New Britain herald., 1927-01-25
ID HEAR VERDICT
 0F JUDGE LANDS
Vindication or 0stracism Await
 ing Cobb and Speaker

Chicago, Jan. 25 R-Vindication or baseball ostracism lies just around the corner for Ty Cobb and Iris Speaker.
 Thees two stars. the one with more baseball records than any other player ever held, the other a playing leader who took Cleveland to its world championship. are to hear the verdict of Commissioner Landis within day or two."
 The decision Landis is to make probably will concern itself largely with the question. was the Cleve- land-Detroit American league game of September 24, 1919 fixed as charged by Hubert (Dutch) Leonard, former Detroit pitcher?"
 Both players have denied this charge and also assertions by Leonard that they planned to bet on the game.
 Vindication for the two was con- fidently predicted by supporters of Speaker and Cobb. They left for their homes yesterday in much higher spirits than they have shown since the commissioner made public the charges.
 Both, however, observed to the letter the orders of their attorneys not to talk.
 The two former managers, Cobb of Detroit, where he played since 1905, and Speaker of Cleveland, came here for the showdown" meeting called by Landis. at which Ban Johnson, American league president, was to have been asked to explain statements credited to him concerning the Cobb-Speaker case, action of the league club own CTS Sunday in giving Johnson a va cation and elevating to the active presidency Frank J. Navin, of De- troit, automatically cancelled the showdown" meeting.
 Johnson More Cheerful
 Johnson, who is in i'll health, ap- peared somewhat more cheerful to- day. He had no comment to make on the action of the club owners of the league which he organized 2 years ago and of which he always has been the head. Under his con- tract, Johnson has eight more years to serve, at an annual salary of $40,- 900.
 When Commissioner Landis makes his promised statement on the Cobb-S Speaker case, the winter of baseball's discomfort virtually will have been wiped clean, from the records.
 The only unfinished business of one Of basebalrs most sensational "off'' seasons will be the bid of Buck Weaver for the right to once more don players uniform. Weaver was swept out of baseball following the 1919 worlds series scandal.
 Future Not Certain
 What effect vindication from Landis' office might have upon the future careers of Cobb and Speaker was conjectural. Cobb has been of fered $25,00O to sign years con- tr to play with the Baltimore h. ternational league club. At least three American league clubs have in- dicated they would like to sign Speaker. There also was talk to- day of a deal that would send Cobb to Cleveland and Speaker to Detroit
 Speaker has indicated :" desire to continue in uniform. Cobb, on the ot' CT hand, has said he is through" with baseball, eager only to leave the game with no stigma attached. A trip to Europe is on his program for thi; summer.
 Technically, both men are free agents, having resigned from the clubs they managed last year. Club owners, however. are awaiting a green light" from the commission er's office before they go ahead with definite negotiations for the services of either man.