Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 45, Number 277, 30 September 1920 — Page 13

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. RICHMOND, IXD.. THURSDAY, SEPT. 30, 1SZ0. To Magnates and Players COME CLEAN!

By NORMAN E. BROWN. TT-MGHT members of the famous Chicago White Sox ball club are under Wi indictment rhnrrpd with consDlracy to "throw" the last world's series.

Two of the men who,, before the truth became known, stood out as j two of the greatest players In the game, have confessed their guilt. Theyj

have Implicated others. The Indictments have stirred up rumors regarding J

the . sudden releasing of players in the past season or two under peculiar circumstances. The action of the Chicago grand Jury and the other scandals brought forth thereby have left baseball staggeringfighting for its life. The one great sport that has been kept clean and above board has been placed under a cloud that threatens to smother it. And unless all the men behind the game come to

NORMAN bat with all the knowledge at their command Unless the honest players in the game pinch hit for the sport The ball parks may Just as well be closed up next year.

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Pitiless publicity regarding all facts! and rumors concerning alleged crook

ed players and "fixed" games is me only thing that will save the sport Owner Comiskey of the White Sox has taken the right stand. He has

laid all the facts at his command De,fore the Jury. He knew he was wreck--his ball club, but is big enough to realize there is but one way to save the game clean it. He cannot turn the trick alone, however. The other magnates must "come clean," too. The "white" players who have knowledge of their teammates'

I indiscretions or crookedness must, siep forward. The time for belittling reports of thrown games and "bought" players is past. So Is the time for shielding crooked

So is the time for confining the investigations of crookedness to private sleuthing by baseball officials or private detectives hired by the clubs. So. also, is the time for simply releasing guilty or suspected players

without stating the real cause of their

departure. It Is up to the baseball magnates and square players to lay

their cards on the table before the public. For about a year we had heard reports that the 1919 world's series wa3 not on the level that some of the White Sox players "threw" the series and got pay for so doing. Most ardently did the baseball heads deny the lumors and try to hush discussions in the papers regarding the reports. And now ve read that eight members of that .White Sox team have been indicted by a duly sworn grand jury for "conspiring to do an illegal act" in other words, for conspiring to fix the series. These indictments were returned without the complete testimony of the league and club officials. And the jury promises more startling news. The list of eight men does not

, A cover the field of players suspected of crooked work in the game. Thma of these eight perhapsare b -innocent, txit have vital testimony. That some other star players who have dropped out of the big leagues in tho lnct rrMinTo nf fipnenna vro,

allowed to give business reasons and "salary differences" as the cause when in fact they were really given the gate because of their connection with gamblers has now been begrudgingly admitted by the moguls. The Indictments of theseefght men is not the astounding thing. The fact that the magnates were cognizant of and covering up such

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rotten conditions Is the terrible part of it all. The cause of the reticence of the

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greed their fear that exposure woma wreck their teams and cut down their gate receipts. In their blindness they couldn't see the final blow-off coming the ultimate expose that would shake the game. As a result of this shortsightedness the game is now on the defensive and facing a final knockout. The time has come for the moguls to 'fess up, tell the millions of fans the true state of affairs and let the bombs fall where they may. The present muck must be cleared up. Baseball's life will hang in the balance until the cleaning is completed. And the best renovator is full publicity to all reports and rumors regarding players and gamblers suspected of trying to ruin the sport. One thing is going to happen before April 21. Either baseball is going to be freed of crooked players and taken

out of the clutches of the gamblers or it is poing to die. FANS WANT TO SEE IT LIVE.

League Standing

NATIONAL LEAGUE. Clubs. Won. Lost. Brooklyn 90 60 New York 85 65 Cincinnati 80 C9 Pittsburg 77 73 Chicago 74 77 St. Louis 73 78 Boston 61 88 Philadelphia 60 90 AMERICAN LEAGUE. Clubs. Won. Lost. Cleveland 96 54 Chicago 95 56 New York 95 59 St. Louis 74 76

I Boston 72 SI J Washington 65 83

Detroit 59 91 Philadelphia 47 103 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Clubs. Won. Lost. St. Paul 112 48 Minnesota 84 76 Toledo 84 78 Louisville 84 79 Indianapolis 81 SI Milwaukee 78 84 Columbus 65 96 Kansas City 58 104

Pet .600 .567 .537 .513 .490 .4S-V .40:) .400 Pet. .640 .621J .617 .493 .471 .439 .393 .314 Pet. .700 .525 .519 .515 .500 .481 .405 .353

Scrimmage occupied the time of the high school pigsktn chasers Wednesday evening. The team is rounding into shape rapidly but a lot of weak spots in the line ai;e still to be ironel out by Coach Null before the squad etacks up against the Shortridge high school team here a week from Saturday. Some strenuous work on the defen? e is one of the big things that high eleven seems to need. The scrubs ai-o putting up some good work but they are handicapped by lack in weight. Back Field Shines. One of tho bright spots in the Red and White squad is tho back field which handles itself very creditably. Zuttermeister at the pivot job handles tho team in good style, and tho back fioM men all show fight at practically fj. limes. Loehr is an exceptionally goVd hand at hurling the oval for parses, which style of game probablj will be used to somo extent by the high lads. A good punter is in demand. The

men who have tried this part thus far

do fairly well in putting the ball out

for distance, but are slow in getting the boot away. The extra heavy lin-j of the high school will undoubtedly make it one of the best in this section of the state. A real line on the eleven can hardly bo gained until they stack up against Shortridge in the first game of the season. The Indianapolis lads will have a game on the locals as they meet Bloomington next Saturday. The locals hope to overcome thi3 slight advantage by a strenuous workout Satiirtlay morning.

GAMES TODAY. National League. Cincinnati at Pittsburg. Philadelphia at Boston. Brooklyn at New York. American League. Washington at Philadelphia. Cleveland at Detroit. American Association. Kansas City at Indianapolis. Milwaukee at Louisville. Minneapolis at Toledo. St. Paul at Columbus.

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