The evening world. Newspaper, October 18, 1922, Page 20

Copyright, 1922 (New York Evening World), by Press Publishing Co, Action of Baseball Chief in Disciplining Athletes Followed Visit to Western Brewery Where Detective Induced Men to Pose for Photograph. Following is the inside story of why Commissioner Landis lectured the Yankee ball players when they made their last trip to Boston to mect the Red Sor, and why Meusel, Mays, Witt, Schang and other Yankee players were fined by Manager Miller Huggins for indifferent playing which nearly cost the New York team the American League pennant. Robert Boyd, who has written the story, accompanied the Yankees as The Evening World correspondent on all their trips out of town, EVERY KI0'S AMBITION WAS! TO BE » quent gambling. He knew the of- fenders, their dissipation, the wild nightly orgies and their weakness for viewing the glories of the early morn- ing sunrise. The club was losing games as a result. The players were not giving the public their best, and they were violating their contract Unless it was stopped the offendin§ players would be suspended for a period of five years. By Robert Boyd. The players called him Kelly. He drifted into the Cooper-Carltoa Hotel in the south side of Chicago, Where the Yankees startod their first invasion of the West. To be exact, it was June 6 when Kelly introduced himself to the American League champions. “Who is this fellow?” asked Carl Mays, the burly submarine ball hurler from the Ozark Mountains, “He's all right,” spoke up Wally Bchang. “I know his brother down in Philadelphia when I played for Connie Mack, in the days when the sleeping city boasted of a tall club." You could have hearda pin drop in the club house. The players were sl- lent. The Judge had mentioned things that only they or those in thelr tm- mediate set, knew. ‘That evening the players broke thetr silence. They agreed that they had been shadowed in their travels. Kelly was consulted, and the blame was placed upon tivo newspaper men who were making thelr first trip with the club as correspondents. But how was it possible? The newspaper men were not with them in some of their wildest escapades, But Kelly advised that these two gentlemen, masquerading as newspaper men, were not newspaper men at all but clever private detec- tives employed by an agency in New York. The players fell for this. The two scribes were constantly tn each oth- er's company. Thus the story ema- nating from Kelly stood. The players agreed they had been outguessed, “crossed,"" as they call it, on the playing fleld by two clever detectives, In Washington, where the Yankees went from Boston, Kelly was rooming on the same floor of the Raleigh Hotel with the two accused newspaper men. One morning they were chatting out in the hall, Kelly telephoned Mays, who came from tho lobby. One look So Kelly found his way into the good graces of the Yankee players. He was short tn stature, and thin. Although not appearing a year over thirty, he was bald. He was the type one might observe around the metro- politan race tracks during the height of the racing season in the East. Taking advantage of his appear- ance, Kelly posed to the Yankec players as a gambler. Every time ‘Wwe saw Kelly he would elther be werutinizing Racing Form or discuss- ing the best bets of the dey. When the Yankees left for\St. Louis, three days later, Kelly was travelling fm the same Pullman sleeper as tne players. He signed his dining room checks “Kelly, New York American League Baseball Club." CADDIED AS A VOUNGSTER. IN @HICAGO CHICK EVANS 4 PB Tew YEARS Alibi Al, a new golf character, —————— his first appearance on To Replace Rushing Game} 12s wrist ness eacepits [Fersham. Dells for George- same space every Monday there- town Game—First Secret after. Alibi Al i If cti } toon by “'Vic.” Al'will tell rea Practice for N. Y. U. Bulldog Still Clings to the Old Rushing Game—Use of Forward sre wont Papert nad ait EO Passes Has Saved Several Teams This Season. Bid napestehe wil Gell soiwuat i ade aa hastealnupatactiion happen he will tell you what long and hard scrimmage session hould have happened. Every iterday afternoon. Bill Cook t the scribes and Mays was certain Ifer will want t hat Alibi as We would get occasiong) reports |™! golfer will want to see what Alibi Jirought his fresh t South _ they were the ones that framed them, ee sen Puna eae RA Mates that Kelly was well versed in track |" ma sama By William Abbott. Al has to eay. And every golfer | rieia to test the Colunibia first team and will want to obtain the. series. OOTBALL coachgs are devoting more time to the aerial attack. Yale} Copies will be printed on hard paz | When he had dectded that his mon had alone of the big teams likes to be old-fashioned and makes little use} Per and ma eH iiby sends || |Pets merhing 1am enchstiy Burk: O'Nedt ing five cente in et ps for each substituted the second team. of forward passing. To a large extent this is due to the absence of sopy to the Sporting Editor of ‘The yearlings, headed by Pense, O'Hearn, While the Bulldog still clings to the old rushing game, other| The Evening World. Kirschmier and Hardy, foreed the var- Watch for Alibi Al in Monday's ft egaw dine 6 colleges are busy developing an effective overhead system. paper. pn J EEC gat gos Gea The use of forward passes has al- @— the 40-yard line. ‘There the first team ve I. yNelll did not give ready saved several teams this season, |services of a capable kicker. Coach} HEAVYWEIGHT TO BOX held on downs, OtNelll notably West Point in the encounter | Folwell thinks he’s discovered a first ° the varsity a chance to work its offen- with Alabama Poly and Princeton }°!8s booter in Cullen, a big halfback MipELEW ecu, cae stan ane bem, ie Bath . who's been on the Annapolis squad 4 | In the actimmage with the scrub, the aganst Celpates mag aolalers vets, two years. Cullen is playing reeuc ‘ ti first team took the ball. Pulleyn at beaten eleven un! fe Anal period, |larly in the backfield and averaging} Jim Tracey. ; fullback gave the best exhibition of the , according to a despatel ; when they turned on a neat passing |over forty yards on his punts. from South America, will taka pect in| ieemmoon with his broken field running. : He has only recently been shifted to the attack and put the Southerners to an unusual bout at Montevideo on] backfield from end, although in his rout. The Tigers fared quite well apie Ae already has consumed | Noy. 5. Tracey, who is a heavyweight,| freshmen year he played in the back- a 20,000 ticket allotment for the | will fight Sotello, a middlewelght, who] fleld. O'Neill did not call a halt fn the with their passes. It was the alert- /Green's game with Harvard at Cam-|is described us the Uruguayan cham.| session until darkness made It ttpos- ness of Jack Cleaves, who intercepted | bridge Oct. 28, The Dartmouth-Har-| pion in that class, sible to distinguish the players. a Colgate pass and ran nearly seventy |vard game was a classic for New] ‘To offset the differences in weights == ; England. Viewed from the record-| Tracey -ounce glo: yards for a touchdown. ry n recor racey {8 to use six-ounce gloves, creaking demand for tickets, the sus- | while Sotello will be permitted to HARVARD DRILLS HARD Tt 1 Interesting to note the dif- | pension of relations between the two|fght with four-ounce gloves. The FOR CENTRE GAME ferent systems for advancing the ball | colleges hasn't detracted any enthu-|articles of agreement signed by the - over the alr route. Harvard, for in-|#iasm from next week's footvall battle] principals 1s said to stipulate these] CAMBRIDGH, Mass., Oct. 18.—Yester- stance, specializes in short passes to} etween the old rivals. unusual conditions, day was one of the bustest of thu sea- pes side, ate Prey Re een son inside the Harvard secret practice rom a square formation with the ball ° fence, Notwithstanding that Saturday's going about fifteen yards to Roscoe New York Boxers Off To-Night game with Centre College is expected to Fitts, the most rellablo receiver on test the Crimson's forces to the utmost Mia CmIe IAN cee ada For the Canadian Tourname nE| 4 Fsver win need to nave every man in the best of trim, the head coach sent more dangerous pass down the field. —>— hs Fesulars and’ substitutes into an Snively, the Tigers’ star passer hour's drilling scrimmage against the shoots the ball sometimes as far as|GOrdon Munce Will Repre-| & fous for the honors tn the 110-pound rb: sixty yards, a distance further thon ut t id they were the majority of kickers can boot the| S€Nt This City in Inter- Bae Greb, Benny Valger, Dave| area heed all the way, Three touch- pigskin, Snively was an end tast national Ring Meet. Rosenberg, Eddie Forbes and Phila-| downs and a fleld goal stood as the year, Every time he came behind the delphia Jack O'Brien were among the line was a tip to the opposite si fistic celebrities who acted in the ca- What to expect. This season Couch By Joseph’ Gordon. pacity of referees at these matches. BILLY SHADE Bill Roper drilled Snively in the 7 vm Nininacien’ far th EARNS DECISION backfield, but the pass specialist usd HE local boxers who have quall- he preliminaries for the amateur taken on extra well fled for the Canadian tourna-| xing tournament of the New York A ie a ik wan't Athletic Club will be held on oct. 25] OWER WOLF LARSEN jong before he was shifted to a guard ment will leave for Toronto to- 38. Snively is being used in a pecullsr an¢ the finals on Oct. 28. Entries will running formation Princeton has de- night, and Gordon Munce, former alone Sad ee 14-carat green! willy Shade earned tho decision over signed for his forward passing. This |D!der of the national title, will be] so wah © A he the reward for the | woe Larsen at the Pioneer Sporting play will likely prove buffling to op-|among them as tho representative of | “mer of the first prize, Club last night at the end of ten rounds ponents, as numerous feints can be|the Metropolitan Association in the With the exception of Alan Haskell jof hard, fast fghting, Larsen, always run from It. ind V. P. Morosoff, this year's Co- show: , heavyweight division. . dangerous, made brave showing Washington and Jefferson which |"°*v7¥els! nae umbla cross-country team will belacstrt tro renarkatle speed of Shade, long has been effective with the aeriul| And in order to keep things stirring] practically the same last season's. | 7% io Femar am : i game, makes short passes directly|in the boxing activities of the A. A.| With such veterans as Harris, De|¥%® 1# one of the fastest men In the over the line of scrimmage. The play|U., the New England Association has | Maurras, Williamson, Sands and| ¥orld among the light-heavyweigats. He is cleverly masked and its purpose is|sent a challenge to the New York di-| ‘xeats, strengthened by the presence |arried the fight to Larsen at such a to shake a runner loose. vision for an intercity meet between] if Walter Higgins, who was out last] gait: that the Wolf was utterly flab- Syracuse has a formation that sends|New York and Boston, to take place] vear, the Blue and White have alpbergasted, But despito this he kept Middl hf Re ees Fan at the Boston Arena on Nov. 8 ablation of which they may be] pearing in, hooking with righta and is passed to runner close to the} Jake Weber, the veteran trainer) TOUS lefts and at times had Shade on very scrimmage line. Each coach hna his{824 coach of the Fordham track ath-| city Co will hold four duai|thin fee. own pet method for manipuleting the |letes !% putting his men through] scoss-country meets this season, ac-| 1" the stxth round @ left hook had aerial game. ‘There's unlimited range [4ully workouts for the coming cross-| sording to an announcement by tho] Shade in @ very bad way. Larsen might to the development of forward pass |country mects and his efforts are! athletic Committee. Lafayette, Brook-|}\ty advantage, but Shade Im endowed formations, and nowadays tt is a con- |Meeting with falr success, “'Big'’| yn Poly, N.Y. U and Fordham com-|with a world of experience and the servative team indeed that's not} Stevenson, McNulty, Mulvy, Toerner | prise tho list. former amateur champion was unable equipped with long gainers tn the|#nd Red Hammer are beginning to a to bring his man down when Shade form of pai look like real winners, F ite « number of candidates tried} brought his ring generalehip into play. Colleges in the Middle West, par- © cross-country team of C.} shade turned the tables in the seventh ticularly Notre Dame, were the first ly the following stu-|round and had Wolf grogay from lefts to utilize the scoring possiLilities of d in crossing the}and rights to the jaw, Wolf was bleed- fovwagal -pabaine x ie 5 pede Hes flentering cross-country competition. tent, captain; S, Reis-|1ng from the mouth and nose and looked batohe Fastern Soathen mamities ite Weber is saving him for the Indoor Bernhart, C. D. Orlande bad, but to the astonishment of the é spectators he suddenly braced and stuck feasibility of forward passes and |®*880"- A. Hamburger and hia stout Jaw out inviting Shade to hit matters. He was an excellent handi- capper and gave the players ‘‘tips’’ on which they “cashed in.” Kelly became a favorite for his track wis- dom. The players took him into their confidence. He joined them in their nightly escapades. He no doubt wit- messed the glories of many an early morning sunrise, At one time, when the players of the Yankees accused Kelly of “squeal. ing,"’ he broke down and cried like a baby. Kelly left the players and later they were informed that they had been plastered with a heavy fine for violat- ing different clauses in their contracts. Ruth, Bob Meusel, Mays, Witt, Schang, Scott, O'Doul and Bush were among the prominent members of the Yankees who were fined for their in- discretions, After the players were penalized they pulled themselves together and Played the ball that ultimately won the American League Flag. But go- ing the way they were they were heading to disaster until Judge Lan. dis brought them to their senses, Once tho players visited a brewery out in Joliet, Ill, Kelly advised that the players surround a few kegs of 8 per cent. Pilsner with seidels of the brew as a defiance of Congrers- man Volstead. With a seidel in tho + hand of each of the players and creir chapeaus tilted in the rakish fashion of the proverbial drunken sailor Kelly induced all members to pose for a Dhetograph. Kelly surely became a great favor- z ite. His tips won money for the players. He was lavish in the way whe spent the coin of the realm. , So, from Chicago the team went t« to St. Louls; from St. Louis to De troit; thence to Cleveland. In Chi- cago we won three and lost one. In é St. Louls we won two and lost two. The Tigers took four straight. In Cleveland the Yankees had a colossal task in taking two out of the four Being “‘doped"’ by a clever detec- tive like Kelly, who is ranked high tn his calling, reveals. that while even the most brilliant of players may do effective strategic thinking on the fleki, they are easily outguessed off it. The players lost games but won money on the tips of the sleuth. None of the players has seen Kelly since he traveled with them and since Judge Landis scored them se- verely. ‘What would you do to Kelly tf you saw him to-day?" we asked Carl ‘| May: games. From Cleveland the Yankees four- neyed to Boston for a four-game se- * ries with Harry Frazee's Red Sox. No game could be played June 25. The laws of Massachusetts prohibit baseball on Sundays. The Yankees left for New Haven for an exhibition game with New Haven and rain proy vented the game. Since leaving St. Louls the Yankees had relinquished the lead in the American League race for the first time during the season. ‘They lost eight straight games. When they finished their third game with the Red Sox and before Judge Landis addressed them they bad lost thirteon . games und won seven, the most dis- soa estrous Western trip ever experi- rf « emced by the present array of high Priced players 'd ask him to return the $66 1 bet Babe Ruth that he was not a detec- tive,’ answered | Mays. ulars held possession of the ball The picture of the Players indulg- ing ‘in drafts of beer ts up 'n the Yankee office to-day at 226 West 42d Street, There is also considerable evidence gathered by Kelly to show that the Yankee players did other things than play ball and observe the training rules this season, No, one knows the clever elevth who trick the players as Kelly, ut to the America League Cham- pions who ran bases so utupidiy against the Giants in the recont World's Series he will always be «nown as ‘Kelly.’ ameanatipie cea DIEGEL BEATS MITCHELL IN SPECIAL MATCH Just before the players left the club house for the field to play the lust game with the Red Sox on the 26th of June they were informed that Jude Landis would speak to them—mean- ing both the Red Sox and Yankee players. With his Panama hat in one hand end his walking stick In the other, the white-haired Judge stalked into the Red Sox club house at Fen- way Park. In the first Western in- vasion that hud come to an end the Yankees were in a playing slump that * almost cost them the American Teague Pennant, They had won geven and lost thirteen games The High Commissioner of baseball Was noticeably angered. The blood WASHINGTON, Oct. 18.—Leo Diexel, former New Orleans professional, mas- tered Abe Mitchell, the English profes- sional, five up and four tn thirty-aix-hole match, arrnw sult of the draw declared ern Golf Association in the tournament at ville, however, hud no bearing on the ern champlonship. Diegel took 149 strokes to nexotiute the diMoull Colum bia Country Club course, while hie ¢ ponent’s card card showed 4 FIRST OF RAPID-FIRE & special dus a re- oy the Sourh- nual epen Tautch, auth Eddie Warrel is siso having dally workouts, but not with the view of ¥F Vessels at his temples swelled with} TOURNAMENTS TO-NIGHT | started to coach their charges with | Nearly 1,600 enthusiastic members “ at will. the rapid beating of his heart. He the new weapon of the Fur Club cheered their favorites] Four classes, with four competitors} Joe Lewis got the decision over Jerry face was flushed and he watked| The first of the rapid-fire thi Judging from games this season, t at the annual boxing meet of the or-Jin each. will contest in the firat]Kenny in the opening bout of four rapidly. . fon billiard tournaments will be orward pass will figure more th ganization, which was held ut the| monthly, boxing tournament of the | founds. fulent Purter won the decision What the Judge said to the playera| Kline's Academy to-night. |The ver in (he outcome of the important] Hotel Astor last night. Sam Bienfeld| Society vf Auto Engineers on Oet..2t, | (ver Joe Pe Coste th we remnde ane that afternoon of June 26 in the club] A "Gna Class B. The. former contests gave a very impressive account of n sent to the best | ther bix rounder e Ashe got the Fenway Park is well known, scored the players for thelr fre- — himself in his bout with Quagilehie of Wednesday night and Class B on ygiday The Middies for a time lucked the|tne Pastime Athletic Club tn th ‘ night. r boxers in the msg litan |decision over Eddie Josephs in the ten- round gseml-windup. THE MODERN KIDS’ GAME - |. + By Thornton Fisher GIANT REGULARS S THE HODERN LAD SEES (T-+ the Yankees. Colleges Are Developing — |*svvicmaxessow w |Columbia Football Elevens « mecioi tat ee Effective Aerial Attack |" s creme. In Long, Hard Scrimmage} <2 tsi si. nase tthe EACH GET $4,546; YANKS, $2,84 Checks Mailed to Sevent Four Who Participated in the World’s Series. CHICAGO, Oct, 18 (Associated Press). —Checks ranging In sums from $50 to $4,545 71 have been mailed from the office of K. M. Landis, Baseball Com- missioner, to seventy-four men who pare Ucipated in the 1922 World's Serl games at the Polo Grounds, New York, Three checks, each for $2,842 86 were handed to Joe Bush, Waite Hoyt and Fred Hofmann of the~ Yankees while they were leaving Chicago last Sunday, en route to Japan, Nighteen Giants, including John M Graw, manager of the world’s pions, and Hugh Jennings, each ré a cheek for $4,545.71. Five members of the Giants were given Individual checks for $4,545.70, which 1s one cent less than the amounts recelved by the highest group. One of these was “Cozy” Dolan, the veteran assistant coach. The veteran pitcher, Jesse Barnes, recelved one cent more than his brother Virgil, who also is a pitcher. The h of twelve others, including who were Intely @ided to the Glants’ roster ground-keepers, trainers, mescota, &c, ranged from $200 to £3. $2, Of the twenty-nine checks mailed te- day to members of the Yankees twen= ty-three were for $2,842.86 each an two for $2,842.85, enc of the latter bein, one cent less than the amounts received: by the highest group. The remaining seven checks represented sums ranging from $50 to $1,421.43. ‘The total ameunt of the checks mailed to-day was $177,- 289.37, of which $111 went to the members of the Glants and $66,642.33 to In matling the checks the Commia- stoner inclosed a letter sayin, ———---= | “These payments (in excess of $1,000) have been made without deducting and nerme tax, comply with the requiremenis of the thereof and pay the proper tax there+ one? day's count, the team getting together 2 yell tro: the start id th keept Toeether ng in none of tne enely games, U. S. TO JOIN NET See er the wanting | WORLD CONFERENCE A fast. “Mfuleadions ase that Centre cotege,| IN LONDON DEC, 20 making probably its last appearance In eae ee ee’ snag] PARIS) Ost. 18 (Assoctated Press); will pack the great amphitheatre. Pub-]—At the request of the United States lic sale of seats in Boston and Cam-|Lawn Tennis Association, the inter- bridge has exhausted 10,000 and left S many prospective purchasers still stand- national conference of lawn tennis ing in line, The last lot of 5,000 held| federations, which was scheduled to over until the day before the game tol take place in Paris the latter part of minimize speculation, will be taken quickly, 1t fs belleved. In all about 51,-]this month has been postponed until Od tickete) wil pereeld: Dec, 20, and the place of the meeting Fordham Drills for Georgetown | Mas been shifted to London. Game. The promise of participation in the There now remain only three days in} conference by the American governing, which Frank Gurgan will be able to/body 1s greeted with delight by the drill his Fordham football players for!members and officials of the French Saturday's game with Georgetown at/‘Tennis Federation, who hope that the the Polo Grounds but the Maroon coach] (yg. 1, T, A, may be induced to en« 18, nevertheless, very well satisfied with the condition of his men. Paul Bren-|ter the International Tennis Federa- nan and Capt. Tom Myers were out for} tion as a result of tho frank exchange practice yesterday, thus cleaning up thy : list of those players who had been on ot WinwH expected, in London. the disabled i!st since the Boston Col- febe wane, . Offictais of the United States Lawn Though be took part In allt her| Tennis Association, although refusing te activities of the afternoon, Brennan|be quoted directly, intimated to-day was excused from the scrimmage. He|that one or more delegates would be showed no bad effects of his back tn-| Sent to London in December to attend jury. An Gargan will be able to star {ine International Conference of Lawn him against Georgetown, the Maroon Tennis Federations ~ ra team will take to the gridiron on Satur- ethos the National apeco ston day wit Hes at contains tha|Join the International Federation at undecided, C. GN. ¥, Bleve: sea Seant HAMILTON ERICH WINS A long workout followed by a scrim-| SHEPHERD DOG HONORS mage made up yesterday's practice of the C. C. N. ¥. football team. ‘The work this week, while centred on thel pe, Resther it Drexel gaine on Saturday, Is also point- | Pe°d dose ever brought together in this ing the Lavender eleven for the Hobart] country was benched yesterday tuasle the following week. 104th Field Artillery Armory, Hin The linemen yesterday were in charge| and 68th Street, it being the elghth an- of Lieut. Finnerty, while ends and backs| nual specialty show of the Shepherd practised tackling a runner under the| Dog Ciub of America, Against an entry tutelage of Neville and Jolley. A new] of $8 ut the first exhibition of the club, tackle back formation was Introduced in] arid a previous high record of 266 tn the scrimmage, 1917, there was an entry list of 269 this a year, with a total of 206 dogs uotually First Secret Practice for N. ¥. U.| benched. Judging was started yester- nteven. day with the dog classes und will be NewYork University footbail team held | completed fenday, when te ore dace its first secret session in preparation for| judged yesterday for the chanplonship, the game with Columbia on Ohio Field] the gold medal went to Hamilton Farm yesterday afternoon. All students were| Kennels’ Hamilton Erich v. Grafen- asked. to remain away from the feta] Nem: The bitch’ champion will’ be named at to-day's seasion and all strangers were kept moving by a detail) from the R. O. T. C. 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