Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 116, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 September 1920 — Page 8

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CHARGES AND COUNTERCHARGES MADE AS CHICAGO JURY PROBES BASEBALL GAMBLING

BENTON DENIES HE WON MONEY ON 1919 SERIES N. Y. Pitcher Then Declares Herzog Offered Him Bonus to Lose a Game. WHITE SOX UNDER CLOUD CHICAGO, Sept 23.—J. C. (Rube) Beaton, pitcher for tho New York Giants, In aa interview given today before he appeared before the Cook County grand Jury investigating baseball's “latest scandal,'' emphatically denied charges by Charles L. (Buck) Herzog. Chicago Cubs' second baseman, that the New York hurler had won $3,500 by betting on Cincinnati in the world's series of 1919. “I never won $3,800 on any baseball game or any series,” Benton said. “After Hersog and a number of others had told me I could make some ‘easy money’ by throwing a game between New York and the Cubs last season,” Benton said, “I : went into the game the next day and put everything I had into my pitching and carried off a victory and doublecrossed these framers that were apparently trying to throw a game.” SAYS AFFIDAVITS ABE PIKE BUNK. Referring to the affidavits said to be in possession of Herzog and made by Arthur Wilson, catcher, and N. D. (Tony) Boeckel, third baseman of the Boston Braves, concerning Benton's betting on the 1919 world’s series. Benton described them as “pure bunk.” “Those two affidavits of Wilson and Boeckel.” he said, "are pure bunk. The only betting I did on the world's series 1 did in a saloon in New York. I bet the drinks for the crowd. I bet oa Cincinnati and I put up S2O. “I stayed there until the game was over, and when Cincinnati won I threw the money on the bar and said: ‘Drink it up.’ ” Asked if he had heard of any telegrams having been received by anyone connected ■with the team during the world's series, Benton aaid: “Yes, several of them. I will give the grand Jury the names of those I know received telegrams. I was in the room of Gene Dubuc. following the close of last season, when the New York team was barnstorming in Vermont, and the bellboy brought up a telegram. Gene . opened it and 1 saw the top line of it. ! It said: ‘Put your money down on Cincinnati.’ I also know of several other telegrams that were received about the i world’s series.” * These other telegrams, Benton said,! "he would give to the grand jury.’’ HANDBOOK MEN GllLTl', HE SAYS. On top of other charges Benton said: “There are lots of handbook men who made it their business to get chummy ’ with baseball players for the purpose of influencing games for the betting busi- j ness.” Herzog, when informed Beaton's charges, lost no time in denying them. “It’s a lie!” Herzog said. “Benton's i been telling that mess of trash for a long while. 1 reported it to the club owner myself and it was all thrashed out. This is very unjust. I have been a player of j food reputation for a number of years. here was no necessity for me playing at all this year. 1 could hare retired.’’ Herzog says he has affidavits Bhowing that “Benton scraped together all the money he could get”, and wagered on Cincinnati in the last world's series. It is alleged that Benton, In a conversation in the Braddoek Hotel in New York last year, declared he had received a telegram" from Hal Chase advising him to bet on Cincinnati to win the first two j games. Herzog declared be had obtained tbe depositions from Wilson and Boeckel, | Boston players, after Benton had charged him with having offered the pitcher a bribe to “throw” a game to th eCubs Buck declared bo went to the office of John Heydier of the National League when he heard of Benton's charges and demanded an Investigation. Benton was called in, Herzog declared, and reiterated his charge in the presence or President Heydier. After an investigation Heydier f;ave Herzog a letter, the player alleges, n which the head of the league expressed his belief that perzog never had been involved in baseball gambling. The letter, Herzog says, is in his possession. *l9 SERIES CROOKED. ATTORNEY CHARGES. Herzog's charges against Benton and Benton’s charges against Herzog axe only one angle of the investigation the frand Jury has undertaken. Assistant tates Attorney Harvey Replogle, conducting the case, has made the public declaration that the “last world's series was not on the square,” and that “from five to seven players on the White Sox team are involved.” Replogle’s statement is believed to : have been inspired by testimony given before the grand jury by Charles A. Comlskey, president of the White Sox, Ban Johnson, president of the Amerl- ; can League and other witnesses who appeared yesterday. Details of tie testimony of these wit- i nesses have not been made public. Both ' Johnson and Comiskey, however, are ; known to have made investigation when charges of “crookedness” followed the world’s series iast*fall. A number of well-known baseball , men players, managers and magnates, j are yet to appear before the grand Jury. 1 Among them are Charles A. Stoneham, j president of the New York Giants; John McGraw, manager of the Giants; John ! O. Seys. secretary of the Chicago Cubs: i Ray Sehalk, White Sox catcher; Barry McCormick, National League umpire who officiated at the recent CubsPhillies game which is declared to have been “fixed” in the interests of gam- j biers: Samuel W. Pass, a White Sox fan who is said to have lost heavily on , the last world's series; Players Paul-; ette and Rawlings of the Phillies; Hugh : Fullerton. Joe Vila and William Birch, baseball writers. Fred Merkle, first-baseman of the Cubs, whose name has become involved through mention of the fact that he was replaced by Barber in the Cubs-Philltes game which is 6aid to have been “fixed,” declared today he would call for a “showdown" and demand that his name be cleared. Merkle said he was “tired of being the goat” and that the charges were “silly. “I have been in baseball a good many years,” Merkle said, “and I can honestly say I never heard of a ‘fixed’ game. There would be too many persons to frame a deal like that.” Indianapolis Club Gets Started in Polo Event Carl Fisher, Jess Andrew. Robert Hassler and Frank A. Witt, with Omar York and Carl Crawford as substitutes, will compose the squad to represent the Indianapolis Polo Club in the Mid-western Circuit Tournament, now in progress at Dayton, Ohio. Twenty-one ponies were shipped to Dayton early this week and the Indianapolis team was to play its first game of the tourney today. Ten teams are entered in the competition for the Midwestern Circuit cup and the Miami trophy. The Indianapolis Polo Club has been 1 recognized by the Polo Association. ■■ 1 -- ■ - ■— Big League Stuff Sherrod Smith held the Braves to six bits yesterday and put the Dodgers within two games of the National League pennant by winning 3 to l, ’ The Pirates worked their way to within three games of the third place by taking a double bill from the World Champion Reds, to 2 to 1 and 3 to 1. Adams and Ponder were the winning pitchers. Dave '. iancroft contributed to the Giants’ 7-to-2 win over the Cubs, by lanuning out four lilts and accepting ten chances without a bobble. Lyons, a Cardinal rookie from Sioux City, defeated the Phillies 4 to 2. Buster Caton, the shortstop recently released by Pittsburgh and claimed bv the Reds over the waiver route, reportad to Manager Moran today in Pittsburgh.

BABE MUST HAVE HIS MUSIC

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If St. Mary's Babe Ruth band follows the New York team around much longer the famous home run plasterer will be a full-fledged musician. The “kids’ in the band always clamor around their hero "between tbe acts,” and it is not a strange sight to see him pick

LEAGUE STANDINGS AND CALENDAR

HOW THEY STAND. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. W.L. Pct.l W.L. Pet. St. Paul. .108 45 .706 Ind’polla.. TJ 76 .497 Min’polis. SO 71 .530 Milwaukee 76 80 .487 Toledo... 80 74 .519 Columbus. 60 94 .390 Louisville SO 75 .516; Kan. City. 55 99 .357 AMERICAN LEAGUE. W.L. Pct.| W.L. Pet. Cleveland 91 52 ,636;805t0n.... 67 79 .459 Chicago.. 91 55 .623 Wash'ton. 62 78 .443 New York 90 57 .612 Detroit... 58 86 .403 St. Louis. 71 71 .500| Philadela. 46 98 .319 NATIONAL LEAGUE. W.L. Pct.i W.L. Pet. Brooklyn. 89 59 .601 Chicago... 72 75 .490 New Y’ork 88 63 .568 St. Louis. 70 76 .479 Cincin’ti. 77 66 .538 805t0n.... 59 81.421 Pittsb'gh. 74 69 -517i Philadela. 54 89 .378 GAMES TODAY. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Minneapolis at Indianapolis. Kansas City at Louisville. St. Paul at Toledo. Milwaukee at Columbus. AMERICAN LEAGUE. St. Louis at Detroit (two gafmes). Chtcago at Cleveland. Philadelphia at Boston. No other games scheduled. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Boston 3t Philadelphia (two games). Cincinnati at Pittsburg. No other games scheduled. Grand Circuit Results FRISCO JOE'S RECORD. COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 23.—The breaking of the world's race record for 3-yea'r-old pacing colts by the Terre Haute colt, Frisco June, and anew world's record for a fourth heat by Margaret Dillon, featured the racing at the Grand Circuit meeting here Wednesday. Frisco June put on ais record-breaking stunt in the third heat of the pacing division of the Horse Review Futurity, in which he defeated the strong favorite, Irampsafe. The classy-looking young son of San Francisco, piloted by Will Fleming, paced the mile in 2:03(1, smashing the former record of 2:0414. established at Indianapolis in 1915 by General Todd, and equaled by Trampsafe at Syracuse last week. Tbe summaries yesterday: 2:07 Class (8 heats, purse $2,000; two beats Tuesday)— Esther R, b m (Cox) 117 Frank Little, br g (Stokes) 2 2 Betty Blacklock, b m (McMahon) 2 3 4 Irish Voter b h (Noble) 3 0 3 Dick Dickson b h (Brennan)... 4 sdr Grattan Regent also started. Time—2 051*, 2:o4s*, 2:06( 4 . 2:15 Trot (3 heats, purse, $1,000) Patrick Todd, b g (Stokes) 11l Wagner, s g (Hedrick) 2 2 9 Hilda Fletcher, b m (Cox) 8 6 2 Harvest Stream, b m (W. Flem- . 33 5 Aileen Dillon b m (Whitney)... 4 7 3 Sammy R, Dr. Coffman. Ora Lee. Grace Drake and Trumpeter also started. Time—2:o7(4, 2:08(4, 2:08(4. Three-Year-Old Pace (the Horse Review Futurity, 2 in 3, purse $2 000) Friseco June, be (W. Fleming) 2 11 Trampsafe, ro c (Stokes) 12 2 Jane Forbes, b f (Valentine) 4 33 Rifle Grenade, b g (McDonald). 3 4 4 Etabella was distanced. Time—2:os%, 2:06(4, 2.03(4. 2:13 Class Pace first division (3 heats, purse, $800) Harvester, b h (W. W. Fleming) 111 Lady Brooks, b m (Snow) 2 3 2 Pat Pointer b h (Vance) 3 2 3 Francis D, b m (Hedrick) 5 4 4 Ada Pointer, b m (Mallon) 4 5 7 Queen Abbe, Anna Moore and Walter Haile also started. Time—2:o4(4, 2:01(4, 2:06(4. 2:13 Class pace, second division (3 heats, purse, $800) Loyal W b h (Erskine) 11l General Wilson, br g (Martin).. 4 2 3 Charley C. b g (V. Fleming) 8 4 2 John R b g (Allen) 2 10 8 EJL.bg (Stokes) 10 3 4 Lady Littleton, Lady Barongale. Miss Imbro, Tango and Blanche McKinney also started. Time—2:o6(4, 2:05*4, 2:06(4. 2:11 Class pacing, the Hotel Hartman stake (3 heats, purse, $3 000) Margaret Dillon, b m (Mon-roe-Valentine) 5 7 1 1 John Henry, b g (Pitman).. 2 12 2 Symbol 8. Forrest, b m (Cox) 12 8 3 Peter Look, b g (McMahon).. 33 6dr The Comet, b g (Burrows)..., 4 4 4dr Kokomo George and Charley Sweet also started. Time—2:ol(4, 2:04(4, 2M(4. 2:02. Vanderbilt Horses Sold PARIS, Sept. 23.—The stable of the late W. K. Vanderbilt has been sold to A. K. McCoraber, millionaire American horseman, it is understood here. The price named is 12.000,000 francs, the first instalment of which, 5,000,000 francs was paid Wednesday. The sale, the reports state, includes the contract of Jockey Frank O’Neill, the complete stable of thirty-eight brood mares, four stallions, thirty-two yearlings, twenty foals and all horse's in training, as well as the Poissy estate and the Deauville property. Rockne Has Problem NOTRE DAME, Ind., Sept. 23.—Despite intense heat which necessitated frequent changes in the lineups of both squads, Coach Rockne aent his varsity men against the yearlings in scrimmage Wednesday. The loss of Gipp and Bahan, disqualified athletes of the squad, has complicated Coach Rockne’* task of developing a backfleld, and prospects for a strong scoring machine are under a shadow. Barry of Chicago and Mohardt of Gary are Rockne’s most promising half backs. IN FIELD, I. All-Stars would like to book Jive for Sunday. Fast city teams .fvflßg to meet them should get Jw touch Smith at Main 2909, \

up one of their instruments and try to knock out a tune. The above picture shows him trying as hard to kick up tytrmony out of a bass horn as he tried to knock the cover off the ball at Washington Park yesterday.

TESTERDAY’B RESULTS. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Louisville 00300000 •—3 7 2 Kan. City 10000000 o—l 5 2 Batteries—Tincup and Kochor; Williams and Swieney. St. Paul 00011000 I—3 11 0 Toledo 0 1 1 0 00 0 0 o—2 7 0 Batteries—Merritt aud McMenenmy; Brady and Woodall. Milwaukee 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 I—lo 15 4 Columbus 00300200 0— 5 7 2 Batteries—Northrop and Staylor; Mulrenan, Barger and DeufeL (Only three games played ) AMERICAN LEAGUE. Open date. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Brooklyn 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 *-5 10 1 Bostou 00 0 00100 O—l 6 1 Batteries—Smith and Miller; Fillingiru and Uowdy. New York 22030000 •—7 13 1 Chicago 11000000 o—2 7 1 Batteries—Douglas and Snyder; Tyler, Boiley, Martin and O'Farrell. St. Louis 01200010 o—4 12 2 Philadelphia... 00000000 2—2 9 2 Batteries —Lyons and Dllhoefer; Causey and Tragressor. (First game.) Pittsburgh 00010010 •—2 8 0 Cincirmati 0 0000000 o—o 5 2 Batteries —Adams and Schmidt; Luque, Ring and Wlngo. (Second game.) Pittsburgh 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 * 3 7 1 Cincinnati 0 1000000 o—l 8 0 Batteries —Ponder and Haeffner; Ruether, Ring and Wlngo.

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The Elk shooters had nil their old form and pep in their first 1920 fire on the pins last night. Myers of the Eyes was high for one game with a 225 count, with Harshman and a 220 camping close on his heels. Mount twirled a wicked ball for the Hoofs, but bis mates didn’t stack up so well and the Hides, with Harkenrlder and I’eacho hitting hard, put over two victories. The Tails, three of them hitting for 200, went big in the middle game with a 906 total, but the Shin Boues had it on them In the first and third. Cobler had 195, 191 and 219 counts. Colvin got away bad with the Ears, but his second and third efforts each netted a double century. Nowlin stacked a 200 count In between a couple of cripples. Fox, Jr„ came in like a lion and went out like a poodle dog with an English bull camplnc ou his trail. Old Man Fox was there with plenty of stuff each and every time. The Ears took two from the Teeth after quite a nifty little jamboree. Ear* were high for the night with their 952 total in the second round. The Eyes were dimmed by the work of K.ng and Reynolds and the Antlers slipped past them for a brace of wins. The Lafayette Girls Circuit opened last night with the fair ones heaving some meau minerallte. The Whites took two from the Blacks and the Blues won a pair from the Reds. , .West of the Lexington Motors was nigh man in the Capitol No. 2 loop with a count of 235. L. Faust and Tcdrow were next in order. The Heller Coals won out over tho ilemmetters after a hot argument. Tracey worked right along with West for tbe Lexingtons and that club was there for a straight win over the Zenit* Metals. Pathe Phonographs also wou thre efrom the People’s Outfitters. Former Local Infielder Is Purchased by Cubs BT. JOSEPH, Mo., Sept. 23.—The nale of Johnny Kelleher, manager and shortstop of the Bt. Joseph Western League Club, to the Chicago Cubs is announced. Kelleher will report to the Cubs at once. The purchase price is not given. Kelleher formerly played shortstop for the Indianapolis American Association Club.

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INDIANA DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23,1920.

CLEVELAND AND SOX CLASH IN FLAG SERIES Kerr vs. Bagby on Mound in Start of Crucial A. L. Match. OTHER MAJOR POINTERS Big League Flag Facts Following are all the games it is possible for the pennant contenders in the major leagues to tday this year: AMERICAN LEAGUE. Cleveland—With Chicago, 3; with St. Louis, 4; with Detroit, 4. Total, 11. Chicago—With Cleveland, 8; with Detroit, 2s with St. Louis, 3. Total, 8. New York—With Washington, 4; with Philadelphia, 3. Total, 7. Cleveland is a game and a half ahead of Chicago and three games ahead of New York. If .the Indians wiu six out of eleven the Sox must win six out of eight and the Yanks must win seven straight to tie them. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Brooklyn—With New York, 5; with Roston, 1. Total, 6. New York—With Brooklyn, 5) with Boston. 2; with Philadelphia, 1. Total, 8. Brooklyn is five games ahead of New York and nine and a half ahead of Cincinnati. The Dodgers need only three out of six games to keep out of the Giants' reaeh and already have the Reds distanced, CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 23.—Something similar to a bomb outrage was confidently expected here today with the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox threatening to dissipate each otner's pennant hopes la the three-game series opening here. Dicky Kerr was counted on to set off tbe charge under American League leaders, while Bagby, with twenty-cino victories this season, expected to protect Cleveland's hopes. Sunshine and cloudless skies was the weather forecast for the game. Cleveland can practically cinch the flag with three straight victories, but the White Sox have been going too strong to allow tho Indians to trample them In any such fashion. The Sox, however, have not been overly strong as a road club this year. Cleveland is exerting every ounce of strength the last fight. DODGERS SEED ONLY TWO WORE NEW YORK. Sept. 23.—Brooklyn and the Giants sat back today and rested on the eve of their last tangle which will settle tbe location of the 1920 National League pennant. Tbe National League scrap is practically over. If tbMfDodgers win so much as one game ortho five they have scheduled with the Giants it will be impossible for tho New Yorkers to knock them out of at least a tie for the lead. One more game Is scheduled between Brooklyn and the Braves In addition to the quintet with New York and it Is stretching a point to imagine that the Boston gang might prove a stumbling block for the Dodgers. Two out of the five games with the Giants will clinch the bunting for Brooklyn. Yanks Get Murphy NEW YORK, Sept 23 -The release of Johnny Murphy of Chicago, who Just finished the season with Jersey City, ha* been purchased by the Yankees. He is an outfielder with a batting average of .339. Murphy will report at once.

The Alley Rats ran circle* around Perner's Tigers lu tbe first aud third frames. Chryst and Mescal were' shooting in term and the Clamann Dairy five didn't have a look-in with the Thornton Coffees. Ferndales weakened in the last, gam* and were lowered in the dust by the Sterling Stones. The Presbyterian League , Singers backed tbe Deacons off the map three times, and the Parsons made the Usher* look like they were throwing paper at the clubs. Willie Fourier and his IT 10 team took three straights from tho B 29 outfit.in the Panhandle loop. Lausman of the E 2 team was high for one game with n 210 count, the only double century of the league. Sechurt of the B 29 quintet, ordinarily a good shooter, carried away a 75 count, Kelso improved each time, and .f he can step along next week he should rnako the lenders give 'er the gun. Clark of the Amperes was the double century man of tho Fairbanks Morse circuit. His good shooting, however, was wasted when the other Amperes let (he Speeds get ahead of them iu tho first aud second games. Morris of the Volts sailed low All evening, his first two efforts coming under the head of "nothing gained.” The Cycles passed the Volts on the first turn aud kept ahead of them all the way. Horse Powers didn't have a dime’s worth of opposition to offer the Kilowatts, as was tlie ease of the Watts against the Phases. Buicks Lose First CLEVELAND. Sept. 23.—The McKinney Steel* of Cleveland defeated tho Buicks 38 team of Flltit, Mich., 4 to 3, Wednesday, in the first game of the final series which is to decide the industrial championship of the National Baseball Federation. Curtis pitched for the Buicks and Dilllnger for the locals. The teams will conclude their series at Flint Saturday. TARTARS CHALLENGED. Rupp Independents have not yet heard from the Indianapolis Tartars in regard to their request for a Sunday double bill. The Tartar manager is requested to call Prospect 196 and ask for John. WANT JUNIOR GAME. The U. C. S. S. would like ot meet some fast 15-year-old club Sunday. Call North 801 and ask for Frank. The U. C. S. S. plan jto claim the championship of the city iu their class.

Uniforms Passed Out to Manual Players; Scrimmage Saturday Manual’s grid warriors are going through long and hard practice for the first game of the season, which is less than two weeks off. Under the direction of Coaches B. E. Evans and Hugh F. Bannen, the men are kicking, punting, falling on the ball and tackling the dummy. Since Monday, signals and scrimmage have also been taken up, and the gridsters are making rapid headway. From tha original candidates, which numbered close to 100, the following have been chosen and presented with uniforms: Louis Relchel, R. York, J. Innls, Behrent, A. Hartman, E. Rohrman, P. McNamara, F. Patterson, C. Wundram, M. Geisier, B. Stewart, B. Gossman, J. Storts, Joe Prout, H. Harmeson, E. Harmeson, “Dog" Summers, E. Arens. L. Lambert. It. Davis, M. Wiseman, H. Burgan, R. Hynes and V. Helm. It is reported that Saturday tbe above players will scrimmage with the Willards. For many of the candidates, it will be their first time in a real game. BOXING DOWNEY STOPS J. WOLGABT. COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 23.—Bryan Downey of Colnrabus, knocked out Johnny Wolgast of Cadillac, Mich., in the second round of a scheduled twelveround go here last night. Downey's nose, broken several months ago, was rebroken in the first round. Joe Downey, brother of Bryan, heavyweight, knocked out Mohawk Reese of Cincinnati in the first round of a scheduled six-round semi-final. HERMAN BEATS KELLY. BKARDSTCtWN, 111.. Sept. 23.—Pete Herman of New Orleans, bantamweight champion, outpointed Jimmy Kelly of Chicago In seven rounds of a ten round bout here last night, according to the newspaper men. Kelly forced the fighting in the first three rounds, which were adjudged a draw. After that Herman shaded his opponent decidedly. $46,764 AT ONE BOUT. NEW YORK. Sept 23.—The recept boxing show held by ,Tex Rickard at the Madison Square Garden, New York, which reopened the game here, drew $4.754. Os this sum the State received 5 per cent, or $2,327.40. Joe Welling took a straight guarantee of $6,000. Johnny Dundee received a percentage and pulled down almost $13,000. Fort Worth Leads FT WORTH, Tex.. Sept. 23—The Ft. Worth Texas League Club won again yesterday la the second game of the unofficial championship series here with Little Itock. Southern Asoclatlon pennant winner. The game went ten Innings, the final score being 4 to 3. Sacramento Keeps Club SACRAMENTO, Cal., Sept. 23.—Lewis Morolng, owner of the Sacramento Club 1 of tbe Pacific Coast League, announced j yesterday the club would remain in this city next season.

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HUSKY TEACHER SHOWED RUTH HOW

Babe Ruth refuses to admit he’s the greatest batter. In fact, the Home Run King, says he's only second and that Brother Mathias, his former tpacber at St. Mary’s, deserves srst honor when it comes to lifting the ball over the fences. Babe was teiling of his early life at St. Mary’s yesterday and remarked that Brother Mathias hits the ball so hard that he doesn't care to use two hands when swinging the bat. When Ruth was a youngster at St. Mary’s his favorite “study’ - was baseball and Brother Mathias had the same ailment. Therefore they fitted in tof ether and naturally became strong rlends. In fact, Brother Mathias has been Ruth’s guiding light. Babe got his batting ideas from watching Brother Mathias bat and paying strict attention when the latter was passing out Information. His style today is nn exact duplicate of that of the brother. HITS TOO HARD WITH TWO HANDS. Brother Mathias can not only pound out home runs, but he does it with one hand, uccording to Babe. Ruth says Brother Mathias started batting with one hand twp years ago after he had driven a ball back at a youngster pitching that nearly resulted fatally to the boy. Os course, he does not get as many circuit blows now as he did when using both hands, but be still meets them square once in a while and when he does the bases are cleaned. Brother Mathias is just a bit huskier than Ruth and looks like he might well be able to keep pace with Babe. Not only is be a baseball player, but also an allaround athlete, and while Ruth was at school he and the Brother were regular “buddies.” Brother Benjamin, who was at St. Mary’s at lien Ruth was there, but now Is president of St. Xavier’s College, Louisville, Ky„ yesterday spilled a lot of good yarns concerning Ruth and Brother Mathias. One of them concerned a Christmas morning when Ruth ambled out to the ball field, scraped the snow off the base paths and sent out a call for a “scrub game” that was answered by enough youngsters to form two nines, anil they played a game on the snow-covered field. CAN FLAY NEARLY ANY POSITION. Brother Benjamin says that Ruth can, with a little practice, play any position on a bail team and get away with it, third base and short being possible exceptions. That is the way he was schooled by Brother Mathias. Brother Benjamin aiso stated yesterday that when in school, Ruth would start pitching and if he was knocked out of the box, which was not often, would get In and catch the remainder of the game. Catching and pitching were his best’bets at school. Ruth's first serious offer to play professional baseball came from Jack Dunn, manager of the Baltimore club of the International League. He was offered $l3O a month for hia services and was all ready to sign when, as usual, he consulted Brother Mathias on the subject. Brother told Babe to send Dunn around to see him and when their little meeting adjourned, Babe was signed to play for SSOO a month, with a clause In his contract stating that he was to receive half of his purchase price if sold. Later Ruth was sold to Boston for $9,000, his split was $4,500 and St. Mary s College was presented with Just half of the amount. Every time Rnth connects with the old pill for a circuit trip It means $250

in the St. Mary’s treasury. He pc elves a bonus of *SOO for every home run over his last year’s mark of twenty-nine and has never failed to forward half of it to his old school as a token of his appreclatiou for the training he received there. The famous slugger Is soon to play with the St. Xavier College team at Louisville in an exhibition for the benefit of the college. There is no other man in the world today who holds a greater love for the institution and the men from whom he received his training than does baseball’s greatest hero. The famous Babe wants the world to know who gave him his start in life and he has no greater joy than to know he is able now to repay his old school and teachers for the great work they have done for him. The Ruth Exhibition Indians. AB. R. H. O. A. E. Shlnners, if 4 1 0 1 0 0 Smith, 2b 5 0 1 2 3 0 Covington, lb. .... 4 1 2 10 0 0 Rehg, rs 4 2 2 2 0 1 Zwilling, cf 5 1 2 2 0 0 Henllne, c 4 1 2 7 2 0 Schreiber, ss 4 1 1 1 4 1 Wolf, 3b 3 0 1 2 1 1 Jones, p 1 0 0 0 2 0 Cavet, p 1 0 O 0 1 0 Whitehouse, p 2 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 7 11 27 13 3 Yankees. AB. R. IL O. A. E. Fewster, 2b. 3 2 1 0 1 0 Connolly, cf. ...).. 4 0 0 2 0 1 Ruth, lb ... 5 2 3 9 2 0 Meusel, rs 4 0 2 3 l 0 Vick, if 3 0 2 0 0 0 Ward, 3b 4 1 1 1 2 0 French, ss 3 0 0 4 3 2 Hoffman, c. 3 1 O 6 1 0 Ferguson, p 4 0 O 1 2 0 Colling, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals .33 6 9 2 *26 3 •Two out when winning run was made. Indians 00100003 3—7 Yankees 22000020 0-6 Two-base hits—Meusel, Covington, Henline, Rnth Rehg. Stolen base* —Fewster, Shinners, Zwllling, Ruth. Double plays— Ferguson to Ruth to Hoffmen. lift on bases—lndians, 9; Yankees. 6. First base on errors—lndians, 2; Yankees, 2. Bases on balls—Off Jones, 2; off Ferguson. 3; off Whitehouse, 1; off Collins. £ Hits— Off Jones, 5 and 4 runs in 3 Innings; off Cavet, 2 and 0 runs in 3 Innings; off Whitehouse, 2 aud 2 runs in 3 innings; off Ferguson, 8 and 4 runs in 8 innings; off Collins, 3 and 3 runs in 2-3 inning. Hit by pitcher—By Ferguson, 1 (Henline). Struck out—By Cavet, 5; by Ferguson, 3; by Whitehonse, 2; by Collins, L Winning pitcher—Whitehouse, Losing pitcher—Collins. Wild pitch—By Ferguson. 1. Umpires—Murray and McGloon. Time—l:3s. Discuss Race Plans TORONTO, Ontario. Sept. 23.—A. M. Orpen, turfman, left here Wednesdav for New York to discuss details of a match race to be run at the Kenilworth track, Windsor, In October, between the worla champion thoroughbreds, Man o' War, Sir Barton and Exterminator. It was announced that Mr. Orpen would meet in New Y'ork. S. D. Riddle, J. K. L. Ross and W. 8. Bllmer, owners of the horses, and would make an attractive offer for tbe event.

WITH BIG BABE GONE, INDIANS MEET MILLERS Everybody Satisfied Over Ruth’s Exhibition, Though He Fails trf Hit Homer* HE TRIES HIS BEST With the Babe Ruth d.ay festivities and exhibition out of the way, the Indiana today settled back into their A. A. schedule by taking on the Minneapolis Millers in a series opener at Washington park. The series is important in that the Hoosiers have a chance to do something toward climbing into second place and, due to confidence gained by beating Babe Ruth's big leaguers, 7 to 6, yesterday, there is some hope that the Hendrlcksmen will speed up and do some damage. ihe Home Run King failed to connect f°r a hoaer in the exhibition before a packed park, but he got three hits, one a double, and demonstrated that he is every bit the giant swat3mith he has been touted to be. Babe played first base and’ cut up around that sack like a regular 1 performer there. He also proved to the crowd that he is not slow by any means despite his bulk by stealing second base in the fifth inning. * n ~t h* P.r a, * tlce before the game Rnth nit the ball out of the park a few times just to demonstrate his strength and in his last time at bat in the ninth in-i ning of the contest he came within a| margin of sending the pellet over the! right field wall. He had the range right! the drive, but migsed connecting solidly and after going far into the aifl the ball came down in Walter Rehg’l glove. A Babe was pleased by the grand welcome received here and also bv the kitention given his boys’ band from <be Baltimore St. Mary's Industrial School. The fan* contributed liberally to the “kid” musicians, the collection being taken np to aid the school authorities rebuild the institution which recently wae destroyed by fire. As to the game and its features, besides Ruth’s performance, the contest was won by the Hoosiers in the ninth when they rallied against Rip Collins and scored three runs. The Yankees scored in the first, second and seventh, and the Indians in the third, eighth and ninth. The hitting of Covington. Rehg, ZwilUng and Henline featured for the Tribesmen and that of Ruth and Meusel for New York. Henline drove horns the tying and winning runs. Manager Huggins used Ferguson and Collins on the mound and Manager Hendricks gave Jones, Cavet and Whitehouse the honor of divfding the pitching against the big leaguers. Cavet made a solid hit with the fans by striking out five of the major stars in three innings. Only part of the regular New York lineup was used, but it was a good part, and even though Ruth did not slam out a home run the fans were given an interesting game. Previous to the contest Ruth was presented with a loving cup by the Knights of Columbus and Jack Hendricks received a floral gift.