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and the Tigers. However, in Akron East was seen as being the hapless victim in the scandal. He was retained as manager of the Akron baseball team. East boasted of fixing a college football game, as well as a baseball game in 1905. However, in the summer of 1907, Akron owners', John
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Campbell, argued over retaining East as the Akron manager. The decision reportedly led to a fist-fight between the two owners. A reporter humorous wrote "It was the first time two men got into a fight over another man."
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The manager of the Akron team during their first three seasons was
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Can He Play? A Look at
Baseball Scouts and Their Profession
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559:Baseball Reference Akron, Ohio
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169:Akron Buckeyes (1920)
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244:Firestone
156:Team data
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