New Britain herald., 1927-01-12
ALL PLAYERS IN
 1917 MIXUP ARE
 FREED BY LANDS
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would not affect them and it might blacken the lily whites.
 If the Gandil- Risberg version be correct, it was an act of criminality. If the other version be true. there was an act of impropriety reprehen- sible and censurable, but not cor rupt.
 "The usual contradiction that characterizes controversies of fact are present. It is the commission CTS opinion, however, that an exam ination of the evidence will clearly point to the truth of the matter in dispute"
 Accepts oames' Version
 Commissioner Landis' decision IS a virtual acceptance Of the story told by Bill James, former Detroit pitcher, that he accepted sS5O from Gandil but that the money was re- ward for the Tigers beating Boston and not for sloughing off any games to Chicago. Landis' decision is virtual denial that he believed either Risberg or Gandil told the truth.
 The decision gives blanket abso- lution to 20 odd players now active in the major and minor leagues. Among them are three managers Ray Schalk, of the Chicago White Sox. Owen Bush of the Pirates and John Collins of the Des Moines club of the Western league.
 Others Also Cleared
 Others cleared of the charges of |corruption' are Clarence Rowland, manager of the White Sox in 1917 and now an American league um- pire. Eddie Collins, pilot of the White Sox last year and now of the Athletics, Kid Gleason, coach of the Athletics; Howard Ehmke. pitcher with the Athletics: Red Faber, White Sox pitcher: Harry Heilmann and George Dauss. of the Tigers: Eddie Murphy, of the Pirates; Dave Dan forth, of Milwaukee; Reh. Russell of Indianapolis; Roy Wilkinson of Louisville; Bob Neach. Toledo; Eddie Murphy, Rochester: Oscar Stanage and Oscar Witt, now of the Coast league: Memo Leibold. Columbus: George Cunningham, Birmingham. and Byrd Lynn. of Reading. Penn.
 Avoids Cobb Issue
 In his verdict, Commissioner Lan- dis did not deal with the case in- volving Ty Cobb or Iris Speaker. These two former American league managers have been attempting to learn their status and also seeking Ivindication of charges that they par ticipated in fixed" game series in 1919 in the interest of a betting Icoup. Both Speaker and Cobb were said to be waiting upon the Landis verdict in the White Sox-Detroit sit uation before pressing the commits sioner for any action upon their case.
 Neither did the case mention any thing of Buck Weaver, busted from baseball because of the crooked worlds series of 1919, who appealed tto Commissioner Landis for rein statement.
 Weaver had testified at the hear ing that he knew nothing whatever of the alleged sloughing nor was anything said to him about 1t. He testified, however, that he knew that Ia pool was being raised to reward the Detroit pitchers but he refused to contribute his s45 share to it be- cause he did not believe in it.
 Acted On Charges.
 The commissioners decision was given today after four day study of the charges first made by Ris- berg New Years night and later backed up by Gandil in one of the most unusual hearings ever held. Risberg. face 10 face with the play CTS he accused. had told Landis of the alleged fixing that Rowland knew all about it and had instigated it and that the plot was matched up beneath the grandstand in the White SoX ball park between James and Gandil
 When Risberg first made his revel- ations Landis immediately called all the accused players to Chicago at cost of about s20,000 for expenses and conducted an open hearing to sift the charges thoroughly. The trial held forth for two days in Lan- dis office here, packed to the burst ing point with stars of the diamond past and present, all eager 10 brand