Indianapolis Times, Volume 32, Number 209, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 January 1920 — Page 14
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SCANDAL TALK CHARGES TO BE INVESTIGATED News of Commission’s Plan to Chase Down Reports Is Favorably Received. HERRMANN QUITS CHAIR CINCINNATI, Jan. 9.—Resignation of Garry Herrmann ajs chairman of the national commission caused mild surprise here among the baseball element. Supporters of the Yankees in the fight against BaD Johnson construed it as a victory for the “insurgents.” in that the American league chief. Ban Johnson, who was an avowed supporter of the Red president for another term, was apparently overruled. It had been the belief here that Herrmann would not resign, or not until later, at least. W Uliam H. Edwards, collector of internal revenue in New York, and Judge Landis of Chicago are being mentioned as probable successors to Herrmann. Decision of the commission to investigate the world's series alleged• scandal was favorably received. Official action of baseball's supreme court can do much to chase the talk of a fixed series, it Is believed. CHAIRMAN MORE THAN 15 YEARS. August Herrmann was for than sixteen years ehairman of the national commission. His resignation is to take effect at the earliest possible date, not later than the joint meeting of the National and American leagues, called for Feb. 11 in Chicago. The announcement of Herrmann's action was made in a written communication addressed to B. R. Johnson, president of the American league, and John A. Heydler. president of the National league, who with Herrmann, composed the commission. Herrmann in his statement said he could not Ferre as head of the body any longer after the joint .meeting of the two major leagues. Nothing was given out at the close of the executive meetjug to indicate what prompted Herrmann to tender his resignation si t this time. Tt had been reported that Hevdler had been instructed by National league club owners not to vote for the re-election of Herrmann, hut Johnson was known to be friendly to him and to desire that he continue at the head of the commission. HAD ADVISED DELAY IN ACT. The action by Herrmann undoubtedly came as a surprise to his associates on the commission, and certainly to the baseball authorities who were attracted to Cincinnati by the meeting. This was because in his annual report submitted earlier In the day and which was approved by the other members, Herrmann strongly advised against making ar.y change or reorganization of the commission at this time. He based this view upon the fact that the club owners were, not agreed on what should be done and because a United States court decision in the Baltimore Uoderal league club suit had held the commission illegal. John E. Bruce of Cincinnati, secre-tary-treasurer of the baseball commission, announced that be did not wish to serve in that office if Herrmann was not returned as ehairman. BOTH LEAGUES MEET IN CHICAGO CINCINNATI. Jan. 9. The first National league meeting held away from New York for years will take place at Chicago Feb. 10, the day before the magnates of the National and American leagues will get together in a joint sea sion to act on many matters, including the selection of a successor to Garry Herrmann as chairman of the national commission. John Heydler, president of the National league, decided on the Chicago meeting 'after he had conferred with President Johnson to hold the joint meeting in the Windy city. The American league also will meet in Chicago Feb. 10, Johnson said. Johnson also expects to call a special meeting of bis league previous to this date. Johnson anil Heydler will draw up the 1920 playing schedules of the two leagues while hunting bear on the ranch of Judge Abrams, uear Tula. La., in the next two weeks. Mr. Johnson announced that the championship season in the American league will open on Wednesday, Ar>ril 14, the <lute already chosen by the National league. Both league presidents agreed that the season will close on Sunday, <*et. 3. The old schedule of 154 games will be played in each league and there will be very few off days. SANDERS WANTS BOOST. KANSAS CITY. Mo., Jan. 9—The Philadelphia! Nationals must pay him •■onsiderably more than be received from Pittsburg if he Joins the former club. Roy Sanders said in discussing the announcement of the Pittsburg managemeub that he had been sold to Philadelphia. Sanders left the league in 1918 when Pittsburg declined to meet big salary demands. Since that time he has been playing baseball with semi-professional teams. __ Dentals in Final Spin Before Tackling Strong Earlham College Team Ipdlana Dental college athletes were to/have a light pract'ce today as a final w'orkout before the game to be played with Earlham college Saturdav night at the Independent Athletic club gymnasium. The Dentals met Earlhain at Richmond three weeks ago and the Quakers won. Coach Mowe has three athletes who played on the Thorntown High school five when that schoitf was the "tate champion. Earlham is one of the best teams in the state this year and the gfme at the Independent Athletic club will be the first opportunity the rndianapolLs fans will have to see Coach Mowe's team In action. A last-minute shift was made in practice last night by the Tooth Pullers. White, a former Zionaville High school star, may be u=ed at guard. Witter was tried at center. Witter, while not nearly as tall as the Earlham pivot man is a faster athlete at covering the floor. The Dentals are trying to improve their oa3slng and their defense before they Yaeet Earlham. Coach Mowe has a far heavier and taller set of athletes 1n his Earlham lineup than those on tine Dental team. The Earlham quintet meets Rose Poly tonight at Richmond and is expected to have little trouble disposing of the Engineers. The score of the game will be watched with Interest, as Rose won from Rutler In an overtime game by one point. The Dentals are not scheduled to meet Butler this year and the strength of the two teams will be reached bv the comparative score route. The Dentals play Rose Poly in Indianapolis. Feb. 24. New Notre Dame Stands NOTRE DAME. Tnd., Jan. 9.—Notre Dame university decided today to erect two new grand stands at Carter field this spring to cost §IO.OOO. CITY LEAGUE RESULTS. Technical took a big lead in the City High School Basketball league yesterday, winning all of its scheduled games. Manual split even in the dav's play while the Shortrldge quintet failed to register a victory. * The results of the games played yesterday follow: Manual Monograms, 10; Shortrldge Bluee, 4. Manual Duplicates, 12; Shortridge MeTechnical Purples, 17; Shortridge Whites. 11. Technical Greens. 17; Shortridge Comets, 2. ©i l'echuical Whites, 18; Manual Quads, 3 Technical Browns, 40; Manual Triangles. 0. Shortridge now stands in second place nod Manual follows in third place, one game behind.
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New Indian Owner Comes to Talk Over Plans for Season W. C. Smith, Sr., Reddy to Take Up Active Duties as Club President. LEAGUE MEETING SOON William S. Smith, Sr., n.ew owner and president of the Indians, was due to reach the city late today and with the new magnate on the Job business was expected to take another boom at Washington park. “Uncle Bill” wants to take up his duties at once in the new capacity in order to become familiar with American Association conditions before be attends the annual league meeting, which will be held in Chicago Jan. 15. He is more or less fnmtliar with baseball because be held half interest in the local club when James C. McGill was president, but due to the fact that he did take an active part in the executive business then he feels the need of a little time to familiarize himself with this department of the league game. With the coming of President Smith all the tribe officials are in the city, and with General Manager Hendricks informed on every point of the club’s business and welfare the 1920 plans soon will be definite!v set. The spring training camp has been selected, with St. Petersburg. Fla., as the spot, player deals have been started with the sale of Reilley and the trading of Crane, and it won't be long until the fans are given a glimpse of how the new Indians are going to stack up. Outfielders, pitchers and another catcher are needed, end with-Manager Hendricks in touch with all major league clubs tbe Indians are assured of getting as many plums as any other A. A. entry. Hendricks returned from Cincinnati late last night after arranging the Crane deal and, though he said there was a poor attendance at the national commission meeting, he managed to pick up some valuable information regarding available, talent. Vice President Willie Smith also attended the Ciney meeting and made the acquaintance of a number of baseball prominents.
Notre Dame to Play Northwestern Nov. 20
CHICAGO, Jan. 9.—Northwestern university has completed its football schedule for 1920 with the rejection of an offer to play Washington State college at Seattle, Nov. 20, in order to tackle Notre Dame at Evanston on that date. The Notre Dame contest will close the season and round out the hardest gridiron schedule undertaken by a Purple eleven in years. Athletic Director Jimmy Lee and Coach K. K. Rockne of Notre Dame closed for the battle after dickering by wire.
BOXING LEONARD-DUN DEE BOUT DRAWS BIDS NEW YORK, Jan. 9.—Dave Driscoll and Dave Maekay, New Jersey promoters, started today after the Loonard-Dundee fight, which was barred yesterday from New Haven. Many other offers have been received'for the fight, according to Billy Gibson, manager of the champion, who predicts that the feud may be settled in Providence. New Orleans, Boston, Canton or Milwaukee. WILDE DISPLAYS HIS REAL CLASS ST. LOUIS. Jan 9.-.Timm!e Wtlde. British flyweight champion, showed his class In au eight-round bout here last night with Johnny Asher, bantam champion of the A. E. F. He defeated Asher by a wide margin on points, having the lead in every round. Wilde knocked the American down three times -in the fourth, fifth and sixth rounds. Asher was always able to get up before the final count, however. Asher's nose started to bleed in the first round and in the sec ond several stiff lefts brought blood from his mouth. Wilde apparently did not have to show hts full skill in the bout. MARTIN AND MORAN. DBS MOINES, Jan. 9. Bob Martin, heavyweight, has been matched for ten rounds against Jack Moran of St. Louis Jan. 20, it was announced today. OFFER MADE SHARKEY. NEW YORK. Jan. 9.—Charley Harvey, now iu England with Ted Lewis, the welterweight, has cabled Jack Sharkey, the American bantamweight, an offer of $4,000 and two round tr,p tickets for Sharkey to go to England and fight Jimmie Wilde a twenty-round bout for the flyweight title. Sharkey says the offer is not satisfactory. A Newark (N. J.) club has signed up three eight-round bouts for Monday night. Fred Fulton meets Frank Moran; Tommy Spino of Newark meets Benny Cohen of Orange and Freddie Reese of Brooklyn tackles Billy Affleck, the English featherweight. Frankie Fleming, tho Canadian featherweight champion, will make his first appearance in a bout in Philadelphia in many years Jan. 26. He has signed up to meet, either Whiter Fitzgerald or Young Robideau, the Quaker City fighters, for six rounds. Fleming will box the semi-final bout.
Debonairs Carded for Busy Week-End, With Two Games Scheduled The Debonair basketball men are scheduled for a busy week end. They will make their first appearanee in the city amateur loop tonight, when they clash with the Christamore quintet at the Christamore gym and tomorrow evening Coach Squires will take his warriors to Plainfield for a game with the Plainfield Independents. The “Debs” have stacked up against some of the best amateur and independent basket teams in the state this season and their work has caused them to be rated as one of the classiest aggregations in the city. Coach Squires has worked hard with his men this week to get them in shape for their game with the Christntnores and he is prepared to start work in the amateur loop with a victory. The team has a large following among the amateur fans and the majority of those in attendance at the Christamore gym tonight will pull for a Debonair victory. The strength of the local outfit will be given a real test tomorrow night when they invade the land of the Plain field Independents. This club is composed of former high school players and they have taken most of the teams in the western part of the state into camp. A number of rooters and members of the Debonair club are organizing an automobile party to make the trip. Perry Back With Macks PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 9.- Pitcher Scott Perry has adjusted his difficulties with Manager Connie Mack and will be with the Athletics again next season, It was announced today. HOPPER LEADS PENNSY. PHILADELPHIA. .Tan. 9.—Robert Hopper of Kalamazoo. Mich., for two vears star end of the Pennsylvania football team, ha* been elected J 920 gridiron can tain. He was opposed by Carl Thomas, I a guard, and Eddie Maynard, tackle. ! Twenty-tire letter men at the election j Save Coach Bob Folwell a vote of con -i hdencvfj I
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This is leap year, but it is lacking in hops. But it is not a hopless leap year for * the baseball magnates and the fight promoters. The bidding for the Deropsey bout already has leaped to $550,000, while that Babe Ruth hop from Boston to New York involved about $120,000. Harry Frazee said be sold Ruth because the big fellow had too much ego. To the average fan, however, any player who can slam out twenty-nine botneruns in one season is entitled to his ego any time he wants it. There's one thing certain, however, and that is Frazee certainly did spill the beans. The trapshooting tournament was not awarded to Chicago this year. The crooks are doing enough shooting for the Windy city to stand. Where is Roger Bresnahan getting all that coin he is using in buying players for Toledo? He was supposed to gone broke some time ago. The snow Is beautiful only to the snowbirds. It would be a good thing if the bootleggers would throw a man a rope whenever they serve him a drink of that Marion county moonshine. Earl Caddock Talks Over Proposed Title Match for February Mat Champion Meets Promoter Curley in Regard to Meeting Steelier. NEW YORK, Jan. 9.—Earl Caddock. world's wrestling champion, conferral | here yesterday wltli Promoter Jack Cur- | ley on a date for a bout with# .Too I Stecher, w hom Curley recognizes as the leading contender. Curley would like to stage the hout in Madison Square garden In February.
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We would like to see a Megger serving Ben Turpin, the cross-eyed movie comedian, a drink. He would wear his arm out trying to hand it where Ben was looking. Why not Turpin for a baseball pitcher, a football quarterback or a basketball forward? Opposing players would have to stand on their heads in order to figure out where Ben was going to throw the ball. A college correspondent wrote In referring to tbe Wabash basketball team 8s the Reds. Probably because Wabash tossed a bomb In the Purdue camp Tuesday. “This exportation of Reds I'm reading about,” said the White Sox player, “looks to me like a good move.” This publication of league batting averages is a bad thing for the magnates because it gives the hitters the Idea of asking for more pay. Wood alcohol is the last word in Intoxicants, says the boss barber. We asked an old-timer how he manager? to pass the evenings these days with so much of the old excitement absent. “Oh,” he replied, “I sit around the house and read some, then put a few old time melody records on the phonograph and get all saddened up by tbe soft music, and thep retire.” More Americans Buy Havana Turf Holdings NEW YORK, Jan. 9.—Minority holdings in the Havana race track have been sold by H. D. (Curley) Brown, according to a rumor here today. The new purchasers are said to be A. C. Harrison, Jr., of Philadelphia ; John Z. Horter and J. N. Alleyn of New Orleana, and Lorenzs Quesnda. a Porto Rican. The -stock Is controlled by Charles S. Stoneham and John J. McGraw of the Giants. Basketball Meeting K. Walter Jarvis, director of recreation. has called a special meeting of the Indianapolis Amateur Basketball association to be held in the offices of the recreation department, city hall, to morrow afternoon at 1 o’clock. Managers of all teams and the members of the rules and eligibility committee* are requested to be present.
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FOUR BIG GRID GAMES LIKELY HERE IN FALL Wabash, DePauw, Notre Dame, Indiana, Northwestern and Centre to Be Seen. ONE BIG DATE REMAINS Talk of Fifth Feature Football Battle at Washington Park. With four big college grid games practically definitely scheduled for Washing: ton park next fall and a fifth contest likely, Indianapolis football fans are as sured of their greatest year of pigskin entertainment. The latest big battle carded Is the DePauw-Centre affair for Nov. 8. and this game no doubt will attract wide interest due to the remarkable record established by the Kentucky school last fall. Through the effort* of the DePauw alumni athletic board the eouthexners were induced to come here, and as a result the local grid followers are promised a glimpse of Coach Charlie Moran's famous team In action. DePauw played Centre at Louisville last fall and, although beaten, the Tigers put up a game struggle, and It is predicted that the Greencastle warriors will offer even a better fight next fall when they take on tbe southerners here. DePauw and Wabiah will stage their annual clash at Washington park as usual, but tbe date for 1929 has been moved back until Nov. 20. INDIANA MAY APPEAR TWICE. Indiana and Northwestern are hooked here Oct. 20, and negotiations now are on to return the Indlana-Notro Dame struggle in this city, probably on Nov. 13 The 1920 meeting of the Crimson ana Irish originally wag scheduled to ba played at Bloomlqgton, but followers of both institutions are coming to the belief that it would plove a stronger sea ture If staged here. Thanksgiving day is still open at Washington park and although Wabash has been talking of bringing a strong opponent here for that date, nothing definite ha* resulted and there Is a possi-’ bility of the date being taken by other teams. Wabash planned to play the Michigan Aggies here Turkey day, but the Farmers take a long trip the Saturday previous and they asked to be ex cu sc and from the proposed Indianapolis date. Now Wabash is looking around for another feature rival, but in case the scarlet fails to secure the big opponent
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it has in mind there is said to be a possibility of an eastern team taking the date with a big Hoosier state eleven. At any rate Indianapolis is bound to attract wide attention with its 1920 football program because in addition to outside teams performing here Butler will have two or more games carded in Irvington and, with anew athletic regime promised at the Irvington institution, the 1920 games of the Blue and White are expected to attract more attention than in recent past seasons.
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Veeck Denies Cub Rumor &AN FRANCISCO. Jan. 9.—William Veeck, president .of the Chicago Cubs, visiting here today, denied he was dickering with "Fatty” Arbuckle, Barney Oldfield and Frank Chance for the sale of the Cubs. “It’s tbe first I ever heard of such a thing,” he declared today. "None of the three has even mentioned tbe possibility of such a thing to tne.”
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Award Golf Tourneys NEW YORK, Jan. 9.—The annual meeting of the United States Golf association will be held here tonight. The parent body will hear the reports of various committees and tbe big championship tournaments for 1920 will be, awarded. Detroit, Baltimore. Philadeia pbia and St. Louis and tbe Nassau atul Piping Rock clubs are in the race foJ the title events.