Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 82, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 April 1911 — COMMISSION TO SQUELCH GAMBLING [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

COMMISSION TO SQUELCH GAMBLING

August Hermann, chairman of the national baseball commission, when apprised of the betting syndicate that had been organized to operate on the games of the National and American baseball leagues during the coming season said: “While it la news to me, yet there ,1s no danger whatever that they can rain the national game. While I do not care to divulge the course the com-, mission will pursue In the matter, you can say positively that this syndicate will do no business whatever. We can And will stop it Immediately. “There Is no question but what betting and gambling would ruin baseball. We cannot and win not stand for It I

believe that, after 24 hours have elapsed you will hear very little more of any betting syndicate.” It has been learned through persons given as reference that the syndicate is located in Newport, Ky., and is headed by a Louisville (Ky.) man well known on the race tracks throughout the country.

High Court of Baseball.