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PHOENIX, ARIZONA, MONDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 11, 1920
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XAFT-WILSON CABLEGRAMS
MADE PUBLIC BY GOVERNOR
COX-OPPONENTS OF LEAGUE
PACT SCORED BY NOMINEE
Correspondence Given Out
For Changes in Tentative
By Former President Regarding Its Presentation to
United States Senate.
Republican A. P. Leased Wirt
KmiNGKIKLn. IM., Oct. 19-raMe
eorrespendence between President Wil
son and former Pre stdent Taff in 1919,
during drafting of the league of na
tion covenant at Paris was made pub
lic here tonight by Governor Cox,
Iemocratlc presidential candidate, to
gether with statement by the candi
date criticising severely Senator Lodge
of Massachusetts and other league op
ponent. Mr. Taft. the correspondence de
tailed .sought and h;ul cable commu
nlraton with President Wilson, sub
mitting numerous suggestions for
change In the tentative league draft
and advising the president regarding
Its presentation to the senate.
Governor Cox'a statement, issued
prior to hie departure to make addreas
es at East S. I.ouls. 111., and St. Louis.
Mo., said that he published the T.ift
Wilson correspondence a White
House memorandum because of "the
enulvooal pOHltlon ex-President Taft
and other friend of the league now
occupy In their support of the candi
date of the league Uestructlonlsts."
The correspondence, Governor Cox
aid. was -Initiated by him (Mr. Taft)
a a result of his study of the draft
agreement" and quoted Mr. Taft's
"own words when sincerity of mind
and Intelligence were not beclouded by
the partisan prejudice of a political
campaign."
Followed Taft Suggestions
The White House memorandum,
containing some of the cables ex
changed by President Wilson nnd Mr.
Taft stated, that in "every instance"
the president followed Mr. Taft's sug
gestions and Governor Cox's statement
declared that "every suggestion of Mr.
Taft was followed ilterally." The cor
respondence Indicated that Mr. Taft's
suggestions dealt principally with pro
tecting the Monroo dlctrlne and dealing
with American domestic questions,
withdrawal from the league, unani
mous league decisions and disarm
ament. The correspondence made pub
llo contained two cablegrams from the
president to Mr. Taft and several from
Mr. Taft to the executive, including
one in which A. Iwrence Iwell,
former president of Harvard univer
sity. Joined.
The White House memorandum
Quoted at length league amendments
to show adoption of Mr. Taft's sug
gestions. The final cablegram from Mr. Taft,
ent to Secretary Tumulty and for
warded to the president, as given in
published correspondence, was dated
June 2S. 1319, Just before the president
returned to present the treaty to the
senate. It read:
"I would like to send a return mes
sage and that Is. that tho president
argue for the league and its necessity;
the impossibility to secure peace with
out: the dreadful unrest In Europe,
the pressure of our allies to ratify and
secure peace at once, the need of the
league with the United States to stab
ilize and to resist bolshcvlsm. the nec
esslty for renewal of negotiations if
an important amendment like striking
out article ten is made; the absurdity
of a congressional declaration of peace
on one side, tho giving up of all ob
Jects of the war in such a peace If
Germany were to make a similar dec
laration. I hope sincerely he will not
attack the Republican senators.' His
appeal will be much more Influential if
ho pleads his causn and does not at
tack the opposition."
Cabled Wilson Direct in March
On March IB, 1919. the rorrespon
dence showed. Secretary Tumulty sent
the president a message stating that
Mr. Taft desired to cable the president
direct with suggestions not looking to
change "the structure of the league.
the plan of action or its rci character
but simply removing objections in
minds of conscientious Americans
which its language does not Jus
tify and whose fears could be removed
without any considerable change of
language."
The reply riven by President Wilson
aid he would "appreciate Mr. Taft's
nffer of suggestions and welcome
!hm."
"The sooner they are sent, the bet-
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ter." the president reply added. "You
need give yourself no uneasiness aoom
my yielding anything with regara xo
the embodiment or the proposea con
vention In the treaty."
On March 18. the correspondence
showed. Mr. Taft cabled a reservation
for the Monroe doctrine, stating that
It u Innrt won 1 A probably carry the
frentw hnt others would make it cer
tain." Mr. Taft's detailed suggestions
were:
Mnnmt Doctrine Reservation
"If vou bring back the treaty with
the league of nations In it, make more
enoelflf. rese rvations of the Monroe
doctrine, fix a terms for duration of
the league and the limit of armament,
require expressly unanimity of action
In executive council ana Doay oi u
nnd add to article XV a provl
slon that where the executive council
nf tha hodv of delegates finds the dif
ference to grow out of 'an exclusively
domeatic policy, it shall recommend no
settlotnwU. the ground will be com
pletely cut from the opponents of the
league in the senate."
The latter. Mr. Taft said, would
eover tariff. Japanese Immigration
domestic Questions
Knhmittina- drafts of proposed
amendments ana --
their behalf, one of Mr. laits mes
sages stated:
-Th rtemibllcan senators are trying
to stir up anxiety among Republicans
lest this be a limitation upon our tariff.
It would help much to meet ana re
move objections and cut the ground
under senatorial obstruction,"
Regarding the Monroe oocixinea
-nttnn Mr. Taft WaS UUQIBU M
follows:
My impression Is that If Jtne one
article already sent, on the Monroe
doctrine, be inserted in me ".
sufficient Republicans wno signea. iuo
round robin would . prooaDiy reiretti
from their position and vote for ratifl
..iinn .n that it would carry. If the
other sugegstions were adopted, I feel
confident that all but a w wno op
pose the league at all, would be driven
to accept them ana to sia.nu
lea rue."
Another message by Mr. uan on
March 2S. 1919. upon the same sub-
Jest, said.
Cabled Wilson March 23
"Venturo to suggest to president
that failure to reserve Monroe
rir,. Tnnri r.eclflcallv in race i op
position In conference will give great
weight to objection mat league i irv
reported endangers doctrine. It will
riniiiv embarrass aavocaT.es oi uw
league; it will certainly lead to senate
amendments embodying domestic and
nv.K nrnvutnnfl In form less likely
to secure subsequent acquiescence of
other nations than proper reservations
now. Deem some kind ot Monroe aoc-
trina amendment now to article ten
vif.il in acceptance of league in this
country. I say with full realizations
that complications in conference are
many and not clearly understood nere
A strong and successful stand now
xt.ni rnrrv tha leasrue.
Another on' April 13. signea Dy Mr.
Tnft nnd A. Lawrence LowelL read:
"Friends of the covenant are seri
ously alarmed over report that no
amendment will be maoe more ppe-
cificallv safea-uardlng Monroe doc
trine. At full meeting of executive
committee of league to enforce peace
with thirtv members from eighteen
strife nresent. unanimous opinion that
without such amendment nepunncan
senators will certainly defeat ratifica
tion of treaty because public opinion
, i . . . v. Tl'ltK .inh Amanil.
will stav them. With such amend
ment treat v will be promptly ratified.
The White House memorandum
made" nublic bv Governor Cox said
that the league's reservation of domes
tic question was made "as suggested
from Mr. Taft. it stated, were fol
lowed, ns shown by quotations from
the league covenant
In making pu,Mic correspondence.
Governor Cox statement said that
time had arrived "to bring before the
American Jury the recorded evidence
. . . that the league is the composite
thought of the leading etatesmen f
the world," and that it "Incorporated
all the suggestions that were honest
ly offered by leading United States
citizens,
Citing suggestions by Ellhu Root,
Charles K. Hughes and others. Gov
ernor Cox reiterated that its- opposi
tion was "a partisan conspiracy
It seems bnt yesterday," said Gov
ernor Cox. "mat an me teaaers ei
American thought were for the league
The past eighteen months of plot and
conspiracy, holding up the civilization
of the world and tearing at the heart
strings of humanity r political pur
poses, are as a nightmare.-
Severely Criticizes Lodge
Governor Cox refejred to the White
House dinner in February, 1919, at
whit'h President Wilson, he said, con
ferred upon the league covenant with
the fenate foreign relations and house
foreign affairs committees, and added:
"Hut before this meeting. Henry
Cabot Lodge, a the arch conspirator
of the nges, had uttered bis defiance
and Issued the mandate that peace
yhouM nr.t be If it enme as the result
of effort in which the president had a
directing hand. A partisan victory.
horn in hatred and discopteati was his
goal, let the cost to conization be"
what it might. In sequence a few
d.iyM after the conference. Senator
I,o1iro produced his infamous round
rot!n, sicned by thirty-seven ftepub-
li. .in senators, who declared that the
Icnue was not acceptable In the form
trc emeu. put. wnn, unaer partisan
lrmb-rshlp, mule r.D supcestiona of
nnv l.lnd for lis Improvements as a
ni'vm- of preserving the peace of the
worM.
"Id thi connection, let It be em
ph,ii7'.t tt.at t ot one sincle suggested
nm'"dmerifs received from any respon-jiltli-
source went iir.heertpd ; lnst"ad.
ttie rn.'iloritv cf suggestions were re
(Hirs'c.l l.v the president to be put
. to writing nnd w-re incorporated In
ti c "linft. ertii;illy verbatim.
Tiien .fter ii " president returned.
mi .luK i:in-v.th tlx- treaty and the
fin:i! drnft of the rovcnnt. he Htaln
on!' rt fil v.itli all the members of the
Why the Republican Was Late
Trouble Will Be Eliminated
Within the last two weeks The Republican has been frequently
irritatingly de ayed in going to press, with the result that it has reached
its readers late. The management Is doing its utmost to eliminate the
causes of these delays, and Is pleased to announce that that will be
done very quirkly.
Several f.ctors have contributed to the delays, the foremost being
large increase in the volume of news and especially in the much enlarged
volume of advertising. Too much of .the copy of the larger space-users
comes in late, and all of it later than it should be received, both for the
good of the readers and the advertisers, who are themselves penalized
by this delay of the publishing hour. All this will be shortly remedied.
Another cause of delay is in the fact that a part of the equipment of
' The Republican has already been installed in Its new home while the
building is being finished, "while the rest of it is in the present quarters
of the paper. This is a handicap that militates against efficiency.
The Repiblcan has recently purchased another multiple magazine
linotype and Also a carload of new time-saving efficiency printing equip
ment that is now being installed in the new home of this paper. Within
the next two weeks the entire equipment of the paper will be established
in its new bjilding and it will then be prepared to handle Its business
efficiently and on time.
The circulation of The Republican ha grown to more than 14,000 and
It is now printing fifty per cent more pages than were required fifteen
months ago.
The most marked delay recently was that of Saturday night, caused
in a great Treasure by a shut down of the gas used in heating the metal
of the types-ittlng machines, followed by a further loss of time by a de
rangement f the lighting system during the busiest hour of the busy
Saturday nij;ht shift.
MILTON LOWERS DIRT
TRACK HUNDRED MILE
RECORD FIVE MINUTES
Slip of Pen hi
Board of Trade
Jars Wheat Mart
CHICAGO. Oct. 10. A slip of
pen in the lands of a clerk in the
board of trade here sent wheat
prices tumbling; caused the Cana
dian government to consider tak
ing over the wheat market there
and resulted in a proclamation be
ing issued by the United States
Wheat Growers' association, urg
ing suspension of all sales of wheat
by farmers until the price reached
S3, it was said today.
The clerk, it was said, mistook
an order ftom Rosenbaum Broth
ers, brokerti, to sell 1000 bushels for
1,000,000 bt shels, and when dealers
heard that such a large amount
was being Jhrown on the market,
prices immediately began to slump..
The marktt opened at S1.99U. ad
vanced a quarter of a cent, and
then began to slip point by point.
Word soon reached the floor that
the brokerage house had dumped a
million buuhels on the market and
small dalers began to sett.
' Edward L. Glazer, president or
RosenbauM Brothers, said the or
der was oily oversold about 75,000
bushels when the error was dis
covered, hie said his house covered
at a Iass f about 2 cents a bushel.
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 America's
tax bill for the fiscal year ending June
30, amount ;d to Jj, 408,075,408, approxi
mately a billion 'and a half dollars
more than was paid into the federal
treasury ii the previous 12 months.
The figure j were contained in the pre
liminary leport of the commissioner
of internal revenue, made public to-
profita ta:es the government received
I . ..... .
approximately three-fourths of all its
revenue, .in these two items there was
an increaiie of $1,336,000,000 over the
fiscal year of 1919, receipts for the
two year being: 1920, $3,957,701,000;
1919. $2,600,000,000. From Multifarious
sources of "misllaneous" taxation.
the levy rroduced $1,450,374,000, an in
crease ovr the previous year of $201.-
000,000.
In the J'lr?t full year of the prohibi
tion era, there was a net reduction of
$343,000,000 in taxes on distilled and
fermented liquors, the; report shows.
From distilled spirits the government
received $97,907,000 in the last fiscal
year while the taxes from the same
source in 1919 were $3G5,211,000. Taxes
on ferme ited liquors for the last fiscat
year agg-egated $41,965,000 and for the
fiscal yeir of 1919, $117,839,000. The
report also shows comparative rev
enues for the fiscal year of 19p9 and
1920. The former date was the last
full year in which the government de-
rived lts principal revenues from three
sources distilled spirits, fermented
liquors tind tobacco. Taxes produced
on the three items in 1909 amounted to
$244,211,000 while the revenue in the
year Jutt ended was $435,718,000. In
1909 the:ie taxes constituted 99.1 of the
nation's revenue while last year thev
were only 8.06 per cent of the totaf
taxes. Although there was a big de
crease i i taxes on liquors between the
two years shown, there was a corre
epondinjjly greater Increase in the rev
enue from tobacco in all of its forms,
In 1909 the tobaeco tax amounted to
only $51,887,000 while in 1920 it was
$29o.845,000, the report showed.
The transportation tax which had
been estimated to produce about $275.-
000,000 annually reached $.".07,808,000
for tho last fiacal year. Taxes on
Jewelry and other so-called "luxuries"
produced another $56,000,000. The
epeclal corporation tax on the value
Gf its s'.ock yielded $93,000,000.
Withdrawals from bonded
ware
houses of distilled spirits for Indus
iriai urn omrr non-oeverage purposes
increased from 11,000,000 to more than
2S.OOUO.OO0 gallons from 1913 to 1920
the resort disclosed. Put in with
drawal from bond of distilled spirits
which were labelled for beverage use
there 'vaa a decrease from 72.500.000
gallons in 1919 to 200,000 gallons in the
last fiscal year.
The 1919 consumption of cigars was
i.l lO.oco.OOO ami in the fiscal year of
13'JO ranped sightly above S, "00. 000, 000
The report showed that taxes had
been paid on 3t5.9:0. 000,000 cigarettes
In 13U:, 33,100,000,000 in 1913 and 50,
400.000 000 in tho fiscal year ended
June 32.
Ml TSX REPORT
SHOWS BILLION ID
HftLFMORETHAN'18
Tommy Milton, driving a Deusenberc
Special, broke another world's record
yesterday afternoon when he circled
the state fair grounds track 100 times
in 1 hour 24 minutes and two-fifths
seconds, lowering Eddie Heaxne's
time by 5 minutes 8 2-5 seconds.
Gaston Chevrolet, piloting a Monroe
Special, showed great speed for the
first half, leading Milton by an eighth
of a lap until fouled spark plugs sent
him Into the pit on the forty-eighth
lap. Chevrolet missed one and one
half laps and got away to a second
start, traveling at a terrific rate of
speed for seven laps, when a cracked
cylinder put him out of the race.
Omar Toft looked good at the start,
leading the field on the first lap and
holding a fast pace on the second turn.
Toffs engine was not hitting as it
should and tho local driver fell be
hind, but finished second when Chev
rolet dropped out of the race.
The race was the speediest ever held
at the state fair grounds. It was not
sensational, but held the crowd on edge
until Chevrolet was out. After that it
was the crowd's desire to see Milton
lower the dirt track record rather than
interest in the car circling the oval.
Tn drawing for position .Chevrolet
drew the pole position, with Milton In
the center and Toft on the outside. The
trio circled the track with a great
burst of speed. Chevrolet gradually
gaining on Toft and Milton. On the
thirteenth mile Chevrolet passed Toft
for one complete lap and Milton gained
a full lap on Omar at the sixteenth
mile. On the twenty-sixth mile Milton
and Chevrolet gained a second lap on
Toft. When the racers passed the
thirty-ninth mile Milton opened the
Deusenberg and gained on Chevrolet;
he gained on every lap until Chevrolet
went Into the pit on the forty-eighth
mile. Gaston lost one and one-half
laps on the first stop and gained one
half lap before dropping out.
On the fifty-ninth mile Milton passed
Toft for the third complete lap, again
passing the local driver on the seven
ty-fourth lap. Toft picked up a little
speed, but his engine was not working
properly ana Milton took another com
plete lap on the ninetieth mile, finish
ing five and three-quarter laps ahead
of Toft at the finish
The time for the first 10 miles was
? minutes and 24 seconds, the fastest
lap being turned in this part of the
grind when Milton circled the oval In
47 seconds flat.
Milton's time, as given for each five
miles, was as follows:
Five miles 4 min. 16 sec.
Ten miles 8 mln. 24 sec.
Fifteen miles 12 mln. 32 sec.
Twenty miles 16 min. 42 1-5 sec.
Twenty-five miles 20 mln, 52 1-5
sec.
Thirty miles 25 mln. 2 see.
Thirty-five miles 29 min. 14 4-5 sec,
Forty miles 33 min. 28 sec.
Forty-five miles 37 min. 4$ sec.
Fifty miles 42 min. 58 sec.
Fifty-five miles 46 min. 1Z 2-5 sec
Sixty miles 50 min. 24 sec.
Sixty-five miles 54 min. 38 1-5 sec
Seventy miles 58 min. 48 3-5 sec.
Seventy-five miles 63 min. 1 2-5 sec
Kirhty miles 67 mm. 14 2-5 sec.
Fighty-five miles 71 min. 27 3-5 sec
Nir?ty miles 75 min. 88 8-5 sec.
Ninety-five miles 79 min. 63 2-5
sec.
One hundred miles 1 hr. 24 mln
2-5 sec.
Toft made a good race despite engine
trouble, but he refused to quit, and
made good time when the engine hit
in order,
Milton drove a consistent race over
the hundred miles, his time varying a
few seconds to the lap. He traveled a
terrific speed for a dirt track and his
new honors were well earned. Milton
wins the $10,000 cash prize and the
diamond-studded madal given by Bar-
nev Oldfield
A crowd estimated at 10,000 swarmed
into the grounds, with every available
grand stand seat occupied long before
the starter dropped the flag. Thou
sands stood in the aisles and crowded
the roofs of the fair ground buildings
in an effort to see the speed demons
burn the dust. Judging from the nnm
ber of private automobiles parked in
the grounds and along the road lead
ing to the fair grounds, Phoenix can
boast an automobile to every two or
three Inhabitants. Visitors from every
section of the state attended the races
and the valley had its quota of auto
fans; in attendance.
The airt tracK record which was
lowered here yesterday afternoon was
made by Eddie Heame on the local
track in November. 1919. Hearne cir
cled the100 miles in 1 hour 29 minutes
and 9 seconds.
Frank G. Lowrey. A. A. A. official.
had charge of yesterday's races, which
were held under Three A rules, the
cars getting away front a standing
start. Bill Tickins, one of the best-
known racing men in the country, ar
ranged the race.
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PARIS WRECK VICTIMS 42.
PARIS. Oct. 10. The number of per.
sons killed in the krecking of the Paris
Maines express yesterday near Mai-sons-Lafayette
totals 42. One hundred
were injured. An Investigation showed
that the wreck resulted from acciden
tal causes.
SENSATIONAL FIELDING MARKS
CLEVELAND -VICTORY I FIFTH
GAME OF BASEBALL STRUGGLE
FOR CHAMPIONSHIP OF W0R1D
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Five Killed When
Train Hits Auto
at Glendora, Cal.
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
GLENDORA, Cal Oct. 10. Five
persons were killed late today
when section two of the California
Limited crashed into 'an automo
bile at a crossing of the Santa Fe
railroad near here.
The dead:
Mr. and Mrs. William Clark, Co
vins, Cal.
Mrs. E. M. Wallace, Covina, Cal.,
sister of Clark.
S. Williams. Dodge Center, Minn.
Mrs. Effie McAllen, New York
City, daughter of the Clarks.
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LITRE PROGRESS
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 Informal
negotiations entered into with other
powers by the United States with a
view to the protection of Russian
rignts in China nave reached only a
very tentative stage. So far no defi
nite or concerted plan f action has
been agreed upon, but It was learned
today that no form of international
trusteeship of Russian rights in China.
as proposed by the powers, will be un
dertaken because of tho difficulty
which the United States holds must
inevitably surround such a procedure.
Upon receipt ot formal notification
last week from Charles R. Crane, the
American minister at Tcking, of the
withdrawal by China of recognition of
Russian diplomatic and consular rep-
resentativi-s in China appointed by the
Kerensky regime, the American gov
ernment immediately made informal
inquiry of the Chinese foreign office as
to the measures to bo adopted for the
protection of Russian citizens in China
in the absence of Russian reprcsen
tatives. At the same time informal
negotiations were entered into with
the allied powers for the formulation
of a joint plan of action for the safe
guarding of Russia's rights in China.
Since the state department initiated
these negotiations it has been piven
assurances by tho Chinese foreign of
flee that the Peking government has
no Intention of accepting the return
of Russian rights in China as proposed
by the bolshevikL
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TRIPLE PLAY UNASSISTED AND HOME
RUN WITH BASES
FOR FIRST TIME
CONTEST.
(Republican Associated
CLEVELAND, Oct. 10.
sensational, unique and thrilling plays far beyoM.the
wildest dreams of an imaginative fiction or scsnaritf
writer, the Cleveland Americans defeated the Brooklyn
Nationals eight to one in the
series here this afternoon. An unassisted tnple play by;
William Wambsganss, a native bom son of Cleveland,
and home runs bv Elmer Smith and Jim Bagby were a
trio of individual features
photograph on the fans which
can erase.
The victory broke the existing tie between the pen-
I nant winners of the two major
land is confident that the first
ever won bv this city will be
glory of the world's series banner to be- flung to the breeze
next spring.
The Brookljn Robins, crushed by the
two terrible catastrophes of Saturday I
and today, are clinging desperately to
the hope that Sherrod Smith may he
able to check tho batting onslaught of
the Indians, but the home teams and
fans declare that nothing can stop the
rush of the Clevelandera now that they
have, solved the mystery of the Flat
bush yiurllng staff. The caliber of the
play may be gathered from the fact that
two world's records were established
during the hour and forty-five minuteii
In which the tribe of Speaker tore great
handfuls of plumage from the stunnned
and helpless Robins. ' Never "before In
the history of world series had a triple
play been made by one player.
A home run with the bases full Is
also an Innovation In the modern his
tory of the super-series, yet both these
records were made today, with a second
home run, four double plays and a score
of other fielding and batting features
which would have been acclaimed lis
thrilling during the course of a normal
world series conflict.
There was something uncannnily
local about Wambsganss triple. The
Indians' second baseman was born In
Cleveland in 1894 and after learning the
fundamentals of the national game at
Concordia college entered the profes
sional baseball rarfks, after a compara
tively short period of xolnor league ex
perience with the Cedar Rapids club of
the Central association. He came to
the local team in 1914 and has since
been a fixture with the Indians.
That a native born ballplayer of
Cleveland should haw made such an
unusual play lc a coincidence, but that
a previous similar play 'should have
been made in the same park eleven
years ago savors of something beyond
coincidence.
But eleven times In the records of
the American pastime has an unassist
ed triple play been accomplished. Of
these feats, but two were previously
scored In the major leagues.
It was Neal Ball of the Cleveland
club of 1909 who swept three opposing
players out on a single handling of the
ball. During the game between the
Boston Red Sox and the Indians,
played on July 19. Stahl was on first
and Wagner on second with McConn-
nell at bat when Ball accomplished the
play.
Star Act ot Series.
Today the stage setting was
much the same. Both Kilduff and
Miller had singled to center in turn
at the beginning of the fifth and
were perched on second and first,
respectively, when Pitcher Mitch
ell came to bat. The Brooklyn
hurler, who had previously re-
lieved Grimes in the box, drove a
hot liner high and to the left of
second. Wambsganss leaped Into
the air and came down with the
ball clutched in his gloved hand.
For the fraction of a second h
appeared to hesitate and it looked
as though the play would take the
usual course of a forced out. Then
Wambsganss realized the golden
fielding opportunities that con
fronted him and before the star
tled spectators could grasp the
play he had sprinted to second and,
stepping on the bag, eliminated
Kilduff, wh was well on his way
to third. Miller was tearing down
to the midway sack under the be
lief that the hit was a safe one and
it was a comparatively easy matter
for Wambsganss to. run up the base .
line and, touching the runner, com
pleted the first triple ver made by
one player in a world series game.
Smith Cracks Homer, Bases Full.
Cleveland's offensive opened with an
other play which would have under any
other circumstances stood out as
feature. With the bases loaded with
Indians, who had singled in succession
off the slants of Grimes, Right Fielder
Elmer Smith of Milan, Ohio, jitepped
to the plate and, catching one cf the
Brooklyn twirler"s fast sharp-breaking
spitballs on tho very end of his bat
lifted the sphere up and over the tow
ering screen wnicn toppea tins rignt
field fence, clearing tho bases and
breaking the hearts of tho opposing
players with a four-run lead, which
the Robins never even threatened to
overcome. The ball was so hard hit
that it not only cleared the screen, but
crashed into the front of a houso across
the street from the ball park, the roof
of which was crowded.
In the fourth session Pitcher Eagby
hit another. Doc Johnston opened the
inning by bouncing a single off Grimes'
shin to the left field and took second
on a passed bail. Sewell put him on
third with an infield out and then
Grimes, fearing the heavy feat -of
Catcher O'Neill, purpoeeJjr walked the
FILLED FEATURED
IN WORLD SERIES
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In a baseball game erupting
fifth contest of the world
which formed a flashlight
no future diamond battle
leagues and tonight Cleve
American league pennant
overshadowed by the great
latter to first with the idea of getting
Bagby.
The Brooklyn pitcher's strategy rnSM2
badly mussed up by his rival in th V
box, for Bagby picked out a delivery '-,
which particularly pleased him ana
lifted It into the right field stand. .tbm.
ball rolling far under the. seats, while ;
all three trotted across the home plate.
This hit furnished another strange ;
coincidence in connection with world I
series baseball, for never have the first j
fivo runs of a game of this class been
scored by home hits.
Koney Pegged at a Plate.
In the cascade of long hits and fea-,
turo plays other Incidents and efforts"?-,
were lost sight of which might hav
brought applause during a less sensa
Uonal game. O'Neill had two soch feata
to his credit, when in the first inninff,
he threw his body full length back of
the plate and blocked a wild pitch Pv
Barby which, had it passed, would havo
permitted Olson to score. Wheat fol
lowed with a fly a left, killed Brook
lyn's chances to score in that-inniag
Again in the second O'Neill took Jam
ieson's perfect throw from deep left '
field and checked Konetchy's rush to
score from third, where his trirle had
placed him.
SERVES FACTS AND FIGURES.
Only seven points separate Cleveland
and Brooklyn in batting in the worrd ""
baseball classic as a result of the fifth
contest. The Indians are hitting for
an average of .247, while the Dodgers
boosted their mark to .210 by gathering;.,.
IS hits today. i- -
Today's game was the last in which
the players share in the receipts, and
tabulation of the figures for the five
contests show that if Cleveland wins
each player on the American league
club will receive approximately $4204,
while if Brooklyn wms the National
league athletics will get only $3951
each. The discrepancy is due to the
fa mt P.rnnlrlvn'n nhfl.rA milstf!l4
split among 27 men, while only i 1 H'"'t
Clevelanders will be rewarded, i
share in addition goes to Mrs. 1
Chapman.
In neither case are the figure :
great as for last year's - series.
Cincinnati players got J4SS1.55 each
Chicago men received $3254.37. i
The Cleveland players' portion of
receipts as losers would be appro
mately $2930 each, while If Brookijii-
is defeated the Dodgers will be given;
$2387 apiece.
The second an dthird place teams'
Chicago and New York in the American:
league and New.York and CIncinnnatt
in the National will receive $S3,717.6S
from the receipts to be divided. This)
represents 25 per cent of the players
share in the first five games. The sec
ond place teams got 60 per cent and
the third placers 40.
The receipts in the remaining games
go to the national commission and that
owners of the contending clubs. Fig
ures for the first five games follow:
Attendance, 123,628; net receipts
$397,919; players' share. $214,870.74:';
clubs 6hare (divided equally), $143,
255.15; national commission's share,
$39,793.10.
The two big floral wreaths presented
to Tris Speaker yesterday were taken
to the grave of Ray Chapman today by .
the Cleveland manager. ;
In every game in this year's vforld's
series the team to score first has won.
Mrs. J. R. Speaker, the gray-haired
mother of the Cleveland manager, was)
a proud spectator. She came all of, the
way from Hubbard, Texas, to witness
the games.
Ticket scalpers, despite all precau
tions to halt them, sold tickets'for to
day's game for prices as hlsh as $30
to $75.
In the eighth inning Olson was de
prived of a hit by the official scorers.
He hit a svift prounder toward Gard
ner and tho ball took a freakish hop.
Gardner attempted to spear it with one
hand, but the ball got away from him.
The writers and fans howled at tho
decision of the scorers, who g-.ive an
error to Gardner.
Elmer Smith. Indians' riKht fielder,
was the batting hero of the day. In
four litres at bat Smith lammed out a
home run, scoring three ahead of him,
a triple and a single.
"Doc" Johnson,, Cleveland first base
man, made his first hits of t!v scries
today, knocking out a brace of singles.
His brother Jimmy was unable to play
third for the Dodgers today 1 -;iue of
a damaged lesr, injured whilo slid'ng
into base yesterday.
The contest was peculiar in other re
spects, for while Brooklyn scored 13
hits off Bagby to those of 12 accumu
lated off the Indians the Robins werei
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