Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-24
Sentiment AL
swings TO SIDE
COBB and SPEAKER
Players in 1919 Gam.
Game Was On The San
Augusta, Ga, Holds -, ~
tion Meeting-Detrd,s'
Cleveland Support d
Several in Bitter \
Against Lands

Chicago Dec. % P
which less than two years y,
Ty Cobb a civic testimou,., :
and presented him with ~.
paid for from the treasury ), 4. /
itself. has risen as one NJ, i
defense Of its baseball idoI ~
Charges Of crookedness in
Ninety miles across LAKE y
the crow flies, Cleveland -,
the same positive end.
across the record of Iris IS,
whose name has been couoi.f
Cobb's and with that Il :
Joe Wood former cleyela0,.a
Ell, in one OF basebalPs most u.
ing episodes.
Detroit fandom for vcars =,
ed and liked the southuaw s Y.
of Hubert OrAch) leonard
OF the charges that now eIa.s
names Of two Of the games ~,
center fielders. By the sams,
a large portion Of Detroit f..
openly critical Of Ty Cobb a..
ager. Now that the two bay. d
in conflict over matter ~
the integrity Of one of them Z,
the game itself Detroit Il
sure and swift in its endorssn.s|
Cobb.
Two Detroit recorders n
judges-Guy A. Miller and rSr,s
Jefferies-have coupled the,
dorsement of Cobb with sham !.
cism of Baseball Commiwionsr
Lands for making public Whit d
feel are caldmnious charges
The commissioners action h \
scribed by Judge Miller as Tuisl
sible and in line with his bjra7l
hypocriticaI sensationalism-
Judge Jefferies believes en-
sioner Lands "has gone On, T
way to destroy two of the ~
idols of the day. and that Is]
has fouied his own nest in NJ
sire for sensationalism.9 h
further, predicting that the n
to baseball if this man esual
undertaking. will destroy The n
Fans were just as ready b Y
behing Speaker, and the pbq.
his cleveland home today eog,l
TO ring in the messages Of a
ance Of his integrity. Speaks !
statement asked the public 10
their opinion of him. on I'd
years of hard honest effort IA
game / have loved rather Tin |
statement OF disgruntlsd u
who has refused to meet me i'll
face"
In Cobb's home town, Aud
Ga. the city council at a spaaj
dignation meeting last night IA
a resolution asserting ''compIeisu
tidence in the honesty, pratfr !
integrity # Tyrus Raymond q
The coupling Of Cobb with any l
to fix & baseball game. tie resA
said, lis a conspiracy TO deisH
good name"
Some OF the participants b
game in September, 1918, in
Detroit defeat led Cleveland N
have been no less positive ttal
Augusta council in EXPRESSES
belief in the integrity Of Speak,
Cobb.
Pep" Young. former Detrh !
ond baseman. said in Phihd
that Speaker and Cobb -are q
lever and that TO queston
dishonesty is almost unbeEeFas
Cobb and Speaker were y
on the square. / don't belien
charges" was the cement z
! Drake. who played the Quilted 4
Cobb and Sam Crawford.
Bernie Bola nd, who piieha
game in question in Detroit y
did not believe the game va
and couldn't believe Cobb
have anything TO do with aa
affair.
Athletic officials at YALE U
sity where Joe Wood Is ~
coach with another year Of nt
tract TO run. expect to listen
story after the holidays. Woa
be asked to explain his letteTay
ard in which Re spoke OF a veg.
the Detroit Cleveland game q
IS. 1919.-a game which u
charges was fixed win
knowledge Of TITS Speake' az
Cobb.
Baseball officials, 'ncludn;
president of the American
League and the presidents
Cleveland and Detroit CLUBS
ued silent. President Ban y
of the American League pA'
have a statement later. :.
The sum paid Leonard fo' "
ters that are the basis Of the T.
has not been made public pM
is the figure generally 49,
Henry Killilea, attorney
league. said he had puIclas
evidence but did not say aVs
he paid for it. The investisaIs..
has revealed that since Laa'Is
came baseball commissions
has existed a surveillance
which keeps the pl-~,rs uHo'
slant observation,
Lo ell, Mass, Dec. To- 800
Gagnon of New Bedford fs '.nssl
verdict over Battling Le' .sst
Philadelphia. in fast bou. VA NJ
the 10 round limit nels ,.yr,l
Gagnon won by a gooo la ous.s
though the bout was new .s v
Levinsky. former light he sasdl|
champion of America. disp ,sSs,i
of ring generalship pu. ., 'o h;
speed of other days. Gagn .. /
the fight to him in NUS