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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-23
CO TO BOTTOM
Of GAMBLING IN
MAJOR LEAGUES
Authorities Sitting Alleged
Crookedness Among Ball
Players to the Bottom.
Benton Admits a Killing.

| CHICAGO, Sept. 23-Direct evidence
OF an attempt to fix game between
| the Chicago National league team and
the New York Giants was sought to-
day when Jacob "Rube" Benton, pitcher
| for the Giants, was called before the
Cook county grand jury investigating
| alleged major league baseball gambling.
He is said to have been offered $500
by former Cub player to throw" a
game.
Charles Buck" Herzog, second base
man on the Chicago Cubs, admitted In
statement today that he had been
accused of offering an $500 bride to
cIared that President John Heydler Of
the, National league, and President
he was accused before he knew 1t
himself. He said that they did not
want to give him a hearing, fearing
Herzog denied that he had ever been
involved in an attempt to throw a
game, and produced affidavits by Ar
thur 2. Wilson and Norman Boeckel,
of the Boston Braves, declaring that
they heard Benton declare he had won
$4,000 by betting on the Cincinnati Reds
with the Chicago White Sox.
The Wilson affidavit, as announced,
said that Benton had told Wilson and
Boeckel that "he, Benton, had received
telegram from Hal Chase, in which
Chase had advised Benton to bet on
the first two games of the world series;
that Cincinnati would win and then
to bet that Cincinnati would win the
series, or in substance, that he, Ben
ton, had taken the advice Of Chase and
had bet all the money he could scrape
together, and as a result had won
SO, 800 on the series" The Boeckel af-
fidavit made similar statement.
Says Series Fixed"
In statement issued following yes
terday's session of the grand jury
Hartley Replogle, prosecutor in charge
of the investigation, declared that evi,
dence had been presented to the ef-
feet that last years world series was
mot on the square," He said that
that no Cincinnati players were inn
plicated.
pected to testify before the grand jury
today were Charles A. Stoneham, presi-
dent, and John ]. McGraw, vice-presi-
dent and manager of the New York
Giants; John seys, secretary of the
Harry Mccormick, umpire; Samuel w.
Pass, a fam Hugh Fullerton, Joseph
Villas and William Busch, baseball
writer's, and William Birch, former
baseball writer.
In addition to the affidavits, Herzog
produced letter from President Heyd-
Ter in which the latter stated he was
convinced Herzog did not have any,
connection with gambling in baseball
This letter was dated June rs, after
Heydler. according to HerZog, had
thrashed the matter out with Benton,
and Herzog, finally declaring the whole
thing should be dropped and kept quiet.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-23
ALL IN READINESS
FOR BIG BANQUET
Chamber of Commerce TO Be
~ Scene Of M. A. A. Feed
Thursday Night.

The. sixth annual banquet of the
Memphis Associated Amateurs will be
held at the Chamber of Commerce on
Thursday night.
This affair Is a general celebration of
the amateurs at the end of each base
ball season and the amateurs have
something to be proud of this year.
They have enjoyed their most success
full season, having even more baseball
teams than they had grounds for, while
the same applies to tennis.
They also managed to get a deal
through whereby a ground was pur-
chased to replace Hodges field, lost re =
Gently by sale, and this deal alone will
be worth 100000 to the amateurs in
the next five years. A good cabaret
performance has been arranged for to
be furnished by Miss Irene, Sturla and
number of Junior amateur players
and fans will be on hand at the BAN
quet.
Players of the champion ST. Marys,
Little Midgets and Prestonus teams will
be admitted to the banquet Thursday
night at the expense of Messrs Crump,
Willingham and Edgar, in whose honor
junior baseball leagues were named
this past season. Speeches will likely
be made by Mayor Paine and other no.
table Memphians, and a good crowd
is looked for. The banquet starts at s
o'clock on the sixth floor of the Cham
Der of Commerce.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-23
.PLOUGHS LEAVE
ON FRIDAY NIGHT
Memphis Amateur Champions
Going to St. Louis to
Meet Other Champs.

The Ploughs, champions of Memphis
amateur circles for 1890, win depart
from Memphis Friday night for St,
Louis, via the Frisco, in a special
sleeper. On Saturday they meet the
champion Omaha team in a single
game. The winner of this game Sat
urday meets the st. Louis champions
Sunday. The team which loses Sat
utday meets the runnerup team OF ST.
Louis In the opening game Of a double
header Sunday.
All players Of the Plough team are
requested to call on Treasurer Hunt
Poplar and Second street, Thursday to
get their railroad and Pullman tickets.
Anyone else who intends making the
trip should also purchase their railroad
and Pullman ticket from Hunt Thursday
so as to get advantage of the party
or cut rate.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-23
Jess Willard
Is A Cuckoo,
Say Reports

Jess Willard is BROKE" according
to tales that are whispered around
Texas and have filtered into this
purlieu. And disastrous ventures
In oil are said to be the big reason
for the wasting away OF the once
vast sum of money that the former
ring champion had at his beck and
call.
Willard didn't get a dollar for
beating Johnson-and he didn't
have one before the fight, But
circus, theatrical and advertising
contracts netted him something Ike
$500, 900. He got s47 800 for light
ing Frank Moran in 1916. and $780,
900 for mixing it with Jack Demp-
sci. Other ''pickups' showed the
gross Willard fortune up to tho
$500, 900 mark
And then Willard, after losing
something like $l0O,0 in the pur-
chase Of circus which closed up
a short time afterward, began to
dabble in Texas oil, and now the
story goes, his fortune has been
swept away.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-23
FRISCO JUNE SETS
new WORLDS RECORD

h COLUMBUS, O.. Sept ga new
worlds record for three year-old pac-
ing colts was established at the Grand
circuit meeting here yesterday Frisco
June, W. w. F1eming's bay colt, step
lped the third heat of the Horse Re-
view futurity in 2:03A. Frisco June
Ead dropped the first heat of the race
ito Trampsafe, who prior to today had
held jointly with Gen. Todd the three
Iyear-old colt pacing record. Tramp
Lsafe. however was unable to stand
Ithe pace and lost in the stretch in the
last two heats.
Margaret Dillon won the Hartman
hotel stake for 2:11 class PAGERS. c.
A. Valentine. after the mare had made
bad breaks in the first two heats, was
substituted for Jack Monroe, as driver.
Esther R., Murphy entry won the
third and last heat OF the 2:07 class
pacing. continued Tuesday. She had
already taken Tuesdays two heats.
The 215 trot was won in straight
heats by Patrick Todd.
Harvester owned and driven by W.
W. Fleming, outclassed the field in the
first division of the 2:13 pace, winning
In straight heats.
Loyal w, driven by Ersklne, had an
easy time in the second division, win
ming in similar manner.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-23
MAKE PLANS FOR
BIG "HOSS" RACE

TORONTO. Sept. ga. NJ Orphen,
turfman, left here yesterday for New
York to discuss details Of a match race
to be run at the Kenilworth track,
Windsor. in October, between the
worlds champion thoroughbreds, Man
o War, Sir Barton and Exterminator.
1t was announced that Mr.. Orphen
would meet In New York, 3. ID. Riddle,
j, X. l.. Ross and W. S, khmer, owners
of the horses, and would make an at
tractive offer for the event.
In the event Of other bids being made
for the race, Mr. Orphen announced
that he would top any offer by SIC, 900
Extermlnator arrived at Woodbine
park here yesterday and will be a start
er Saturday in the Toronto Autumn
cup at one and one quarter miles.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-23
FORFEIT OKMULGEE
ENID FRANCHISES
Western Association Mag
mates Take Drastic Action
in Special Session.

TULSA, Okla. Sept. % Forfeiture
of the Okmulgee and Enid clubs fran
chlses, expulsion from the league Of d.
C. Cooley, president and manager Of
the Okmulgee club, and Ted" Warning,
manager OF the Enid club and filming
of each Of the two managers $500, were
voted at a special meeting Of the board
of directors of the Western association
here yesterday afternoon.
This action followed failure of the
two teams to play the seventh and de-
Gliding game Of the association post =
season championship series a Okmul-
gee, as ordered by J. c. Tyetcher, league
president. The seventh game played
at Enid September IT, and won by Enid.
was declared by Letcher to be an ex-
hibition game.
The clubs had disbanded however,
when Letcher made this announcement
soon after the game. and as each club
han won three games in the post-sea-
son series. the Western association
has no 1920 champion
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-23
RoBBY HOME FREE.

In the National league the Brooklyn
Ing a five-game lead over their nearest
rivals, the New York Giants.
The race between New York and
Brooklyn has resolved into this.
Brooklyn, with a lead Of five games
over the Giants has six more games 10
play, one with Boston and five with
New York. The Giants have eight
more to play, two with Boston, one with
Philadelphia and five with Brooklyn:
To win the pennant Brooklyn must win
one game from the Giants and the final
game Of the season with Boston on Oct.
8, or win two OF the five games with
the Giants. In either case it would be
impossible for McGraws men to tic
Manager Robinson's club.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-23
PIRATES TAKE TWO.

PITTsBURGH Sept. 25.--Pittsburgh
won two games from Cincinnati here
TO J.
Adams outpitched Luque in the first
game. He kept the visitors five hits
scattered The first run was scored
In the fourth inning on hits by South
worth and Barnhart. The other run
was registered in the seventh on Tray
nor's double and singles by Schmidt and
Adams.
The Reds scored their only run in
the second game on an error which was
followed by a hit Timely hitting by
Barnhart and Tierney, recruit players.
won the game for Pittsburgh.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-23
FRANCIS 0IIMET
HOLES OUT in One

BOSTON. Sept 23--Francis Oulmet,
wso as boy and man. has accomplished
hanuy today in the realization OF the
ambition Of all golfers. lie holed out
in one
Playing yesterday on the links Of the
Commonwealth Country club, he drove
off with midiron from the third tee,
with the hole 2A3 yards away, The
lay Is slightly down hill.
The ball sped true to the flagstaff
and dropped into the cup. II was the
first time he had holed out In single
stroke,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-23
DR.. DAWSON LEADS
in TRAP SHOOT

JACKSON, Tenn, Sept. %. (Spl)-
Breaking 4S targets out of a possible
so, Or. f. ]. Dawson was high man in
an interesting shoot held Tuesday aft
ernoon between the Jackson and Hum
boldt gun clubs at the local trap on
College street, extended G. w. Evans,
came a close second, breaking AZ tar
gets. There were II trap shooters in
the contest which was witnessed by
an unusually large crowd of spectators.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-23
YANKs ARE BEATEN.

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 2s.-The IN
dianapolis club Of the American assoc
citation defeated the New York Yankees
in an exhibition game here yesterday,
7 to 8. The locals won by hitting
RIP" Collins hard in the ninth inning,
scoring three men after two were out.
Babe Ruth played first base. but failed
to add to his collection of home runs.
However, he landed for . double ana
two singles in three trips to the plate.
Score RH
New York Arms ..22o 900 o2o-s /
Indianapolis .OOi 900 0Sa-T IL 4
Ferguson, Collins and Hoffman; Jones.
Caret, Whitehouse and Heniine.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-23
GIANTS DEFEAT CUBS.

NEW YORK Sept. 25.-New York
defeated Chicago yesterday, to 2, In
the Cubs last game here this season.
while Douglass steadied after the sec
ond inning. Bancroft with a double and
three singles. and Snyder with two
doubles, led In the New York hitting.
Tyler lasted two innings and Bailey
was taken out in the fourth with one
out after double and three successive
singles Melted New York two runs
Frisch then. doubled off Martin. bat
ting in another run.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-23
ROBINS WIN AGAIN
AND TIGHTEN HOLD

BROOKLYN, Sept 23.--Brooklyn
went another notch higher in the lea
que pennant race yesterday by beat
ng Boston. to /. Smith kept the
Xix hits well scattered, missed third
strike saving the Braves from shut
put. The Dodgers punched hits for
'uns in the third and fifth, while Kon-
itchy connected with a homer into the
eft field bleachers with two out In
he eighth.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-23
CARDS DEFEAT PILLS,

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 23-Stengel's
home run over the right field wall with
Williams on base in the ninth saved
Philadelphia from a shut-out at the
hands Of Lyons, St Louis recruit pitch
err from Sioux city. yesterday, the
visitors winning. to 2.
Lyons also drove home his teams
first run. Clever bunting by Williams
and Causey featured, the latter get
ting two safe hits by this method.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-23
VANDERBILT STABLE
SOLD TO MACOMBER

PARIS, Sept. 23.--The stable of the
late w. X. Vanderbilt has been sold
to A. X. Macomber, millionaire Ameri-
The price named is 10000, 900 francs.
The sale. the reports state, includes
the contract of Jockey Frank O'Nelll,
the complete stable of 3S brood mares,
four stations, so yearlings, 20 foals and
Poissy estate and the Deauville prop
erty.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-23
z ROUNDS Of
MILLING CARDED
MONDAY NIGHT
Young Joe Cans and Kid Roux,
Negro LightWeights, to Top
Card Of Four Bouts--Good
PreIiminarieS Assured.

Twenty-Five rounds OF boxing are
on Monday nights boxing card at
the Southern Athletic club,
There Will be one eight round
bout, one Of six rounds and two Of
four. In the grand wlndup, Young
Joe Cans, OF New orleans, negro
Roux, Of Memphis, will meet over
the eight round route. Both Cans
and Roux are topnotchers and fans
will undoubtedly witness one OF the
fastest mills Of the year.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-23
CANS WON LAST TIME.

on the occasion Of their last meet
ing Cans was the victor when Roux
received a bad cut over the eye and was
recovered and has been fighting all
over the East, with good results. and is
confident of taking Cans measure when
they meet Monday night
Cans is already In training at the
Southern A. c., while Roux will get
back into Memphis Friday. and con-
clude his conditioning at the club.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-23
LooKoUTs BEATEN.

KNOXVILLE. Tenn Sept 23-The
Alcoa Independents punched hits off
Duffy and took the third game OF the
exhibition series from the Chattanooga
Lookouts yesterday. to l. BoIden
held the Southern leaguers to four hits
Score r, II. T..
Chattanooga Lookouts ...,..,..l 2
Alcoa Independents ,...,.,..3 2 2
Duffy and Townsend Bolden and
TtarOana
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-23
Johnny DObbS Is
GiUen 1000 Iron
Men By His Boss

NEW ORLEANS, La. Sept pa
BY winning both games OF the final
double header with Mobile and thus
landing second in the Southern
league race, the, New Orlcans team
first or second in every one OF the
eight years John Dobbs has been
manager In appreciation OF the
good work Of Dohhs, President
4, i. Heinnmann OF the club pre-
scented him with 81 000 in brand new
$50 bills, The New Orleans and Mo
bile teams played an exhibition
game sunday, the receipts Of which
went to the players.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-23
1.-TWO out when winning run scored.

Summary: Two-base hits-Frierson 2
Hurt Block. Sacrifice hts-Lewis,
.Dowie, Hurt. Stolen bases-Carroll
Farmer. Bases on balls-Off Thweatt
p, off Mitch 1, off Marshall /. Hit
MISUNDERSTANDING. Double plays
Prothro to Quellmalz, Thweatt to Dowie
to McLarry. INNINGS pitched-By
Mitch 1-3 with 6 hits, runs. Struck
.out--By. Thweatt 4, by Mitch l, by
Gallagher and Goodbred.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-23
Chicks BEATEN
! IN THIRD GAME
BY DYERSBURG
Rube Marshall, 1920 Tribes
man, Goes in and Holds
Mates SCOreIess--Biq Bill
B, ThWeatt Is Bombarded.
: HOW SERIES STANDS.

81 DYERSBURG, Tenn. Sept. 23.-The
Memphis Chicks again bit the dust Of
Scott field here yesterday afternoon,
the fast Dyersburg semipro club taking
aAhe measure of the Southern leaguers
by the score of to 4. The credit for
the victory goes to Rube Marshall, a
right handed pitcher, who served for
the Chicks during the 1920 baseball sea-
son. The Rube went in after the
Chicks had piled up a four-run lead
and held his former mates scoreless
the visitors
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-23
Acid Test For Cleveland
In Series With White SOx
If Speakers Men Can Come Through Three Games With
Two of Them Won, They Will Be Almost Sure of Win
ming Flag-Brooklyn Robins Already Home Free"
BY BOB PIGUE.

The acid test for the Cleveland Indians Thursday.
The tribe of iris Speaker going up against the Chicago White
Sox in series that will just about decide the pen
the American league Should the Indians get away with
two out of the three games they will be position where
only earthquake dsodge them In of reversal
with the White Sox getting of three the Indians would
be in hole from which they might be able emerge
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-23
TWO PLAYERS SOLD.

Doc Prothro, Memphis boy, and
shortstop for the Dyersburg team, and
Wake Hurt, third baseman, have been
sold to the majors, Prothro going to the
New York Yankees, and Hurt going
to the st. Louis Browns.
They will report after the Sunday
game in Paducah has been played,
when the team will disband.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-23
GRER BEATS. JAMESON.

MILWAUKEE. Sept. ga Harry Greb.
Of Pittsburgh, won technical knock
out over Ted Jameson. local light
night when Jameson was unable to
ontinue the fight owing to ar injured
hand. Greb had punished Jameson con-
sideiably,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-23
GOOD PRELIMg,

Promoter Billy Hack, of the s. A,
c.. announces that there will be some
excellent preliminaries on the card Mon
day night, with some Of the leading
Ther2 will be battle royal as an
appetizer.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-23
IL BALLOONS ENTERED.

BIRMINGHAM Ala, Sept. 23--The
official entry list for the national bal
loon race to begin here Saturday art.
ernoon. shows that there are IL teams
Of which three are army and one navy
The other eight teams are entered by
civilians.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-23
WILLIAMS THEIR J1NX.

The Indians have been able to defeat
the White Sox consistently this season
with the exception of the days when
Claude Williams was on the hill. The
Indians have found Lefty one of the
toughest nuts In the American league
to crack, but on the opposing paw, they
have been able to get to Messrs. Eddie
Cicotte and Dick Kerr with a regularity
that gives them encouragement in the
task that is ahead of them in taking
two out of three from the Pale Hose of
the Windy City.
Manager Speaker will probably work
Stanley Coveleskie, Jim Bagby and
Walter Mails against the Sox in the
mementouS series starting Thursday,
and If these three are right, the tribe
should. at least bag two out of the
trio that may mean flag for the Sixth
City.
Manager Gleason has Cicotte, Will
Hams Kerr and Faber ready for duty.
and this quartet Is far from weak out
fit of moundmen.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-23
THWEATT HIT HARD.

Big BIZ Thweatt was hit hard by
Dyersburg, which club came from be-
hind and pounded out victory after
It was believed by fans that the Tribe
from Memphis had copied the contest.
The Chicks got out in front early by
hammering Mitch's offerings to the
various corners of the field. In the
second inning the Tribe compiled a
trio Of markers by way of pair Of
hits, walk and sacrifice. In the
Lewis hunted, but Carroll and High
singled. This was enough for the Dy-
ersburg management to convince them
that Mitch wasn't right, so they lifted
him.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-23
THE FLAG CHASE
HOW THEY STAND.
WHERE THEY PLAY.

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chicago at Cleveland.
st. Louis at Detroit.
Philadelphia at Boston.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-23
AMERICAN AssoclArioN
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

At Toledo 2, st. Paul 3.
Al Columbus 5, Milwaukee 9.
At Louisville 3, Kansas City 1.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-23

The white Sox and Indians Have both
been in the midst of Tremendous
drive and have copied on their last
several starts, so both clubs should be
primed for hard battle from inning
to inning
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-23
NATIONAL IEAGuE

Boston at Philadelphia.
Only game scheduled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-10
SALVATION THROUGH SELF DETERMINATION AND SELF
 ELOPMENT

Self-determination and self-develop- ment are now said to be the only road to liberty and progress. This is true and is the teaching of Christian Science. Self-determination, or the freedom ot the individual to decide for himself, and self development or the freedom of the individual to develop himself, are inborn and inalienable rights. They are really laws of divine Love and jus tiee, forever governing and directing the man of Gods creating. Divine Love and Justice demand that all men shall now in this day and generation awaken to their natural spiritual rights; that the time is ripe for full self-determfnation and self-develop- ment; the determination to awaken from from the long night of material mesmerism, the determination to strike at the root of all human bondage and discord and throw off the yoke Of faiss material beliefs. the determination to develop the Christ-idea or Christ-chlld in each human consciousness and ex- perience now mans eternal heritage or dominion and health, peace, and Joy. Then" in the words of the prophets ''iudgment shall dwell in the wilder-l ness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field. And the work Of right eousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assur- ance for ever"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-10
DIVINE PRINCIPLE THE NATURAL INHALER

Real natures healing results, as Mrs. Eddy explains in Science and Health
 tPref. D. xi), from the operation of di- vine Principle, before which sin and disease lose their reality in human con- sciousness and disappear as naturally and as necessarily as darkness gives place to light and sin to reformation" Jesus understood this rule of nature or divine Principle and practiced it in his healing the sick, casting out evil, and raising the dead-wonders which are cften called miracles, but which, when the simple rule is understood, are no more supernatural or miraculous than the transporting of fifty people in an aeroplane or talking by wireless from Boston to London; marvels which fifty years ago, were incredible and would have been pronounced miracles, but now are regarded only the natural law and order of progress. Professor Wend- ling says, ''The divinity of the Christ does not rest upon miracles--the mir acles rest upon his divinity The re- versal and correction of false material law by the law of divine Principle is not a wonderful or marvellous thing. It is not marvellous that this ever oper- ative law of Spirit should act instantly and fully; the marvel is that divine Principle is not always thought of and anplied first to every human fll