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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-24
cobb SAYS TOLD
lands OF GAME
4 OR 5 MONTHS AGO

- Atlanta, Ca. Dec. 23.-lP)-The At
lanta Journal in copyrighted inter-
view today with Ty Cobb, homeward
bound to spend Christmas with his
family in Augusta, Ga. quotes him as
categorically denying charges involv-
ing him in baseballs latest scandal
and remarking 4 am not done with
Dutch Leonard"
Denying generally that he ever had
fixed or connived at fixing any ball
game. the Journal says Cobb specifi-
cally stated that he had no knowledge
of the game between Detroit and
Cleveland Sept %, 1919, being fixed,
and added Il do not believe it was
fixed"
Regarding betting on games. Cobb
is quoted as saying he placed wagers
on only two games in which an Ameri-
can League club was involved. These
were the first two games of the world
series of 1919 between White Sox and
the Cincinnati Reds. Cobb said he bet
$50 on the first and 500 on the second
and the White Sox lost both. So did
Ty.
Referring to the 1919 game in con-
troversy. the Journal quotes Cobb as
saying: Il am guilty of just one thing
which regret--I fulfilled a promise to
this man Leonard to find out from
4
pitcher( after the game how much
money had been bet. Leonard had
gone west before the game" Cobb
said be wrote to. Leonard and that his
letter was in guarded terms so as not
to indicate that there was any betting
proposition involved But ! did not
try to bet on that game myself or in
tend to bet on it,"
you know the Journal continued,
quoting Cobb, Il didn't recall any de-
tails of that game until I saw the box
score in Chicago yesterday. Funny
thing about it was that Speaker got
three hits and | got one. | didn't
help my average any. that game 49,"
Well, we won it."
Cobb pointed out that on the day
the game was played Cleveland was
safely In second place and Detroit was
fighting for third place. Here was
Boland, good man to pitch for De-
troit," he said. Naturally Cleveland
would not be expected to break any
snacks to win that game. | should say
that Detroit was a pretty fair bet
that day"
So far as l know" Cobb continued
Judge Lands first heard about this
Leonard business from me. 7 told him
about II last summer. in July or Au-
gust I've been TO Chicago four times
10 tue hope that Leonard would appear.
The last time we had the hearing, any
way"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-24
Swedish Running
Champion Due in
United States Jan. 4

stockholm, Sweden, Dec. 23.-lR)-
Swedens running champion, Edwin
Wide, will leave Stockholm on sun
day to board the Berengaria at
Southampton, December %. He ex-
poets to arrive in New York on jan
uary 4.
Wide has expressed himself as in
different, when asked whether he
would compete in the United States,
pointing out that his object in go
ing to that country was a study or
the American school system. He has
obtained special leave of absence
from the authorities of the Stock
holm public schools, where he is an
Instructor, and is paying his own ex-
penses.
Efforts by the amateur athletic I'M
ion Of the United States to discour-
age international competition until
the olympic games Of 1928, caused
reports to be spread that Edwin Wide
would not be permitted to enter ath-
letic competition during his forth
coming visit in the United States. 1t
was asserted in A. A. U. circles.
however, that while there might be
an effort to prevent Wide from ex-
plotting his prowess to too great an
extent. permission might be given for
connection In a few meets. 1t was
emphasized that Wide inasmuch as
he was journeying to the United
States primarily to survey the Amer
lean school system and was paying
his own expenses, would have diff
ferent standing than an athlete
whose visit was intended solely for
competition.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-24
Record CHANGES
IN BOTH LEAGUES
FOR COMING season

New York, Dec 23-tP) Baseball
is changing its colors like 81 chame-
leon. The biggest shifting of out
standing figures the game has ever
known - involving leaderships of
eight of 16 major league clubs-will
find a host of new alignments when
the 1927 season opens. Here are the
developments of the past few weeks
that have startled the diamond
world:
American league:
Expose of an alleged fixed game
between Detroit and Cleveland. in
1919, duplicating Ty Cobb and iris
Speaker retired managers of the
Detroit and Cleveland clubs: Cobb
succeeded by George Moriartv, old
umpire, and third baseman; Speaker
replaced by veteran coach, Jack MIC
Callister.
Eddie Collins, long king" Of the
second basemen. ousted as White
Sox manager; signs to play again
with Athletics, with whom he per-
formed as link of famous 100000 in
field years ago. Succeeded at Chi
cago by Ray Schalk, veteran catcher.
Bill Carrigan, famous manager of
worlds champion Red Sox of 1916,
16, called out of retirement to sue
coed Lee Foil in old Job.
George Sisler. famous first base
man, deposed as manager of ST. Lou
is Browns in favor of Dan Howley.
with Bill Killifer, last season with
Cardinals. as assistant.
National league:
Following disagreement with club
president over new contract, Rogers
Hornsby, manager and second base
man of the worlds champion Car
dinals, traded to Giants in fiat trade
for frankie Frisch. second sacker,
and Jimmy Ring, veteran pitcher
Bill McKechnie, who piloted Pitts
purgh to 1925 worlds title, ousted
after stormy season and replaced by
DOME Bush. indianapolis manager
and old time Detroit shortstop.
Art Fletcher succeeded as manager
OF Phillies by "Stuffy" McInnis. late
of Pittsburgh, and first, base star Of
the old Athletics.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-24
NAVIN DENIES
CONSPIRACY TO PUT
COBB OUT OF GAME

Detroit Dec. 23-(P)-Frank J.
Navin, owner of the Detroit Ameri-
can League baceball club today de-
MED a statement attributed to Ty
Cobb that he (Navin) conspired to
drive Cobb out of baseball.
Cobb was on a players contract;
that contract had expired and it was
therefore unnecessary to engage in
any conspiracy to drop him." Navin
said.
Navin disclosed that Cobb's re-
nloval had been considered at the end
ii the 1925 season because eleven or
IL players on the Detroit club did not
want to work under Cobb and had
asked to be sold or traded"
Il explained this to Cobb this year
so that he would be able to handle
the situation and l had Harry He'll
mann promise me that he would help
Cobb remedy - at condition."
Navin did not discuss the scandal
involving Cobb and iris Speaker ex-
cept to say that he did all / could
to help Cobb in his present misfor-
tune.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-24
BRUNSWICK GIRLS
TEAM WILL Be A
VETERAN OUTFIT

Brunswick, Me-, Dec. 23.-The
Brunswick High school girls basket
ball team this season will be COM
posed entirely of veterans of last
season and should give good &C.
count of themselves during the sea-
son, which will open next Wednes-
day evening, when the annual game
with the Alumnae will be played at
Town hall.
: Miss Beatrice Booth ~, forward
Of two years experience, is captain
Of the team. Miss Dorothy Frost.
who was captain last year and who
played the other forward position,
has graduated, but her place will be
taken by Miss Lena Riley, ~, who
was first string substitute last sea-
son, and who played in majority
Of the games.
The jumping center will be Miss
Marjorie Holbrook '27, who has held
that position for the past two sea-
sons, while Miss Matilda White ri,
will again be found at side center.
A group of fast guards, all of
whom saw more or less first string
work last season, are working hard
for those positions. Miss Gladys
Mariner '2S, the manager of the
team, Miss Agnes Rosen 81 Miss
Pansy Totten 81 and Miss Dorothy
Lombard '2S, have all demonstrated
their ability at defending the basket
and will make other forwards work
to score.
Miss Elizabeth Barrows 80, Miss
Nella Barber '2S. Miss Alice Griffin
'27 and Miss Arlene Douglas '2S were
all on the varsity squad last sea-
son and provide the first line of sub
stitutes and unquestionably will have
many opportunities to play this sea-
son.
Miss Maybelle Beach, director of
physical education in the Brunswick
schools, is coaching the girls team
again this season.
The following. schedule was an
nounced today by Miss Mariner:
Dec. 29-Alumnae.
Jan. Morse High at Bath.
Jan. S-Westbrook at West
brook.
Jan. 21-Westbrook High at
Brunswick.
Jan. 29-Gardiner High at GardI-
ner.
Feb. 2Hallowell High at
Brunswick.
Feb. 12-Freeport High at Free.
port.
Feb. 16-Hallowell High at Halo
well.
Feb. 1S-Gardiner High at Bruins
wick.
Feb. 25-Morse High at Bruins
wick.
Mar. 5-Freeport High at Bruns-
wick.
Two games with Gorham High are
pending.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-24
BREADON INTENDS
TO HOLD MAJORITY
CARDINAL SHARES
Veteran Burleigh Grimes May
Go to Cards-Stock Not For
Sale

st. Louis, Dec. 2s.--(P)-Regardless
of the disposition of 1,167 shares OF
Cardinal stock owned by Rogers
Hornsby, now the property of the
New York Giants, Sam Breadon,
president of the club, today reviewed
his position as majority stockholder
and declared that he intended to re-
main so.
Learning of the announcement OF
A. Samuel Bender, an attorney. that
he intended to confer with the CLUB
president on reported offer OF seven
business men to take over the major
share of the stock, Breadon fore
stalled the move by declaring that
his stock was not for sale.
"You can tell that attorney anead
of time" he said that my stock Is
not for sale at any price.
mo one can buy from me. own
go per cent of the stock in the club
and so per cent is what I'm gong 10
have throughout the next season.
Bender said that the deal was
postponed solely as a business pro-
position, but there were reports In
other circles that the plan was con-
ceived originally in a desire to retain
Hornsby. The attorney would not
reveal the identity of the seven men.
Breadon was non committal on fur-
Their manager plans. but revealed tnat
he was attempting to arrange deal
with Brooklyn for the acquisition or
Burleigh Grimes, right hand pitch
err. He admitted he had discussed
the possibility of the deal with Man
ager Wilbert Robinson at the recent
National League meeting in New
York
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-24
KAY JAY
SPORT
CHAT

The Coburn Classical football
schedule for 1927 has been announc-
ed and includes seven regular games.
kents Hill and M. G. l. are not on
the slate. The Maine Centrals had a
disagreement with the Coburn team
on the gridiron last fall and athletic
relations have noe yet been reestab-
hshed. The Kents Hill team and CO.
burn could not agree on dates and a
game between these two teams fell
through.
The fact that Coburn Is PLAYING
neither M. c. /. nor Kents Hill. def
nitely shows that the once famous
Big Three" in prep schools in the
state are no longer a prime factor in
settling championships. Bridgton
and M. c. 1. both have arrived at tho
stage where they are as good as the
rest OF them and the big Three" has
sort or passed out of memory. Bridg-
ton mad a wonderful season on the
gridiron this fall and so did M. G. 7.
Whiie the Hebron team failed to score
on several occasions and Coburn lost
It's big game to the Hebron outfit.
Bridgton and M. c. l. will be among
the prep school leaders in the future
ara VIII nave TO De reckOned with
oetore any championships are award
ed.
IL Is understood that the game be-
tween Vickery and Hill and Gannetts
mas been set ahead and will be played
christmas night instead of this
evening. This change will please
many fans who wanted to see the
game and at the same time wish 10
pc nome the night before Christmas.
Ihe game will be played in City Hall
The Coay teams are progressing
"a pidly under the coaching of ion
Manter and the team is confident of
stopping the Lewiston outfit in the
llrst game of the year. The hockey
teams Will alsS start their workouts
under coach Pierce as soon as the
winter term Of school starts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-24
Gannett League
Tunney Enjoying
Relaxation in Woods

lockwood. Me-. Dec. 2s-lP-
Gene Tunney. world heavywei hit
champion, who arrived from New
York last night to escape the holiday
crowds. had nothing today to do but
Just loaf" relaxation he will en-
JOY for seven days in the Maine
woods.
This program will be varied with
an occasional hunting trip or snow
shoe tramp through the forests, with
his two companions and their three
guides.
The party made the seven mile
hike over the ice of the western side
of Moosehead Lake last night to
Tomhegan Camps. where Tunney and
his friends are the guests of Bert
Fowler, famous guide and caretaker
of the camps, owned by the estate of
the late John T. King of Bridgeport.
Conn.,, former Republican national
committeeman. He had made two
previous visits as the guest of Mr..
King.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-24
EXPECT GREAT
DEAL INTEREST
IN DAVIS MATCHES
Victory of Lacoste And Loss
of Richards Two Outstanding
Factors In 1926 = Expect
Large Crowds in 1927

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 23.--tPt-Inter
est in the Davis Cup tennis matches
next year will be greater than ever
because Of last seasons victories OF
the French player and the fact that
Vincent Richards no longer viii be
available to aid in the defense of the
trophy by America, in the opinion OF
Samuel II. COLON, vice president OF
the United States Lawn Tennis AS
sociation.
In expressing this opinion today
Mr.. COLON. who is also chairman
of the tennis committee of the Ger
mantown Cricket Club, said that
temporary stands to accommodate
1900 spectators would be erected
by the club for the Davis Cup chal-
lenge round next September.
I'VE are looking forward 10 rec
ord breaking crowds" said Mr.. Col
lum. when the finals of the inter
national matches are played here
again. That the triumphs, of Rene
LaCoste, holder of both the Ameri-
can indoor and outdoor titles; Jean
Borotra and Henri Cochet, holder of
the Wimbledon crown, have stimu-
lated interest in tennis all over the
world is shown by the fact that more
nations will compete for the trophy
than ever before.
1.-The most recent challenger is
Greece. 1t is the 3lst country to
seek the valuable trophy since the
first contest was PLAYED between the
United States and Great Britain IS
years ago. Since that time 80 ma
lions, representing Europe, North
and South America, Australia and
New Zealand, have participated in
the annual competition.
''Tennis fans are looking forward
to many thrilling matches during the
coming season. With Austria and
Germany likely competitors. France
Will be pressed hard to win its way
to the challenge round. But court
devotees here are hoping that the
Frenchmen will come through. They
want the American aces TO avenge
the defeats in the Nationals last
summer"
Mr.. COLON said the annual meet
ing of the United States Lawn Ten
mis- Association would be held at the
Penn Athletic Club here February 4
and D.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-24
Eddie Collins Goes
Back to Mackmen
For Coming Season

Philadelphia, Dec. 23.-H1-Eddie
Collins, star second baseman In the
American League for nearly two de-
cades, today returned to the scene
Of his early triumphs-the Philadel-
phia Athletics.
Connie Mack, who today observed
his sixty fourth birthday anniversary.
made the announcement. The leader
Of six pennants and three worlds
championship teams, said he was
glad to get Collins and with another
good outfielder he would be ready
to capture his seventh American
League flag.
Collins, deposed recently by the
Chicago White Sox as manager. win
play second base, as usual.
Mack said the Athletics were Col
3ins' first preference.
Nothing was given out regarding
salary length of contract or other
conditions under which Collins re-
turns to the team.
Collins became major league
ballplayer In 1906, coming to the
Philadelphia Athletics direct from
Columbia University under the name
Of Sullivan. He quickly found his
place as a second baseman on the
team and developed into a star of the
league in a few yeers, and as a men,
Der OF the famous 100000 McIunis-
Collins Barry Baker combination,
helped win pennaats and worlds
championships fsr the Athletics.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-24
|LEH!CH NOT TO
GRID STARS
WORD TREASURER

. Bethlehem, Pa. Dec. 2s.-(P)-The
difficulties Of small colleges which
have ideals and football ambitions are
decried by Walter L. Okeson, we'll
known gridiron official and treasurer
of Lehigh University, in an article
in the Lehigh Alumni Bulletin.
Referring to Lehigh's succession Of
defeats the past season, Okeson writes
that he has fought professionalism
and PROSECUTING" with the result that
Lehigh's athletics are, in his opinion,
cleaner than almost any college in
the country"
"The small colleges with football
ambitions" he says, must lower en-
trance standards. waive college re-
ouirements, and its faculty must give
away to pressure from without when a
stars progress Is temporarily halted.
Lehigh will not buy victory at sucn
price. We wish to encourage and AID
our under graduates to create the best
teams possible from the material In
college. but we will not pay or buy
athletes to play our games for u.s."
Illustrating the extent to which col
lege football may be commerciallzed,
Okeson recounts an experience at Le-
high some years ago, when group
of star football players tried to enter
college with alleged forged creden-
tials signed by high school principal
who had been dead five years. This
group was chaperoned by young pro-
moter who was said to have collected
his gladiators from the shop and the
mine. promising them free educa-
ton. plenty of glory and easy spend
ing money, but planning to milk" the
his
Woodworking athletes with the other.
when 1 came to Lehigh nine years
sgo" states Okeson, there was a syS-
tenn of procuring football players and
4 regular schedule for paying them
Not enough money was being raised
for this purpose and there was a feel
ing that we were not getting enough
results for our money. It was limited
to me by more than one person that
here was my opportunity. Being q
football man l could use my judgment
and being a business man l ought to
be able to dicker with them success
fully and yet hide my tracks with the
result being better teams.
az funked that assignment and con-
tinued to funk it. The old system is
gone and there is no new one to take
its place. Our athletics are clean
You don't need hired football teams
to make up team, but you do neec
morale.
ITO play on our teams a man must
have a reasonable ability to think we
believe good teams can be made from
such men. Perhaps we are wrong. II
may require a bunch of dumbbells tt
create a football team. If so we are
going to lose at football, but Lehigf
diploma will continue to stand foi
something in the world of industry"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-24
Breadon Done Sounds Reasonable Matter of Exchange onsb
| COBB, BACK IN HOME
| TOWN, SAYS WILL BE
| CLEARED OF CHARGES

Augusta, Ca. Dec. 23---(P)--Ty
Cobb came home today declaring
confidence that he would prove his
innocence OF the charges against him
in baseball's latest scandal.
Piled high on a table in is home
were hundreds of kilograms and let
ters from all parts of the country,
expressing confidence in his integ-
rity. Added to these, the "Georaia
Peach" found his fellow citizens pre-
pairing for a testimonial banquet in
his honor
The former manager of the De-
troit Tigers arrived in Augusta UNI
heralded from Chicago, where Dutch
Leonard's charges of crookedness in
game between Cleveland and De-
troit on September %. 1919. were
made public.
Their he nor iris Speaker, former
manager of the Cleveland Indians
was connec / in any way with an
attempt to Fix" the 1919 game. He
said he and Speaker demanded an
inquiry Immediately on receiving an
inkling of Leonard's charges in
July or August.
SpcdhCl etlIu L licN iObiii'iS ~ titNtN
in connection with this rotten affair
he said. my conscience is clean and
clear.
when the affair first came to my
notice, l was the first to appraise
Judge Lands. l also told President
Navin and told him would fight my
own battle and | did not want the
Detroit club to be mixed up in this
rotten business, that | would retire
from baseball and leave none of the
responsibility of Strengthening out
the matter to the club.
''In telling Judge lands of the
affair, ! asked him to bring Leonard
before me and thrash out the whole
thing at once. told of my part in
this transaction, and Leonard re-
fused to come to the meeting. The
hearing was held without Leonard
being present. The sworn testimony
OF Joe Wood exonera ed me and my
letter to Leonard cleared Speaker"
Declaring the rotten business"
was prompted by "the vengeful ma
ture of man fired from the team"
Cobb said the officials of the Ameri-
can League were equally guilty"
with Leonard because they paid
$4,000 to keep the details of his story
from leaking out" He referred to
the reported price paid Leonard for
two letters.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-24
Manager of Browns
Holds to Integrity
Cobb and Speaker

Toronto. Ont. Dec. 23.-EPl--Firm
belief in the integrity of both Tgis
Speaker and Ty Cobb was expressed
today by Dan Howley. now manager
of the st. Louis Browns. and last
year pilot of the Toronto Interna-
tionals.
"Ty Cobb was not betting man
in any sense of the word" he said
II would stake my life on his integ-
rity. The same goes for Iris Speak
err
Howley was coach of the Detroit
team from 1919 to 1922. For two
years he roomed with Dutch Leon
ard, who made charges that bets
were placed on the Detroit Cleve-
land game of September %. 1919
Howley said the charges gave him
the greatest. surprise" of his life.
for he remembered the game in
question well. Detroit was anxious
to win and step into third place"
he said. 1--WE beat the Indians that
day and left for Chicago, with only
three games to play. We were beat
en- out of third place by half a
game"