Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 124, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 October 1920 — Page 7

MEN OUTSIDE OF BASEBALL PROBABLY WILL MAKE UP COMMISSION

TRIBUNAL MAY BE APPOINTED FOR BASEBALL Magnates Finally See Light and Propose a Real Governing Body. SCANDAL PROBE STILL ON CHICAGO, Oct. 2.—Establishment of a high tribunal of baseball that would take qpntrol of the game from the hands of magnates and managers and place it in hands of men who would be considered as direct representatives of the public Is being urged today a* the most feasible plan of keeping spotless the national game, which is now in the process of being cleaned np. Four of the leading ball clubs of the major leagues have approved the plan which A. D. Lasker, a stockholder in the Chicago Cubs, is credited with having originated. _ _ , Already the names of some of the Nation’s famous men have been brought to the front as possible members of this ■‘super-court” of baseball. Among them are William Howard Taft, former President- Gen. John J. Pershing, General LLeonard Wood. William McAdoo, Senator Hiram Johnson and Judge K. V. kkandls. ■would have fruu POWER. A The proposed plan would establish a K'ibunal of three members, whose auover all baseball matters would •Aahsolute. These three would be paid saArSs higher than any received by men in organized baseball. The£ would \have -‘unrevlewable authority’ over presidents of all leagues, club owners, playters and every other person, act or thing) connected with the national game. \ The four major league clubs that have approved' the plan are the New 1 ork Giants, thte Pittsburgh Pirates, the Chicago CubsVand the Chicago White Sox. Lasker fls actively engaged in an effort to obtain approval of the plan from other baseball magnates. He will ask the minor eagues to come.An also when the nationa l association holds its annual meeting at Kansas City. While th i baseball world is revolving this latest /scheme in its mind a temporary lull Mas arrived in the grand Jury proceeding! that have kept the fans and the payers!exCfted during the last week. The Jury ‘here proposes to call no witnesses today, but wilT resume its active inquire qn Monday. State's Attorney Maclay Hoyne. who plunged actively into an inquiry upon his return from New York yesterday, has made the startling charge teat at least six games in the—-major leagues were “fixed” during the 1920 season. Evidence which he uncovered lu New York, Hoyne said, caused him to make the charge.

HAS EVIDENCE OF "FIXED" GAMES. “I have evidence that several of the 1920 games* were 'fixed,* aal I have information that the forthcoming •eries was to be ‘fixed,’ ” Hoyne said. hile in New York 1 gathered together looie threads of a 1920 scandal which would far surpass that of fst year. I can> not say at this time what the result ot uiy Investigation will be, but I will veuture the assertion that there is a bigger scandal coining in the baseball wond.^ “Garry" Herrmann, president o. the Cincinnati Reds. who *as the chief witness before the grand Jury yesterday, was questioned concerning reports that a 120,000 fund bad* been raised by gainIders to bribe thei New York Giants to • lay down” so that Cincinnati couid win the pennant last year. Herrmann is slid to have denied any knowledge of the plot GAMBLER SAYS HE’LL TELL FACTS. Reports received today by court and State'* attorney offlciaU said that -iohn J. (Sport! Sullivan, dientioued in the teatimony presented to the g-and jury Investigating tue “fixing of the icJ world's series, asserted tuere really was a "big master inind" behind the deal which invoiced payment of money to White Sox players to "throw" the games. “Within tue next forty-eight hours i will be on my w-y to Chicago and when I get there I will toll the garud jury or any other officials the wuole-ins.de story of tne frameup," Sullivan la quoted as saying. _\ Sullivan, who says be handled several hundred thousand dollars in beis on the last worlds aeries. Is expected to* arrive Tuesday. , . .. “They have made me the goat and 1 m not going to stand for it, he added. “I know tbe whole history of the deal from beginning to end. I know the' big man whose money it w-s that paid oil the White Sox players—and I'm going to name him."

STILL PROBING 1920 RUMORS NSW YORK, Oct. 2.—District Attorney Lewis ot King's County announced todaylie had telegraphed States Attorney ilovne of Chicago asking him to forward here immediately the evidence on wh.cn be base.l bis assertion that six bail games this season had been “fixed ‘ and ;hat a gambling clique had laid tbs ground work for "fixing’ the 192(1 world a series. Lewis Is Investigating reports that a gambling clique plotted to corrupt the Brooklyn club In the coming series. So far, he said, he had been unable to find evidence to support such allegations. Hoyne, In a published Chicago statement, said he had evidence of "thiythrowlng" of this year's major league games and that he had "information” that the clique had laid the ground work for “fixing" the 1920 world s series. Lewis today questioned more members oPthe Brooklyn club. Among them were Konetcby. Kllduff. Kll.ott and Griffith. They said they never had b* n approached by gamblers.

FLANS FEDERAL BASEBALL LAW WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.—Representative Sydney E. Mudd of Maryland today announced his intention to introduce a bill atAfee next session of Congress providing tSarei of two to three years in prison Mjß'.-tH players convicted of throwing in interstate commerce. Mudd explained that "in itTaftate commerce" would cover games JSFJML in a league taking in two or more The bill also would rover foothe said. L^^3aHkca ght on the Georgetown var W jvlftO n and 15*07 and stilt plays with the I.a Platte team of ffirajjSy'ylern Maryland League, a semi organisation. Local Eleven Set for Shelbyville Battle signal drill at Riverside Park at 3 o'clock, wn to put touches on the Indianapolis SjfiKjWall Club eleven’s training for their game with the Shelbyville Com HMESpIa, at Shelbyvtlle, tomorrow after team will leave Indianapolis toon the 12:30 o'clock car and all will report to Manager Canning mVc/ Terminal Station, not later than Indianapolis Club ran through a scrimmage at Kail Creek and Coltvenue last night, every one of the appearing in the best of shape. crack local combination will meet jEtSil ;aclne Cardinals at Chicago Oct. 10 the following Sunday they are to open their "at home" card Park. The fastest indeteams in the central West will here for games during the r. Grid Practice Knights of Columbus football esnare requested to report for at Willard Park tomorrow at 10 o’clock. The oomblnarapidly rounding Into form and are hustling for their jobs. DAN ON LONG HIKE. champion walker, left SpringSt. Louis today on the aecond bis walk from Chicago to Dallas JJftllSry Is jaunting in, celebration of his birthday"!*

Texas League Had Its Scandal, but Players Were Put Out Easily SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 2.—Evidence that, gamblers “controlled” the winning and losing games in the Texas League during the season just ended came to light Friday as a result of the “graft” upheaval in organized baseball. * Pitcher BIJI Fincher of the San Antonio club declared he had been offered a $1,200 bribe to throw a game recently In Wichita Falls and his statement was backed up by Manager Bryson. President Walter Morris of the Texas circuit, in a statement to the International News Service, admitted that reports of throwing games had reached" him during the season just ended and that his investigations had resulted in the dropping of several players. He refused to name the men, but said the evidence had been too vague to initiate criminal prosecut.ons. “They were dropped because we suspected they were not ‘running straight,’ ” Morris' said. The entire matter of “crooked playing" and “thrown” games will he the subject of drastic Investigation, at the . league meeting of directors directly after tho world's serie's, President Morris said^, INDIANS CLOSE AGAINST BLUES Double-Headers Today and Sunday Drop Curtain. \ The Indians will spend the last bit of their 1920 baseball energy today and tomorrow In trying to slip the Kansas City Blues the least desirable end of the deal in their brace of double-headers carded on the two days. It Is the last 1920 series and the Tribesmen are more than anxious to walk off with It. Cold weather had held the Tribe In check for the last three days, wiping out one of their five games scheduled with -the. Blues. Cold weather prevailed again today, but the teams were determined to stage their battles whether or no. It was also believed that the fans would brave the cold weather this afternoon and tomorrow for a parting glimpse of their Hoosier favorites in action. Owner Smith and Manager Hendricks have been scouting around for 1921 talent for several weeks and they are determined to put a championship club in the field next year.

BOXING WEATHER INTERFERES. CLEVELAND, Oct. 2.—The ten-round boxing contest between Jack Britton, champion welterweight, and Benny Leonard. champion lightweight, scheduled for Friday night, was postponed until tonight because of heavy rain and cold weather. The bout originally was scheduled for Thursday night, bnt was set back one night because ft unfavorable weather conditions. WHAT’S THIS? TOLEDO. Ohio, Oct. 2. —Heavyweight Champion Jack Dempsey and his manager. Jack Kearns, are b*re for the purpose of consulting A. Q. Thatcher regarding a Dempsey Willard fight In Toledo. It was Thatcher who Induced Tex Rickard to stage the first WiliardDempsey fight here last year. WHITE ON COMMISSION. NEW YORK. Oct, 2.—Appointment? of Charles A. White, son of the late “Charlie” White, noted boxing referee, ss secretary- of the New York State Boxing Commission was announced Friday by Joseph Johnson, chairman. > / Their Former Manager SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2.—“l’m broken -hearteJL I don't want to talk Jbout It.” was the saddened comment todav of Danny Long on the Chicago baseball scandal. Danny has taken tbe matter to heart for It was while he was manager of the Sau Francisco Coast League Club that Chick Gandll, Swede Rlsberg, Buck Weaver, Fred McMullln. Hai Chase and Bill Burns won their spurs and left the local club to join the majors. "I sent most of those fellows back there.” Long added! “They were just promising Infants when I got them first and watched them grow.” 7 " Olympic Athletes Parade NEW YORK. Oct. 2—Returned members of America’s victorious Olympic team were honored today by tbe city of New York The athletes, with a group of New York military and representatives of yarious athletic rlubs paraded down Fiftn avenue to city hall, where Mayor' Hylan was to receive them and decorate them wjth medals awarded by the city. The athletes marched in the uniforms worn in the parade bt nations, that opened the games ln\Belgium.

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Kirsch of* the Taggart Rakers got .1 2-SO out of his system and made all the Capitol No. 1 Leaguers give him lots of room to pass. The Taggarts proceeded to post a ©3l for the high game laurels, but outside of that they -fcere good and punk, dropping two easy ones to the Armour quintet. Westover was the big gun of the Stranss Says straight win over the Store Correct. The Capitol Alley Five got a brace of 900 totals to win as many games from the Em-Koes. Fred Hackerd and his 220 were the second best in the circuit. Aaughton went up to the entrance of tee big field a couple of times but couldu t breese thorough. Berkshire Life* took the last two from the Electric Shop, regardless of Faust's pair of two cemury efforts. Halslup's 208 caine Juat in the nick of time, putting the E. W. Stelnhart quintet over the line In their match with the Sales Extensions. Fattman topped the Printing Crafts shooters with a 2‘45. This count brought the Mutual Printers a win over the Moran Press iu the first round, but they dropped the closing arguments. Sahm of the Printing Arts outfit had all the earmarks of a champion while he was registering scores of 2XO, 204 and 203. The Indianapolis Engravers didn’t have a chance with the Arts. Arbaugh of the Hollenbeck Press didn't worry about shooting a consistent stick after he crashed out bis 209. Hearts slipped a couple over on the Bratus in the Elk No. 2 circuit. Stanford. Heart lead off, tore off a 227 in the second round. Stanford took first and third one-game prizes when he followed his 227 with a ltw. MeDlTitt saved the day for the Thyroids when he loaded up In the second frame. Muscles got away with two victories as it was. The Tongues bad It all over the Livers in the first two rounds. f % The Bell Telephones are getting themselves registered with the best of ’em. Campbell of the Accounters delivered a farewell address of 232 to gain a monopoly on the Individual honor supply. Finley won the crocheted pin boy with hla noble 01 effort. Cooper brought fame and all that goes with it to the Commercial outfit when

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Lack of Experience Spells Defeat for Manual Grid Squad Wabash High Youngsters Romp Over Red and White in Season Opener. In a game where inexperience of the Manual Training High School players showed time and again, the Wabash High School football team won by a 30-to 0 score %< Irwin field yesterday afternoon Wabash has without question one of the strongest high school teams in the State and the eleven men from the northern Indiana school have size, experience and rare football ability. At least four of the Wabash players are equal to the stars on Mg college teams. Asa- rule, the "breaks" in the game went against Manual and to the advantage of the visltont For eiatuple, a most peculiar play resulted ia a safety. It was Marumi's ball on the five yard lino, snd the Red and White back field man stood back of the goal Hue to punt the (■all out of danger. The kick went far to the right instead, of down the field ana hit on about the ten-yard l.ne and the ball bounced backward in the direction of the goal line, no player having touched the hall In the field of piuy. The ball was recovered by the Manual player who had kicked It, and he started to run with the ball, but was tackled behind tile goal line. It was a safety and scored two points for Wabash. The visitors scored tour touchdowns, but the first one came when the "break” went In favor of the Wabash team The Mate athletes had wurked the bull will Into Munual territory and shot a forward pnSB directly over the middle of the line. The ball was touched by both a Wabash and Manual player on the three-yard line and bounced back into the arms of a Wabash man. who was downed within a few feet of th* goal line. Then 11.• Itors went over on a buck STRONGER AT FINISH. Early In the game the experience of the visiting team showed to great advantage, three of the touchdowns being scored in the opening j eriods. Then the Indianap • ills hoy* became aware of the fact Hitt they were just as strung Individually as the visitors and they stopped mosi of tl rushes of the Wabash bai-ks. In the lu period Manual gained more ground th did Wabash. It was in this period that the Manual team got< its "break.” With the ball on'ita own two yard lire, the Ret! and White quarter back handed out the most unexpected play. By ail rules of field generalship, laid down by coaches there was but one thing to call and that was a signal for it punt. The Manual team went into a punt formation and made a long forward pass which was captured by the Manual right end and he almost got away, carrying the ball to the center of the field. It was the most sensational play of the game. The forward pas* route proved Manual s strongest-ground gainer, and had the Red anil White +>nys had confidence in their ability to halt the Wabash backs In the opening period* the score would have been close. I’wlce .Manual had the hall within the Wabash ten-yard line- once loalng It on downs, and once Wabash Intercepted a Manual

ne stepped up for a 221 score in the second game. Gardner got 210 for the Traffics. The Banker# will finish the season with a whole lot less wood than money If they don't start start showing some stuff shortly. Cruel of the Merchants National was the best In the division with a 198. T?he high score ot the night was posted by Mattis of the General Office quintet In the Lafayette Motor Loop. He collected 241 pins In bis middle game. Folt* was right behind Mattix, and Barber was a close third. Boyd's consistency consisted of having a “seven” on the end of each game score. BEAMS KICK-BACKS. BY HANK. The La Tonia Cigars blew enough smoke Into the Ferndales’ facta to inflate a balloon, and before the club boys could adjust their gas masks they had lost two games to “Bldwell’s Puffers.” \ After blowing two tires, the Brunswick#, full to overflowing from too much Coca Cola, like the lowly worm, turned and won the last game from Nordholt’s crew when Henry, with mind adrift, shot a wicked 147. Whether it was Coca Cola or the needed use of much diplomacy will never [>*, solved, but there seems to be something wrong with the Coca Colas* eyes or nerves. “You tell 'cm, referee, you caught ’em foul.” For consistency see John Beaih. Thai boy Is sure some stem-winder, eh, Cereal? Yet Johnson says: “John would be even better If he could use a duck phi ball." Mosley was found after the game in company with Woody and School, trying to take up a collect.on In order to purchase a tombstone to memorise 12 and 13 alleys as a grave for bowlers’ hopes. When Tompkins laid 227 wooden soldiers to rest in his flrst game, the Pflenger five lost all heart, also all three gnrnes, to the humming Franklin Motors, although D.stler says that "It takes a shotgun to get ’em." Polk's Rest shot a bolt into the running gear of tbe Climax Machine Company, tmd walked away with three games. v Speed Ball Stryker’s Remington Typewriter Company handed a carbon copy to the North Side Vet* and took awsy'the orlglnaw that held a tale of three more games won.

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forward pass, and the bali was carried back up tho field. Frazier, h colored boy, and Showalter and Wilson were the stars for Wabash, while Harmeson. Bell rent and both of the Red and White ends played well for Ma nnal. The Red and White team had a number of punts blocked because the kicker didn’t get bark far enough from bis line of scrimmage before kicking, and these blocked punts proved costly to the Indianapolis team. ACTIVITY IN THE CONFERENCE CHICAGO, Oct. 2. Big middle western schools were to don tnetr football togs for initial gridiron clashes today. Though all members of the Big Ten Conference will not be under wav for at leant another week, several members of the Conference were to make their 19.0 debut today. Interest Centered on the game at Klou'ilnglon between Indl-iua and lowa. The lowa aggregation is touted as of co’ nt>ionship calibre. amt with the Hoosier* feeling pretty good ovr their 47 to 0 win over Franklin a week ago, a hot game was expected. seven Conference seams wen- playing today, Six of these were fasting Hurt; first gridiron struggle of Michigan. Chicago and Illinois get under way next week. ACTION IN EAST. NEW YORK, Oct. 2.—i The 1920 football season made tts start today. While a few game* were staged vast week, the official debut was *et fdr todav, with every college of tviporUnce lu the Last in action. , ’ Yale, irinceton, Army, Navy. Cornell. Dartmouth. Colgate, Fordbnm. William# and Columbia set their machinery in motion tor the first time. -

Grid Games Today | INDIANAPOLIS. Wittenberg vs. Butler at Irwin field. Short Huge v. Bloomfield at Irwin field. BIG TEN. lowa v. Indiana at Bloomington. IN 111 \NV He Palm vs. l'ur.ftic at Lafayette. "I ransylvanla vs. Wabash at Crawfordsville. llaiiorcr vs. K&rlham ot Richmond. - Wilmington vs Frank lln at Franklin. Kalamazoo vs. Noire Dame at Kaianraeoo. Ns. Louis "I" vs. Rose Poly at ?L Louis. WENT, Knox 's. Northwestern at Evanston. North Dakota vs. Minnesota at Minneapolis. Lawrence vs. Wisconsin at Madison Ohio State v*. Ohio Wesleyan ut Cos M. A. C. vs. Albion at East Lansing. Akron vs. Drfl.mce ut Alston. Aberdeen Normal vs. South Dakota at Aberdeen. Baluwiu-Wallace vs. Western Ueserve at ltor. a. California vs. Santa Clara at Berkeley. Case vs. Denison at Cleveland. Cincinnati vs. Kenyon at Cincinnati. Creighton vs. Yankton at Omaha. Detroit vs. Dnquesne at Detroit. Diake vs Simpson at lies Moluea. Grlnuell vs. Penn at Grinned. low a State- vs. Coe at Arnes. .1 ntoes Milliken vs. st. Viator at Decatur. .Marietta vs. Marshall at Marietta. .Viarqnytto va. Carroll ut Milwaukee. Miami vs. St. Xavier at Oxford. .tns ourl vs. Missouri Wesleyan as Coin mills. Moruingsidc vs. Iluens Vista at Sioux City. Nebraska vs. Washburn at Lincoln. Oberlln vs. Heidelberg :.t Ouerlln. Toledo vs. Wooster at 'Toledo. Wyoming vs. Colorado Aggies Laramie. Washington ■H'"' vs .Missouri School of Mines at St. Louts. EAST. Yale vs. Carnegie Tech at New Haven. Harvard vs. Maine ut Cambridge. Princeton va. swarthmore at Princeton. Pennsylvania va. Bucknell at Philadelphia. i eiin State vs. Gettysburg at State College. Syracuse vs. Vermont at Syracuse. Colgate vs. Susquehanna at Hamilton. Cornell vs. Rochester at Ithaca. Brown vs. Amherst at Providence. Columbia vs. Trinity at New York Dartmouth , vs. Norwlek at Hanover. Delaware vs. PrsiniUM at Newark. Georgetown vs. St. John's at Washing ton. Johns Hopkins vs. St. Mary's at Baltimore. Lafayette vs. Muhlenberg at Easton. Bulgers vs. Maryland at New Brunstv bk Tufts vs. llowdotn at Medford. Army vs. Union at West Point. Navy vs. North Carolina State at. An napolls. ' Williams vs. Rensselaer at WilliamstWn. .vest Virginia vs. l.chigh at Morgantown. Worcester Poly vs. Boston “U" at Worcester. SOUTH. " Center vs. Morris Harvey at Danville. Alabama vs. Marion nstltute at Tuscaloosa. Alabama Poly vs. Howard at Auburn. Boylor vs. Austin at Waco. Furman vs. Arshine at Greenville. Georgia vs. The Citadel at Athens. Georgia Tech vs. Ogclthorpe at Atlanta. Kentucky vs. S. W. 1-resoyteriaUs at Lexington. Missies ppl College vs. Louisiana Normal at Clinton. Rice Institute vs. Trinity University at Houston. Richmond vs. Lynchburg at Richmond. Tennessee vs. Maryville at Knoxville. Tulane vs. Southwestern at New Orleans. Vanderbilt vs. Birmingham-Southern at Nashville. Virginia vs. KandolpU-Macon ’at CUarlottsville. X- M. I. vs. Hampton%Sidney at Lexington. Virginia Poiy vs. W’illlam and Mary at Blacksburg. , Dixie Golf Play ATLANTA, Oct. 2. —Jack Frost was caddying for players In the final round of tba-southern open golf championship here today. Jim Barnes, St. Louis pro, and Bobby Jones, Atlanta amateur, were tied at the end of the play j’esterday with 136 each.

Suspended From State High School Athletics for Playing Ineligibles At a recent meeting of the board of directors of the Indiana High School Athletic Association, Lagrange And Orland High schools were ruled Ineligible for further athletic competition with schools in the asaoclatlon until June 1. 1921, upon being found guilty of playing ineligible players in baseball games during the past season. Announcement of this was made toddy by K. V. Ammerman of the Manual Training High ‘’chool, and a member of the board. At the same meeting the resignations of two bonrd members, R. C. Johnson of the First district and C. C. Catson of tire Fourth district were accepted. Carson and Johnson, however, will serve aa board members until the coming June 1, when their respective districts will elect their successors. Johnson has quit teaching and Carson has moved into another district than that which he represented. Among the Important diacuasions that arose at the meeting was the talk of a plan to abolish gambling at Indiana High School athletic contests.

BUTLER ELEVEN OPENSSEASON Shortridge Also Gets Started on Irwin Field. A bargain bill was on the card for the opening of the college football season In Indianapolis today. Butler College was to meet Wittenberg, the Ohio conference cliamplona, and Shortridge High School was to play Bloomfield. Both games were to be played at the Butler athletic field, the high school game starting at 1 o'clock and the college <-ontest scheduled at 2:30 o’clock. Football fans from all parts of the State are waiting to learn what Coach Fat I’age ba* developed at Butler and for that reason ooe of the largest crowds In the history or Indianapolis football was expected to *ee the game, still Manager Justice Paul has arranged some other attractions. John Kingsbury, a former Butler football captain, who Is president of th# Indianapolis Aerial Association, planned to drop the football for the college game from an airplane and one of the officials for the game hoped to catch the ball. The game today marked the first real attempt to put Indianapolis on the footfall map. Butler has in tat Page oue of the best coaches In the' country. Page has been th* chief of Coach Stagg ■ coaching staff at Chicago.

PAGE HAS FAST SQI'AD. Since coming to Indianapolis Page has worked wouders with the Butler squad. From a set of Inexperienced “hopefuls’ Coach Page developed his team into a football machine that had a real chance against Wittenberg, one of the best of the big Ohio team*. The weights of tbe men who were to get a chance against Wittenberg follow: Ends. Leslie, 163; Middlrsworth, 156; Bru ,er. 143; Mowary, 143; Mercer, 156; Siel.ued, 140. Tackles, Capt. Phil Brown, 173; Uungate, 213; Anderson, 164; Moore, ISO. Guards, Saunders, 193; Ferree, 198; K.asr, 160; Rosenitllte, 178; Barclay, 164. Center, Onttenhaver, 160; Shell, 138 Payne, 155; Leach, 160; Bruner, 154. Quarter backs. Paul Brown, 142; Alva Graham, 153 Full backs. McClaffln, 170i O Kiser, 161, Half backs, Stephqnson, 158; L. Wood, 159; Strickler, 143; R. Basils!!, 140.

LEAGUE STANDINGS AND CALENDAR

HOW THEY STAND. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. W. L. Pct.l WT. L. Pet. St. Paul. 112 4* .'OOjlndpla.... #1 l .<*> Mnpls... 84 7# .525 MilWkeo. 7 88 479 Toledo. . 84 78 MlWUolumbus 65 9* .460 Louisville 85 79 JJlhKan. City 58 104 .333 AMERICAN LEAGUE. W. L.Pct. W.L. Pet. Cleveland. 97 S3 .633 Boston. .. 72 81 .471 Chicago.. 90 57 .025'Wash'ton 68 83 .*44 New York 95 59 .617 Detroit... 60 92 395 St. Louis 75 76 .497 Phila.... 47 1W 311 NATIONAL LEAGUE. W. L. Pet.! W. L. Pet. Brooklyn. 91 61 .599,Chicago... 75 77 .403 New York 86 66 MJOSt. Louis.. 73 79 .480 Cincinnati 80 69 MTjßtltsa.,., 61 88 .409 Plttsb'rgh 77 73 .513 Phila 60 90 40J (.AMES TODAY. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Kuuh City at IndlanapolU (two lAiuet), St. Paul at Columbus (two garoesc Minneapolis at Toledo (two games). Milwaukee at Louisville. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Chicago at St. Louis. Cleveland at Detroit. Washington at Philadelphia (two games). (No other games scheduled.) NATIONAL LEAGUE. Brooklyn at New York. Cincinnati at Pittsburg (three games). St. Louts at Chicago. Philadelphia at Boston (two games). Duly games scheduled. Dayton Freebooters Will Oppose Local Polo Club There Is one more big series on the schedule of the Indianapolis Polo Club before the''cold weather drive# the players to the warmer climes. This feature series Is with the Freebooters of Davton, Ohio, and will be played next Thursday and Saturday afternoons at the Jndianapoila Motor Speedway. Indianapolis won In tho first series with the Freebooters, played here early In the season. The Freebooters had the edge at Dayton In later games. And then last week, the Freebooters nosed out Indianapolis, 8 to 7, In an exciting contest ill the Midwestern polo tournament, played at Duyton, ana which was won! by the team representing the Miami Valley Hunt Club. The teams are evenly matched and the games should prove extremely interesting. 'this afternoon the Indianapolis players were to stage a practice game in which Hal Tnlbott and Bobby Bullock, both of Dayton, were to* take part.

Big League Stuff Grover Alexander, the National League's leading pitcher, beat the Card* in, a seventeen-inning game. 3 to 2, yesterd v. The Ctib star was found for sixteen nits, but kept them scattered. Cleveland made sure of at least a tie in the pennant race by splitting even In a double bill with the Tigers. Sewell, the new Indian shortstop, threw the ball away and lost the first game, 5 to 4. Caldwell won the second game, 10 to 3. Gleason’s reconstructed White So> couldn’t hit behind poor pitching and the Browns beat them, 8 to 0, dimming their chances for the pennant. Judge and Gharrlty hit homeru off Shanner, a Mnck recruit, and helped the Nationals beat the Athletics, 18 to 8. The Brooklyn regulars beat the Giants, 4 to 3, in the first game, but a team of second string men lost the second game, 4 to 3. Returns Series Winnings DANVILLE. 111, Oct. 2.—The line will form to the right! Miller Huber, Cincinnati salesman, today returned to Walter C. Spits, Danville baker, a check for $lO won on the 101$ world's ssrleA Huber said he intended paying back all he won oil the series.

SPOKES CARRY ADVANTAGE IN CATCHERSTOCK Steve O’Neill Better -Than Anything Dodgers Have to Put Behind Plate. ALSO HEAVY STICKER By HENRY FARRELL, United Press Sports Editor. NEW YORK, Oct. 2.—Cleveland is n poor place to sell “Schalk stock.” Try to tel! any of tho Forest City fans that the plucky Chicago catcher is the best backstop in baseball rfhd you’ll be as popular as one of the "White Sox eight.” One of the biggest of winter indoor sports is an argument about the relative ability of Schalk and Steve O’Neill, the star Cleveland catcher. The verdict ; s largely geographical, depending upon the proximity to Cleveland and Chicago. It Is a generally conceded fact, however, that Schalk and O'Neill are the beat catchers In baseball. CATCHER PACKS BIG BURDEN. The position behind the plate is of the freatest Importance in a world’s series. n practically all of the baseball classics lof recent years a star catcher has been a big factor In the victory—Hank Gowdy,

With the Spotless Sox ST. 1,01 IS, Oet. !.—The spotless squad of Chicago White Sox was to make a final bid for the American League pennant today In their game here with the Brown*. The purified line-up performed well yesterday, but I'aber and Hodge were unable to withstand the slaughter of Brownie batsmen and the Sox were defeated, 8 to fl.

for instance, in 1914, and others, including Kling. Bresnahan, Sohang, Carrigan and Bchalk. In the catching department, Cleveland has it all over Brooklyn, as the National League champions are weaker behind the bat than the ordinary pennant winning team. Krueger and Miller, who do the bulk of the work for “Uncle Robby,” are fair receivers, hut they suffer ty comparison with the great O'Neill. The chunky "Irish Indian’ 1 has had one of the greatest seasons of his career this year. He Is batting around .326, while In the past he has never registered better than .295. He Is deadly shot to the bases, a wonder at blocking at the plate and a brainy worker. . Krueger and Miller are only fair hit-ters---the former batting .289 and the latter 282. Neither one cau approach the class of O'Neill In throwing or handling pitchers. In reserve, the Indians have Nunamaker and Chet Thomas, two veterans who have been all around the circuit and tuve seen their best days. Speaker, however, will not have to worry. Barrlug some serious accident O'Neill will work the whole neries as he is a husky boy and a bear for work. • Rowdy” Elliott, a Cub cast-off picked up this spring by Brooklyn it only ordinary. He started out fine but was unable to hold the pace. O'Neill not only is better than anything Brooklyn can offer, but be stands s fine chance to be one of the heroes of The senes. At least, hts work is bound to be a feature of the games.

YESTERDAY’S RERIT.TB. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Louisville 01030001 •—5 8 2 Milwaukee 000 0 0 1 0 0 o—l 4 2 Batteries—Kstell and Meyer; Itelnhart and Stgyiorj - (Other games postponed; rsln and cold weather.) AMERICAN LEAGUE. (First game, 10 innings.) / Detroit 00000040 I—s 11 0 Cleveland 2 2000 000 o—4 7 3 Batteries—Ehmke and Manlon; Malls, l’hle( Bagby and O’Neill. (Second game, eight innings.) Cleveland 10 112 13 I—lo 15 4 Detroit 0 g 0 0 1 0 0 O— 3 10 2 Batteries Caldwell and O'Neill; Ayers, Baumgarten and AiasmUh. Washington.. 02133102 I—l3 19 0 Philadelphia.. 000001 2 00— 310 2 Batteries—Zachary and Gharrlty; ilctmach, Sbauner and Walker. St. Louis 00 5 92 0 0 1 •—8 12 1 Chicago 30 0 0 1 10 0 I—6 11 1 Batteries-Davis and Severeld ; Faber, tlodge, KeUer and Scbalk. (Only games plajed.)

NATIONAL LEAGUE. (First game.) Brooklyn 0000 00 0 3 I—4 3 0 New York 10001100 0-3 10 2 Batteries —Pfeffer, Mamaux and Krueger; Douglas and Smith. (Second game.) New York... . 1 10 0 0020 •—4 9 1 Brooklyn 0 3 0 00 0 0 0 o—3 5 2 Batteries—Toney, Barnes and Gaston; Smith, (’adore and Miller, Taylor. (Seventeen Innings.) Chicago—--0100100000000000 I—3 10 3 St. Louis—--1000000100000000 o—2 16 1 'Batteries—Aexander nnd o’Farre4lj Haynes and Dllhoefer. (Only games played.) Triple Header Carded PITTSBURGH. Oct. 2. —Pittsburgh was to have continuous baseball today starting at 12 o'clock and continuing through until probably pretty close to sundown. Three games were to be played between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati and one game wag to follow another with hardly any Intermission. President Barney Dreyfusa put on this triple bill In order to play out bis schedule and attempt to grab third place In the National League. In order to do so, he must beat Cincinnati all three games today and one game to be played away from home tomorrow. Llkew.se Cincinnati must lose all four of its scheduled games if Pittsburgh Is to take third place. Fans were to see the three games today for the usual game price. Grand Circuit Results The 2:10 class trot; the Arch City; purse $3,000; throe heats— John Henry, b g (Pitman) 6 11 Murgatet Dillon, b m (Munroe).. 12 2 Harvester, b h (W. Fleming)... 2 2 3 Peter Look, br*'g (McMahon)... 3 5 5 Ethel Chimes, hr m (Hodson).... 4 4 4 Charley Sweet also started. Time—2:o4, 2:04(4, 2:06(4. The 2:13 cifcss trot: three heats; purse Mir>am Guy, b m (Squirts) , 15 1 Ailsca Dillon, b in (Whitney).... 2 12 David C, b g (Mliloy) 3 2 3 Biltsle, br m (Pitman) 5 3 4 Sammy R, b h (Ersklne) 4 4 5 Time—2:l3(4, 2 310(4. 2:12(4. Free-for-all pars; three hosts; purse 11,000 — Single G, b h (Allen) 1 1 V San it: do, b g (Cox) 2 3 2 Diretum J, MU g (Paige)..,..,, 8 2 3 Tiine—stoß(4, 2:03(4. 2:05(4. 2:11 trot; three heats; purge eftl.OflO— Miss Perfection, ch m (McMahon) 112 Mary Coburn, ch m (Pitmau)... 7 4 1 Betty Thorntpn, blk m 2 2 !t Gen. Berlew, b g (Wi11i5)....,.. 6 3 5 Peter Thornhill, b g (Valentine) 3 C 7 Oscar Watts, j Peter Dana* End Dudette also started, Time—2:lo(4. 3rt(4, 2:10(4

REAL ESTATE GOSSIP By REALTOR “AL” EVANS

Don't weep over your troubles—walk over them. The Bert Essex loop has drawn some Are. Let's get behind this move gnd put It over next Monday night. The sooner this plan Is put into effect the better the chance of this city reaching a half million by 1930. If Temp came so near winning the fiveminute talk contest at Kansas City—he should win easily at Muncie. Harry Mott has made so much money this year that he has started to figure up his income tax already. According to this dope it is time more of us got into the real estate business. Bill Bridges has it figured out that fewer people proportionately die in airships than die in bed. Therefore, it Is not only more enjoyable, but also safer to than it Is to stay home and sleep. Going to have a “Billy Sunday” on the program in the way of a tax expert, who will give us some good Ideas how to reduce our taxes. J. F. Cantwell now has the local sales agency for Togan garages. They sure are a classy auto hut the sales of this new line are surely keeping the Cantwell sales force on the Jump. Muncie sure Is trying to outdo the former convention cities both in entertainment and business. From the program sent out the realtors of that city are making it hard for the convention city next year. Wonder how Temp manages to see each of the “Famous Girls He Has Met” each week, as there are only seven nights in a week. Guess those realtors who attended the luncheon yesterday all have the big head now. Who ever thought Indiana stood so near the head of the National Association of Real Estate Boards. Orin Jessup says: “After attending every State convention held up to this time I'm not going to start missing them now.” . , Here's hoping the rest of his kind feel the same way and that the others will start that -lnd of a record this year. “Cornlc” Holloway reports that he is a regular reader and an ardent admirer of this column, but thinks that once In a while he should be mentioned. Well, ; Cofnle is a likable clj£p, so we’ll try and 1 favor him in the fnture. PAGE TOM CARSON. You tell ’em Sun Dial. You’ve got the time. W. E. B. His form 1# not so beautlous , As the Apollo Belvidere, He’s not a modern Demosthenes I Although he Is sincere. Ills points are made by logic strong, ' But not by flowoiy r irases. | Oppose him In hla ardeut views, i You • quick consigned to blaxes. ! In spec-h he's not a firs brand, By force he gets It over. Against him, you are out of luck. Be with him, you re In clover. To size him up from every side. You'll find he’s four side square. If he's your P-iend, he’s friend indeed; If fCe. you’ll find him fair. A. S. M.

U. S. Army Recruiting M,an in Y. M. C. A. Talk The first of a series of lectures on vocational subjects, to be held at the Y. M. C. A. on Saturday evenings for the next twelve weeks, will be given at S o’clock tonight by Sergf. Joseph Gardner, special recruiting agent for the United States Army. I<eadrs in the business and professional world will speak on such subjects as railroading, printing, advertising, engineering. accounting, photography, etc. Among the men to appear within the next few weeks will be Eugene R. Rouseh of the Indianapolis Typothetae; Edward Hunter, business manager of the Indianapolis Advertising Club; Paul W. Pinkerton, of Coffleld & Herdrlch, and C. R. Reeves, formerly of the Moorefleld Photography Company.

Poultrymen Plan Meeting Next Week Special to The Times. LAFAYETTE, Ind., Oct. 2.—The 1920 annual meeting of the Indiana State Poultry Association will be held at Pnrdue University Thursday, Friday and Saturday, according to announcement made by L. L. Jones, secretary of the association nnd poultryman of Purdue. The first day will be turned over to baby chick producers and some of the features of the meeting will be poultry culling demonstrations, a tour of Purdue (University poultry farm, a poultbrymen's banquet and election of officers for the ensnlng year. Twenty speakers have been engaged to discuss subjects of interest to poultrymen. • Owner of Wrecked Auto Sues Fifteen Special to Tbe Times. I CRAWFORDSVILLE. Tnd., Oct. 2. Fifteen persons are defendants In n damage suit filed In Montgomery Circuit Court by Mrs G. D. Law, whose $6 000 automobile was wrecked in an accident near Ladoga. Aug. 19. Several young persons took the car out of the garage w'thout the owner’s 'consent. It is alleged, aud wrecked the machine .but "n?ihe of the occupants was seriously hurt. After waiting for six weeks for the young people to make good the damage done, Mrs. Law filed suit. Parents and guardians of the young people are also made defendants. GENOA GETS BOMB THREAT. GENOA, Oct. 2.—Commander Giacomo Rlchlne, president of the syndicate of stock brokers, has received anonymous information that another bomb will goon \ be exploded in the local stock exchange.

DO IT NOW! //<h\ Membership in the Indiana Travelers' to January 15ih costs only $2.00 Can you afford to P. B. TRQNE, Secretary State Life Bldg.

BASEBALL-WASHINGTON PARK Indianapolis vs. Kansas City October 2,3. DOUBLE HEADERS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY—GAMES CALLED AT 2 P. M. LAST GAMES QF 1920 SEASON.

DUGAN SAYS HE WAS MISQUOTED Gave Story About Money Lending as an Excuse. An echo of the gambling case where three men were fined in City Court with-out-even appearing in the courtroom, was heard today when Fred Dugan, 32S North Blackford street, the only one of the ! twenty-three defendants to plead not guilty, claimed he had been misquoted. Dngan was convicted of gaming and ! fined $5 and costs, but charges of visiting a gambling house were continued indenI nitely. Dugan stated that In his testimony In court he did not say he had loaned Fred “Pickles” O'Roark, a police officer, SSO which to buy whisky and was at tbe old brewery building, at Agnes and New York streets, for the purpose of collecting the money. Dugan said he testified that he went to the old brewery building to find O’Roark to get S3O which he loaned O’Roark, but that nothing was said about whisky and that he never loaned O’Roark money at any time to purchase whisky. Dugan, In his testimony In court, stated, however, that O’Roark was not at the old brewery building when he visited the place Sunday morning. “O’Koark does not owe me $50,” said | Dugan today In the presence of Patrol- | man O'Roark. “He never did owe m<* ’ SSO and I just had to -have an excuse for i being in that building.” “O'Roark never bought whisky for me and I never loaned him money, j “I had to have an excuse to get out 1 of the charge against me but I xA fined I anyway.” O'Roark today issued the following statement: “I feel that an injustice has been made ! In bringing my name into the gambling case nt the old West New York street brewery, for a I was at home in bed at the time the raid was made and I never was In a craps game in the brewery. “Dugan never loaned me SSO to buy whisky or any thing else and I do not owe Dugan SSO now and never did owe him money. * £ — “It Is true that charges have been filed against me in another case, but that la !no reason that my name should be brought into a case In which I was In no way connected.”

Van Briggle Company Receiver Is Demanded Pending a hearing on next*Tuesday in the Marion County Circuit Court, a restraining order is in effect enjoining the Van Brlggle Device Company, L. Howard Van Briggle and Henry S. Homlnger, officers of the company, from Issuing checks on the company’s funds or altering any records. The restraining order was Issued late yesterday by Circuit Judge Harry Chamberlin on a petition filed by stockholders of the company. s' Shortly after the restraining order was Issued, another suit was filed by a number of stockholders asking Judge Chamberlin to appoint a receiver. It is alleged in the suit that tbe company owes $190,000 and that L.* Howard Van Brlggle has mismanaged the funds of the company.

Canadian Engineer Is Accidentally Killed WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Oct. 2—John P. Isaacs, 35. engineer of the J unkin* Consthruction Company of Vancouver, British Columbia, was killed when his shotgun discharged as the canoe In* which he was riding overturned in the marshes of- northern Manitoba late yesterday. Premier T. C. Norris of Manitoba, who was Isaacs' companion on a duck hunting trip, narrowly escaped downing. Isaacs and Premier Norris fired simultaneously at a flock of dpeks and tbe the shock of the recoil of their gun* upsqt the canoe. As the canoe turned over the second barrel of Isaacs gun discharged, the contents entering hts side. Isaacs’ father was formerly chief engineer of the Southern Pacific Railway, and now resides in New York.

Drawings Show How to Keep Healthful A group of reproductions of original drawings, emphasizing ways to keep healthy are on exhibition In the window* of the Merchants Heat and Light Company’s building, at Washington and Meridian streets. The prints are taken from the original group of drawings made by the Chicago Tuberculosis Institute. Officials of the Marlon County Tuberculosis Association have secured sixty sets of the posters and these will be distributed to the primary grade rooms in the county and parochial schools. The posters also will become a part of the health displays at the fresh air schools througout Indianapolis. Rotarians to Hold Election Tuesday The annual election of the Indianapolis Rotary Club will be hold In the Riley room of the Claypool Hotel at 6 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, and the announcement says that Frederick E. Matson, president, not only jvants all the members present? “but all the candidates are Insisting on It." There will be no noon meeting. The election board consists of Henry L. Stenger, chairman; C. Mlltcn Kelly, Benjamin D. Lewis, Otis W. Fierce, Arthur Koss Stuart. Arsenal Tech Power House Bids Deferred Low bids totaling 1.169 414. CS for tho new shop and power house unit of tbe Arsenal Technical i Schools were taken under advisement by the board of school commissioners in their Friday meeting until the regular Tuesday evening meeting. V The estimate of the new suit was originally placed at 81,230,000. The board accepted a plaster cast bust figure of Dames Whitcomb Riley from Mrs. Myra Reynolds Richards for the Shortridge High- School. j

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