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STATE’S ATTORNEY’S OBJECTION SET ASIDE IN LEAGUE BASEBALL SCANDAL fNVESTIGATIONi
CONTINUE BALL
PROBE, COURT
ADVISESJURY
Judge McDonald Gives Order
Despite Objections of State’s
Attorney Hoyne.
STILL AFTER GAMBLERS
(Continued From Page One.)
employment or property of another
* * * shall be deemed guilty of a
conspiracy.”
Austrian declared the men could be
prosecuted under this statute.
Austrian also vigorously denied the
implication contained in Hoyne’s state
ment as published here that the investi
gation was started by enemies of Com
iskey to ruin the White Sox’ chances
for winning the pennant this year.
Austrian announced he was asked by
representatives of the State's attorney's
office and Judge MacDonald if Com
iskev desired to postpone the investiga
tion until after the close of the present
baseball season.
"I told them that Mr. Comiskey would
rather lose the pennant than to play a
single game with u bunch of baseball
players he knew to be crooked.”
He also informed them he could pro
duce evidence warranting indictments,
and the next day the confession of Eddie
Cicotte was made. It was quickly fol
lowed by that of Joe Jackson and Claude
Williams and an unofficial confession by
Oscar Felseh.
There has been considerable friction
reported in Hoyne’s office since the
Illinois primary election two weeks ago.
Hoyne was defeated for renomination.
Assistant State’s Attorney Hartley Re
plogle issued a statement urging that
Congress pass a law making it an illegal
net for any one to offer a bribe to a base
ball player who plays in different States.
Hoyne had instructed his assistants
not to complete the grand jury probe un
til he returns from New York; ex
pressed doubt that the White Sox play
ers who confessed to “throwing" games
of the 1919 world’s series are liable to
criminal prosecution and declared that
the ii dictments voted by the grand
jury are not really indictments as yet
because they have not been returned in
court.
BELIEVES COM IS KEY’S
ENEMIES AT WORK.
y Hoyne is declared to have tried to
halt the grand jury probe because
he suspected that the entire exposure of
the 1919 world’s series scandal has been
brought about by persons antagonistic
to Charles A. Comiskey, owner of the
White Sox. It is admitted that the in
dictment of seven present members of
the White Sox men has virtually killed
the team's chances for the 1920 penn.-.nt.
Hoyne also is doubtful if any evidence
sufficiently binding to establish exis
tence of a “confidence game” has been
uncovered.
“I am not certain that a crime has
been committed.” Hoyne is quoted as
saying In dispatches received here. “It
is said Indictments have been voted, but
an indictment is not an indictment until
it is returned in court. So far none has i
been. /
“The eight Sdx players who took
monev to throw the games, threw them,
according to their confessions, which ;
makes it doubtful whether or not they
obtained money by a confidence game.
They actually carried out their part of
the bargain.”
Hoyne declared that, from what he has
-learned of the evidence, he is inclined to
the opinion that the only crime for
which the Sox players could be prose
cuted is that of gambling or conspiracy
to gamble, which is a misdemeanor In
Illinois.
Hoyne is reported also to be dis
pleased with the manner in which his
assistants here have conducted the probe.
“Buck” Weaver, suspended third base
man of thp White Sox team, was expected
to tell his story of the “throwing'’ of
the series to the grand jury today. Fred
Pays Back Series Bet
BELOIT, (Vis., Sept. 30.—Because of
the disclosures ly the (Vlilte Sox
mayelM that they "threw" the 1019
world’s series, W. \V. Chesbrough re
fundnl John Keenan JlO which he
had won. Chesbrotigh bet on the
Beds.
McMuUin, it was reported, would follow
Weaver. Both opened negotiations for
the giving of their testimony, It was
said.
"Swede” Risberg, shortstop, is said to
have declared he was not going to con
fess because be has nothing to confess.
"And if anybody squeals on me,” he is
reported to have s.td, “I'll put them out
of business.”
'•Chick'' i.’andil, former first baseman,
who was indicted with the seven present
la'emberß of the team, is in a hospital
at Lufkin. Texas, it was learned today,
where he recently was operated on for
i appendicitis, lie is quoted in dispatches
received here as saying that charges
that he was the paymaster and ring
leader In the plot to “throw" the 1919
series are “all bunk.”
The grand jury is believed to be
chiefly interested now in the status of
charges of corruption In the National
League. After hearing the testimony
of President John A. Ileydler and Man
ager McGraw of the New York Giants,
the grand jury asked McGraw to bring
with him before the inquisitors Benny
Kauff, formeri Giants’ center fielder, and
Fred Toney, pitcher. Each of these plav
ers is said to have been offered money to
“throw ' games by Helnie Zimmerman,
who was suspended last season by Mc-
Graw.
The whereabouts of Eddie Olcote, the
first of the indicted players to confess,
are something of a mystery today. Ho
checked out of his rooms night before
last and was reported to have gone to
Detroit. Reports from Detroit declare,
however, that he has not appeared at
his home there.
EMPIRES TELL
OI POOR WORK.
Reports are current here that the White
Sox players threw themselves out of the
pennant race Gils year. “Brick” Owens,
an American League umpire, charged that
Gicotie “laid down” in the senes with
Boston a month ago.
"Oicotte would put lots of ‘stuff’ on the
hall up to the third strike," Owens said,
"then he would send over a grooved fast
bail without a thing on it. His work
could scarcely be detected from the
stands, but there was i lot of comment
among the playera.”
Another ump.re, who refused to permit
his name to be used, charged that the
\( hite .Sox “threw” one of the games iu
Cleveland last week.
"Mails pitched for Cleveland,” this um
pire said, “and he didn t have a thing.
But the Sox players didn't hit him and
the Indians won the game.”
The remnants of the White Sox ball
club left today for St. Louis, where they
will open their final series of the season
tomorrow. Manager Gleason and tho
players expressed confidence that they
would make a good showing and all re
fused to admit that they are out of th
pennant race.
HOYNE ON WAY
TO CHICAGO
NEW YORI*. Sept. 30.—State’s At
torney Hoyne of Chicago, who was in
New York when indictments were voted
against alleged crooked ball players and
gamblers by the Cook County grand
jury, started home last night, it was
stated at the hotel where he had been
stopping.
Home was quoted in a Chicago dis
patch as having informed bis office there
tuui nt- believed the baseball indict
ments were based on a misinterpretation
of the law. Before leaving here last
night he said he had asked his office not
to close the investigations until he re
turned.
SPARROW KNEW
AT TELUS STYLE
NEW YORK, Sept. 30.—Abe Attell,
whose name has been linked with the
1919 world’s series scandal as the go
between, was denied admission to Amer
ican League games at the Polo grounds
this season, it became known today..
The bars were originally put up against
Attell by the late flarry Sparrow. Al
though the former Yankee secretary
never made public his reason for barring
Attell It is believed he took the action
becaigse of the rumor connecting the
THE LESSON IN THE SCANDAL
By BILLY SUNDAY,
Evangelist and Former Baseball Star.
ROANOKE, Va„ Sept. 30.—The heart
of jhe average American boy will cherish
bitter enmity toward the dastardly gam
bling Interests that corrupted his base
ball idols.
But no boy will say today he has lost
faith in baseball. He Is just one more
factor of a public eager to repudiate the
slightest suggestion of dishonesty and
anxious to hack up the efforts to main
tain for baseball the reputation It has
had for years—clean, on-the-square,
wholesome and distinctively American.
Disloyalty and dishonesty did what all
the sluggers In the American League
could not do—drive Eddie Cicotte from
the box.
Thus one of the idols of American
boyhood fell from his pedestal of fame.
To my mind this constitutes one of
the saddest features connected with the
baseball scandal. Even this, however,
will not rob the average boy of his
Interest in and love for baseball. Boys
go In to-win. No suspicion of crooked
ness ever enters their heads. It is the
Benedict Arnold All-Stars
By CHARLES DRYDF.N.
(Chicago Herald-Examiner.)
Now that baseball has taken on a “new
boora.” we rush to the front with a hand
picked Benedict Arnold All-Star team.
It wouldn't be stretching the truth to
label this outfit u grand-jury-plcked
team, but never mind about that end of
It. Salesmanship Is the point to be con
sidered in the selection of the All-Stars.
Here h the lineup:
Hal Chase, manager, first baseman and
fixer de luxe; Lee Magee, second base;
Swede Rlsberg, shortstop; Heine Zim
merman, third base; Fred McMnllin,
right field: Happy Felseli. center field;
Joe Jackson, left field; Ed Cicotte and
Lefty Williams, pitchers, and Chick Gan
dil, catcher. For booking dates and all
other Information address Bill Burns and
Abe Attell.
The Benedict Arnold All-Star* contem
plate a series of winter games on an in
door circuit which includes Leavenworth,
Joliet and Atlanta.
former featherweight champion with the
“fixing” of the series last fall.
There was a lull in the Metropolitan
end of the baseball gambling investiga
tion today. District Attorney Harry E.
Lewis is awaiting the visit of the Dodger
players to his office, when the men will
oe questioned regarding offers said to
nave been made to some of them to
“throw” the coming world's series.
Preparations for the opening clash be
tween the Dodgers and the American
League champions continued without in
.idption today and President Ebbets
of the Dodgers reported that the demand
for reserved seats is already far in excess
of the capacity of Ebbets field.
INCOME TAX
AUDIT COMING
DETROIT, Sept. 30.—Record* at the
office of the collector of internal revenue
here show that Eddie Cieotte, White Sox
pl%yer, indicted with seven others in
connection with the alleged "fixing” of
the 1919 world's series, filed an Income
tax return and paid tax for the year
1919, but do not show whether or not
he included the SIO,OOO he confessed that
he received as a bribe.
John A. Grogan, collector of internal
revenue for this district, said the matter
will be reported to the authorities at
Washington, with a view to having his
return audited. Cieotte is a resident of
Wayne County (Detroit), Michigan.
Grogan said" the commissioner of in
ternal revenue at Washington has already
expressed intention to take summary
action against all players of the White
Sox team, who are implicated In the
scandal discovered by the Cook County
grand jury, should investigation disclose
that they incorrectly reported their in
comes and intentionally omitted any
gains.
MAHAKG NOT TO TESTIFY.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 30.—Billy Ma
harg. the former prize fighter of this
city, who Monday night told the story
of the throwing of worid series games
last .war, said Wednesday he was not
going to Chicago. The telegram sent on
Tuesday, accepting the offer of Charles
Comiskey of SIO,OOO to go to Chicago
and prove his statements, was sent by
a sporting editor of this city, Maharag
said.
“That SIO,OOO offer by Comiskey may
be on the level, and -It may be bunk,”
Maharg added. "Either way, I don’t
want it. I did not talk for money. My
Idea was to show how nice a double
cross was rung up. People that know
me know I wouldn't take SIO,OOO. and
people that don't know me, I don’t care
what they think."
Maharg is employed here in the as
sembling plant of a large automobile
concern.
mrowyns
Irish of the Hides and Remitter of the
Tails kept np the good work all evening.
Both started with something better than
the “dub" shoots, then played double
centuries for tramps In the second and
third games.
Magel of the Hoofs left the post with
| 224 and jftule, his leader, captured 221.
t The rest of the Hoofs got the regulation
I ''
j Grand Circuit Results
! 2:15 Class Trotting (three heats; purse
$1,000; two heats yesterday)—
i Patrick Todd, blk g (W. R.
| Might Tell, b m (Fleming).. 11 1 6 1
Patrick Todd, blk g, (W. R.
• Fleming, Valentine) 13 3 2
! Aileen Dillon, b in (Whit
ney- 6 4 13
Trumpetor , b h (Maeey).... 2 7 2ro
Wagner, ch g (Hedrick) 8 2 sro
Hilda Fletcher, Harvest Stream, Dr.
i Coffman, Grace Drake, Dorothy Day and
Van wood also started,
j Time—2:o9(4, 2.0814, 2:10(4, 2:11(4.
' The 2:05 Pace; the Board ’of Trade
j (three heats; purse, $3,000)
I Hal Mahone, g (Childs) 2 1 1
Russell Boy, b h (Harris) 1 10 9
John R. Braden, ch g (Thomas). 3 2 4
Aquilla Dillon, ch g (Wilson).... 5 4 2
Symbol S. Forrest, b h (Cox) 6 3 6
Royal Earl, Drift Patch, Foxy Ann,
Eva Abbe and Irish voter also started.
Time—2:o4(4 . 2:04(4 , 2:04%.
Three-year-old Trot; the Western
Horseman Futurity (two in three heats;
purse, $6,406.97) —
Arlon Guy, b e (Stokes) 1 1
Sister Bertha, b f (Serrell) 2 2
Emma Harvester, b f (Brusle) 8 4
Day Star, b e (McMahon) 4 3
Peter Whitelock, br c (Burk) 4 5
Nataille Great, King Harvester, Peter
Beiler and Taurida also started.
Time—2:os%, 2:05%.
The 2:12 Trot, Buckeye (three beats;
purse, $3,000) — “
Peter Mannering, b h (Cox) 111
Moko Axworthy, b g (Hodson).. 2 2 2
Bonnie Del, b g (Hinds) 33 3
King Watts, b b (McDonald) 5 8 4
Hllowatts, D m (Childs) 4 7 6
Hollyrood Naomi, Elmer Finch,
Tootsie Tolse and Princess Etawah also
ran.
Time—2:o7%, 2:06%, 2:08.
The 2:03 Pace (three heats; purse,
$1,000)
Louie Gratton, b m (V. Fleming) 111
George Volo, ro g (Ersklne) 2 2 4
Calgary Earl, ch h (Palin) 6 4 2
Peter fclllott, ch h (Cox) 5 3 6
Adioo Guy, ch h (Hodson) 3 5 3
Gladys B also started.
Time—2:o9%, 24%. 2:04%.
The 2:07 Class Trot (three heats;
purse, SI,OOO) —
Selks, ch m (H. Fleming) 3 12
Peter L, b h (Edman) 14 3
Dottle Day, b m (McDonald-.... 15 1
Walnut Frisco, b h (Valentine). 7 2 4
Mack Forbes, blk g (McDevltt). 5 3 0
Bovola, Viney Bingen, Belgic, Echo Di
rect, Tommy Todd, Lis Bing and Axtien
also started. ,
Titv-2:07%, 23)8%, 2:<fc% (un
flntsfln). \
hardest thing under the sun to corrupt
a boy so that he will lose a race or
throw a game.
Thousands of youthful players on the
city lots and members Os country town
teams from coast to coast will see in
the baseball scandal only proof of the
things they have always believed:
That yau can’t play the game
crooked and win.
That murder will out.
And that you can’t mix In bad com
pany and get away)with It.
(Copyright. 1920, by the United Press.)
More Explaining for Felseh
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 30. Happy
Felseh, one of the Chicago ball play
ers against whom indictments were
voted for alleged throwing of the 1910
world’s series, told the home folks
to bet oh his team.
Friends here said he urged his
father-in-law to bet on the White Sox
after they had lost three games.
FOOTBALL LID
LIFTS FRIDAY
Joyous Shouts as Manual
Meets Wabash High.
Mr. H. S. Football will be awakened
from his thirteen-year slumber In In
dianapolis tomorrow afternoon by the
joyous shouts of hundreds of high school
students, teachers and alumni when the
Manual eleven goes forth to battle with
Wabash High School on Irwin field, But
ler College.
It will be the first prep game Indian
apolis has been honored with since 1907,
but the sparks of enthusiasm that have
been smoldering all these years have
rapidly burst into flames that have
touched the hearts of all Indianapolis
followers of the sport, and it is certain
that they will swarm to the sidelines.
PLAYERS IN
GOOD SHAPE.
Weeks of hard drilling under Coaches
Evans and Banueu have developed the
candidates at the Red and White school
Into a smooth-going combination. Th
old Manual spirit of nerer-say-dle is
probably more noticeable among the
members of the 1920 grid squad than it
has been in any Manual athletic com
bination in several years, and them is
no doubt but that the game -tomorrow
will come up to the fondest expectations
of all fans.
Coach Evans turned a ’.vise trick when
he matched his men against Wabash in
the first contest. Wabash and Ma rn
have been the keenest of rivals In all
branches of athletic competition, and to
morrow when the Manual grid represen
tatives fai-e their opponents from the
north they are sure to give everything
they have to carry the old flag to vic
tory.
Coach Evans today would not say who
he intends to start in tomorrow's con
test. Althongb the majority of the south
side candidates are "green,” the young
ster* have developed reimlty and there ure
at least two men who stand toss-up
chances of playing at each position. It
Is probable the tail mentor will use two
complete elevens In the contest.
MANCALSTUDENTS
ARE ALL SET.
Final arrangements for the game have
been made at Manual. Pep meetings
were the order at each roll call yester
day. The “kids” are bubbling over with
enthusiasm and they are getting rid ol
tickets to the game in speed-plus fashion.
Three yell leaders have been selected to
keep the pep fire booming during the
contest, and the Manual band is ready to
cut loose with its snappiest tunes.
Officials of the game will be: I>r. Ed.
Davis, Indiana, referee: Here Clark, In
diana. umpire, and Cullen Thomas, But
ler, head linesman.
SHORT RIDGE AM)
BUTLER SCRIMMAGE
Khortridge High School griddera bat
tled. the Butler College eleven In a
snappy scrimmage on Irwin field yes
terday. Coach Julius drilled bis men
especially in offensive play, and they
frequently pierced the Christian line for
creditable gains.
Butler and Sbortridge athletes will
open their season on toe same field Sat
urday afternoon, Sbortridge meeting
Bloomfield In the curtain-raiser to the
Bntler-Witten jurg game on the Butler
gridiron.
The Sbortridge team was to run
through Its final practice in preparation
for the opening game this afternoon,
and after the drill Coach Julius was
expected to name the men who will
start In Saturday’s contcat.
Elk counts and it vat curtains for the
Antlers.
Two hundred counts by Broden, Remit
ter and Phillips brought honors for high
team total Into tho camp of the Tails.
Sargent and Sheering tore the sides out
of the Shin Bone sir castle after Miller
bad delivered for 237; Gordon, 223, and
Cobier, 196.
The Shins also cracked in their rubber
gsmo with the Teeth and got themselves
wrecked.
Tho Eyes had It for consistency. They
showed more than 900 in each game and
the Hides were lubky to win one.
Rasmussen was the only Ear that could
step along with the leaders and Tails put
over a brace of wins.
Miller of the Peoples Outfitting was
high man in the Capitol No. 2 circuit,
putting a 225 out of reach of his rivals.
Andrews of the Pathe Phonographs, and
Stritt of the Kerndale A. C.'s, were also
in the 220 class.
Heller Coals took two from the Lex
ington Motors, even though Woodward
did get a team of double centuries and
a 194.
Leo Faust of the Pathe Phonos shared
the honors with Brother Andrews when
he uncorked 210, 204 nnd 170 tunes. But
with all these helping hands, the Pathes
didn’t have a cliunce with Ferner’s
Tigers, who let Patterson, Honoberger
and McCarthy do their dirty work.
The Falrbanks-Morse warriors didn't
get tip In the front line trenches, Snyder
standing out in front with a 192.
Davis got a cool hundred in his first
gome and didn't wait to see what his
second trial would amount to.
Ennis of the Speeds had enough con
sistency stuff to supply, an army, but
he couldn’t bunch his luck.
Mesker, F-27 showed ’em how it wa-s
done In the Pan-Handle loop, getting
away with the league's top count of 212.
Butler of the K-27 combination started
out after Mesker’s scalp in the second
round, but stopped at the 211 station.
Fox and his early-season alibis rank
right down with the rest of ‘".he boys."
Wallie Poirier fooled himself by con
necting for 197 In the second round.
No. 1 team got away with a win over
the No. 2 combination in the first night
of American Club alley activity. The
Threes also put one over on the Fours.
Deacon Swank Jumped to the lead In
the Sutherland Presbyteriun loop with
bis 213 effort.
Singer Koeller and Deacon Keefer were
also well represented In the big field.
The Deacons flopped the Parsons and
the Singers bounced the Ushers.
INDIANA DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30,1920.
Purdue Grid Warriors
Step Fast in Practice
Scanlon’s Huskies Show World
of Offensive Stuff in Con
ditioning Grind.
MEET TIGERS SATURDAY
By HEZK CLARK,
Times Staff Correspondent.
LAFAYETTE, Ind., Sept. 30.—Cool;
weather has put “pep” and "ginger” Into
the workouts of the Purdue University j
football men in their preparation for the
De Pauw game, which will be played on
the Boilermakers’ field Saturday, and ,
Coach Scanlon has a team that is fur-1
ther advanced In offensive play than last |
year’s eleven.
While the Purdue student body looks ;
upon the De Pauw contest as “only a
practice game before Purdue meets Chi- I
cago next week,” Coach Scaulon does not
regard the game in that light.
In scrimmage yesterday Scanlon took
no chances on Injuries to his bnck field
men and used his second-string backs
against the freshmen eleven.
The freshmen seemed unable to halt
the Purdue varsity, and the shift plays,
brought to almost perfection by the
work of Coach Scanlon, made it possi
ble for the varsity to gain much ground
against the first-year combination.
Scanlon gives credit to the ten weeks
of spring football practice for the ex
eellent team play his eleven is already
showing. What the Purdue regulars can
do on defense is only a matter of con
jecture on the part or the writer, ns the
freshmen did not have the bull during
the scrimmage work.
"I would rather have a little man who
will fight than a squad of ginntß who
won’t,” declared the Purdue coach tin)** j
and again, but it must be said that Pur
due is far from being a team of light
weights. The center appears to be by j
far the smallest man on the line, for even
(he ends weigh close to the 180-pound
mark
HACKS Hi lI.T
FOB .SPEED.
But while the Boilermaker line has
plenty of weight, the backs are far fronl
being as heavy as the Indiana Univer
sity back field. • “Speed" is the watch
word among the Purdue back field men.
and thut, combined with “fight,” is what j
a back field man must have if he is to
get a chance on Scanlon’s team. "Butch"
Is keeping the boys guessing and no j
player With the exception of Capt. Fred
Blrk, ieft tackle, is sure of his position.
The coaching staff st Purdue is un
der the direction of "Hutch'’ Scanlon, j
head coach; and includes "Piggy” Lam
bert, coach of back field and end men;
■•Rich'' Edwards ami Ben Dixon, line
coaches.
Purdue has had a big piece of tuck in
obtaining the services of Frank Mann as
a trainer Mann is. without question,
one of the experts at his business of
training men and applying bandages
Mauy years ago Mann was a trainer at
Chicago University, but in Issxi Coach i
Jimmie Sheldon got Mann for Indiana
University, and be remained there as long
as Sheldon was coach, but lowa Uni
verslty secured Mann as a trainer and
he was with that school four years. Then
Mann was a trainer for Cornell College,
lown. for two years and later was trainer
at Chicago University, being with Coach
Stagg s team last season.
Kate and Watson are doing the kb-klng
for Purdue. Coach Scanlon's kickers are
nos exceptional, when distance atone Is
considered, but they are developing the
ability to place their kicks.
MILLER TRIED
ON MING.
Miller, hasket-batl star, champion Jav.
elin hurler and tackle on last year's
r, urdtw team, presents a problem that
Coach Scanlon 1* trying to solve. The
big athlete ta too valuable to sit on the
beuch. and still .Swank appears !*> have
him beaten out of the right tackle Job.
Miller wjs tried at center Tuesday, but
yesterday Stanwood wu* back in center
ami Miller was at left end.
There Is a lot that "Miller must lean,
about playing end before the big fellow
will be of value iu tbst position. In othev
words, he doesn’t fit In at the end job
because he has never played that position
before and needs a world of experience
Stanwood, weighing about 155 pounds,
seems almost out of place in the center
of a line the size that Purdue ha* this
season. Still, he has wonderful speed
and is always on the ball and lines t> K
faster than any player In the Boiler
makers' squad, and he haa the "fight.’’
Frazer and Cooley seem to be favorit**
for the guard positions. It is Just pos
sible that big MUler might make a better
guard than anything else, and he may
get a fry at that place, Cecil Cooley )
a former Indianapolis Manual Training
High School man He weighs 185 pounds
and appears aggressive on offense. Frazer
played hi* prep school football at War
saw High School.
Spencer is the giant of the I’urdne
squad. He weighs 232 pounds and is
6 fi-et 5 inches in height. He played his
prep school football at Frankfort. The
big man was used in the second string
lino yesterday as a guard.
Claypool, a Davenport (Iowa) High
School player la being tried at both
guard and tackle and appears to be n
powerful athlete with plenty of strength
and drive, but for some reason Swank
seems to ha r e an edge over him Faust
and Amatadt are two other men trying
for lino positt >ns.
Swank, a former (Vest Lafayette High
School athlete, had no opportunity to
play football until last season, wh<n he
was on the Purdue freshman eleven.
During two and a half months of spring
practice he showed wonderful develop
ment. under the personal coaching of
Scanlon. Today Swank is showing
promise of developing into one of the
most powerful aggressive tackles In the
Central West, and before the end of the
on ho will cause his opponent* no
end of worry. Guyer is another tackle
possibility at Purdue. WykofiP. Purdue’s
champion heavyweight wrestler, also
plays tackle.
HI KK II AS
JOB CINCHED.
Os course there is only one tackle
position open at Purdue, for Capt. Fred
Birk, all-State tackle, has the left wing
Birk played his prep school football
at Owensboro, Ky., and he knows the
game. He appears to weigh about 173
pounds, but the Purdue coaches Ray he
Is much lighter than that. However,
Birk’s speed and fight and exceptional
knowledge of the game places him In
the front rank among the best tackles
In the country.
While Miller was used at end in scrim
mage yesterday. It it hardly possible
that be will start In that position against
De Pauw. Pierre, last year’s end it
showing good at the wing position. Kel
ler might play the other end. Heeler,
Treat, Carmen, McCoy and Jackson arc
all end men, and In the workout at re
ceiving forward passes these athletes,
under coaching of “Piggy” 'Lambert,
seemed to know how' to handle tho ball.
(Vhat they can do on defense Is not
known, but they are b|g enough and
After hard summer driving your battery should be in
spected by us to insure future service.
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BASEBALL-WASHINGTON PARK
Indianapolis vs. Kansas City
Oct. 1,2, 3. Games Called 3:00 P. M.
DOUBLE HEADER SUNDAY—FIRST GAME CALLED 2 P. M.
LAST GAMES OF 1920 SEASON.
What the ‘Chief’ Found
LAFAYETTE, Ind., Sept. 30.—A “wom
an of mystery” appeared on the Purdue
athletic field yesterday.
"Who le she?” asked the coach, and,
the question went the rounds of all the
assistant coaches and a number of the
privileged football fans witnessing the
secret practice.
Then a call was sent for Duke M. Pat
rick, “chief” of the Purdue student po
lice force. ,
Duke stopped repairing the fence
around the athletic field and he started
to Investigate the “mysterious woman”
standing in the west bleachers.
She was beautiful and she wore the
latest style In tailored clothes, and, well
Duke Just could not speak in harsh tones.
“She might be a spy from DePauw,
suggested a player iu Patrick’s ear.
"Chief” Patrick walked boldly up to
the suspected person.
What was said only the suspect and
the “chief” know, but Duke returned to
the field of play a few minutes later, leav
ing the "mysterious woman" still in the
bleachers.
“What's the matter with you fellows t
exclaimed the “chief,’’ she Is an alum
nus of Purdue!”
have the speed to make all kinds of
trouble for th<- De Pauw back*.
Calboon, a former Gary High School
man, appears to have played some foot
ball and is after the full buck position.
Meeker, last y-ear’s Purdue half, has been
shifted to full to fill the opening made
by the loss of the giant Huffine, all-
State full back last season. Meeker ap
pears to be the favorite among some
of the football fans at Lafayette, who
declare he is equal to any back field
man iu the West. Meeker is a line
bucker. Then there are “Doug" and
Don Fields, brothers, and both for
mer Owensboro (Ky.) High School
stars. Don is a quarter back and
“Dong” a full back. They played
on lust year's Purdue freshman team,
“Doug" Is Meeker's closest rival for full
back. He is an excellent passer of lon*
tosses. Reed, an ex soldier, is another
full back candidate.
TECH PRODUCT
IN BACK FIELD.
Earl Wagner, who Is a former Techni
cal High School athlete from Indianap
olis, has a chance to land the right half
back position. Bob Watson, wno for
merly lived in Oklahoma but now haila
from Indianapolis, is fast, and probably
will start the game against the Tigers.
Watson is a shifty, ciever open-field man,
who, if be gets loose, will be hard to
catch. Ed Kate, whose home is in Canton,
Ohio, the town made famous by football,
is a half back. Macklin and Hanna of
last year's Purdue eleven, are aluo hall
back possibilities, and Davis appears to
have tb class that will cause hen to be
named as a first string half back.
E-i Murphy, who played tinder Coach
Scaulon three years at Hyde Park High
•School, Chicago, and two years ago at
Purdue, is another half back, but Murphy
Is said to havo received an injury that
wilt keep him from starting Saturday
and the coach trill save him for the Chi
cago game.
Don Fields appears to have solved the
quarter back problem for Scanlon. He
la eu accurate passer and is said to have
football brains. The boy t a Kentucky
athlete who came to Purdue because his
former teammate, Blrk, was at that
school. Abramson, a Davenport (Iowa)
High School player, and Tykte, are quar
ter back* who w ill ke.p Kiel !.* working
to hold his Job.
lIIG OFT
IN SQUAD.
The Purdue varsity squad received a
recent cut to fifty-five men, and now the
attention of the coaches can tie centered
cn fewer athlete* and on developing team
play. Coach Doan has about seventy rn -n
on his freshman squad. The yearlings
proved good practice for the varsity
Asa whole, it must lw said that Pur
due football is far lu advance this spa
son of what It was u year ago at this
time. The team has art entirely different
type of plsiy than that used by any other
eleven In the Htate. Scanlon is teaching
h!s hopeful* u shift play which be In
troduerd last season and which caused
Notre Dame a lot of trouble In th- final
game of the year. The Purdue varsity
is starting in this year at almost the
polut they ended last season and the
offensive work of Scanlon’s man will
cause any team trouble, for Purdue has
speed and aggressiveness superior to
most teams.
WABASH SET
FOR OPENER
CRAW FORDS VILLK, Ind . Sept. 50
(Vabash College will <>peu Its 5920 foot -
ball season here Saturday, meeting Tran
sylvania College of Kentucky, and plenty
of action I* promised on Ingalls fie; t
for the first scrap of the year.
Coaches Vaugbun nnd Hnfllne have
been giving the Little Giant candidate*
plenty of practice for the last two and
one-half w.-eks, nnd the men should ho
In great shape to provide the visitors
with lots of opposition.
Several of lust seuson’s regulars are
among the thirty-five men who are out
for places on the team, and it Is probable
thst more than half of theao men will
ace action In the game.
The biggest turnout In the history of
(Vabash College Is looked for when these
two teams meet, which probably Is due
to the fact that the ’’guessers” are look
ing for a good grid season for Vaugh
an s aggregation.
A great deal of Interest Is being mani
fested in the battle and quite a demon
stration by the college students Is ex
pected If the (Vabash eleven comes out
oo the long end.
Fort Worth Is Victor
in Unofficial Series
LITTLE ROCK, Ark , Sept. 30. Ft.
Worth, champions of the Texas League,
yesterday defeated Little Rock, South
ern Aißoeation pennant winner, 4 to 2,
In the final game of their post-season
unofficial championship series.
The victory gave the Texas Leaguers
the sfirles, four games to two, one game
having been n tie.
K. of C. Grid Practice
The Knights of Columbus football
team will practice- at Willard park to
morrow night nnd all players are being
requested to report at 7:30 o’clock.
A large squad of husky independent
players attended the Initial practice last
week and Indications are that the
"Knights” will make a name for them
selves on the gridiron this season.
Among the candidates are several men
who have played on college Helds. Fred
Stalcup, a member of the championship
A. E. F. team, is also out for a posi
tion.
The K. of C. eleven will Boon be ready
to book games with the best clubs in
Indiana.
SPEAKER CHOICE OF FIELDERS
By HENRY FARRELL,
United Press Sports Editor.
NEW YORK, Sept. 30.—Trls Speaker is
one of the greatest fielders that ever
romped the gardens.
Tho presence of their big manager in
center field will give the Indians an ad
vantage over the Brooklyn outfield If
tho Clevelanders win the right to play
in the world’s series.
Outside of center field, the Robin gar
deners look better man for man. Both
teams nrexrather weak in right field,
having to alternate a pair against right
and left hand hitting.
In right field Brooklyn has Tommy
Griffith and Bernie Nets* alternate, Nelss
being the right handed batter. Griffith
is the more consistent batter, though his
stick has been counting for only .265.
Nels is the fastest man on the team, but
os Speaker's southpaw string is rather
small, Griffith probably will get the most
work.
Joe Wood and Smith, in right field for
the Indians, also alternate, but Smith
does the bulk of the work. He is a fair
batter and good fielder inasmuch as his
CRIMSON MEN
TEST KICKING
Indiana to Be Ready for lowa
Boosters.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.. Sept. 30, -More
than a half-dozen footballs are being
booted around on Jordan field by the
Indiana varsity candidates in prepara
tion for a strenuous kicking game with
lowa Saturday. ,
Captain Risley is kicking from place
ment at different angles snd distances,
even past the midfield, while Kyle, Bas
tian and llannv are putting the pig
skin high and far down the field.
Minton, captain last year, and Wil
liams. one of the crack backs in the con
ference, have !een ilnked in a series of
plays. The former is playing his third
year on the varsity. The squad worked
out last night behind locked gates.
The Giants and Yankees are *rying to
cook up a New York City series to take
care of the overflow from Ebbets field.
LEAGUE STANDINGS AND CALENDAR
HOW THEY STAND.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
W. L. Pct.j W. L. Pet.
St. Paul 112 48 .700 Iniipl*.... SI SI .500
Mlnpie .. 84 76 /25|Mllw’kee. 78 84.481
Toledo.. $4 78 .519 Col’bus.. 65 96 .405
Louisville 84 79 ..USjKan, City 5S 104 .358
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
W. L. Pct.t W. L. Pet.
Cleveland. iHi 54 ,040805t0n.,. 72 81 .471
Chicago.. 95 56 .629-W'sh’ion. 65 83 .493
New York 95 59 .617 Detroit.. 59 01 .393
St. Louis 74 76 .493 Ph:la 47 103 .313
NATINAL LEAGUE,
W. L. Pet.! W. L. Tct.
Brooklyn . s*o tat .000,1 hicago... 74 77 .490
New York 85 65 .507 St. Louis. 73 78 .483
Cincinnati 8* 09 ,537i805t0n... 61 h$ 409
Pittsb’gh. 77 73 J>l3!Pbllj .... 60 90 .400
GAMES TODAY.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Kansas City at Indianapolis (post
poned; cold weather).
St. Paul at Columbus (two games).
Milwaukee at Louisville.
Minneapoll* ot Toledo.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Cleveland at Detroit (postponed; rain).
Washington at Philadelphia (post
poned; rnlu).
Only two game* scheduled.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Philadelphia at Boston (postponed;
rain).
Brooklyn at New York (postponed;
rain*.
Cincinnati at Pittsburg (postponed;
raiu).
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territory is cut almost lu half by the
far-roving Speaker.
In center field there is no comparison
between Speaker and Hi Myers. The
Brooklyn fielder is one of the best players
on the Dodger club, good in handling
11, balls and an exceedingly dangerous
man at the bat, but Speaker is in a class
by himself.
Each Wheat, left fielder of the Robins,
bats around .825, with a clout imminent
every time he steps up. He is a valuable
fielder, being especially good in running
over to the sides and fair in getting back
under high ones.
Neither Evans, Jamieson or Graney,
who have been working in the left corner
of the Indian gardens, can come up to
Wheat in hitting. They do their field
ing well for the same reason as their
right fielder—Speaker gives - them only
about half the usual ground to cover.
With the advantage in right and left
field it would look like the Robins have
the better outfield, with Speaker direct
ing the play and “adjusting" his partners
around. Cleveland seems to have the
smoother working combination on the
defense.
On the offense, the Robins have the ad
vantage, but again—there is Speaker.
Cleveland Club Nearer
Than Ever to Pennant
Cleveland'* ta*k ot winning the
American League pennant looked
easier than ever today. By sweeping
the series with the Browns, Malls,
BAgby and Coveleskle, the “big
three," brought the club standing to
a point where they have to win three
out of four from the Tigers to cinch
the pennant.
What Is left es the old White Sox
team, with two gaping holes in the
outfield and two In the Infield oc
cupied by substitutes, will open a
three-game series tomorrow in St.
Louis. Three straight victories there
would force Speaker to win three out
of four.
Number 54 FOR RUTH.
Babe Ruth poled out his fifty-fourth
1920 homer yesterday and helped the
Yankees beat the Athletics In a double
bill, 7 to 3 and 9 to 4. Tilly Walker made
& pair and Plpp, Lewis and Dykes got
one each.
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Toledo 0514 00 0 0 •—lO 11 3
Kansas City.. 11140001 o—sls 1
Batteries—Brady, McColl, Nelson and
Woodall; Weaver. Campbell, Brown and;
Sweeney.
(Only one game played.)
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Cleveland 03102003 I—lo 12 6
Ht. Louis 00100000 1— 2 8 3
Batteries—Coveleskle and O’Neill; Well
man, Van Gilder and Severeld.
■
(First Game
New York 0 1 0 0 1 S0 0 2—7 11 2
Philadelphia... 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 o—3 10 4
Batterlea—Collins and Hannah; Harris, j
Keefe and Perkins.
(Second game; 11 innings.)
New York.. 4000000000 5—9 11 0
Phil* 2100100000 o—4 10 3
Batteries—Shawkey and Hoffman; Nay
lor, Hasty and Walker.
(Three games played.)
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
(First game)
Boston 00 0 0 1 0 0 0 *—l 7 0
Philadelphia... 0 0 000 0 0 0 o—o 7 0
Batteries—Oescbeger and O'Neill;!
Smith and Witberaw.
Philadelphia... 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2—5 13 9
Boston 00010000 o—l 8 1
Batteries—Meadows and Wheatg Fil-
Ungim and Uowdy.
(Only two games played.) I
INDIANS OPEN
FINAL SERIES
OF 1920 CARD
Otto Knabe’s K. C. Blues at
Washington Park for Five-
Game Wind-up.
WEATHER COOLS SPIRIT
TODAY’S GAME OFF.
The postponement of the first game
of the Indian-Blue series today was
announced early this afternoon by
Manager Jack Hendricks of the In
dians, due to cold weather. The
B;ue- f. e now scheduled to meet
in a single game tomerrow, and
double-headers Saturday and Sunday
In the closing games on the local
club’s schedule.
Otto Knabe’s K. C. Blues, a mixture
of veterans and rookies, reached the city
today for the final whirl of the season
at Wasiington Park.
Tb“ Tribe has five games carded with
the Kavs and these will wind up the
season's A. A. hostilities at the West
Washington street iot. The program
called for a single contest this afternoon,
single games tomorrow and Saturday
and a double-header Sunday.
The weather was still of football va
riety today, but Manager Hendricks bad
hopes of playing the series opener. The
Indians were held idle by cold weather
yesterday and thereby lost a chance to
get un even break with the Brewers,
hence their desire to not lose any time
in starting in on the “poor old” Blues.
The Hendricksmen are still hopeful of
finishing in the first division, and by
taking about four out of the five from
Knabe’s outfit, they stand a chance.
Manager Knabe is carrying a number
of rookies with him for tryout purpose*,
in order to get a line on what he’s going
to have next rpring, and he expects t%
use a few of the youngsters in the Tribe
series.
Effort to Uncover
Move to Throw 1920
Series to Continue
District Attorney Doesn't Dis
trust Dodgers, but Wants
to Head Off Gamblers.
NEW YORK, Sept. 30.—Investigation f
rumors that gamblers would make an
attempt to "fix" players of the Brooklyn
National League Club, so the 1920
world's series would be won by the
I Cleveland American League team" eon
j tlnued here ti day, under the direction
of District Attorney Harry E. Lewis of
i Kings County.
The entire Brooklyn club Is scheduled
to appear before Lewis tomorrow for
I questioning. Lewis planned today to ln
j terrogate persons who might have knowl
edge of the alleged plot.
la-wls. r.sked if the reported opposition
of Manager Wilbert Robinson to having
hts players questioned before the world's
series, because of the effect it might
have on their morale, said:
*’l believe it is a public duty to clean
up the investigation of these rumors
before the series stars, in order to re
move any suspicion of crookedness, but
I want ft fully understood that so far
as 1 know there is not a breath of
suspicion against any member of the
Brooklyn team. What we want to find
out is whether any of them have been
approached by any gamblers. It is the
gamblers we are after.” -
Manager Robinson said he had no fear
of an investigation.
George Stonehain, president of the
Giants, returning today from Cubs.i de-
I clnrcd no mercy should be shown Jbafl
• players or gamblers inplicated in/ the
“fixing” plot.
Regarding the loi-al situation. Sione
' hath su’.d: “The intimation there are
crooked bail players, on the Brooklyn
; team should be given an Immediate, and
I thorough airing. I believe the report*
l ridiculous, however.”