Evening star., 1952-07-14

ard had long Cafornias
most winners packers and vnyards Also collector Of
sca tape recordings which experts rated
of the largest in the world But there also that 1926 rhu
barb and sadly happens to be true that chapters too
frequently overshadow the pure white.
High in any recital of Leo Durochers for in
stance will be his suspension by Happy
Chandler unknown This episode quite likely
get equal billing with Durochers pennant victories with Brook
lyn and the Giants shade his ability short
STOP which at times approached briliance.
WITH LEoNARDs PASSING it probably will be
established why the pitcher after the incident in
question attempted the distinguished Of Cobb
Speaker "1x" charge. They absolved these
two outstanding baseball figures only by Commissioner
Mountain Lands but by the public The big loser
himself although bounced back to become
successful But for period Dutch at least shook
the foundation of baseball
Cobb managing the Tigers in 1926 and although 80 at
the time still .S39 hitter Speaker managing the
Indians iris 3O4 hitter and six earlier he had
won osseiaoS nrs. Penaii' anu "oi1u oeeS Az le Gnu
of the 1926 his Indians strong second behind the
Yankees Then November Cobb resigned at Detroit and
exactly month later Speaker also quit
Public demand famed by long series Of ugly
forced Judge Lands to throw light the mysterious
designations Late in December he made public two letters
written by Cobb Wood, former Red Sox
pitching outeder
land The letters originally had been sent by Leonard Ban
Johnson then American League president who in turn for
warded them to Lands
IN "A 1oo-PAGE REPORT by Lands the letters from
Cobb and Wood Leonard whose charges that between
the games of September "a and 25 1919 Cobb Leonard
Speaker talking baseball Detroit
1--WE Cobb himsef) wanted finish third"
Leonard alleged There fourth place money then.
Lands report the Detroit pitcher accused Speaker OF
having sad Don't worry about tomorrows game We have
second place cnched you will every
body then that it going to be setup might
well get some money out of it."
Leonard claimed he $1,000 and that Cobb to
bet $4,000 Wood and Speaker eacon the Tigers of
Leonard having just pitched his final Of the
left before Deroit 95 victory for Independence No.
where he received letter from Wood and check for $30
few days later In the letter. explained that Fred West
errandrunner for the Tigers had been unable to
than 5000 against $420 that Cobb denied betting at
all and that Leonad profit of $130 represented threeway
split of the minus tip to West Wood did not mention
Speaker by
COBBS LETTER, sent to Leonard in California
ambiguous and nowhere Speaker mentioned Neverthe
less Lands summoned all concerned for hearing The es
long and at the time interesting But the charges
against Cobb Speaker and Wood waey because Leonard
refused to appear and in the end Lands absved the stars
of guilt.
The entire affair written of, with hoorays from the
FANS steu the of Leonard In 1925 Dutch
had winning year Detroit winning against losses
League AS for Speaker it generally believed Dutch
at his onetme Red Sox teammae for iris failure
manager Of the Indians, to claim him on waivers
In event. Leonard refused to play in the Coast League
He sent the two letters Johnson and obviously regretted
because he refused to face Speaker and Cobb in the
of LandS Until his death last week he forgotten that