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THE BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY. . OCTOBER 6, 1920.
More Evidence
Given Jury in
" Ball Scandal
.Will Result in the In
dictment of Several
National League
Players.
i
Chicago, Oct. S. Evidence which
officials in the state attorney's of
fice said would result in the indict
ment of several National league
base ball players was Riven the Cook
county grand jury today by players
and club officials who testified iu
the inquiry into the base ball scan
dal. There will be no indictments for
10 days 'or more, however, for the
jury adjourned after today's session,
subject to call and is not expected
.to reconvene until after the world's
series. Adjournment was taken be
cause it was found that several wit
nesses scheduled to testify are at
tending the series frames.
, John McGraw Witness.
John McGraw, manager of the
New York Giants, Charles Stone
ham, president of the club; Benny
Kauff, outfielder; Larry Doyle, sec
ond baseman; Fred Toney, pitcher,
and Trainer Mackall; Hughey Jen
nings, Detroit manager. Jean Dubuc,
Toledo pitcher, and "Kid" Gleason,
Chicago White Sox manager, were
the witnesses.
The New Yorkers' testimony cen
tered about v'mties of Heinie Zim-
Jiw rr,erniaP aiul Chase m connec
' tiou with alleged games "throwing"
jO and tended, McGraw said, to lear
iv-ith 4iy crooked work.
Kauff anrl Tnnfv tnlrl t1i inrnra
jl unris iiiauc incut uy 4.1111111C1 man
to throw games. bach said he
! refused'the offer and renorted it to
i ..- McGraw and Stonehain. The latter
:wo confirmed this testimony.
Offered Kauff $l?5.
I McGraw again denied that gambl
ing , had anything to do with the
release of Kauff to Toronto this
summer, saying it was due to the
. fact that Kauff's playing slumped
; ' when he began worrying over
charges made against him that he
Uf&U I CCCIVCU 4 MUICI1 dUlUIUUUKC.
"Chase and Zimmerman arc the
omy men wno ever piayea on my
team who are guilty of any wrong
t dcintf, in my opinion," McGraw said.
', j. Mlf - ' :r .1. .
v outfielder proved adept at losing,
i a aw v u n mi nil iulilusv a nn.
Jauri irsuiieu. Jennings was iu-
ticned concerning bets alleged to
i have been placed in Detroit on
league game ot August oi, dui xoio.
newspaper men he had been able to
supply little definite information.
Mackall denied that he had seen
anything to indicate crooked work
among the Giants' players.
Dubuc Gives Jury Telegram.
1 Glea?on told the jury of his at
tempts last winter to find out if his
players were crooked in the, world's
eerie He said he had no definite
information roncernlngxthe "throw
ing" of games this season by his
men. but admitted there were some
!. :.. : .1.. 1.4
minus 111 luiiiicnitjii Willi 111c itisi
eastern trip, when the team slumped
badly, which looked suspicious.
Dubttc gave the jury a telegram
he; said he received from Bill Burns,
former major league pitcher, telling
'-him to bet . on Cincinnati in the
world's series He said he bad been
informed1 prior to thc series that it
was "fixed" or Cincinnati to ,win:
His testimony Corroborated that
given previously by "Rube" Benton,
New York National league pitcher.
Former OKyner 6f
The Athletics Dies
Philadelphia, Oct. 4. William H.
lt.!..1
tvnuaKer, lor many years president
and principal owner of the Philadel
phia Athletics, died today. He was
, among the most prominent of the
v early base ball magnates of the
1 American association. "
Benny Leonard Wins
Hartford, Conn., Oct. 4. Benny
Leonard, " lightweight champion,
scored a technical kriockout over
Frankie Britt of New Bedford, Mass.,
. htr. tonight Referee Mulligan
stepped the bout in the fifth after the
champion had clearly outclassed the
New England boxer. It was sched
uled to go 10 rounds.
1 Scrihner Team Organizes.
The Scrihner, Neb... town foot ball
'i eleven, which has been organized
,- by the Community club of that city,
is ready to schedule contests with
teams in the state. For further in
formation regarding ' the Scrihner
squad write or wire Clarence Ran
sle
fern, manager of the team.
Wbportinarld?
Yesterday's Questions.
1. Both Boston clubs never won ti,
i. i;ant the same year.
-tne htKhfst pennant-winning1
' centage In the American league was
per-
.691,
r ' "v5lun iif un in jsjs.
' 3. The highest pennaut-ivlnnlng pr-
entng-a for the National league was .798.
v-hlcasti's In 1190.
t - Indianapolis won two pennants In tho
: y Federal league and. Chicago the third.
8. Greb and O'Dowd boxed a 10-round
' no-d'Tlslon bout In 1J18.
"X ,.. Jimmy Hanlon Is Louis Quarantlno.
i. Charles Medsker of Caee. In Cleve
land, ran 101 yards for a touchdown In
11. the longest run of the collegiate
season.
i. Walter Eckertall Is considered by
inn the greatest Quarterback of all
time.
. A player Is penalized for roughing
the passer after a forward pass bah been
wade. T
10. In a forward pass play, trme Is
taken out from the time t'nj pass becomes
i Incompleted until play starts again. This
Is Incorporated In the new rules.
w Questions.
1 1. What was the largest purs Jim Jef
fries ever boxed for?
J. How tall Is Jim Jeffries? '
q. iiu oosion college, wnicn aeieaxea
Tale In foot ball, also play Harvard last
year
4. What was the score of the Harvard
Oregon foot ball game on the coast?
6. What was the medal acoro In quali
fying round for the lilt national amateur
golf tournament?
6. Who made a better showing In the
lls amateur golf tournament, chick
Evans or Jtosby Jones T
7. Is It an error for the catcher If ho
drops a third etriKS and the batter reaches
first base safely T
8. Is it an error for the first baseman
If he falls to touch the base though the
throw beat the runner?
t. WHat Is the dlstarcc between the
bases In the junior base ball diamond, rec
ognised by the national commission?
10. What Is toe infield fly rulo;
Star in Cleveland Victory
I
People found out Minoka. Pa., was
cn the map when Steve, O'Neill be
gan playing base ball. Steve is the
backstop of the Cleveland American
league base ball club, and that is all
there is to ( the description. In the
first game of the world's, series yes
terday Steve drove out two doubles
out of three trips to the plate. There
are other catchers in -Cleveland,
tut the Forest1 City fans are not
well acquainted with them, for Steve
is such a star that he works every
day,' while men like Les Nunamaktr
and Chester Thomas, good catchers,
both of them, are holding down
bench jobs and warming up pitch
ers in the bull pen.
O'Neill is rated by many the bes
catcher iri either big league. While
he is hardly so good as that, there
is no denying that he is a star ,of
St Paul Loses
First; Contest
Of Series, 5-3
Jack Bentlejr, !star Baltimore
t Hurler, Drives Out
Two Homers;
Today.
Play
Port Baltimore. Oct. S. Single
handed did Jack Bentley, star pitcher
and first baseman of the, Baltimore
International league champions, sent
St. Paul, winners of the American
association, down to 'defeat today in
the first game of their postseason se
ries, 5 to 3. While his twirling was
a bit loose toward the close, his hit
ting was of the "Babe" Ruth type
and his two home-run ' drives were
responsible for four of the five runs
marked up to his team's credit.
' The veteran Charley Hall opposed
Baltimore atrd he pitched a good
gime. Save Bentley, the remainder
of the local squad could do little
with his curves in the pinches.
Baltimore took the lead in the
opening round on a single by Jacob
son and double by Holden. The
Saints evened it up in the fourth on
Rigpert's home run. Each club
chalked up one in the sixth.
Singles by Lawry and Jacobson
followed by Bentley's second mighty
crash ysent home the Birds' trio of
rims m the eighth inning. Four in
field nits gave the losers tlveir run in
the closing round. About 7,000 fans
witnessed the contest. t .-
The box score:
BALTIMORE. !
5T.
PAUL.
AB.H.O.A.I
ABH.O.A.
I.efler. lb 4
Lawry. 1 1f 4
1
O Dressen. Tb 6 1 JO 1
1 1
2 2
1 2
3 0
0 6
0 Risert. If 4 2 3 0
OIHaas, rf 3 12 0
OI.Milles. cf 4 2 10
l'Hargrnve, c S 0 3 1
61 iapp. Sb 4 2 10
Ul'terBh'er.Jb 4 2 2 4
2' Boone, ss 4 0 2 4
S Hall, n J11S
Jacobson. cf "
Holden, rf 4
Bentley, p ' 4
Polev. ft 4
Illsliop, Sb 4
0 .1
Styles, c 2 15
Marlelto.Sb 2 0 1
"Braaill 110 0
Totals 81 9 27 14
Totals 35 12 it 13
Batted for Hall In ninth.
St. Paul 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 S
Baltimore. 100001 OS 6
Two-baee hits' Holden. Three-base hits.
Miller, Hall. Home runs: Klggert, Bentley
(2). Sacrifice hits: Styles. Haas. Har
grave, Marlette. Stolen bases: Rapp, Bers
hammcr. Double ploys: Berghammer tt
Boone to PresRen. Bases on balls: Off
Hall; 1; off Bent Ivy. 1. Left on Inses'
Baltimore, 8; St. Paul, 8. Struck out: By
Hall, 2; by Bentley. S. Umpires: . Fin
trail and Stockdale. Time: 2 hours. Er
rors: Bishop, Styles, Boone. . ' . ..
Old hops are treated so that they
become a substitute for tobacco by
a process invented in Europe.
"WITH THEv Bt
England seems to have developed anoth
er little boxer, who apparently Is ready
to tako Jimmy Wild's place when the
"Mighty Atom" retires. Uo is Hans Hums.
Promoter Cochran of London, thinks so
well of him h'e has offered Joe Wagner,
manager of Ja:k Sharkey, a guaranty of
f 12,000 to go across for a 20-round bout.
Report from New York Indicate that the
Levinsky-Carpentier battle next Tuesday
will be a financial succ?hk. The Frenchman
has created a big Impression at his training
quarters and there are many who say ho
will surely stop the battler.
If there ever was a boxing promoter who
got a setback it- was Tom McUlnlty of
Cleveland, who had. to turn back over 840,
000 In coin of the realm when It wss
Impossible to hold the Benny Leonard-Jack
Brltton battle at the Cleveland ball park.
Fltst It was the heavy rains and then ex
trrie cold which cauaed the postpone
ments. A story Is going the rounds In Pittsburg,
that Jack lienipsey's next fight ts to ba
against Harry Wreb, at Milwaukee, some
time In November. Xo one would expert
C.neb. a mighty classy liU-poumitr, to
stund long In front of Dempsey, who
welghea ISO. ...
The next fistic activity of Dennis
O'Keefe will be staged In Canada where
he Is to box Frank Barreau at Calgary.
Battling Halstead of Indianapolis won
on points from Jack lHllon. former light
weight champion. :n 10 rounds. Tuesday
at Springfield, according1 lo newspaper de
cisions .
2Z
the first water and only shghtlv be
hind Ray Schalk in ability. As a
hitter he tops Schalk.-
Only two years iu a minor league
were O'Neill's hat. He did a term
with Elmira in 1910, his first year,
and then ,vas sold to Philadelphia
111 the American league. He was
transferred to Cleveland, which, in
turn, sent him to Worcester and re
called him at the end of the season.
His record from then on reads
Cleveland and a lot of ball games
after the name of the city.
X)'Neilllis stockily built and, there
fore, a slow mover. He is wonder
fully adept, however, -at knocking
down yide pitches and his arm is
strong enough that base runners are
r.ot prone to take many chances with
it. He is a most dangerous pinch
hitter. '
Mrs. Hurd Wins
Feature Match
Of Golf Play
Former English Champion
Defeats Miss Sara Fownes,
1 Up, in 20 Holes in
Title Affair.
Cleveland. 0:t. 5. Mrs. J.V.
rlurd, former English champion,
nd Miss Sara Fownes, a fellew
J'ittsburgher, furnished the feature
match of today's play in the twenty
rift h, annual women's golf champion
ship tournament, Mrs. Hurd being
the winner 1 up in 20 holes.
The two stars '.were all even at
the end of the eighteenth' hole, and
when they drove off for the second
time they had a large gallery fol
lowing them. '
After the nineteenth hole, was
halved in six, Miss Fownes had the
honor on the twentieth tee, and got
off 'a beautiful drive. Mrs. Hurd's
drive was not high enough and was
halted, by the sharp rise which faces
the tee. Mrs. Hurd got a fine bras
sie shot and sent her vball to within
about 75 yards of the green." Miss
Fownes played it safe with an irn.
approaching to within about 30
yards.
The green on this hole is on a
plateau guarded by several sand pits.
On her third, Mrs. Hurd made the
prettiest shot of the day. Taking
a chance, she called "for a spoon and
lifted her ball on to the green en a
line for the pin and about 25 feet
beyond'the cup. Miss Fownes' third
cost her the match, her approach ne
:ng short and 'her 'ball came to a
slop in one of the sand pits. She
made a great bid to halve the hole
when she got oil the green, about IS
feet from the pin on her fourth,
v Mrs. Ilurd was very close on- her
putt and it was up to' Miss Fowne9
to hofe 4 lflng one to halve it. She
failed. m
Miss Fofpies nad a birdie two on
the eighth hole.
Miss Alexa Stirling of Atlanta, the
title holder, 'came through her first
round match without any difficulty
after .the first few holes, turning in
a six and four decision over Miss
Miriam Burns, he i 16-year-old
1
Kansas City girl.
Mrs. Hurd's( an
cards follow:
Out:
Mrs. Hurd .... .'.f,
Miss Fownes i 5 6
"Miss
Fownes'
3 4 !
4 4 6
B J 6 43
5 2 t 41
In:
Mrs. Hurd ...5 S 4 4 5 5
MIms Fownes .6 7 5 I I G
C 4 8 40 S9
6 3 6 48 81
Kxtra holes:
Mrs. Hur.l ,9 6
Miss Fownes 6 6
The parings for the second round to
morrow are: . , - . ,
Miss Bessie Fenne. Portland, ILe., agalrrst
Mrs. Ernest ByfleUl. Xew London, Conn.
Miss Doiothy Klola, Chicago, against
Mrs. C H. Vanderberk, Philadelphia.
Miss Edith Cuinmings, Chicago, against
Mrs. W. A. Gavin, New York.
Miss Flulne Rosenthal, Chicago, against
Misx Alexa Stirling. Atlanta, Oa.
Mrs. J. V. Hifd. Pittsburgh, against Miss
Mrs. V. C. Letts, jr Chicago, against
Miss Marlon Holllns, New York.
Mrs. Quentln Fietner, New York, against
Mildred Caverly, Philadelphia.
"Fex Rickard to Crown (
New Feather Champions
New York, Oct. 5. Tex Rickard,
Xew York boxing promoter, an
nounced here last night that he
would present the winner, of next
Friday night's bout between Young
Andy Chancy and Johnny Murray
with a belt. The boys arc feather
weights. Kickard refuses longer to
recognize Johnny Kilbane as a cham
pion, declaring Kilbane declined to
answer even one of six telegrams
asking him for a match m Madron
Square Garden. .
Arioii Guv Winner
At Feature Race
C. C. Lloyd's 3-Year-Old Wins
$14,000 Turf Event and
Lowers Record.
Lexington, Ky., Oct 5. C. C.
Lloyd's Arion Guy, driven by Harry
Stokes, won the $14,000 Kentucky
futurity, one of the richest Grand
Circuit events today and lowered his
own "season's record for 3-year-old
trotters to 2:04)4. I
The principal contender was A.
B. Cox's. Sister Bertha, although
Natalie the Great and Voltage each
finished in one heat.
All races were won in straight
heats.'
Driver Harry Stokes had a field
day. In addition to scoring with
Arion Guv, he drove De Lopez to a
win in the 2:06 . trot and landed
Trampsafe first in the first two
rounds of the unfinished 2:14 pace.
Mightell was an easy winner in the
2:15 trot and Eva Abbe outstayed
Drift Patch for first honors in the
2:04 pace. '
The summary:
!:15 trot. Two ln three. (One heat
Monday. Pur 11,000: 1
MlKhttell, b. m., by AxUllion ' (V.
Fleming) 1 I
Alma. Todd, b. m., (Whitehead). ...3 i
Wagner, ch. g. (Hedrlck) 3 t
Virginia, b. m., (Ray) .....4
Charley Herr, Jr.. b. h., (White)..! i
Mtghtelllon, Miss Jana Hall, Blnen
Bold also atarted.
Time: 2:0t4: 2:10.
2:08 Trot. Two In threa. Puraa 11,000:
Pon De Lopez, blk. h., by Kenney
Lopes. . (Stokes) 1 1
Dr. Nick, blk. g (Cox-Plttman) . . . . S
Mlns Perfection, b. m., (McMaban). .2 3
Wlkl Wlkl. b. sr.. (Hodgaon) 4 S
Harveetertlde, br. m. (McDonald) . ,S 4
Atien and Tommy Todd,, also started.
Time: 2:lftH; 2:0tt.
Futurity for three-year-olds. Three In
five. Purse 114,000
Arion Guy, b. c, by Guy Axworthy
(Stoke) 1 1 1
Sister Bertha, b. f., (Serrlll) . . . .2 t S
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League Magnates Hold Meeting
To Reorganization' of Base Ball
Chicago, Oct. 5. Complete reor
ganization of professional base ball
as proposed in the Laskcr plan
which calls for a civilian tribunal
of three persons not financially in
terested in the game to replace the
national commission was discussed
today by a group of major league
club owners and officials with Alfred
Austrian, attorney for the Chicago
American and National league clubs.
While no. announcement concern
ing the meeting was made, it was
said that legal technicalities which
would come up in the reorganization
were discussed and that the plan,
with decisions made at today's
meeting, will be presented to the
club owners of the National league
in New York tomorrow.
Those present today besides Mr.
Austrian, were John McGraw, vice
president and manager of the New
Natalie the Great, br. f., (Cox).. 4 5 S
Voltage, br. c, (Egan) e 2 I
Kmnia Harvester, b. f.. (Brunch).. 8 4
Day Star also started.
Mime: 2:04K: 2:07H; 2:04.
2:04 Pace. Two heats In three. Puree
1,000:
Eva Abbe, a. m., by Abbee (Palen)..l 1
Drift Patch, b. m., (McMahon) 2 2
Northern Direct, b. h.. (Plttman)....! S
Ethel Chimes, b. ., (Hodgson).,.,,. 5 4
George Volo. ro. (Krsklne) ...... 6 4
Dan Hedgwood, Peter Elliott, lloyal
Earl aalo started.
Time: 2:06; 2:04.
Magnet Trounces Wausa.
Bloomfield, Neb., Oct.. S.(Spe
cial.) Nearly 300 base ball fans
from here went to Wausa Monday
to witness the big . game be
tween Wausa and Magnet. Both
teams had strengthened their lineup
and the game was hard fought, Mag
net winning wfth a score of 3 to 1,
mainly through their ability 'to hit
Baud hard and at opportune times.
Blacksmith pitched a great game for
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Mbjinyt 0 Atvyva Corned CcxaaIXj Utoa ScA!
York Nationals and one of the s'gn
ers of the letter sent outJy four
clnb proposing the Lasker plan;
Mr. Lasker, President Stonehain of
the New Yorkr" National league
club; Harry Frasce, owner of the
Boston Americans; Charles Coniis
key, owner of the Chicago White
Sox; Col. T. D. Huston and Jacob
Ruppcrt, owners of the New York
Yankees.
Possibility of American league
club owners coming to the rescue of
Mr. Comiskey by placing some of
their players at his disposal to re
place the seven stars he suspended
as a result of the base ball scandal
also was said to have been discussed.
The plan was proposed by Mr.
Frasee some tjme-ago.
All the men at the meeting have
.expressed approval of the principles
of ; e Laskcr plan.
Magnet. Batteries: Magnet. Black
smith and Booth; Wausa, Baird and
Johnson. Arrangements are under
way for a game between Wausa and
Bloomfield to be played next Sun
day at Wausa for a side bet.
Barneston Grid Eleven
Schedules Seven Games
Beatrice, Neb., Oct 1 5. (Special
Telegram.) The Barr.estcui foot
b?ll team, which last year won the
championship of the county, has ar
ranged the following schedule for
this season:
October S Holmesvllle at Holmesvllle.
Octobnr 15 DeWltt at DeWltt.
October 22 Adams at Adams.
October 1 Steele City at Barneston.
November 1 Beatrice Reserves at
Barneston.
November 11 Axtell, Kan., at Axtell.
November lOr-Adams at Barneston.
The team has an open date for
Thanksgiving day.
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"Babe" Ruth, Home Run
King, Offered $5,500
For Three Contests
New York, Oct. 4. Two thou
sand five hundred dollars a game
is the sum being offered "Babe"
Ruth to appear in exhibition
games.
v Last Saturday he drew $1,000
for playing in N'cw York. Offers
of $1,000 for a game on Friday,
$2,000 for a game on Sunday, or
$5,500 for three games have been
made to the home-run king.
May Form Amateur
Grid League Here
Six or Eight-Team Circuit Is
Likely to Be Organized
Among Omaha Gridsters.
Witht the 1920 amateur base ball
season nearly finished, amateur foot
ball players are beginning to line up
It r the season, and according to
Phil Lynch, one of the veterans of
the local grid game here, and last
season manager of the NonparWs,
this season will be the greatest ever
witnessed here.
From present indications, an am
ateur foot ball league,, consisting of
six or eight class A teams, will be
organized in a- few days, and will
p'ay regular scheduled games for
the city title. It is understood that
the class B and C teams also will
form a circuit next week, and an or
ganization, such as the Municipal
Amateur Base Ball association,
which has been responsible for the
geat interest taken in amateur base
ball here during the past six years
will likely be formed, if enough en
thusiasm is shown.
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jHawkeyes Training
Hard for Game
University of Iowa and Cornell
Gridsters Clash This Wcel
In Annual Contest.
Iowa City, Ia Oct. 5. (Special.)
Every man on the University
of Iowa first team reported
yesterday afternoon, in spita
of bruises and sore spots remaining
from the Indiana game.i Locke's
ankle was in poor shape Knd many
of the other men hobbled about
stiffly, but on the whole the team
was in good condition, and Trainer
Tack Watson expects to have every
body in ship' shape by the middle of
the veck.
Coach Jones spent the afternoon
on close work, lecturing the men
on the defensive and offensive plat
in their individual positions. The.
lessons of' the Indiana game were
gone over and as a 'result it is ex
pected that defensive play in the
line will be particularly Umproved.
The Cornell game next Saturday
is not expected to furnish any stu
pendous opposition for the Old Gold
and it is believed that Coach Jonei
will take the game easy in attempt
ing to pile up an impressive score.
The Iowa mentor will use every pof
sible means of saving his men fcr
ing game with the Illini.
Prehn Wins Bout With
Newly-Invented Hold
Oskaloosa, la;, Oct. 5. Paul
Prehn, wrestling coach at Illinois
university, won his match with Mat
ty Matsuda here Monday night in
straight fals, the first with his newly-
invented leg split hold, in i:u:uana
won the sprnnrl in 4:16:0 with a bodv
scissors and headlock.
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