Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-22

All devOteeS or OaSe pali--dHu tHcy
are legion--will at the same time re-
greet and rejoice at the disclosure OF
scandal affecting the integrity of the
game which has just come, involving
the names Of four famous players,
two of them leaders in every sense
OF the word. They will regret the
happening because Of the clouding
OF the names Of the men. whom they
have regarded as the highest types of
players. They will rejoice because of
the evident determination on the part
of those now In control OF the sport
TO keep 1t above suspicion and to
maintain the highest possible stand
ard OF honesty.
II IL reassuring to those who form
the great base ball public. who sup
port the game by their constant at
tendance. that this scandal relates to
a happening of more than seven years
ago, BY q coincidence. which may
be significant Of low state or sport
ing morality in 1919. II was In that
SAttl8 HCt&1uu kttat SttV SNN"H~N e%~'N
Sox" scandal occurred. when world
championship series was thrown"
to give the professional gamblers a
heavy winning. The men implicated
in that transaction have all been elm.
mated from organised base ball and
the game has been redeemed from its
faint Of corruption. There may have
been something In the air" that sea
son to cause the ball players to seek
venal profits at the expense OF the
public's confidence in the integrity Of
the sport.
This present case has 70 do with
the alleged throwing" OF a game in
Detroit whereby the team of that city
was to win In order to gain notch
In the league race, and four players.
two on each team. were to profit in
private betting. One of the four
brings the accusation. The base ball
commissioner. whose appointment to
that Office grew out of the Black
Scx" scandal, and who has just been
TGlAlElCQ CT AAHAaGA &oA4AS AfA& -
seven.year period. produces certain
evidence which has been under con-
sideration by him for several months.
All four OF the men involved are now
on. Of the big league game. two by
waiver and two by recent resignation.
Private jealousy on the part Of the
accuser il charged as the cause OF
this Indictment A letter Ivy ere Of
tie men 10 produced which appears Go
give some coicr 10 the allegation that
there was q bargain for The throwing
Of the game In order that 4 big win
ming In bets might be made. Deniaas
have been entered. but the tact stands
that two of the rnen have receDt1y
been allowed 20 resign their respective
managerships and 10 retire from the
game. II IL evident that the men In
charge Of the morals Of the sport are
determined that no person who IL I'M
der suspicion Of ever having tam.
pered with the good faith OF the pub
lie In the honesty Of the sport shall
be permitted TO continue in service
or In authority.
This scandal win furnish material
for speculation for the Winter months.
It serves notice that the game must
be kept upon the high plane that was
established after the sorry exhibition
Of greed and duplicity Of seven years
ago. at any cost in personnel. Per
haps injustice has been done to one.
or possibly two. Of the men involved.
II may all be a case of spite work.
with three actually innocent victims.
But the game IL bigger than any in.
dividual and II 10 gratifying that
Judge Lands has given the case to
the public for discussion and judg-
ment. as an evidence Of the deter.
mination that organized base ball Is
| to be conducted according to the high
est principles of square dealing and
sincerity of effort on the part Of every
participant.