New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 18, 1927, Page 10

SCANDAL TO REACH CLIMAX HONDAY Ban Johmson Says 1922 World Series Is Under Investigation Chicago, Jan. 18 (A—The baseball winter scandal series, which is ap- proaching its climax in Monday's re- opening of the Cobb-Speaker situa- tion took a new track today with declarations by President Ban John- son of the American League that the 1922 world serles between the New York Nationals and New York American is under the scrutiny of | his office. . Mr. Johnson, in adding to his criticism of Baseball Commissioner T.andis for making public the Speak- r-Cobb case, spoke of the Investi- zation of charges of fixed games in 1917 and then asked why the base- ball head “doesn't show the same enthushiasm for the investigation of some of our recent world seri Johnson said his office w: ng 1 s in its power “to nunearth the facts about that pecaliar serles played in 1622 which the | Gants won in five games. “I am still trying to get evidence «gainst several players in that mer- ies. Their actions and my reports on them make me suspicious.” Baseball observers expect plenty ot fireworks at Monday's meeting, s the culmination of a seven year | sud between Johnson and Landls. | The American League head, who torced the retirement of Ty Cobb | and Tris Speaker, and Commissioner l.andis, Who wants to know more | ihout the reasons for this action, vers agreed that the investigation 2 held in public, To Discuss Plans. But just what Johnson and his lub owners will decide to disclose 1o the commissioner and the public, will ba declded upon next Sunda when he and his magnates discuss their plan of procedure. When the commissioner's request »r the hearing intimated that the l2ague club owners had taken joint ction on Speaker and Cobb, John. <on replied In a statement with the urincipal details of his investigation of the two stars, but he cast the onus on Landis for making the “mi takes” of the two former managers publie. Acknowledging the truth of a yub- lished interview, which stated that | only a part of the facts had been made known, Johnson answered the | commissioner's summons with a| | tion “would operate | 1921 in which each promised Landis | another.” | “NA” FERGUSON TODAY Commissioner Landis’ decisions ln‘ the O'Connell-Dolan scandal, & su-l uation which the World compares with that now existing as a result of the American League presidents made by | publishing the charges Cobb | “Dutch” Leonard against Ty and Tris Speaker. The league owners, in their 1924 | statement, told Commissioner Landis | that conditions “harmful to base- | ball” and “intolerable to him" had arisen through Johnson's actions at that time, the paper says. They fur- ther pledged that “his misconduct will cease or his immedlate removal | from office will follow.” | Landis was asked to overlook Johnson’s conduct “since he has been president of our league sinc2 its inception”. and to accept the guarantee that his activities would be limited “to the internal affairs of the American league.” The World says the owners declared that their hope that previous disciplinary ac- s a correction” had not been fulfilled. The paper adds that Johnson has further imperilled his position by violating the pledge he signed along with the American league owners in to “acquiesce In his decisions, even when we believe them mistaken and | that we will not discredit the sport by public criticism of him or ot one BECOMES A CIVILIAN | Steps Out of Office in Texas as Dan | Moody Takes Over State Retns. Austin, Tex., Jan. 18 (UP)—The Governor of Texas, Mrs. Miriam Ferguson, became just plain “Ma | Ferguson today. fter stepping out of the guber- atorial mansion, probably for the | time, Mrs. Ferguson is going | tack to Temple, Texas, to forget | much of the bitter two years Bhe\ passed in the gubernatorial chair. In Temple, Mrs. Ferguson will | struggle with cows and chickens in- stead of hostile legislatures and poli- ticlans; instead of signing pardons, it will be housework; instead on the | polished floors of the state house, the barnyard. The state’s first woman governor gave up her office to former Attor- ney General Dan Moody, who almost brought about her impeachment and | who defeated her renomination zfter | ur Child's one of the bitterest political strug- gles in the history of the state. It will be an extraordinary sight, when “Ma” officially steps out and Dan, young, red-headed and eager, | condemnation of Landis’ action for | steps into office at the state house at noon today. Dan, who is only 33, will be the NEW BRITAIN DAILY youngest governor Texas has ever had. Mrs. Ferguson leaves behind her, as the strongest memory of her tur- bulent regime, an unprecedented record of pardons. She has issued 1,828. Including commutations, her. acts of executive clemency have to- |involved may have to stay in jail. Linen Napkins Choice of Plain Linen or Linen Damask— hemstitched finish—excellent value. lar 25¢ each. Special for Wednesday Regu- . each 19C Basement Store Linen Table Damask 64 inches wide—Heavy Silver Bleach Linen Damask, colored borders of Blue, Green, Gold. Excellent wearing. For Wednesday Only . Basement Store vard 95 C Clearance FOR WEDNESDAY ONLY HERALD, TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1927, talled 38,362, The pardons have caused violent protest recently and nearly 100 of her latest were report- ed to be lying yet unsigned in the state department. If they are not signed before her departure from office, it is '////’ ’//A,//:' SPECIAL OFFERINGS Sales IN OUR Four Members of Family In Same College Class Rio, Wis. Jan. 18 (UP) — Four students in the university from the |same family at the same time fis possible the prisoners | unusun.l but when they all four are in the same class, it is more than unusual. That, however, is the case at the University of Wisconsin, where two daughters and two sons of James Caldwell, lumberman of Rio are in the freshman class. The two girls, Mabel and Bernice, are twins, 18 years old. They are in the college of Letters and Science. The boys are Byron, 20, and Donald, 21. Byron is in the Commerce de- partment and Donald ma.(urln; in geology. 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Tandis apparently insists upon ‘publishing the whole data, re- rardless of how it reflects upon thesa two men. I welcome an open | hearing on the American League's action.” Continual betting wupon horse | races by members of the Cleveland club, President Johnson said, had | been reported to him as late as 1925. | One report detailed the winning of | $4,200 by a betting pool. Object To Betting. “We have no objection to our players attending these horse races,” sald President Johnson, “we do ob- | ject to them betting on races while they are supposed to be giving | their best efforts to the baseball game,” President Johnson, in going into | qetalls of the Cobb-Speaker case in a statement vesterday, said that he had sent a detective to watch the conduct of the Cleveland club two years ago. 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