Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 123, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 October 1920 — Page 18

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BASEBALL QUIZ THREATENS TO TURN UP EVIDENCE OF BRIBERY IN THE NATIONAL LEAQ

MORE BASEBALL SCANDAL TALK HEARD BY JURY Rumors Current Gamblers Tried Bribing of Giants to Lose 1919 Race. HERRMANN TAKES STAND (Continued From Page One.) X thoroughly by the grand jury, and may result in subpoenas being issued for gamblers in Kansas City, Des Moines and cities where major league clubs ane not represented, but wheie considerable money was wagered on baseball games. Additional evidence on the 1919 world’s series was expected to be handed the grand jury today by State's Attorney Maclay Hoyne. Hoyue was also expected to clear up the report that he had instructed an assistant over longdistance telephone from New York to halt the probe and hold up the return of indictments. Despite these repo:ted instructions, the grand ' jury yesterday decided to proceed, regardless of Hoyne, and was prepared to be sworn in as a special grand jury. Hoyne is said to have evidence which he says will clinch the prosecution of the White Sox players involved in the 1919 world’s series scandal. This evidence, the state's attorney declares, was given him by two men who are neither baseballplayers nor gamblers, but it tallies with admissions made by Cicotte, Jackson, Williams and Felseta. The two men. Hoyne said, are willing to go before the grand Jury and testify. Among those mentioned as likely to be called before the grand jury today are •’Buck” Weaver and Fred McMullin, White Sox players already under indictment; Clyde Elliott, a motion picture dealer, who is said to have accompanied • Kid” Gleason, White Sox manager, to ’St. Louis when investigation of charges of corruption in the 1919 world’s series was made by White Sox officials, and Dr. Raymond B. Prettyman, a dentist, who is an intimate friend of several Sox players. . „ , The probe of alleged ‘‘fixing of games this year was believed to have been given a good start in evidence that has been presented. In confessions of some ball players only the part In reference to the 1919 world's series was made public, but other testimony, It was said, indicated occasional , games were “thrown” In 1920. Several “square’’ players of the White Sox have said that after the second game of the 1919 world’s series. “Happy” Felsch, indicted outfielder, gave to Mrs. Felsch $15,000 which she deposited in her own name in a Milwaukee bank. Felsch has confessed to receiving $5 000 of the SIOO,OOO bribe that was promised the players to “throw” the series. Mrs. Felsch is said to have withdrawn the money from the bank last Monday anil she is expected to be asked by the grand Jury to tell what she knows of the transaction.

ATTELL TELES OF CLEAN-IP. NEW YORK. Oct. I.—Ten gamblers “cleaned tip” at least $250,000 as a result of bribing members of the Chicago American League baseball team in the 1919 world’s series, said a statement made here Thursday by Abe Attell, former featherweight champion, whose name frequently has been mentioned In connection with the Chicago investigation. “There Is a ‘master mind,’ who evolved and operated the entire scheme." said Attell. "Os course, he was assisted by several others. “His name and their names I know, but I do not care to reveal them at the present time. Later I shall give namej and particulars.” Barnes Scores 75 in Southern Golf Play ATLANTA, Oct. I.—Playing In a gale of from forty to fifty miles an hour that swept across the Eastlake course and made good golf a matter of luck as well as skill, Jim Barnes of Sunset HIU, Thursday led the field in the first round of the southern open championship, shooting a fine 75. Bobby Jones, the Atlanta amateur, was second with 78. while Jock Hutchinson of Chicago and Harry Hampton of Richmond were tied for third place with 79. These four were the only ones to score uncter 80. ————————— Grand Circuit Results AT COLL MBl'S Till RSDAY. The 11:07 class trotting; three heats: purse SI,OOO (three heats Wednesday) Peter L. b h (Edmau) 14 3 1 Lottie Day, b m (McDonald).. 2 5 12 Beika. cb m <H. Fleming) 3 12 3 Walnut Frisco, b h (Valentine) 7 2 4ro Mack Forbes blk g (McDevitt). 5 3 sro Sis Bing, Bovola, Tommy Todd, E bo Direct. Axtein Belgic and Ylney Binge:f also started. Time—2:o7l4, 2:08%, 2:08%, 2:08%. The 3-year-old pace; the Western Ho s man Futurity; two in three; purse $2,362.98'I r-mpsafe, ro c (Stokes) 1 2 1 Frisco June, b c (W. W. Fuming) 2 12 Jane Forbes, br f (Valentine)... 33 3 Rifle Grenade, b g (.McDonald).. 4ds Time—2:o4%, 2:051-4 . 2:09%. The 2:08 class; purse 11.000; three heats— Jay- Brooke, b g (Edman> 112 Captain Mack, br h (Palin) 7 6 1 J. W. S., br g (Ray) 2 2 9 Lillian Silkwood. blk tn (Stokes). 33 5 Hazel Kuerstner, b m (Allen)... 5 4 3 Bettie Blackwood, Northern Direct. Little Kay and The Comet also started. Time—2:o6%. 2:07%, 2 3)514. The 2:18 trot, tnree heats) purse sl,ooo— David, b g (Hedrick) 11l Allcola, b m (Eagan) 3 2 2 Vvik* VVikl, br g (Stokes) 2 3 4 Sis Bingen, br g (Valentine)..i. 5 5 3 Alma Todd, b til (Whitehead)... 4 4 6 Todd Moore, Crex, Virginia and Charlev Herr aiso started. Time—2:o9%, 2:09%, 2:10%. The 2:13 class pace; three heats; purse sl,ooo— W, b h (Valentine) 112 Oro Direct, cli h (Palin) 9 2 1 Lady Brooke, b m (Snow) 2 4 12 Charley C, b g (V. Felming).... 3 7 3 John R, b g (Allen) 6 3 4 The Poorman, Lady Barongale, Louise Beveridge. Barney Strieker, Ada Pointer, Sheriff Direct. Francis D and Anna Moore alao started. Time—2:o7%. 2:06%, 2:07%. Ruth in Another Smash-up MERIDEN, Conn., Oct. I.—Babe Ruth, the home-run king, had a narrow escape from death this noon at the under pass below the New Haven railroad tracks near Yaleavllle when bis new auto. In which hp was traveling to Sprihgfield Mass., at a lively clip, crashed head-on into a truck. The impact threw Ruth's machine Into a field nearby. It was wrecked, but Babe and a man companion who was riding with him, escaped with slight injuries both being cut by glass slightly. Ruth and his friettd were picked up by a passing autoist and proceeded to Springfield, where he was scheduled to appear on his,exhlbltion tour today. PLRDLE LINE-Ll* READY. LAFAYETTE, Ind„ Oct. I.—Coach Scanlon Thursday sent the Boilermakers through the final hard scrimmage before the opening game of the season with De Pauw here Saturday afternoon. The varsity was pitted agaihst the freshmen for forty-five minutes and several trick plays were used by the regulars with success. Murphy, quarter back, and Macklln, a half back, will not be able to start In Saturday’s mele. It is probable the eoacn will start Don and Doug Field, Wagner and Rate In the back field, Miller at right end, Birk right tackle, Frazer right guard, Stanwood center, Cooley left guard, Swank left tackle and Beeler left end. He intends making several shifts during the game. PRATT LEAVES GAME. NEW YORK, Oct. I.—Derrill I’ratt, second baseman of the New York Yankees, has retired from baseball and will accept the position of coach of the University of Michigan.

World’s Series Time Official announcement of the starting time for world’s series games was mode today as follows: At Brooklyn all games will start at 2 p. m.. Eastern daylight-saving time; noon in Indianapolis. At Cleveland all games will start at 2 p. m., Eastern time; 1 p. m. In Indianapolls. The series will open at Brooklyn next Tuesday. .

Heavy Indiana Line Gathers Speed for lowa Game Saturday BLOOMINGTON. Ind.. Oct. I.—For the first time during the week students were permitted Thursday to view the Indiana Inlverslty varsity workout for Saturday’s contest with lowa. Secret practice closed the gates and they were reopened so the student could get a line on the Cream and squad. Indiana will have fifteen Teferans available to play the game, and Coach Jumbo Stlehm can place two teams In the field should occasion demand. Indiana’s line is exceptionally fast and heavy and will present a strong defense against the visitors.

Vaughan Has Grid Squad That Will Toe the Mark

Fighting Spirit and Confidence in Coach Big Assets to Wabash Eleven. TALENT IS RATED GOOD By nEZE CLARK, Times Staff Correspondent. CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind.. Oct. I.—The old fighting spirit is evident in the practice of the Wabash College football men. Coach Pete Vaughan is a Crawfordsville man, having played his prep school football on the Crawfordsville team, but he had double experience in college football. Vaughan played full back on the Notre Dame team that defeated Michigan University and won the western championship, and later he played full back at Princeton University. In this way he knows both the western and eastern style af football. Vaughan has the confidence of every member of his squad, of the faculty of Wabash College and of every supporter of the team in Crawfordsville. It Is this confidence in the ability of the coach lo develop a winning football team, combined with the famous fighting spirit of Wabash, that is sure to be a big factor In the success of this year's combination of Little Giants. “Vaughan took bold of a bunco or losers and made them win before," declared a prominent Crawfordsville business man. “and Vhughan can, and will do It again.” That confidence In the ability of Coach Vaueban Is one of the outstanding features of the gridiron situation nM\ abash. Still this vear no coach In (he State has had the bad luck that has fallen to the lot of Coach Vauchnn A 'Minx’ seems to be following the Little Giant squad and an unusual number of Injuries have Interfered with the building of a football machine. None of these is of a serious nature, but they are the slight sprain and “charlie horse" type which keeps athletes out of practice. Vaughan Is being assisted by Karl Huffine, former Wabash College star, who has dono much for attyletics at the Hoosier Athens. ATHLETES TAKING LOTS OF TIME. There Is one thing certain, and that Is that Wabash at this ttme Is not as advanced in team play as either De Panw or Purdue. This is due to the fact that Coach Vaughan Is not rushing his athletes. being content to make the development of his team slow but sure, and have his team ready for the important battles of thb schedule, the majority of which will he played late In the season. In this way he takes no chances of the athletes becoming "stale” before the late season games. A team can be over-de-veloped for Us early games and sometimes will go "stale" before the Important games played late in the year. The Wabash team, while not exceptionally heavy when compared with teams like Indiana and Purdue, is, however, not unusually light. It might better be described as husky. The player* have a world of "ga some, 9 * and they work hard for Vaughan. There are, of course, some weak spots In .Vaughan's combination that must be ironed out by the big coach. The loss of Kereheval. former Sheridan High School player, who was a star center at Wabash last year, hurts. Dalrymple, a tall man. probably will be used lu the center position in the Transvlvania game Saturday. He b-s the size, but his passing must improve If he is to hold hfs job. Bradley, a smaller man, passes better than Dal ymple. but he lacks the other center's size and weight. Bradley played on the Noblesvllle High School team. What Wabash lacks in an experienced center, the team makes up to a great extent in Us guards. Cash, powerful and aggressive, played last year and_lt will be remembered that In all of Wabash’s games Inst season the guards of the Little Giants equaled or outplayed their opponents. Cash is as good as any guard in the state. KESSLER MVKES GOOD GUARD.

Kessler, who played 1n some of the early games last year, Is In the other guard pos’tlon, and this pair will give any combination of guards plenty of trouble, and forms a stone wall on defense. .. . Wabash has a giant tackle In Millsted, a Rock Island (111.) high school player. He weighs 210 pounds and he proved that ho was the third fastest runner on the Wabash squad ypsterday when the coach lined up his forty athletes on one goal line and they sprinted to the other goal line at the close of the practice. The big fellow Is bult like a perfect athlete and he mixed them up In every play during the 40 minutes of scrimmage. Auld, a Cleveland high school boy, is big and has the drive and Wabash will end him a good tackle, for he battles all the time. The real "find’’ of the season, however, wots made yesterday when Brueher appeared In suit for the erst time. He is a powerfully built man who played football on an lowa high school team. While he still lacks condition, and scrimmaged only 10 minutes, what he did in those minutes caused every football fan on In galls Beld to start talking of Brueher. His defensive play stamps him as a line man far above the nverage. and be is sore to make the team as soon as he has been in suit a few days. Ehlert and Stassand, two of last year's men, are back at the end positions. Both are tall and both can reach forward passes. * There were at least three fumbled passes in yesterday’s scrimmage which these men should not hare dropped, bur it is early in the season, and when they get going the chances are that they will Seldom drop the ball sent via the overhead route. COX TRYING FOR FIND JOB. Frank Cox, an Indianapolis Manual Training High School athlete, was on the wing of the second team yesterday and there seems to be a lot of football in the tall athlete, but he has never had the chance to play the gridiron game until this year. Cox will make the other ends work to beat him to the first team Job before the season la over, Wabash has a real combination In its back field. Weber is at quarter. Herbert Ifufflne, star open field man on the Wabash team in 3019, is not playing football this year. Weber, however, is a fast runner and can handle punts. He calls his signals In a voioe that can heard and be is a good ophu-field tackier. Now that the burden oikbeing the field general is placed on be will get more attention the coaches and should develop

DODGER BRIBE RUMORSERASED Quiz of Players Fails to Substantiate Reports. NEW YORK. Oct. I.—District Attorney Lewis of Kings County, who is investigating rumors that gamblers plotted an attempt to corrupt the Brooklyn Club, declared today he had found nothing to substantiate that report. He questioned Pitcher Sherrod Smith and Catcher Otto Miller and they told him they never had been approached by gamblers. Smith, who is a pitcher, was asked whether he knew Abe Attell and Arnold Rotbsteln, gamblers. He said he knew Attel by sight, but never had met him. Lewis asked him whether he had been approached by gamblers at any time during the last four weeks. Smith replied, “No.” Otto Miller, catcher, was the first player questioned today. Miller, who was not put under oath, said he knew no gamblers, and never had been approached. He said he sometimes bet on games, but always bet on his own club. It was emphasized that this Is not an Investigation of the Integrity of the Brooklyn club, but an effort to ascertain whether gamblers planned to make an effort to corrupt the club in the coming world’s series.

quarter back. Daugherty is Wabash’s other quarter back. The real strength of the Wabash team is in its full back and half backs. Burns, Thompson and Knee are ripping, dashin#, hard working backs who will gain ground against any team they meet. Knee weighs about ISS pounds and he is not only the fastest runner on the Wabash t squad, but be is one of the speediest "dash men in the Central West. It is his second year of college football, and when he hits them he hits them hard, and when runs he has speed to burn. Thompson played half In many games last season, but has been shifted to full to fill the opening left by Neighbor, the tall full back o* the 1919 team, who graduated last year. Thompson will prove himself to be In the class with the best full backs in the State, lie can pass the ball and he gives wonderful Interference, and, above all, be is a defensive star. Burns, the other Wabash half back, is one of the stars of the Ileosler gridiron. His ability to punt, pass.the ball and run with It, makes him an important cog in Coach Vaughan's back field. When defensive play is mentioned, Burns can not be overlooked, for he tackles as hard as any player in the State. While Thompson, Knee and Burns form a powerful, aggressive back field combination, Wabash also has another man who may be used to advantage In many games. Stedenstlcker, former Technical High School player from Indtanapulls, showed ability to gain ground and he may be used at end or could be developed into a quarter. Seidenstlcker played half back in scrimmage yesterday and he was easily the best grouuu gainer among the second string backs. Johnson, a former Linton High School man, is at full back on the second team and when ho learns more about college football is sure to be a valuable man. Dave Weir, an Anderson High School man, is after a guard position, having gained some experience on the Wabash second team last season. Watching the Wabash combination "in slglial drill and scrimmage, It Is not hard to see that the Wabash squad has fighting spirit this year equal to that which put the Little Giants on the cen ter of the football map In other seasons. If the "Jinx” of injuries disappears there seems no reason but that Coach I’ete Vaughans athletes will cause their op ponenfs no end of trouble this year. Wabash Is the type of team which will show Improvement late In the season and the'Mearns that meet Wabash late tt.i* year will have more trouble than those early opponents.

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INDIANA DAILY TIMES, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1920.

Tribe Again Tries to Opep the Last Series of Season Single Game Today and Twin Bills Saturday and Sunday Carded. Manager Jack lieu wricks arid his Indianapolis Indians renewed their confidence in Old Sol this morning when he peeped out from behind the cold weather clouds, and they were ready to open their series vyif.h the Kansas City Blues at Washington Park this afternoon in the event that they could draw anything like baseball weatrier before playing time. The cold spell has kept the Tribesmen idle for the last two days, and as the Blue series is the last on their 1920 schedule, they are anxious to Jump in and get it over with. One game was to be played this afternoon, with Saturday and Sunday set aside as bargain days on West Washington street. Hendricks had his eye on John Paul I Jones to pitch the opener with the athletes from Kansas. City today. PURIFIED SOX IN LAST STAND New Line-up Enters Final Battle for Pennant. ST. LOUIS, Oct. I—Their chances considered remote, the purified Chicago White Sox today entered a three-game series with St. Louis in a final attempt to grab the American League pennaut. A brand new line-up was to be presented by the Sox, whose once famous baseball machine was shuttered by suspenrlon of seven players in connection with alleged crookedness in the 1919 world's scries. On Dicky Kerr and Urban Faber will depend the Job of hurling the Chicago club to three straight victories, the only hope the Syx have of winning the pennant. McClellan will replace Rlsberg at short; Eddie Murphy will succeed Weaver at third, and In the outfield J. Collins and J.elbold will replace Jackson and Felsch. Ted .TourdaiF' will fill the hole at first. Second Baseman Eddie Collins. Catcher Kay Schalk and Outfielder Strunk will retain their regular places. The airing of the baseball scandal has rid the club of tbe undercurrent of ill feeling that has marked the season and once more the team has become a ‘ happy family.” Perhaps the most noticeable thing about the demeanor of the Sox was an attitude of relief over their deliverance from association wiih players who by their own confession double-erpssed their employer, their manager and their teammates. No expressions of regret at the fate that has overtaken their former as Sociates have been heard from any of the seventeen "loyalist" players. St. Louis fans paid hearty tribute to tbe Sox on their arrival here. When they reached thiMr hotel they were greeted by many lovers of clean sport and buudreds more came to the hotel today to pay tribute to the players who are "on the square." It was certain that hearty cheers would be given the Sox when they i took the field this afternoon. Gophers Try It Again MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 3.-- Arntson, quarter back f last tear’s team, was elected captain of the Minnesota eleven today. Arntson Is the third Gopher captain of the year, both Trygve Johnson and “Kewp o” Schroeder having been declared Ineligible. NOBLESVILLE CRIB CARD. NOBLKSViLLE, Did. Get. 1 —The Nobles ville High School football team has announced the following schedule for tbe season: Oct- 2,,Sheridan at Noblesville; Oct. 8, Noblesvllle at Newcastle; Oct Id. Elwood at Noblesvllle; Oct 20, Noblesvllle at Klrklin; Oct. 29. Wilkinson at Noblesvllle; Nov. f>. Noblesvllle at Indiana poll*. with Technical . High School; Nov. 13, Nobleavflle at Greenfield; Nov, 19, Kaightstown st Noblesvllle. N

BUTLER SQUAD SET FOR PLAY Opening Game Against Wittenberg in Irvington Saturday. The collegiate football season will be opened in Indianapolis tomorrow when Butler meets Wittenberg on Irwin field. It will also be the first appearance of a Butler grid combination under the guidance of Coach Pat Page, and the Christian followers are anxiously awaiting the contest. - A monster pep meeting was held at the school yesterday, yells, songs and short speeches by Pago and members of the team, comprising the program. Page promised that the players would enter the contest tomorrow with a determination to win and would put the best that is in them into the a me. While he did not make any predlct.ons regarding the outcome, he assured the students tbar the team would fight every single minute from the flrgt whistle to the last and asked that every one in college be on hand to back the team throughout the contest. Capt. Phi! Brown, in a short talk, echoed Page’s request that the student body support the team tp a man, and guaranteed that tbe team would do the rest. Short talks were also made by MtrClnflin, full back; Sanders and Hungate, guards; Leslie, end; Stephenson, half back, and John Ferree, veteran tackle of former Butier elevens, who recently returned to school. Paul Draper and Howard Konetohe, Butler's newly-elected yell leaders, conducted the meeting. A monster parade will be held in Irvington tonight and It is expected to be one of tbe largest ever held in the history of Butler athletics. It will form at tbe gymnasium at 7 :3u and will be led by the school drum corps, which has been practicing hard for tbe occasion. Indianapolis Grid Men Ready to Open Stiff Card Sunday Indianapolis will be sent to the front as one of the high bidders for tbe independent honors of the central West. Sunday afternoon, when the Indianapolis Football Club eleven opens its season against the Shelbyville Commercials, at Xhelbyville, Practice will be held at Fall Creek and College avenue tonight. The Indianapolis Football Club is without a doubt one of the strongest combinations that ever represented this city on the gridiron and the members of the eleven, tbe majority of them members of the 19ir> and 'lB State champions*, tp K F M. team, are out to uphold their reputation in a schedule of games against the leading teams of Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. Among the men wbo were added to the team's roster of stars last week are Archie Erehart, former all western half hack, now coaching the Technical High School eleven; Charlie McCarty and Pete Straub, former Indiana University player* and Eii Pair, well known local independent player. The addition of these men makes the Job of picking tbe strougest eleven a hard one, and for this reason the game with shelbyville Is considered a pructhe contest, width will enable Coach Ai Feeney to see Just where bis many candidates statu! All men wii be given a change to show their stuff in Sunday s fume but It is probable that the fol owing line men will be selected to start the fray: Griffin, center; Bean lon and Cloud, guards; Ruddles and Fate; tackles; Fox and Darnell or McCarty, end*. ' Feeney is crowded with back field talent. Erehart, Straub, Smith and Metzger form two sets of half backs that will be hard to beat. McCarty Is also a half back candidate, having played that position at Wabash, Inu., after leaving n diana. Roger Klein Is the best full back bet and “Gliek” Klin* and Johnny kott are the team’s signal callers. Following tb* gkme at Shelbyville Sundav, the team will open a week ot stiff practice for their game with the Racine Cardinal Athletic Club eleven at Chicago tbe following week.

Brooklyn Roster for 1920 Series First Previous 'fear in World Name. Position. Bats Throws Majors. Series. Age. Zaeh Wheat Left field Left Right.. 1909 One 32 Hi Myers Center field... .Right... Right... 1909 One 31 Tommy Griffith Right field Left Right... 1913 None 31 Bernie Nets Right field,... Right... Right... 1920 None 24 William Lamar Outfield Right... Right... 1918 None 2‘i Ed Konetch'y First base Right... Right.. 1907 .None 35 Raymond Schmandt First base Right —Right.. 1918 None 24 Peter Kilduff .Second base... Right... Right.. 1917 None 28 Ivan Olson .Shortstop Right... Right.. 1911 One 35 .Timmy Johnston Third base Right... Right... 1914 One 31 Otto Miller Catcher Right... Ki ht... 1910 One 31 Ernest Krueger Catcher Right... Right.. .1918 None ..28 Burleigh Grimes Pitcher Right. ~ Right.. 1916 None 28 Jeff Pfeffer Pitcher Right... Right.. .1914 One 29 Sherrod Smith Pitcher Left... ALeft 1915 One ..SO Al Mamnux Pitcher Right... Right... 1914 None 26 Richard Marquard .Pitcher -Left Left 1908 Three 31 Leon Cadore Pitcher Right... Right.. .1917 None 28 Clarence Mitchell Pitcher Left Left 1915 None 31

Heydler Urges New Governing Body for the National Sport Men Not Financially Interested in Baseball Should Control He Says. BY JACK VEIOCK, International News Sporting Editor. NEW YORK, Oct. I.—Sweeping changes In tbe form of government of organized baseball loomed in the offing today as the result -of tlie uncovering of the 1919 world’s series scandal. John A. Heydler, president of the National League and a member of the National Commission, has come out as/an advocate of anew baseball governing body, composed of big men not financially interested In the game. On his return here President Hevdier said that Tbe disclosures regarding the 1019 world’s series show the futility of the present National Commission. Other big baseball wen, including a majority of the club owners of the National League, are thinking along tlie same line, and it Is being freely predicted In baseball circles here that the coming winter will see widespread reforms In the conduct of the game. -The controlling body In baseball must be one that Is not hampered by bias, or club and league politics, said Heydler. “And this body must be big enough and powerful enough to enforce the most rigid discipline. It must be able to control every one connected with the game, from the league presidents down.” President Heydler expressed the belief that had It not been for unconscious partiality on the part of members on the National Commission and the Influence of league polities, the scandal connected w-lth the last world’s series would have been exposed last winter, enabling baseball to start the 1920 season with a clean slate. Herzog Attacked With Knife by Enraged Fan CHICAGO. Oct. 1. —While members of the Chicago National League team were ieaviug the baseball 'park at Joliet, 111., after an exhibition game Thursday, one man of a crowd which surged about their automobile slashed Carles (Buck) Herzog three times with a knife, shouting, "Hen- are some of those crooked Chicago ball players.” Herzog was cut across tbe palm of the right band, on tbe left arm and tbe left leg. but his wounds were not considered serious. The cuts were dressed by the Cub*’ trainer ad ne returned to Chicago with the team. Herzog was one oi two players mentolned by J. C. (Rubet Benton of the New Y'ork Giants at the start of tbe grand Jury inquiry here, as having attempted to bribe him to “throw’’ a basebail game. Herzog was exonerated of o'! blame by President neydler of the National League in his statement before the grand Jury.

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Baseball Calendar and Standings

HOW THEY STAND. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. W. L. Pet.| W. L. Pet St. Pau1..112 48 .700 Ind’polls. 81 81 .500 Mln’polis 84 76 .525iMilwa’k*e 78 84 .481 Toledo... 84 7* .519 Columbus. 65 96 ,405 Louisville 84 79 .515iKan. City. 58 104 .358 AMERICAN LEAGUE. W. L. Pct.| W. L. Pet. Cleveland 96 54 .640 Boston... 72 81 .471 Chicago.. 95 56 .629 Wash’ton. 65 83 .439 New York 95 59 .617,Detroit... 59 91 .393 St. Louis. 74 76 .493 Philadela. 47103 .313 NATIONAL LEAGUE. W. L. Pct.j W. L. Pet. Brooxiyn 90 60 .600 Chicago... 74 77 .490 New York 85 65 .567 St. Louis. 73 78 .483 Cinein’ti. 80 69 .537 Boston Cl 88 .409 Pittsb’gh 77 73 .513 Philadela. 60 90 .400 GAMES TODAY. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Kansas City at Indianapolis, St. Paul at Columbus. Minneapolis at Toledo. Milwaukee at Louisville. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Chicago at St. Louis. Cleveland at Detroit (two games). Washington at Philadelphia. No other games scheduled. NATIONAL LEAGUE. St. Louia at Chicago. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh. Philadelphia at Boston. Brooklyn at New York (two games). YESTERDAY’S RESULTS. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. All games postponed (rain or cold). AMERICAN LEAGUE. All games postponed (rain or cold). * NATIONAL LEAGUE. All games postponed (rain or cold).

Renew Pennant Fight After Day of Icicles What Is left of the battle for the American league pennant was on the card to be resumed today after a day's tntermlnsion caused by bad weather. Cleveland, with four more games to go, was scheduled to meet the Detroit Tigers In a double-header in Detroit, and the reconstructed White Sox, who fctUl lay claim to a chance, was booked for the first ot their three remaining games with the Browns In St. Louis. If the White Sox should clean up the series, the Indians must win three out of their lour games to win the pennant.

. : :*niLEir,' to BAmi|p v ; COMING SFf|g ( leveland Owns Staff, but Dodgers® *'*" - More Reserve Forl|| ‘ • . MAILS* RECORD By HENRY FARREIM^|| I rilled I’ress Sports .V’‘ A ' '■9, Y..RK, oct. 1. -Some I it ■ nr;:, s In the major -•> hit,, a< tier, in the series. fIHHHH Wap'-r Malls, the south pa ,1 pr iMl.iy • * if CI-.-veiatfaKwmi. ** , way Inti, the series. JSHBhBH Wh. Jim Rugby and Stall under ;!;e hen ■— •, • T n.i t .•oiitending iHH| -• r Speaker pi.-ked up Mails rani.i-;i;b In a deal - Mails jumped itfflf ' On top : • - huie with -'■L ty il - i-. !,T h, fast iM’’ " • i mm*# i fzJ sic * . B i; - wi I M m.t :i, and M;pmH serve. jgHHraESS • ••• *• weakness—tbe ■h.'ng, whieh - ... . . : e unotaer probl^VrjkG^t'U. although not BrwK _ noun, ed with young, around. Eighteen of, ther ft- Dodgers bat from the right si<Bf the plate. Seven of them are in,'hiding the big three—Myers, ton and Konetcby. "Uncle Robby ” EHm t hre.. good southpaws—Marquard, SiKWgB and Mitchell, aud it gives him a tint advantage, inasmuch as the '.ami team is heavy in left-hand Twelve of the twenty-two from the near side of the pan. of th-m are regulars, including Sp^B' 1 0, r. Stnifj and Sewell. Brßfl has seven dependable pitchers a-.. • ( leveiand’s four-a case ; a :.-l t , the Reds' advantage O'BHB White Sox last year. , In defensive strength the choice ■■ two ‘tnfls goes to Brooklyn on tsBB <>n the offense they are fairly . :■ • d.ed. I! ,-o.:yn l aving the s'.isßH vantage of .227 to .221. 898 Crimes and Paghy are the tvsßH Itie pitchers on the opposing Crimes Is a better hitter—one hitting pitchers in the Nationißil with a:; average of .368, and BaKhy IBSI best pitcher in tbe American I&aguBB hes won thirty games and \M>st kU Os tliis pair, Bagby gets the cjhoice. w .Stan Coveleskie and Big JTeff are rated together. Pfeffer isF a fast pitcher aud strong when goiKg well, erratic. Coveleskie, a spit bßller. is of the smartest pitchers Mn tn? big leagues. He. like Bagby, a hard season, but Is likewise in foiK. He, too, is superior. 1 Malls, on his brilliant lateJ6eason record. is a better pitcher than fIA! Mamaux. The main concern is a boot! the ability of Mails to “carry weight.” 1 Ray Caldwell and Rube Mkrqaard are fairly evenly matched, with (laldwel! favored slightly. I Sherry Smith is a better plltcher than the figures show. He is just getting back into form. Brooklvp then bits CadorS) a hard hitting pitcher, anti Clarence Mitchell, the versatile southpa/w pitcher, cutfleid“r and first baseman. ( Against them Speaker has kvorton and Uhle, two "in and outers.” J Cleveland perhaps has the /more brilliant staff, but it. is numericV*Uy weak} What Robinson lacks In brilliancy, he nnkes up in numbers. He, sta,s a decidedi advantage In his reserve? strength, j A