Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 127, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 October 1924 — Page 9

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Ban Johnson Keeps Scandal Pot Boiling as World Series Gets Under Way

‘HELL IS GOING TO POP,’ A. L. PRESIDENT SAYS Calls Landis 'Weakling' in Baseball Judgment and Threatens to Drive Giant Bosses Out of Game, Bp United Pres* CHICAGO, Oet. 4.—Aroused by the rebuffs of Commissioner of Baseball Landis, Ban B. Johnson, president of the American League. has announced a finish fight on Landis and John McGraw, manager of the Giants. Johnson said he was determined to drive “corruption”- out of organized baseball and announced he had instructed his attorneys to decide on a plan of action.

Johnson said he would not be satisfied until Landis, Stoneham and McGraw are out of baseball. Likewise he wants the instant dismissal of all ball players who are connected In any way with crookedness in baseball. Why He Is Angry Johnson is angry because Landis ignored his demand for cancellation of'the world’s series in view of the confession of Jimmy O'Connell of the Giants that he tried to bribe a Philly player to throw one of the last games played between the two teams. days,” Johnson declared. “I will Brand for no more nonsense and I know the public Is back of me in my demand that this whole nasty mess be aired and the guilty ones punished. “My reasons for demanding the retirement of Commissioner Landis from organized baseball are simply these: Landis, in the face of this scandal attending the winning of the National League pennant by New York and the reports concerning arrangements for the vorUl series, is deliberately seeking to hush things up. That is no way to deal with the situation. "The facts concerning this scandal must be brought out. I am going to see that it is done. Whew! Read This "Landis looks to me like an irresponsible character. He hasn’t the judgment in organized baseball of a ten-year-old.” Johnson said he believed O’Connell when he said he was only the "goat." Johnson said he wanted to know who was behind the bribe offer. "The players did not do it themselves,” he said. "Suppose, for instance, that it would have been worth 5150,000 to the Giants to get Into the world series. Suppose some gamblers or some men associated with them, wanted to make sure they would win the pennant and get into the world selves, it seems probable the same gang that wanted the Giants to win the pennant by crooked work also "Would seek co corrupt the series itself. ♦I He Means Business That's what we want to find out, and you may rest assured the men assisting me in this investigation are not going to be fooled, intimidated or called off.” Investigation also Is being made of rumors of “a disgraceful situation” attending the 1922 world series, Johnson said. “I am having these rumors investigated and I expect they will be taken up later in a more thorough fashion,” he said.

IN $400,000 STADIUM Gophers Open Season Against North Dakota in New Plant. Bp United Press MINNEAPOLIS, Oct 4.—Biil Spaulding's Minnesota Gophers launched the season today in the new 5409,000 stadium. North' Dakota opposed the Gophers. With the entire first string eligible this year. Coach Spaulding is confi dent the Gopher machine has "great possibilities.” He planned to start Malcolm Graham at quarter, Lidberg at full and Asher and Peterson at the half back positions. Two Games in Chicago Bp United Press CHICAGO, Oct. 4.—The college football season was opened here this afternoon with games at the University of Chicago and Northwestern University. Missouri mixed with ChiAgo and South Dakota fought Northwestern. Many stars will be out of the Missouri line-up because of injuries. Brookside Grid The Brookside A. A. football team will open its season on the road Sunday at Cumberland. This also will be the first game for Cumberland. All Brookside players .report at Baxter’s not later than 12:30 Sunday. For games write H. Englehardt, 1524 N. Dearborn St., or call Webster 5554. Frankfort and Danvilie take notice.

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HITT SCORES 6-TO-0 SHUTOUT AGAINST BALTO Saint Southpaw Holds Orioles to Three Hits — Third Game Today, B\t United Prow BALTIMORE, Oct. 4 —Helpless before the pitching of Howard Merritt, the St. Paul American Association champions’ southpaw pitcher, the Baltimore International League pennant winners dropped the second game of the “little world series,” 6 to 0. Friday, and made the game count one-all. Merritt held the Orioles to three hits. Ogden and Tomlin pitched for Baltimore. The Orioles won Thursday. 4to 3. Dressen got a home-fun for the Saints Friday. The third battle of the series was to 6e staged this afternoon. Catcher McCarty of the locals was injured Friday. Cobb, the other Oriole catcher, was hurt before the series started. Freitag has been borrowed from Jersey City with the consent of the Saints.

Y.P.C.S PERFORM AGAINSTSHELBY Al Feeney's Eleven Opens Season Here Sunday, The football season at Washington Park w.ll open Sunday afternoon when Al Feeney’s Y. P. O.s clash with the Shelbyville independent eleven. % Lee: l ! grfd fans are eager to see what Feeney has This fall and the murner in which he has Worked his warriors indicates followers of the team -*re going to be given a pleasant surf*rise. The game will start at 2:30. Shelbyville has twenty-three men aul the Y. P. C.s twenty-eight. A delegation of rooters will accompany the Shelby sound here. The team recently purchased new equipment. Results of the world scries game at Washington Sunday will be announced at Washington Park during the football game. Grand Circuit Results •AT COLUMBUS (OHIO) FRIDAY The 2:08 Face—Parse $1,000; threeheat clan: Hessen Onrurale. b h (McDonald) 111 Laura Forbes, b m (Hailn,.._^. 0 2 2 Shamrock E. b g (Hardie) . ... 2 4 4 Northern Direct, b h (C0x).... 4 3 8 J L Jr., bs; (Plaxico) ft ft f, Toleda. b m (Ersklne) 3 <l!s Dan Finch, b it (V. Fleming)... 7 dls Time—-2:05 U. 2:05 >4. 2:04 >4. Free-For-All Trot—Purse $1,500: threeheat plan: Czar Worthy, b s (Murphy) 18 1 Etheiinda. b m (Cox) .. . . ...... 3 18 Cupid s Albiijrer. b g (Childs).. 2 2 2 Alisal. br m (Rutherford) 4 4 4 Time—2 03Vi. 2:O2V*. 2:04 The 2:00 Trot—Purse $1,000: threeheat plan: v Fair May. b m (Coxl 1 1 4 Jean Ax worthy, b m (Plaxico).. 10 7 1 John Cpencer blk g (Crooks) . 2 2 8 Time—2:o7*4, 2:04*4. 2 004. Miss Kllen Tod. Hope Friseo. PiriLla Hopeful. Woodrow L. Rgse D. Frederick K and the Flying Parson also tsarted. The 2:13 Trot—Pure $1,000: threeheat plan: Billy Burke, b g (Cartnal) 11l Trumpator. b g (Ersklne) 4 2 3 Eugenia Harvester, hr m (.Frost) 5 3 2 Time—2 :08 V* . 2 :08 *4 2 :00 v, . Costa Jay and kittie Belwin also started.

State Football Today

Franklin at Butler. State School for Deaf at Indiana Central. De Pauw at Indiana. Lombard at Notre Dame. Purdue at Ohio State. Ear)ham at Cedarville. Defiance at Hanover. Valparaiso at Centre. ALL-PROS, SHELBYVILLE Kelly to Take Team Out of City for Snuday Game. ftp Times Special SHELBYVILLE, Inch, Oct. 4. The Shelbyvllle Nationals will pjay Mike Kelly’s All-Pros of Indianapolis in this city Sunday. Reno and Leuty will form the battery for the locals. Art Trefy wilj play left field. On Oct. 12 the Nationals will play a return game at Brazil. Hartford City Wins Bp Times Special ANDERSON, Ind., Oct. 4. —Hartford City High School won its second football game of the seasbn here Friday by defeating the locals in an exciting battle, 33 to 26. The winners made all their points in, the first half. lowa “U” Starts B,u United Press .lOWA CITY, lowa, Oot. 4. —Coach Ingwersen's lowa *‘U” gridders were ready for their first test or strength with the Teachers’ College of Oklahoma here today.

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IIIS 204-pound tackle, "Big” N'esotn, of Louisiana State n J University, which meets Indiana next Saturday, Oct. 11, at Washington Park, thus city, graduated with a bang fall from freshman football into varsity company. He is carrying his reputation as the star of the freshman team with him in the big

At Baltimore Friday

ST PAUL AB R H O A K Chr!“tenseri, ct. 4 0 1 4 0 0 Boone, m 5 O 2 O 4 2 Neun. lb 4 2 1 12 0 0 Lee. rs 5 1 2 1 0 O Dressen. 3b .... 4 l 3 1 4 0 Haas if 4 0 l 0 0 0 Morse. 2b .... 4 0 O 3.6 0 Dixon, e 3 1 O fl 1 0 Merritt, p 4 1 2 0 1 0 Total* 37 R 12 27 15 2 BALTIMORE AB R ’ H O A K MAisri ,3b .... 3 0 0 1 2 0 Connelly, rs .. . 4 0 I 2 2 0 Jioobeoh. cf .. .3 l> 0 2 J 0 Porter. 2b 3 O 1 1 3 O Boley. ** 8 O 0 1 l 2 Sheedy. lb .... 4 0 0 13 O 1 J e obs If 4 O 1 1 O 1 McCarty, o . 1 o 0 3 0 0 Freitair. o _... 2 0 0 2 0 0 Ocrim. p ...... 2 0 O 1 3 1 Tomlin, p 0 O 0 0 2 0 Clark 1 0 0 O 0 0 Total* 30 0 3 27 14 5 Clark batted for Ogden iff eighth. 8t Paul 000 102 012—0 Baltimore 000 000 000—o Homo run—Dressen. Sacrifice—-Neun Double plays—Connelly to Oxden. Boone to Morse to Neun. Dressen to Morse to Neun. Left on bases—Baltimore, u tit Paul. 0 First bases on errors—Baltimore. 2' St. Paul. 3. Bases on ball*— Off Osrden, 1 : off M*-rrltt. o Hit*-—Off Ogdon. 10 in 8 innings: off Tomlin, 2 in 1 Inning, Hit by pitehT—By Tomlin iDixon,. Struct out—By Ogdon. 3: by Merritt. 5. Umpires—Cl,ill (American Association): Grlsel (Internationa! League). Time—2 hours. RULES MEETING HELD Changes in Interpretat ion.s Agreed I port by Ilig Ten Officials. Bp United Press CHICAGO, Oct. 4.—lmportant hanges In Interpretations of the ••ball rules were decided upon Frlv by leading officials of the Westii Conference, in, a meeting with Major John Griffith, athletic commissioner *of the Big Ton, here. No more protection than at any ffther time shall be given a passer, in the ruling on roughing a passer, according to one of tho conclusions of the arbiters. To the rule—"any player may recovery a kicked ball which has not crossed the line of scrimmage”—the following amendment was added, "or was touched by an off side man.” A forward pass Is held completed when it Is momentarily held secure in the field of play. TROJANS IN*, COME-BACK Play Beech Grove Sunday; Former Battery in Action. The TrojAn baseball team, which has gathered a number of its former players, will -play the Beech Grove Reds at Beech Grove Sunday at 2:30. The old Trojan battery of Kelfer Huckleberry, pitcher, and Pat Lucid, catcher, will b>- seen i auction. All Trojan players are asked #to be at the Be“ch Grove Park at 1 p. m. TWO REGULARS ABSENT Inexperienced Badgers Start Season in Contest With lowa State. B]/ sassed Press MADISON. AVIs., Oct. 4.—Two regulars, Butch Leith tackle, and Arlow Solbraa, end, were out of the lineup today as Jack Ryan's Badger eleven prepared to battle the heavy lowa State College team from Ames here this afternoon.

Pigskin Primer

What is a forward pass? Technically a forward pass Is any ball passed forward or toward the opponents’ goal. Explain a screen forward pass? In this play the linesmen are sent down the field as a potential protlve shield behind which an end or half back darts to receive the pass. Define a criss-cross forward pass? This starts the same as a crisscross run in which the second man to receive the ball passes it forward to a teammate. What is a triple pass? In such a play three men handle the ball. The final man to receive it passing to one of his teammates after the manner of the criss-cross pass.

eomptny this year and is expected to be a worthy running mate to A. Weaver, 242-pound left tackle of the Rebels, ♦ The Louisianfkffndia.na grid tattle is attracting State wide attention and ihe Inter sectional conflict is sure to attract a large crowd.

SOX LEADING IN ' BIG GUY SERIES Fourth Game Today at American League Park, By United Press CHICAGO. Oct. 4—With the Chicago city series half won tho White Sox today hoped to give the Cubs their third trimming of the annual battle. The Sox havo won two games in the series and the Cubs one. Blankenship was the probable pitching choice for the Sox today, and it was expected that either Aldridge or Knufmann would bo chosen by the Cubs. The Sox woli Friday, 6 to 3.

Nut Cracker

N r "EITHER the Giants nor Sen ators were the best team in L_ J their league, claim experts. . . They won because they wore good lo their mothers, we suppose. It must be awful to be a solrmn-fnoed expert and have two bail club* come along and knock your spring’ forecast* lor a row of arsenic mint*. harvard is gradually GETTING AWAY FROM THE HAUGHTON SYSTEM. . . . PERHAPS YOU NOTICED THAT BY THE WAY YALE BEAT ’EM I .AST Tear. It is very hard to smack the daylights out of a champion who spends all his time before the footlights. ~l ay what you will about bowling on the the *- old graybeards who play it seem to get along pretty well without a cheer leader. SIDE-STEPPING MAY BE ALL RIGHT IN THE RING, BUT POLITICIANS FIND IT DOESN’T GO OVER BIG WITH THE TAXPAYERS. Faith will move mountains, but tt has no effect whatsoever on the 300-pounder who leaps up in front of you as tho winning touchdown is being scored. It Is hard to understand the football rales. * * * Tt Is also hard to understand the football hero who limps when he is hit on the noao. • ‘ * .Tack Britton Is going to fight again, being Inspired, no doubt, by the nowp that Nick Alt rock made a three-base lilt, THE BEAUTY ABOUT THE STRAW VOTE IS THAT YOU DON’T HAVE TO BELIEVE IT UNLESS THE COUNT FAVORS YOIjR MAN. IMubort Out of Danger By United Press CINCINNATI, Oct. 4.—Jake Daubert, captain and first baseman of the Reds, was reported "out of danger” today after an operation Friday. v

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SHORTHAND MANUAL VICTORS; TECHNICAL LOSES Steele High Too Strong, for Locals —South Side Team Shines, The motto for local high school football teams after Friday's results should be something like this, "See Indiana First.” Technical bit off too tough an assignment against Steele High of Dayton at that city so early in the season and Tost. 32 to 0. Copying after the air races being held in the Ohio city the Steele gridders used the air route with plenty of success against the Green and White. Five touchdowns went over Tech’s goal line. Babcock was the chief ground-gainer for the losers. * Manual Has Punch Right here in Indianapolis three of the local squads played. Manual showed a versatile and fast attack against Wabash to win Impressively. 39 to 0. The south siders appeared rather light but had plenty of punch Higgs and Martin played bang-up football Ht half back positions for Manual, and Kellermeyer, full Kick, showed well on tho defense. Hutton snagged passes at end to perfection. The consistent ground gainers for Wabash were Ross, quarter back, and Knee, full hack. Kncp was forced out early in the second half | due to injuries. Ross was easily the I best ground gainer and defense man on the field. Game at Bloomington Manual gridders played at Bloomington this morning and were guests at the Indiana lie Pauw game this afternoon. Shortridge defeated Broad Ripple at. Penney Park, 21 to 12. The north siders used straight football most of the time and Coach Gold sherry put in nil of his reserves after getting a lead. Gillespie was the big noise for Rfpple. It was Impossible to tell much about SfiortrAlge’s strength because ; of the multitude of gridders who j were in and out of the fray.

FERNDALES AND MUNGIE SUNDAY Local Eleven Improves Attack —New Men in Game, With new faces in tho line-up and I n greatly strengthened offense, .the j Ferndales will play tho second game j of the season with tho strong Mur- I cle A. C. eleven at Fennsy Park j Sunday at 2:30. Drayer, formerly of Illinois Uni verity. Is expected to start the game at a tackle position. Balden- j sticker, former Wabash star, appar ently has won a regular position in i the back field. Working to -eradicate weaknesses in attack shown In tho game with : the Louisville Pros last week, j Coach Morrison has driven the Ferndales hard this week, and is ] confident the team will show a Bus - j talned attack Sunday. ALL GRID SEATS SOLD Game Attracts Big Crowd at Lincoln. By United Press , LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 4. —Nebraska fell lack on Its "miracle men” in Its hope for victory as It started to send out an inexperienced team against the Illinois eleven in the opening game of the season here. All seats in the stadium were sold out early in the day, and lines began forming for standing room at the ends of the gridiron.

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SHE Siebler Tailoring Company team of Cincinnati will meet a team representing the Indianapolis Amateur Baseball Association at Riverside Park, diamond No. 1, Sunday at 1:30. The Ciney team is class A champ of that city. The game Sunday will be free to the public. Joe Meibers, shown here, is a Cincy mainstay in the box. He is a right handed pitcher. Also Basektball Star Frank Rleonda, star lnflelder of the Philadelphia Athletics, is one of the best basket ball player In the East, rate,! among the first five.

Name Walsh Excites N. D.

By SK t Service HTH BEND, Ir.d., Oct. 4.—There are all kind*; of t luck, but hone to equal the Tuck of an Irish name. That's what Net re Dame football followers believe. And they say that a name like Walsh — which the Notre Dame captain bears—is Irish enough to carry good luck forever and a day. Furthermore, they see in his name an omen that Notre Dame will win all her games this year. Four years ago the Roekne school won all Its games. The 1920 team was captained by a tall tackle with the Irish name

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Friday Football

. COLLEGES Wabash. 26: Monmouth. 7. Rose I’oly. 33: Oakland City. 0. Evansville College. 12; Indiana Central Normal, 6.' Washington and Lee. 19: U. of Maryland. 7. niGH SCHOOLS Manual. 39: Wabash, 0. Shortridge. 21; Broad Ripple. 12. Steele (Dayton. Ohio)-. 32: Technical. 0 Hartford City. 33: Andersyon. 26. * Brazil, 76: Crawfordsville. 0. Hammond. 20: Whiting. 0. NEWCOMERS STAR IN WABASH Vi Robinson Does Well at End —Rose Poly Cops, The Saturday football congestion was relieved somewhat in this State when three college contests were played Friday. Wabash, Rose Poly and Evansville were the winners. The Little Giants at Crawfordsville stepped right out against Monmouth, the Illinois school, and held the advantage from the opening whistle, the final score being, 26 to 7. Coach Vaughan used his second and third string men at different times. The showing of some of the new men was a bright spot from the Wabash standpoint. Red Robinson, former aH-State basketball player from Anderson, subbing at end for Elliott, who was out wtth a bad cold, played a f.ne game. Cripe. l,aek field reserve, hit the Monmouth line hard. Rose Poly came right back after its defeat at I. U. last week and walked away from Oakland City, 33 to 0. Evansville College won over Central Normal at Evansville in a close struggle, 12 to 6. Normal's fumbles proved costly. An aerial attack by the winners made up for a disadvantage In weight. Baseball Pool Information By T~nitrd Press CHICAGO, Oct. 4.—-Leslie O’Conner, secretary of Judge Landis, commissioner of baseball, has ordered from Washington an immediate compilation of a report on activities of baseball pool operators In Chicago and Cook County during the season just closed.

of Coughlin. Then came in successive years Captains Anderson, Carberry, Brown —AngloSaxon names to say the least, and each year Notro Dame missed its coveted hope of an unbeaten season by just one game. Now another Irishman, with a Gaelic name just as good as Coughlin, heads the team. 13 bis name the charm that spells an undefeated season? The hurdles of Princeton, Army, Wisconsin, Georgie Tech, Nebraska and others that Notre Dame must jump mean nothing to the Notre Dame followers who believe it la.

MOODY GRIDIRON FOR BUTLER AND FRANKLIN SCRAP - Fans From Each Camp Confident Appear Evenly Matched, Football fans were speculating today on the advantages and disadvantages of a muddy field on the chances of Franklin and Butler today at Irwin field. The rain of Friday night: made the footing very uncertain, to say the least. , Rooters from both camps were predicting victory for their favorites. The contest looked like a real struggle, with not much choice between the two. Some thought that the Butler reserve strength might tell in the long run. The Baptists’ first-string line-up appeared the equal of the locals, but injuries and the long grind might slow them up. Coach Duggan has not any great amount of reserve material. Many Franklin fans made the trip to this city. A great crowd was expected, as there was general interest in the contest. It was "Indianapolis day.” Various civic organizations bought blocks of seats. A couple of bands were to enJ#fn*n the occasion. World series scores were to be announced. MAULERSARRIVE FOR MONDAY CARO Much Action Promised In Local Fistic Event, Out-of-town boxers who will participate in Monday night’s boxing show at Tomlinson Hall are due in the city. Patsy Rocco, Chicago middleweight. who will box Eddie Welsh in one of the principal contests, and Johnny Murphy, I4%pounder, a stable mate, were to arrive late today. Eddie Dyer, Terre Haute lightweight who will box Sidney Glick, will come over Sunday afternoon. Local fans are wondering just how good Welsh is and just what he will show when pitted against such a tough customer as Rocco. Welsh has won his last two starts in less than a round. The Glick-Dyer bout Is expected to be a thriller, If it is as good as the previous meeting between the two boys, the fans will be more than satisfied. £>n that occasion, Glick won the decision in ten rounds. Other boxers on the card, which consists of five bouts and thirty-six rounds, are reported to be in splendid condition.