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the creeks. Some anglers 20 20 Broad
Channel regularly at niTht and fish along
the spiles and IN the "Cartwhecl." There
catches are aeldon reported. however As
rule in this section OF the bay they use
spcaring for bait when fishing AZ night.
Fsowcd from Cenarsic TO iberia Wreck.
Capt. n!cl, Person Of Canarsie. the skipper
or the good ship Rose r. H., was reminiscnE
on Monday last and he related an experi-
ence he had when mate on the Sappho. They
left Canarsie ri the uaual hour aud out Just
beyond RoclSaway Point they passed joe
Block. who IN rowboat and who had
rowed out there from Cararse. The Sappho
continued on east 20 the IBERIA Wreck. whore
they found good porgy fishing. and shortly
before their leaving time along came the
rowboat with Joe at the oars. They hailed
him and asked where he was bound and ho
said TO buoy No. .. They induced him TO
remain with them and when the Sappho was
ready 20 start back home Joe wanted TO con-
time his trip east I'm the rowboat. A south
wind was springing up and the captain
wanted 10 return 20 his dock and tried 10
induce Joe 10 come along with him, fearing
the raising south wind. Joe demonstrated.
but finally agreed and was brought back TO
Cannrsle on the Snppho. Capt. Person told
the story after hearing that several row.
boats fished tho tea wreck outside Jones
Inlet last Sunday and they had rowed OUT
there from Freeport Point.
Joe Block, now an old man. enjoys fishing
whenever he gets the chance to go out
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went up and lost several lengths. When
in his stride he ran into a pocket and
was compelled to take back. This caused
the crowd to gasp and many racegoers
were under the impression Quecreek had
committed foul and when Buxton went
to the judges they We're laboring under
the false impression that the complaint
was against the winner. But Buxton
and every jockey in the race said
Mooney had not fouled any one.
Arnistice, the erratic son of Disguise,
which has changed stables four Zines
within the last month. ran one of his
good races in the second event and
scored an easy victory. He led from
start to finish and won galloping by
half dozen lengths.
Thornhedge beat big field of cheap
Juveniles in the fifth event and Moroni
ran home by himself ahead of oand
OF maidens In the final
Clarence Hammer was peeved over
the way some racegocrs criticised MIN
for shutting Off Richcreek, on Lord Her
bert, on Monday II didn't try to smut
OFF the lad" he said my horse was
beaten at the time and / was afraid
would back up into him. If he had
given me a warning I would have pilled
out Of his way. l expected him to come
on the outside of me. and was greatly
surprised when I saw his mounts head
along side of me I would have pulled
out then, but he started to take back
and remained in my position. | have
little brother breaking into the :ame
and I wouldn't want him bothered in
a race. l want him to get chance
md I want to give all young lads a
square deal. I'll help any young lad
get an even break IL ran"
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Thunderstorm Scores
in New O1vner'S Silks
Hildreth Gets Sande
for $751; 600 a Year

T. ARL SANDE. Americas pre-
mier Jockey. win pilot the
L. thoroughbreds belonging to 5.
c. Hildreth for the remainder OF this
season and all next year. He entered
into this agreement with Mr.. Hill
dreth yesterday. but he didn't sign
any contract. He stipulated that II
his services didn't suit Mr.. Iiildreth
he could quit the job and ride tor
any one he might choose. For his
services Mr.. Hildreth will pay him
S15 900 a year. rhe lad las not de-
cided who shall nave second call on
him. He said half dozen horsemen
wanted his services but he had de-
cided to wait for week or two be-
fore selecting a second string en-
ployer.
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A. E. RANNEY TOPS
GOLFERS OF N. Y. c.
Wins Medal in Title Tourney
Champion p. A. Proal Has
Close Call.
By KERR N. PETRIE.

With the new out of bounds rule ex-
acting a penalty OF stroke and distance
golfers these days are finding that, like
the cost OF living. their cards are going
up To the man who can hew to the
line all the way around the new penalty
may mean little. but when a slice or
pull begins to insinuate itself into the
once straight game, particularly when
there happens to be a corn field or a
railroad track to starboard or port.
things are likely to happen with tragic
suddenness.
1t was as the direct result OF the
stroke and distance DOGGY suddenly
arising out OF a bunker yesterday to
plague his young life that Pierre A.
Proal of Deal, the New York Athletic
Club golf champion. spent an afternoon
worrying over whether the wearers of
the Mercury Foot emblem gathered on
the links OF the Garden City Country
Club were to witness the spectacle Of
their big chief failing to get a chance to
defend his title in the match play.
Earlier In the day Proal had stood out
there in the middle of Nassau county
sowing golf balls into corn patch with
as much abandon almost as q boy would
throw pebbles into q lake. He never
had been over the Garden City Country
Club course before. and with that stroke
and distance penalty often repeated.
plus the strokes which he had spilled
hither and yon. he found at the finish
Tint he had amassed the amazing total.
for him. of 81.
No one ould stand much Of a chance
~ nlslslrg the first sixteen OF tourna-
f,,I hot hlaf
While II did look bad for a time Proal
was saved by the simple fact that most
Of the Winged Foot golfers have given
too much of their time and too great q
part of their earlier days to other pur-
suits than that for which men HE them
selves to the links. At that the cham
pion was sore beset. With one more
shot he would have been playing off g.
tie for the last two places In the cram
pionship sixteen. With another ball out
of bounds he would either have been
operating In the second sixteen or down
there to-day on the banks of the Shrews-
bury River looking over his sleds and ice
yachts However, as 1t still remains q
truism that a miss Is as good as a mile.
Proal lives to fight another day and
having learned his lesson. he is prepared
to fight hard.
battle for the n. Y. A. c. golf title. as
rirht w ut the top OF the field Of sixty
four players were these three veteran
linksmen--A. Elliott Ranney OF Green
wich, II. c. Richard of the Engineers
and Lou Hamilton OF Erglewood, Gar
den City, the National Links and Pine
hurst. Ranney won the qualifying
medal with card of ST and he ha'
three strokes on Richard. who went out
in 43 and came home In Al. Hamilton
hGd df---e2--S6.
Richard lid his best to atone for the
poor showing of his brother. w. L..
Richard. who. although he was the
medallist last year played so poorly yes
terday that he decided TO tear up. Ran
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Baseball Only Courses for Johnson Fne

ney played one OF the best Tournaments
rounds OF which he has been guilty this
season. All the way through he did nos
get a single g. incidentally he had only
one 3. In his card. however, were Id
5s and 4s. His figures:
out ........ 4 . 4 $40
In ........... 4 8 5 3 . 4 4-3s--sf
Coincident with the qualifying round
was a medal play handicap. a sort OF
free for all, over which Theodore Casse-
beer and Paul Pilgrim presided and in
which Mat Halpin. the N. Y. A. c. ath-
letic manager, was expected to shine.
When he made his appearance on the
home hole Matt was welcomed like a
victorious Olympic team, but after he
had been cheered TO the limit and pho
tographed in a dozen different poses this
warrior admitted that he had spent
lovely day in the rough. Moreover, he
said he felt that the world had seen
enough of casualty lists for some little
time to come. Against Halpins name.
therefore, were scrawled the words. "NO
card"
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A reader asks: "Is there a possibility o.
landing q stray striped bass in any part oi
the Hudson River between Yonkers and i2jtl
street and II so would you kindly tell me
where 20 try?" a few striped bass have been
taken recently at Spuyten Duyvil and there
would probably be your best chance. An
odd striped ba-s Is being picked up IN the
river at Fort Washington Point, but this g.
n rocky spot and you are quite apt to lose
tackle.
Further up the river at Scarborough and
at Croton Point the regulars have been get
ting some bass and Il Is more than likely
that many OF them WIN he out Sunday.
The only place reporting even fair striped
bass fishing r. Annapolis, MI, and tho fish
Ing there Is away under normal.
The best striped bass fishing In the vicinity
~ New York this season has been In the
Shrewsbury River and most OF the fish have
been taken at night. This fishing VIII re-
main GOOD until about Tharksgiving Day.
There Is so much traffic In the river during
the day that the fish cannot be taken and
consequently II has resolved itself Into n
night flFhing game. The nights are cold
now and any fisherman trying II out should
be warmly dressed.
Another place close by 20 try for bass ia
lakewood. Staten Island. There you must
be n patient fisherman. A few bass have
been taken on this ground recently.
The creeks In Jamaira Bay offer possibili-
tiea now, for the summer residents are gone.
and there are but few boats up and down
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Ebbets VIII Sell Out;
Buzz in Head Hurts Him
Fears Peculiar Sensation Is Due to Blood Vessel
Broken in Pennant Excitement and Decides to Dis
pose of His Holdings to First Satisfactory Bidder

Special Despatch to THE New York HuRAr.a.
CHICAGO, Oct. 19.--Charles II. Ebbets
Is seriously contemplating the sale OF
the Brooklyn Nationals and retiring
from baseball The squire of Flatbush
admitted as much to-day in Chicago
AFTER thirty-eight years of active SER
vice in major league baseball have de-
cided to retire" said President Ebbets,
land will sell my interest in the Brook
Ign club to the first bidder who offers
satisfactory terms.
81 feel that my health warrants this
move, for ! have been afflicted with a
constant buzzing sensation in my head
ever since the day Manager Robinson
and his players clinched the National
League pennant. The buzz has been so
intense ] fear ! must have broken
blood vessel in the excitement attending
the last days of the pennant campaign
1--WE got everything except enthusl-
assn that a major league club owner
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PETER MANNING IN
THREE HEAT VICTORY
Record Holder Takes SO,
Trot at Atlanta Grand Circuit
Best Time 2:06 1-2.

ATLANTA, Ga. Oct 19.--Peter Man.
In his division. had things all his own
way in the 2 IA class trotting contest,
which was the feature event on the
Grand Circuit card at Lakewood to-day.
race in straigh; heats. piloted by Stokes.
the Murphy gelding's best time was
2 :06h. made in the final heat.
In the 2;o9 class pacing event for a
purse of $1,000. Jay Brook. driven by
Idman. took first money In straight
heats.
Lille Watts. with Russell driving. was
an easy winner clear through the three
a special event for Southern horses, for a
Second place in this race was won by
Fresno, an Alabama horse. driven by
George Stiles of Rome, Ga.
The fourth event on the card. 2 10
pace also for Southern horses and for a
purse OF $500 added money. was taken
in straight heats by Comsewoguehal,
owned by r. l.. Williams, Groveton, Ga,
and driven by his owner.
The first accident that has yet oc-
CURED in connection with a harness
event on the Lakewood oval took place
in this race. when in the second heat
Prince Regal. an Ilberton. Ca, horse.
pioted by Rogers, spilled and, piled up
Just after rounding the quarter post.
The PAGER and his pilot were able to
limp In.
rrha fo,,, a,-oot. ~, +1a n, 81 20 ,,,o,~o,,,
include a free for all trot. the feature
of the day. for purse Of $1,000; q Q :03
pace. :12 trot and 2 rs trot. The
summaries:
zoo Class. pacing; purse 81 900.
Jay Brook. br. e., by Silent Brook -.
cS Ssag" WINS. br M. BY Peter the
Kpkomo George. CHI g.. by Hedge
Wood Boy palm ;;..; ~: e: ,;;,
Louise Bcyeridge. CHI. M. by Axwor- i.
my ''' Fine. '2s:o64a. 2a;:o5%. ,s:osl.. :
2:14 Glass, trotting; purse $500.
Peter Manning. b. e.. by Azoff !.
HlI6a Fletcher. b. m. by Peter the :, :
1 Srsas Waits Waits. B. M. by General
Derothy Day. ch. M. by Peter the
Time. 2:0Tik, 2:11k. 2:05lA.
2:f6 Class, trotting (speciaD purse $500.
seiD a . - ,............
Fresno. blk. g., by San Francisco
(Stiles) ............ .......... = Z
ga, eAr saRa1H e. Ds :. ~ simpson
Nc STSom ai9S' o. M. oy '
e Is. Rnsse i 0. .. .i',' no
Time. pisa, 2;i7A. 2:19h.
2:l5 Class. pacing (southen horses) !;
rurse g., 0O0 $500 added money.
(Winlams) ............ ............ 1 I
s oGaiagScr S' '"' =. :. V
Us Is. RusseiD 80. -. 800 3
Prince Regal. Dr. H.. by Regal T.
(Rogerc) .................... DR.
Time. 2:1AS. 2i9H. 2:ish.
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needs-a bank roll and fighting spirit.
My ailment has chased enthusiasm out of
my system. No man belongs in baseball
who is in the game solely from the box
office standpoint. OF course the closest
tie that ties US all TO our occupations
and professions is the tie of money. but
in baseball the love TO win must be
placed above everything mercenary.
win sell tomorrow If the proper offer
Is made and II comes from a man who
puts baseball ahead of his bank roll.
zone word more. l am absolutely in
favor of one man ownership of big league
teams. A team reflects the man. A
company of men operating a team are
only interested in the receipts
Ebbets indicated that steps would be
taken to reopen the case of RUDE Mar
guard, who was dropped from the club
for alleged ticket scalping at Cleveland
during the world series. He believes the
decision would be set aside
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Grand Jury VIII Recommend the
Immediate Reorganization of Game

HICAGO, auhoraively that
the completes inquiry
will be for the immediate reoan of the governing body
trolling the playing professional baseball games
THE worlds
a tribunal
National Commission Immediately This will eliminate
had the information there take
cons
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WANT RUMLER's DEPOSITION.

Los ANGELES, oct. 19.-The Los An
geIes county Grand Jury to-day cent q
telegram TO II W Lane. owner Of the
Salt Lake City team OF the pacin.
Coast Leazue. asking him to procure for
~ n deposition from William Rumler
former member OF Mr.. Lanes team. Tn
deposition was wanted, Il was said. by
Foreman James Irving OF the GRIND.
Jury In connection with the lnvestiga-
tion OF charges OF corruption IN the
1919 pennant race.
Frank Stafford OF the District Attor.
noy's Office said that IN addition TO ask
ing for a deposition from Rumler the
Grand Jury was seeking Information
from certain other players now In Salt
Lake City.
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ED. TNoRp WILL REMAIN.
Signs to Continue as Coach of N. Y.
University Basketball Tenn.

Ed Thorp, coach of the champion
New York University basketball team
last year, has signed contract to re-
Thorp turned out one of the best quin-
tets OF the country at University
Heights last season, his team winning
the national amateur athletic union
championship at the games which were
played in Atlanta. Ga. last March.
There the Violet five defeated the crack
teams from Detroit. Houston, Los An
geles, Kansas City and other leading
cities Of the country.
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TILDEN CANCELS DATES.
Tennis Champion VIII Rest Before
Going to Australia.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa. Oct. 19.--willam
Tildon 2d. tennis champion of the United
States, tonight cancelled all his tennis
dates and LETT for Philadelphia to rest.
Tilden said he had gone stole" as the
result Of the strenuous schedule he has
pie yed since last spring. He win rest in
Philadelphia for several weeks and then
viii join his team mates in San Fran
cisco November II, just before they sail
for Australia 10 play for the Davis Cup.
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johnson First witness.

President Ban Johnson was the first
witness called. After tesufying he was
asked II he had any statement to make.
why should ! talk to the newspa pers?
They are all against me. I've worked
hard to keep the game on the level, and
look at the thanks / got" said Mr.. John
son. who was nursing a beautiful
"peeve."
You said in New York last week hat
you knew of much important testimony
that had yet TO reach the Grand Jury.
Did you supply that testimony was
asked Mr. johnson.
ASK the Grand Jury" snapped Presi-
dent Johnson.
Barney Dreyfuss. president OF the
Pittsburg Nationals, entered the room
and shouted. Hello. Banr' President
Johnson turned his head. Dreyfus
walked over and started 20 talk 10
Johnson. After several minutes OF con-
versation. with Dreyfus doing all the
talking. johnson walked away saying.
"T'l have n statement TO give out IN n
few days"
President John Heydler was inter
rogated at length as 20 who ,surnlied
Hal Chase with the informa ton that the
1919 worlds series was fixed" Mr.
Heydler testified that his Investigation
showed that Bill Burns was the man
who had "tlpDed orr Chase that the
series was framed"
President Heydler was also asked BY
tho Jurors Z he had notified President
Johnson that the 1919 sr-ies was
"hxed." Mr.. Hoydier replied that
President Johpsno was notified by him
while the series was IN progress last
fall and again this spring and that
something should be done to clear Up the
atmosphere.
II was politely requested 10 attend 10
the affairs OF my own league by Presi-
dent Johnson said Mr. Hevdler.
Norris L (Tip) O'Neiil former presi-
dent OF the Western LEAGUE. testified
that he and Manager William Gleason
OF the White sox visited St Louis after
the 1919 worlds series IN search OF evil
denco but were unable to find ANYTHING
specific
Manager Fred Mitchell and Secretary
John .. Seys OF the Chicago Cubs were
also called before the Grand Jury and
asked about the game played between
the Cubs and Philadelphia on August ri
~ this year. They testified that while
efforts had been made to reach certain
members OF the Cub team by tho ganb.
ling syndicate tho plan had failed e
nlaterialize.
The jury will meet again on Friday.
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BAsKETBArL MEETING At c. c. n. Y.
Tho annual meeting Of the Joint com
mittee on basketball rules, Of which Or
u w. Raycroft Of Princeton n chairman
and George r Hcpbron. eecretary, viii h.
held IN the gymnasium Of the College OF
The City Of New York at r. NJ, Friday.
November 3.
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KENNELS,

'pEprGREfs Airodole for eale, 10 months old
unusually kind disposition excellent watch
dog. Phone before n or after ofciock
apt 21a. Hotel Savoy.
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ARREST MADE IN
BASEBALL SCANDAL
Alleged Pool Agent Refuses
to Answer Questions of
Grand Jury.
TESTIMONY BY JOHNSON
Heydler Tells Jurymen How
Ban Spurned Fixing Infor-
nation Last Fall.
TESTIMONY BY JOHNSON

Special Despatch TO THE NEW York HERALD.
CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-THE Cook County
Grand Jury. which voted eight true bills
against eight members of the White
Sox and two gamblers, resumed their in
vestigation into the baseball gambling
scandal to-day and received information
that the ground work had been laid to
frame" another worlds series. The
players and gamblers who had attempted
the fixing" OF this championship series
became frightened and decided TO play
on the square.
81 refuse to comment on who the wit
reSs was or the substance of his testi-
money. other than to state that one of to-
days witnesses testified that he heard
rumors of such an attempt" said Assist
ant States Attorney Hartley Replogle.
In charge Of the Grand Jury examina-
tion of witnesses. Mr.. Replogle was then
asked if the witness who gave the in
formation was President B. B. Johnson
OF the American League. II refuse to
answer the question" was the significant
reply OF the prosecutor.
The following question was then, asked
Prosecutor Replople: ION September %
President Ban Johnson of the American
League issued the following statement,
7 heard several weeks ago a vague
statement that the White Sox would not
dare win the psnnant this season. That
statement was several times repeated
within the last few weeks. and it has
been openly limited more or less that the
White Sox would not dare win because
the gambling syndicate would tell what
they Knew of the conduct Of certain
players in the Cincinnati-Sox worlds
championship games in 1919 Was Mr..
johnson asked If he made any effort to
run down these vague statements?"
II refuse to answer replied Mr.. Rep
logic
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AS one Callahan goes out the other
comes in Tim steps aside with n
twisted arm. and Mike returns to the
fray.
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The prosecutor was then asked "Pres-
ident Ban Johnson in a communication
TO President Heydlcr Of the National
League last week said: That there was
much important testimony yet to be pre-
scented to the CHICAGO Grand Jury Did
NJ. johnson present any part o. his Inn
portant testimony wien he appeared to-
day before the inquistorial body?"
Really l cannot answer ttat ques-
tion. not just yet" answered Prosecutor
RepIogle.
The prosecutor refused to say who
gave the jury its Information or what
services had been involved. The days
hearing resulted in the arrest OF Charles
Blasgen of Chicago, who was taken into
custody after he had testified before
the jury. Rlasgen is an agent for the
Great Lakes Baseball pool and the ar
rest was ordered after he refused to
furnish the Grand Jury with informa-
tion concerning the officers of the pool
Arnold Rothsteln ard Abe Attell Of
New York. who had been invited to ap-
pear to-day. declined the invitation. The
three st. Louis gamblers who were
asked by telegram last Saturday 10
appear also were absent.
Four baseball officials were excused
from appearing by Assistant States Al
torney Ropogle. who says they knew
uothing Of Importance I'm connection
with the baseball scandal. They were
Charles IT. Ehbets Of the Brooklyn VA
tionals, Harry Frazee of the Boston
Americans, John j. aIcGrdw, vice-pr.si-
dent and manager Of the New York
Giants and George w. Grant, president
of the Boston Nationals.
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Reds are numerous on the Center
squad. At least there are Red Roberts
and Rel Weaver.
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Fordhan had the unusual experience
OF winning, II 20 0, one week and los
ing. 0 TO 90. the next Showing that
Fordham's opponents represent extremes
OF football ability.
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ROD AND GUN NE WIS
en wArrp roR LOCAL ANoIrrs IRON ocronER % To oc1
strIped Dass Arc Scarce This Fnn.

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EMPIRE CITY
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FIRST RAcEhe Parn Purse
winner Owner DAVIS Trainer
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