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iOWBOYS COME *
THURSDAY FOR
WIND-UP SERIES
ollowing Final Brewer Game
Today, Blues Drive in to
Close Season.
fDIANS AGAIN SLIP
The Indians and Brewers were to
ogle for the last time of the season
flay, the Kansas City Bines coming to
orrow to wind up the season.
The Indians apparently got enough
rors ont of their system yesterday
last the rest of the season nd they
ere hopeful of taking the final game of
te series from the Brewers. Tne
rewers had no difficulty in copping
ssterday's fracas, 8 to 3, following the
•cent of the Tribe’s defense.
In the first inning the Brewers took
Indly to George Gaw’s offerings and
outed out four solid smacks, produe
ig only one run, however. Three stolen
ases, two errors and three hits
reduced three runs for the Brewers in
le second and, when the first two men
p in the third hit safely, It was enough
r Gaw. Caret finished the game and
lould have been scored upon only once
istead of three times.
In the seventh, two hits, a stolen base
ad three errors produced two more
uns.
In only one inning did more thpn three
sen face Trentman, the big Milwaukee
airier. This was in the seventh when
he Tribe obtained its only tallies. Shin
ers and Wolf both singled. Covington
ept up the good work by a terrific smash
o right and scored later when Rehg
rought Tex in with a sacrifice fly.
In six Innings Trentman did not allow
hit and onTy two men reached first
ase, one on an error and the other by
ree transportation.
In the eighth Kores singled and it
ooked like the Tribe was due for a rally.
iut Cavet promptly hit Into a double
;illing.
Only twenty-nine men faced Trentman
n nine innings.
John* Paul Jones was expected to be
lanager Hendrick’s choice for mound
uty today and John Paul was all set
o turn back the Brewers.
The Blues tomorrow for the season’s
rind-up series.
WASHINGTON PARK NOTES.
George Gaw must have a Jinx on his
rail. Nearly every time he starts a
ame the Tribe defense goes sky high.
*eorge is a good pitcher and should
ave better lack.
Only two bases on balls were allowed
esterday—one by T'-entman and the
ther sy Cavet.
Three fast double plays by the Brewer
fang kept Trentman out of some hot
water. The Tribe pulled one.
Gearin. outfielder, riteher and pinch
hitter, made a great catch at the ex
pense of Ralph Shinners. Gearin took
the ball with his gloved band against
the left field bleachers after chasing it
riear across left field.
The Brewers ran bases as if the Tribe
defense men were all paralyzed. 81x
stolen bases are chalked up to their
tredit.
Walter Kehg went hitless yesterday—
a rare occurance for Walter.
In the ninth Inning Bnes got on first
by an error and so completed the cir
cuit by the aid of three more Tribe mis
plays when, Covington, Schreiber and
Shinners tried to see which one could
muss up the ball the worst.
Rehg cut down two meu at the plate
on singles to his territory.
Milwaukee scored in five of their .nine
innings.
Easy for Brewers
Indians. AB. R. H. O. A. E.
Bhinners, If 4 113 0 1
Wolf, 2b 3 1 1 33 0
Covington, lb 4 1 1 8 0 1
Rehg. rs . 3 0 0 1 2 1
Zrwlliing, cf 3 0 0 2 0 0
Henline, c 3 0 1 (1 1 1
Schreiber. ss 3 0 0 3 4 1
Kores, 3b. \ 301130
Gaw, p 1 0 0 0 0 1
Cavet, p 2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 5 27 13 6
Brewers. AB. R. 11. O. A. E.
Mostil, cf 3 0 3 0 0 0
Cooney, ss 4 2 1 33 1
Butler. 2b 4 2 3 1 5 0
Gearin, If 5 0 2 5 0 0
Huhn, lb 5 2 3 14 2 0
Bues, 3b 5 1 3 2 2 0
Cozlngton, rs. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Staylor, c 4 0 1 2 0 0
Trentman, p 4 110 3 0
Totals 41 8 17 27 13 1
Indians.i 00000030 0-3
Brewers.... > 10310010 2—B
Two-base hits—Huhn. Butler. Three
base hits—Bues, Henllne. Sacrifice hits
—Rehg, Cooney. Stolen bases—Mostil,
Cooney, Butler 2. Huhn, Bues. Double
Plays—Huhn to Cooney; Huhn to Cooney
to Huhn; Schreiber to Wolf; Butler to
Huhn; Korea to Wolf to Covington. Deft
on bases —Indians. 1; Brewers. 8. First
base cn errors—lndians, 1; Brewers. 3.
Bases on balls —Off Cavet, 1; off Trent
man, 1. Hits—Off Gaw, 9 and f> runs in
31-3 laningß; off Cavet, 8 and 3 runs in
5 2-3 innings. Struck out—-By Cavet, 4;
by Trentman, 2. Winning pitcher—
Trentman. Losing pitcher—Gaw. Um
pires Knapp and McOuhttf. Tims
1:80.
First ‘Queer* Field Play
in 1919 Series That Led
to Schalk’s Fight Later
CHICAGO, Sept. 29.—The first “queer
field play In the 1919 world’s aeries,
thrown by some of the Chicago White
Sox players to Cincinnati for an ofTer of
a bribe of SIOO,OOO. came In the fourth
Inning of the firat game at Cincinnati,
when the score waa 1 to 1. This was the
■play which flrtt gave rise to the sus
picion that the game was fixed and which
caused the fight between Ray Schalk,
catcher, and two of the crooked players
In the clubhouse after the game.
Cincinnati waa batting with one out.
Duncan singled and Kopf aent an easy
grounder to Clcotte. rated as one of the
best fielding pitchers In baseball.
Clcotte started to throw to second base,
hesitated and then finally threw low to
Rtsberg's left when the ball shonld
gone on the shortstop's right for a double
play. Rlsberg retired Duncan, but was
oat of position due to the bad throw
and could not complete the double play.
Kopf was safe at first.
Five runs followed and Clcotte was re
placed by Wilkinson.
Tearney in Charge of
Series at Baltimore
CHICAGO. Sept. 29.—President Tear
ney of the Western and Three-I Leagues,
Tuesday was chosen chairman of the
commission which will bare charge of
the minor league championship series be
tween the St. Paul club of the American
Association and Baltimore, pennant
winner of the International League. The
series will open at Baltimore next Tues
day.
Big League Stuff
Jim Bos bj, Cleveland ha r l.r,
grabbed bis thirtieth win of the sea
son yesterday and helped the Sprak
erltee beat the Browns, 9 to S, with a
two-bagger, George Staler made a
new American League record when he
evade his 350th hit.
Mod Filer tried tu ’iron man’’ stunt
fr the Reds, but failed after five ln
jungs of the second gante. being relieved
by a recruit. The Reds took both from
tie Pirates, 0 and 5 to 3.
The Bed Sox and Natktnala split a
double bill, the Box winning. 5 to 3 and
dropping the second, 1 to fi, la ten In
■ Dings.
1 ’
Baseball Calendar
and Standings
HOW THEY STAND.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
W. L. Pct.l W. L. Pet.
St Paul .112 48 .700 Indplf.... 81 81 .600
Min neap.. 84 76 .525 Mil wan... 78 84 .481
Toledo... 83 78 ,516IColum 65 96.406
Louis.... 84 79 .615!Kan. City 58103.360
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
W. L. Pct.l W. L. Pet.
CleTe 95 54 .63Sj Boston... 72 81 .471
Chicago.. 96 66 .6291 Wash.... 65 83 .439
NewYork 93 59 .612iDetroit... 59 91 .393
St Louis. 74 73 .497lPhlladel.. 47101 .318
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
W. L. Pct.| W. L. Pet.
Brooklyn 90 60 .600 Chicago.. 74 77 .490
NewYork 85 65 .567!5t. Louis. 73 7S .483
Cincin... 80 69 .537; Boston... 60 87 .409
Pittsbrg. 77 73 .313 Philade|,. 59 89 .399
VGAMES TODAY.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Milwaukee at Indianapolis.
St. Paul t Louisville.
Kansas City at Toledo.
Minneapolis at Columbus.
AMERICAN LEAGUE. *
Cleveland at St. Louis.
New York at Philadelphia (two games.)
(No other games scheduled.)
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Philadelphia at Boston.
(Only one game scheduled.)
BASEBALL JURY
HOPES TO MAKE
SCANDAL SWEEP
(Continned From rage One.)
baseball. The arrangements for the
world’s series had Just been completed
when the indictments were announced.
The penalty under the conspiracy act
on which the indictments against the
eight White Sox players were voted,
provides a fine up to $5,000 and impris
onment up to two years.
One question which wns still unde
cided today was whether the White Sox
players were “on the square - ’ during the
hot contest this season. When they lost
a string of games daring the latter part
of the season and practically threw away
their chances for the pennant this year,
ugly rumors started.
GAMBLERS ALL
“ON".CLEVELAND.
Gamblers and book makers were knowu
to have wagered heavy sums of money
that the Cleveland Indians would win
this year's pennant in the American
League.
Ban Johnson, president of the Amer
ican League, admitted he had heard ru
mors that the Sox did not dare to win
the pennant this year. The gamblers
who had bet on Cleveland, had the White
Sox in their power through the ‘crooked
dealings a year ago. according to these
rumors, and blackmailed them Into
losing.
Tte gamblers are alleged to have
threatened the White Sox players that if
they did nob lose they would expose the
crookedness of the 1919 series.
Cleotte, the Sox star pitcher, failed
miserably when called on to perforin in
pinches this season when the race was
tight. Manager Gleason even farced
Cleotte to do several hours’ extra prac
tice a day and then put him on the bench
for a period.
Rnmors of the scandal caused constant
wrangling among the Sox during the
year and the wonder was that they were
able to keep In the pennant rare, even |
if they were playing "on the square.” 1
Just before the recent Important series ;
with the New York Yanks, one of the
White Sox players who was "on the ;
square,” was Interviewed by a United j
Press staff correspondent.
"Who are you going (o pitch tomor-!
row?” the correspondent asked.
“Cicotte,” was the answer, "and if ho
doesn't win, we will mob him on the
field."
Cicotte pitched and he won the game.
None of the player* indicted by the
grand Jury are tinder arrest as yet. Eddie
Cicotte left for hi* home in Detroit last
night. Joe Jackaon remained in Chi
cago after making his confession to the
grand Jury, but was closely guarded by
deputy sheriffs after he hud revealed it
letter threatening him with death if be
did not tell of his part in the plot.
Cicotte is said to fear Federal prosecu
tion because he failed to include the s’o,-
000 be got for "throwing” the games he
J itched in his Income tax return. Both
ackson and Cicotte signed immunity
waivers, but it is understood that they
will be given consideration because of
the testimony they gave to the grand Jury
and that both will testify as witnesses
for the State when the cases come to
trial.
riTCHEIt IN' TEARS
AS HE TESTIFIES.
Cicotte told his story to the grand Jury
with streaming eyes and halting tongue.
He told how Kisberg, Gandll and Mc-
Mutlin had broached the plan to him and
how, because he "needed the money for
his wife and kids,” he agreed to Join in
the alleged conspiracy. He told how the
eight men met in his room at the Warner
Hotel here and discussed the plan and
agreed that they could "get away
with it.”
"We lived up to our agreement,” Ci
cotte said, "but we were double-crossed.
Only three of u* got any money and none
of us got as much as had been agreed
upon. I don't know what became of the
other $75,000. 1 think Chick Gandll got
it, or else Abe Atteil. Chick was sup
posed to slip us our share of the bribe.
He told me later he never got it from
the gamblers.”
Then Cicotte told how games were
thrown. He said:
“I was asked to ‘groove’ balls over the
plate so they could be hit and make wild
throws if necessary; disobey Catcher
Ray Schalk’s signals and boot batted
balls if I had to in order to let Cin
cinnati win. Some of the others were
instructed to fail to hit, miss flea or
grounders or make wild throws. There
was no general plan, but we all knew
what was expected of us. All performed
quite trickily except Felsch. who clowned
his misses of fly balls so ridiculously as
to scare us all.”
JOE TKLLS HOW HE
PLAVEB TO LOSE.
Joe Jackson, in his information, Is re
ported to have said.
“When a certain player would bat a
ball out in my territory I’d tnufT it If I
could—that Is, fall to catch It. But if It
would look too much like crooked work
to do It, I’d be slow and make a throw
to the Infield that would bo too short.
My work netted the Cincinnati team sev
eral runs that the Reds never would
have made if I bad been playing on the
square.”
Clcotte’s confession is said to have
named Gandll as the ringleader in the
plot, with Rlsberg and McMullln as his
chief lieutenants. Gandll did not report
to the White Sox this year and has not
yet been located. It Is reported that he
Is enroute from Los Angeles to New Or
leans on an automobile tour.
According to the best information to
day the Sox players Involved In the
scandal received (or were promised) the
following amounts as bribe money from
the gamblers:
Eddie Clcotte, pitcher, SIO,OOO (con
fessed).
Joe Jackson, outfielder, $5,000 (con
fessod),
Claude Williams, pitcher, SIO,OOO.
George Weaver, third baseman, $5,000.
Oscar Felsch, outfielder, SI,OOO.
Charles Rlsberg, shortstop, $2,000.
“Chick” Gandll, flfst baseman, $20,000.
B'red McMullln, utility, $15,000.
LOCAL BASEBALL
GAMBLERS WORRIED
The investigation of alleged crooked
ness In connection with baseball and
the intimation that the investigation now
being conducted in Chicago may reach
to Indianapolis is canning considerable
worry among persons back of the base
ball lotteries which have been operating
openly in Indianapolis.
That such lotteries are being con
ducted her© is a notorious fact.
In many downtown barrooms where
“tickers” are maintained lottery tickets,
printed In Indianapolis, aro soli openly
every day In the week.
It la reported that during the last few
days business rapidly been falling
off, evidently partis- through fear, on the
part of the parti&juints In the lottery
that they may be ln\olved in the scan
dal, and partly throngßkthe feeling that
inasmuch as the game Ba bean “fixed”
before It may be and the
DEATH THREAT SCARED JACKSON
CHICAGO, Sept, 29.—Further details In
the confessions made yesterday by Pitch
er Cicotte and Ontflelder Jackson In the
big baseball scandal case Involving the
Chicago White Sox in the 1919 world's
aeries, Wcame known today.
Jackson said he decided to tell his story
when be received a letter threatefilng to
“hump him off” unless he confessed.
“I heard Cicotte bad confessed,” Jack
son said, “and decided those birds
couldn’t ptot anything over on me. I
wanted to be in on the ground floor when
the squawking came.’’
JUDGE DISPUTED
HIS STATEMENT.
He said te lost his nerve the first time
he called on Judge McDonald. “I Just
told him I was on the (square,” Jackson
said. “He answered: ‘You are not,’ and
hung up the receiver.
“Then I went over to his room and
started to tell him my story, as I fig
ured they had the goods on me.
“I told him I got $5,000 of the $20,000
promised me. It was banded me by
Pitcher Lefty Williams in a dirty en
velope.
“Judge McDonald said he didn’t car*
what I got,”
Jackson said he "climbed” Risberg and
McMullln about the $15,000 which he
claimed was still coming to him.
“They said, “poor simp, go ahead and
First Player to Confess
H&t
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&
•M;
CHICAGO, Be|t. 2fc. —A man who, n
year ago, was hulled as a hero, hurried
down the dark hallway of tho Criminal
Court building here Tuesday afternoon
wttli an officer of the law on either side.
Tears streamed down his cheeks. His
face was pale and drawn.
Tha man was Eddie flcOtta, one of
the greatest idols of baseball a year ago.
He had Jut finished telling his story of
/
WHAT BASEBALL LEADERS SAY
CHICAGO, -Sept. 29.—Statements of
leaders In baseball regarding the action
of the Cook County grai and Jury in voting
indictment* against eight members of
the White Sox team for alleged “throw
ing" of the 1919 world series, follow:
John Heydler, president of the Na
tional League:
“It is Indeed a deplorable incident.
Baseball must be cleansed at any cost.”
John McGraw, manager of the New
York Giants:
“1 would rather not say anything nntll
the evidence has been made public.
Crookedness must le stamped out of
baseball If the game Is to live."
Ban Johnson, president bf the Ameri
can League:
“It takes the breath away from me.
I’ll have to have time to think it over
and will make a formal statement later."
William Veeck, president of the Chi
cago Cubs,
“If the players Indicted aro found
guilty they should be given tho absolute
limit of punishment.
“They hare not only done a crooked
act, but have also done something that
is detrimental to the whole country.
Baseball is a national pastime and 1
interwoven in our dally industry. With
this point in view they have almost
committed treason.”
Charles Comlskey, owner of the White
Sox. was so overcome by the disaster
that has overwhelmed his team that lie
could scarcely speak. In tile action of
the grand jury he gaw vanish the last
chance of his team to win the 1920 pen
nant. He paid off Weaver, Cicotte and
Jackson Immediately and announced that
final checks would be sent to the other
chances of winning may all bo with the
professional l gamblers.
“ITTELI, ACCUSES ROTH STEIN.
NEW YORK, Sept. 29.—Abe Attell,
former featherweight ohatnplou, who hns
been named as a ringleader In the base
bull gambling scandal, said here lust
night that he had retained a lawyer to
take care of his interests, and’ that in a
day or two he would make a statement
that would “shoot the lid sky high.”
“You can say,” he said, “that the story
placing the responsibility upon me for
passing the *IOO,OOO to the White Sox is
a lie. It looks to me that Arnold Roth
steln is behind the stories, ants I am sur
prised at this because I have been a good
friend of Kothsteln.
“He Is simply trying to pass the buck
to me. It won’t go.
“You can see that someone is trying
to make it appear that I was responsible
for the ‘deal’ at the Astor. Well, l can
tej) you that I was not responsible for It.
I will tell what I know about It at the
proper time. Rothstein, I know, is trying
to whitewash himself, but he can’t pass
the buck to me. Maharg’s story of the
fake telegrams and all the rest, ntf far
ns I am concerned, Is all bunk. lam not
ready to tell you what I know Just yet.”
MAHAKO WANTS TO COLLECT.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 29. —Billy
Maharg, the former boxer, who, Monday
night, made sensational disclosures re
garding the “fixing” of world series
games in 1919, last night accepted the
invitation of Charles Comlskey, presi
dent of the Chicago White Sox, to tes
tify at Chicago. In a telegram ad
dressed to Comlskey at Chicago, Mahnrg
said;
"I accept your offer to tell wbat I
know about the crooked world'ti series
of 191!) and will go to Chicago and tes
tify, provided you leave a '‘ertlfled
check for SIO,OOO with Harvey Woodruff,
sports editor of the Chicago Tribune, to
be turned over to me after I testify.
Please answer.”
FIERCE BANTAM BOUT.
NEW YORK, Sept. 28.—Jack Sharkey
and Joe Lynch, both contenders for the
bantamweight championship, fought a
fifteen-round bout here last night. Lynch
was floored "twice, but finished strong,
putting Sharkey on the canvas just be
fore the final gong.
BRITISHERS STILL WIN.
BROOKLYN! 3 ), Mass., Sept. 29. —Harry
Vnrdon ad Edward Ray, the British pro
fessional golf stars, defened the Massa
chusetts amateurs, Francis Qulmet aud
Jc-sse r. Guilford, 4 and .1, Ju a thirty
six-hole best ball foursome on,the links
of the Country Club Tuesday.
John Colling Is playing first base foY
the White Sox. Now, if Tom and Jerry
were playing second and third, the team
would have tome “punch" to It.
mmAJNA ually iimes, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1920.
squawk. We will say you are a liar, and
then where do you get off?- You are out
of luck. Some of the boys were prom
ised a lot more than you and got a lot
less.’ ”
KERR IVON GAME
DESPITE CROOKS.
Jackson said the third game of the 1919
world's series, which the White Sox won,
was not on the square. He said the al
leged crooked players did everything
they could to lose ft, but Dicky Kerr, the
young pitcher, won It An spite of their
efforts to throw the game.
Jackson said he wasn't going to get
far from his protectors until the affair
was cleaned up.
“One of the players indicted threatened
to kill me if I squawked/’ he said, “That s
why I hud all the bailiffs with me when
I went to the Jury room. 1 am not un
der arrest vet, and I’ve got an idea after
what I told them Old Joe Jackson isn t
going to Jail.”
Jackson was among the big league
baseball players who was censured for
running to the shipyards during the war.
Federal investigation was expected to
b 4 started today to determine whether
the piavers who received bribe money in
cluded ’it in their income tax returns
The "square’" players of the White Sox
held a celebration at the apartment of
Eddie Collins, second baseman, last night.
The pnrtv included Eddie and John
Collins, Ray Pchalk, Mike Murphy, Nemo
Llebold, Rod Faber and Dick Kerr.
the pint to "throw” the ltlf world series
to Cincinnati.
"Uleotto cried constantly while he no*
twins questioned In the g r nnd jury
room," one grand Juror said. “He told
the whole story of tho senndal and hid
nothing. He often said he wished hs
had not taken the money and that he
.j-egretted that he ever watered front the
path of rtean baseball-”
suspended players us soon a* they can
be reached.
Cotuiskey would not comment upon
the corruption that led up to the Indict
ments except to state thts was the first
ime scandal had ever been brought home
to his family and that it distressed him
too much to talk about it.
1920 Series Plans
to Be Carried Out
as Per j Schedule
CHICAGO. Sept. 29.—Plans which have
been* made for the world’s series of this
year will not bo changed by the indict
ments returned against the eight Whit*
s ox players, Ban Johnson, president of
the American League, announced Tuesday
after a conference with John Heydler.
president of the National League.
Johnson aud Heydler constitute the
National Commission In charge of the
world’s series arrangements.
William Veeck, president of the Chi
cago National Club, declared ho did not
favor calling off the 1920 world’s serlea.
Because the eight Gjhieago White Sox
have been officially charged -with
crookedness, he declared it was no rea
son to cause a reflection on the Brook- 1
lyn and Cleveland ball club*, probable
contenders for the world’s champion
sdiip.
"The alleged crookedness,” Veeck
said, "should not reflect on the other
ball clubs.”
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NATIONAL FANS
TO SEE FIRST
TITLE BATTLES
Cleveland Owner Unable to
Have Park Ready for
First Dates.
OTHER DETAILS STAND
World’s Series Dates
Oct. 5, a, 7—At Brooklyn.
Oct. —Teams travel to American
League city.
Oct. 0, 10, 11, IS—At American League
city.
Oct. 13 —Teams travel back fC Brook
lyn.
Oct. 14—At Brooklyn.
Oct. IS—Open.
Oct. 16—At Brooklyn.
erfiCAOO, sept. 29.—The National
Baseball Commission, meeting here Tues
day, changed the dates of the world’s
series which were announced Monday.
Underxthe new arrangement, the first
game will be played In Brooklyn on Oct.
5. Gamtm will also be played in Brook
lyn on Oct. 6 and 7, when the teams
will go to the American League city
which wins the pennant, either Cleveland
or 'Chicago.
Four games will be played In the
American League city unless one team
•lias won the series. The eighth will be
played In Brooklyn Oct. 14 and the ninth
game, if any, will be played on Oct. 18
in Brooklyn.
The change in dates was made on
the requeet of James Dunn,’owner of
the Cleveland Indlaqs. probable winners
of the American League pennant. Dunn
appeared before the commission and de
clared tbet arrangements for the opening
game. If held In Cleveland, could not be
completed by Oct. 5. He said that icw
stands were being erected and other ar
rangements made to handle the crowds.
As Brooklyn had clinched the National
l>*tgUe flag and the American League
race wae still In doubt, the commlssioi.
decided It would be best to change the
dates, giving the first three games to
Brooklyn.
Rumler Case Causes
Pacific Circuit to
Shake With Strife
BAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 29—Interna!
war In the Pacific Coast League is
threatened as an outgrowth of the
abake-up which followed the ao-called
gambling scandal of a month ago,, dur
ing wbteh Bill Rumler of Salt Luke and
Babe Borton of Vernon werfit suspended
and Hal Chase was forbidden to enter
a Coaat League ball park.
The “show-down” will coins Thursday,
when the Coast League directors will
meet here to consider Rumler s caae.
For alleged questionable betting on last
year’* pennant series, Rumler was sus
pended by President W. H. McCarthy
of the Coast League.
The beads of the Salt Lake, Seattle,
Portland, Sacramento and Oakland clubs
signed a call for a directors' meeting to
i-ass on McCarthy'* action and the meet
ing had been set for Thursday.
n lf they override my order,” McCarthy
announced without qualification, “I’ll re
sign. It will mark the end of basebad
for m*,"
Few Changes in Gridiron
Rules for 1920 Season
With the call for football candidates
pot out all over the country, the grid
aport begins to draw attention.
The principal changes In the 1920 foot
ball rules may l>e summarized briefly as
follows: Clipping la forbidden, whether
or not the bail la dead. If done to a man
obviously out of play: roughing the for
ward pasaer le considered unnecessary
roughness If committed after the pass
baa been made: the punt-out 1* abolished,
and side making touchdown in any part
of field may bring ball out straight in
front of goal for the try at goil, both
referee and lineman are charged with
duty of watching man in motion before
bail la put Into play, and piayer making
shift mnt have both feet stationary
after he baa gone to hla position; sub
stitution of player will be completed
when he has reported to proper official
and change bae been made: time on In
completed forward pass will be taken
out nntll play starts again; in case of
purposely falae starting signal, referee
inay demand that pluy be made over
again.
The Dodger Vets
NEW YORK. Sept. 20.—Only eight
of Brooklyn's twenty-two boll players
were members of the Brooklyn cham
pions of four years ago,
Ott* Miller Is the lone catcher, Mar
qaard, febrrry Smith and I’feffer are
the pitchers: Olsen, the regular short
stop. and Johnston, now the regular
third baseman, together with Each
Wheat and HI Myers complete tha
number. All other members of the
new champions were obtained either
In trades with major league clubs or
from the minors.
TMB
WHEN
STORE
BEAMS KICK-BACKS.
BY HANJC.
Though I hid away beside the spray.
At the foot of ClUty Falls^
Across the brook, from each shady nook,
ijhe same old echo calls;
It has found me there In Wildwood's lair.
Where the finny fellows mingle;
So I packed my gtlp for the backward
trip.
To where the uxaples Jingle.
Well, we are back again on the Job
to try and crowd into the busy toil of
life a little pleasure, as In moments of
recreation we strive for that coveted goal
in the old ten-pin game—a perfect scare.
So don’t despair if yon find that you
are a little off Just n on.- ns the season
has Just begun, and practice will re
move the kinks developed lit that last
fishing trip.
The'■.Coca Colas took the odd game
from the Brunswick Phonographs, and
might have won all three, but Woody
rolled up diis sleeves in the last game,
and the smt drink boys were forced to
listen to a brand new record.
The Oolitic Stones won two from the
South Sides and still remain in a tie for
first place with the Coca Colas, with eight
wins and ohe loss.
With Bailer and <’laraan In their line
up the Williamson Candles won all three
from theprimes.
Harry Kries says, “It’s a might poor
worm that wouldn’t turn sometime.”
1 ■ ■■ i" >
Ebbetts to Permit
Cleveland Club to
Use Player Sewell
NEW YORK, Sept, 29. —Permission for
the Cleveland Americans to use Sborstop
Sewell, successor of the late Bay Chap
man, in the world's series, if the Indians
win the American league pennant, was
granted last night by f’harles H. Ebbett*.
president of the Brooklyu National
League champions.
Sewell joined the Cleveland team after
Chapman's death nod his contract was
promulgated after the time limit of Aug.
30, making him ineligible for the iuter
lcagu-' series.
Ebbetts’ announcement was made in a
reply to a telegram from President J.
Dunn of Cleveland, in which he made a
request to use .Newell. The Brooklyn
president said he hoped Cleveland is suc
cessful In the American race in view of
the indictment of the Chicago Am;rlcan
players.
The Scandal of 1877
LOUISVILLE. Sept 29.—The Chicago
baseball scandal recalls to old Louisville
baseball fans that if was the making of
an example of four playera—Devlin, Hall.
Crater and Nichols—all members of the
Louisville team of the National league in
1877, that effectively broke up gambling
on baseball at that time and kept the
game for more than forty years free from
.1 had name.
In 1877 l.ouifTille was a member of the
six-club National League, of which Wil
liam A. Hurlbut was president. The team
was in first place and could lose more
than half of Its game* and still win the
pennant. It left on its final Eastern trip
and the team began to lose consistently.
Devlin, star pitcher, lost game after game,
while errors by liall, Craver and Nichols
figured In other defeats. Suspicions
aroused, league authorities found the
players to be dealing with mysterious
persons by wire, employing a code.
President Charles E. < haee of the
Louisville Club, by playing one against
the other, obtained the confessions of the
quartet. They were promptly suspended
bv the club and league and never were
allowed to play another game in organ
ised baseball.
Rixey No Dub Batter
Because of his ungainly parade to the
plate and hla awkward stand In the
hatting box. nearly every National
League pitcher at on* time enjoyed see
ing Eppa Jeppa Rlxey stepping up with
bis bat. He has long been regarded aa a
poor hitter.
No longer does the fast flinging Fhilly
pitcher Justify such a reputation. Any
time a pitcher tyro cues careless and
hurls any old tbinp at the Giant port
aider the latter is likely to drive a clean
base hit.
In the recent Pittsburg Philadelphia
series Rlxey, in one of tha games, mado
two singles and drove home three runs,
which just about won the game for
him. t
Aa a matter of fact, the enlongated
left-hander has been hitting the bait
hard and timely all season, and if he
keeps it up he may reach the’plnch
blttlng class. His average la around
.250.
Noblesville Rifle Stars
NOBLESVILLE. Ind.. Sept. 29,—The
Noblesville Rifle Club held an elimination
shoot on its range west of the city with
the result that John Burger and Ote Bart
tied for first honors, each withs score of
92, at a distance of 200 yards.
Bart, Burger, Dr. Cooper, J. Walah,
j. \v. Evans and Frank Owen ware
chosen to represent the club at the shoot
with the Hnnrier Rtrie Club, which will
held ut Ft. Benjamin Harrison on
Oct. 3.
nesult, the Wadley's lost all three when
Harry adjusted his skids in the proper
time.
“Cereal” Dcyle had his Hableha fight
ing all the way and the Western Unions
forgot to forward that telegram; now
they have thraa more added to their
lost column.
"Champ” Hebble seems to have found
bis eye, as has Fred Schlelmer, so watch
out far these two birds from now on.
McCollum tried hard, but the rest of
the Times boys wouldn’t give him any
help. Better luck next time, “Mack.”
Katon of the Phonographs says the
ride with Beam put him in fine shape—
so he led the league with 581. Doyle
tied him for qingle game honors with
213.
“Healthy” Swain and Hinchman are a
little out of practice.
Staleys’ Star Lineup
DECATUR, 111.. Sept. 29.—With a team
composed mostly of former college atari
the Staleys of Decatur will meet the
Moline Tractors on the former’s gridiron
Sunday.
Among some of the stars who will play
with Staleys are Jerry Jones and Traf
ton, Notre Dsme; Ingwerson. Halas. Pet
ty, Lanum and Sternaman, Illinois; Min
tum, MlHlkin. Koehler, Northwestern:
Pearce, Pennsylvania; Shanks. Detroit
Heralds, and Feichtlnger, Multnomah
A. C.
The Staleys will meet the best pro
fessional teams in the West during the
season.
THE m ARMY'
. v \
TEACHES TRADES
YOU knew a good, well-paid
* * trade? Want to get away from
the same old faces and the same old
places?
The Army is a good job—and a man
doesn't stay in one place until he grows
roots. *
In the Army you can earn a good liv
ing and have a chance to learn almost
any trade you, choose—learn to be a
skilled man, worth more money when
- you go back to civil life.
Does your job give you a chance like
that?
Why not get out of the rut, then?
See a recruiting officer. Today is a
crood day to start.
EARN/ LEARN
AND TRAVEL
BASEBALL-WASHINGTON PARK
Indianapolis vs. Kansas City
Sept. 30, Oct. 1,2, 3. Games Called 3:00 P. M.
DOUBLE HEADER SUNLAY—FIRST GAME CALLED 2 P. M.
LAST GAMES OF 1920 SEASON,
OLD GRADS AID
INDIANA SQUAD
Former Stars Help Prepare
for lowa Game.
BLOOMINGTON. Ind., Sept. 29.—Alum
nl stars have arrived here to assist Coach
Etiehm in whipping the Indiana eleven
Into shape to meet lowa Saturday.
Allen Messlck and Matthew Winters
are on hand and Andy Gill, who
made the touchdown when Indiana beat
Chicago in 1910, is fine also.
The squad pulled through the Franklin
game Saturday without any injuries.
Secret practice Is the order from now
on, the coach announced.
A. B. C. Pitcher Injured
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 29.—Effec
tive pitching by Crawford, coupled with
bunched hits off Williams in the fourth,
sixth and seventh innings caused the de
feat of the Indianapolis A. B. C.’s here
Tuesday. Jefferson pounded ofit three
of the five hits made by the visitors. Mc-
Clure. Indianapolis pitcher, broke his
arm while warming up before the game.
Score:
Monarchs 0003(1 1 20 o—6 9 0
A. B. C.’s 00000000 I—l 5 3
Batteries —Williams and Powell; Craw
ford and Rodlgnez.
Holliday High Gun
Holliday topped the list In the Crooked
Creek Gun Club shoot yesterday, smash
ing a total of forty-nine targets out of
a possible fifty. Fuller was the only
other contestant that pressed the winner
closely, cracking forty-eight out of fifty.
Culmann and Brendell followed with
forty-four each.