tigers, team with which ne
had PLAYED continuously since 1905.
q did not quit at Detroit" he said.
1T was given out there shat had re-
signed That statement vas false" i
did not resign at that time. I was
released and another manager appoint
| u in my place"
An Investigation of the whole ahair
hy the United States Senate contin-
ues a possibility. Senator Capper, Re-
publican, Kansas. said he favored such
/ an INQUIRY as the most expedient meth
ID Of examining the evidence. He
nid however, he has no definite
plans.
Commissioner Lands, who made
public the charges against questioning
the baseball integrity Of basebalPs two
greatest center fielders, continues the
sphinx. Criticized from many sources
for making public the Cobb-Wodd let
hrs to Leonard Landis said he would
have nothing to say until the .f1res
That the charges have started have
burned themselves out s-As4
Attorney Boyd announced In Cleve-
land this morning that Cobb would go
70 Detroit some time today to engage
attorneys and go over the status OF the
case with them. Mr.. Boyd said that
no action would be taken by him on
behalf Of Speaker until he had con-
fsrred with Cobb's counsel, and that all
concerned had decided on a definite
plan Of action. Any, announcement
That action will be taken within the
next few days is premature, Boyd de-