Word: dishonest
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Dates: during 1920-1920
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These men were subjected to a temptation that was too much for them. They were beset by a dishonest crew whose members dangled before their eyes the promise of "easy money". In very many instances ball players have resisted such blandishments. They know that crookedness in ball playing cannot long be covered up. The "fans" who crowd the stands in the ball parks are experts in the strategy and the technique of the game. They cannot be fooled in the long run. No dishonest scheme could long escape detention. It is significant in this connection that gossip was busy soon...
...able to do better what we have done before. If we cannot save the League of Nations, let us save the machinery of the league which provides for a gathering of the representatives of the nations to meet to talk things over. Two men, one honesty and one dishonest, may present opposite claims, but if they have to meet in conference, it is impossible to put over unfair and dishonest dealings. So no Harm and a great deal of good could come from these conferences...