 Eugene Paulette, a first baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies, had been with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1919, and had met with gamblers.It is uncertain if any games were fixed, but Paulette had written a letter naming two other Cardinals who might be open to throwing games.The letter had fallen into the hands of Phillies President William F. Baker, who had taken no action until Landis's appointment, then turned the letter over to him.