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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-09-20
ST JOHNSBURY CENTER

Mr.. Goodenough and son, George
Goodenough, who bought farm II
Massachusetts, this spring are here
harvesting their crops on then
farm in the village.
Rubie Campbell and little DAUGHTER
of Massachusetts, are visiting her par
cnts, MI. and Mrs. Frank Granger.
Mrs. Dezette Smith of Lyndon
vile is visiting her daughter, Mrs. W
+. Powers.
Bert Mclaughlin has been homo
from his work at Barre a art Of this
week.
Mrs. Anna Hall and Mrs. Jim
Johnston were business visitors in St
Johnsbury Friday afternoon.
Harry Carr is moving his family to
Bennington.
Mr.. and Mrs. GUY Simpson are the
proud parents of a baby girl born
Thursday, Sept. 16.
George Wheeler of Burke is spend
ing a few days at Harry Wheeler's.
NORTH RYEGATE
MI and Mrs. c. A. Best have re-
turned from a trip to Boston.
MI. and Mrs. w. r. Faris are re-
ioicng over the birth Of son, Paul
Donald.
Quite a company of Young people
were entertained by a corn roast at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Mel
son Wednesday evening.
Miss Susie McMasters of Boston is
visiting at the home of ]. X. Faris.
Rev. d. B. Elsey and family are
temporarily located in the
Faris house.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-18
KEEPER
PROTESTS
RULING

Prexy Keeper. Of the local club.
has protested the winning Of the
Coast league pennant by Vernon
on the grounds that Ham Hyatt.
who finished tho last two weeks
of the series Of the season with the
Tigers. IL Ineligible under the rules
of the National Board OF the Ma
tlonal Association OF Minor leagues.
Hyatt finished the season with the
Toledo club in the American league
and then played In the Coast league.
which makes him ineligible.
Prcxy Mccarthy. OF the Coast cir
cult. has declared that Hyatt Is elig-
iblo on the grounds that the rule in
question had been abrogated before.
Keeper lis protesting this ruling
and viii 30 before the national
board at the annual session OF the
minor leagues next month. II ncces.
sary. for n final decision.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-18
SOUND TAPS
FOR COAST
LEAGUE

BAN FRANCISCO. oct. iss-Taps
has sounded for tho 1919 season IN
the Pacific Coast league The cur.
tain was fung down after yester'
days games.
Seven games on the Sabbath
brought 20 a eiose one % the fnos'
interesting pennant races ever seen
on this circuit.
Essiek's Vernon Benrais came out
on top as was expected. after main
tanning their hold on firrt place for
the last several weeks By practically
The same small margin.
Up 70 n week or two nrn. Seattle
San Francisco. los Angeles and
Salt Lake we're conceded chance
10 win the flag. but none was able
10 stage the necessary winning
streak.
By humping the Feais twice yes.
trrday. Seattle wound up thc season
In second place. suppiantlng Ora.
hams club In that position
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-18
EASTERN
GRID TEAMS
PUNCHED

NEW YORK. oct is.--Approach
Ing the halfway mark In the 1890
football season. all the big Eastern
clevenn except Yale are eth punched
and the West five Of tho conferences
cievens, Michigan. Wisconsin. Illinois
ohio State ard Chicago. remain uD
defeated. and Saire Dame has for
slate clean.
Centre college IN running along the
sane form that won tho champion
ship Of the South last season. but az
yet the Danvtiie wizards have moi
met real opposition
Saturday was expected 10 shake
the sieve In the Fas, for the frs,
time At Syracuse. but pittsburg and
the orange eleven hA,tied TO a tie
and the situation remained IN
changed.
or the Western eicv~ns, wiscon
sins victory over Northwestern give.
her a slight advantage. in as much
ar Northwestern has defeated Mimi
sofa.
Harvard and Princeton won 90
easily arainn, weak opponents that
the critics had no opportunity for
comparison. Penn and Dartmouth
showed real form IN defeating Lafay
cite and Holy Cross
Yale presented a norry plight while
losing 60 Boston college. The biz
blue eleven played rarrediy. tackled
poorly and handled the BAH terribly
This weeks battles arr ainos; suri
to leave few contendcrn by the way
side.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-18
BALTIMORE
WANTS COIN

LOS ANGELES. Oct. is.-is Yer
non IL willing 20 kick thru with a
guarantee OF sss 900. Baltimore. win,
ncrH ~ the series with ST. Paul for
the Eastern minor league title. will
come 60 the Coast 20 play series
with tho Vernon club.
Prcry Mailer. OF Vernon. says the
sum Ia out Of the question. There
IN stlIl hope for arranging the series.
however.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-18
Step on Those AU-Coast
Teams; ollow the Rules

Hare you sent in your ACoast team TO The Star yet?
Wen step her. boys and girls because all letters must
be in at The Star By SATURDAY. night.
And don't forget the rules pohen you pick your team
You must pick regulars h0o cotchers four pitchers
and utility lot of the fans forgetting to
pick utility and IL mag cost them their chance for
So
The ten goes TO the fan fanete Dho The closest
to picking the squad picked by all the fans EUery letter
is a Uote for the players listed IN that letter.
Letters receiUed after p Saturday toiH not be
sidered
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-18
CALIFORNIANS
PLAN LEAGUE

BAN FRANCISCO. Oct is--Piann
for a new California state baseball
hague are Under consideration by
baseball enthusiasts. 4, became
known today. A meeting Of repre.
ssntatvca Of ciiiss which might
figure In such a league has been ar.
ranged to be held here the las; Of
the week. Fresno. Stockton. Msr-
oed. Han Jose. Vallejo. Richmond.
Berkeley. Alameda. san L~andro and
Santa Rosa arc on tho HAT Of possible
points on the circuit
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-18
BALLARD WILL BE
FORCED TO SHOW
REAL STRENGTH
AGAINST LINCOLN

Ane. at quarter. Is speedy. while sui
Ivan. full. and Boyer and i.owery at
halfa. show promise.
iAneoin's line Is expected 20 line
up about the same m against Prank
lin. The Northcndurs have one OF
tho best guards IN the city In nin
Savage. the only real veteran In thn
Lincoln forward group
Dean Boyle Is showing pretty wen
at quarter. lie VIII be hard map
to stop II he l. playing up 10 FORM
The unexpected showing % ueinie
Hillcngrin az half for Lincoln. was
ono 81 tho surprising features Of Lin
coins first ganr. He WAS known to
be q steady player. but he showed
well In carrying the ball and on tho
defense.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-18
NOT MUCH
DISCUSSION

Magna,es on hand for the meeting
were ioath 10 discuss the question be.
fore the session opened. II was
known the magnates hoped to get
down 10 n discussion OF the person.
mel Of the proposed commission to.
day. Some Of the men recognized as
leaders OF the nation have been sug-
gested for members Of the commits.
sion. These include Gen. Pcrshing.
Judge X. NJ. Lands and Former
President William II. Taft.
This commission would have com
plete authority and responsibility for
the conduct OF the game In both mi.
nor and major leagues.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-18

whfie Yale 49, takfss . h-~ssisr
fvvsn fscssea ssii~s~. Harvard vac
defeating William. ~ 60 . s.a
rrs.e~sea ~ss spanking wsahisgtes
and Ice ~ 70 O.
Dartmouth vcn sa,u-fsy. ssrcsrs
hely Cross horos With q 81 10 IL Defeat
r-nzrrfvsnis vea sxa,a Saturday
turning IL To . VITA over fafaYstss.
Ccuf~w csti~x~ esusinne.s an IT. via
ninx way hy defeating Truasris.afa
% ts o. The keataskr college will
met Harvard nexs SATURDAY al
C@snbridxe
csiisoruis aians have rnurh ,rsuhis
fsfeaitnR nevada. the Goidsn usas eisy.
en- running up a scors % 70 20 7.
Hago nesfsk's Penn state team con
tinu~d 10 sir. ~siiaptng the sarfn
Carolina A a " 81 20 o.
ssHnfs~,i university Isn't .hs~ins
mach class .o far. The Cardinals
University of ssathevn California
saturday By = 10 TO o score.
Olympia hirh defeated uoasiaru -
Q. ard Aberdeen trimmed Centraiis "a
10 . Saturday.
brown turned Colgate back with . !,
90 defeat
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-18
BROADWAY o,
QUEEN ANNE o

broadway didn't show overly well
against Queen Anna In their first
game Saturday. which resulted IN a
0 10 Q uc. The Tigers hav- plenty
~ weight. bat are Inexperienced
They are expected 20 be In the fight
all tho way. however.
broadway viii swing into action
again Saturday wtcn they meet
West Seattle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-18
POPE TO
TURN OUT

Gus Pope. veteran guard OF last
years football team. who has Jus,
returned from the olympic games,
win star, turning out today for the
Washington grid team.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-18
RISKY EXPERIMENT

when ! first met my wife she
didn't like me. ! determined 10 win
her in order TO prove to her that she
was wrong"
Ibid Il work."
worked for a while. But I fear
she has gone back TO her original
opinion. "--Louisvillc Courier.Jour.
nal.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-18
PORTLAND
GOLFERS WIN

PORTLAND. Oct. is-with a biz
lead over Seattle. which finished sec.
ond. Portland coppcd the annual
punch bowl golf tourney Saturday
The Porilanders turned In a card Of
20 down on borey while Seattle was
second with 10 down.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-18
SAM TURNS
BOLSHIE

Fanny Bohne. Scattic's Third
sacker. seems TO have turned Bol.
shryik the other day NJ San Fran.
cisco and came out second best II
seems ms II Manager Wares had for.
hidden Sam TO give baseball away
TO one OF the fans present and Sam
hit the apple out Of the park. where
upon Wares fined him $50 and one
days pay. suspending him for the
last three days OF tho season.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-18
THE GREAT TY
FALLS DOWN

Al Munro Elias. who IN n sort OF
baseball BIZ Unmack and who car
ric5 more figures around with him
than the manager Of n burlesque
show, says that it's a matter OF pub
lie record that this year. for the first
time IN his career. Tyrus Raymond
Cobb, Of Georgia, was at no time
numbered among the FIRST five hit
tiers In the major leagues
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-18
THIS BIRD HAS
RUTH CHEATED

TUNBRIDGE WELLS. Eng. Oct,
is.-Piaying for Blue Nantes In a
cricket match against Eastbourne.
Il O, Ashfleid. a one.lcggcd batsman.
complied 245 runs. including 20 fours
and u threes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-18
SEATTLE
LANDS
in SECOND
PLACE
Final Standing
of Coast League
Teams

BAN FRANCISCO. oct. is--sent.
Ito finished the Coast league season
IA second place. elinehlng the berth
BY coping both games from San
Francisco here yesterday
Joe Daley pitched Seattle 10 vie
tory In tho first game. winning 6
90 ?.
Tn, second game also went 20 the
visitors by a eto4 count
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-18

all In the American league. stood
with Johnson In his opposition to
consideration Of any new charter for
baseball at this time. They were
Detroit. Cleveland. Washington. St
Louis and Philadelphia
All Of the II clubs represented at
the meeting have indicated their ap.
prevail OF the Laskcr plan. Every
club owner in tho National league
was represented.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-18
MONTANA WAS
BETTER TEAM

Montana won because they were
the better team. The Washington
men tried a Minnesota SHIFT against
Whitman a week ago with Just fair
results. but tho Montana gridders.
using the same formation time and
time again. showed the boys and
girls present Saturday how the play
should work. They speeded up their
play wonderfully by use OF the shift
and their interference was almost
perfect.
During the first half OF the game
Washington was completely bewtl.
dered by this line Of attack The
Washington forwards were being
outchargcd and the Washington sec.
ondary defense was playing too far
back 20 be OF any good. The result
was that the Montana men made
oodles % yardage right thru the
line and around the ends.
Montana has a powerful team and
should go a long ways towards win
ming tho Rocky mountain confer.
encc title. They have a heavy line
with plenty Of speed. And in
Adams. sullivan and Higbce the
visitors introduced three real back.
field men who could really run and
pick holes In the oppositions de
Tense.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-18

To make II absolutely sure
thing bet all Flynn would have q
DO would be 10 blacken his face and
Farmer wouldn't walk on the same
side Of the street with him.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-18
SWAT CARD
IS LINED
UP FOR
ARENA

with six bouts completed, clh)
Ilite. matchmaker for the Northwest
Athletic club. has lined up his card
for the Arena tomorrow night The
card follows.
Harvey Thorpe vs.. Trayie Davis,
wciLerweiEhts;
Allen TrambiiaA vs. Jimmy Storey,
wrltsrweiEhts;
Dick Morris vs.. Prank Pete. light,
weights;
Battling Zuru W. boy McCass-
lin. welierwcighis;
Eddie Jackson vs. Irving Gleason,
ligbtweiEhts;
Sailor bob Alien vs.. Joe Wopp.
welirrsegf,ts.
Both Thorpe and Davis. who VII
meet In the wind.up event. have coin
pleted their trimming for the go. Boii
boys have been boxing regularly
lately ana they didn't have 20 %
much heavy work 20 get into oondi
ton. Thorpe boxed last week n
Portland and reports himself In good
condition. Davis has been confinine
most OF his gymnasium work 20 box
ing In an effort 90 improve his 1udg
ment Of distance
Two new BOXERS win appear on the
nsiic menu Tuesday besides Thorpe
Dick Morris. a iigh,ie from kansas
city. viii so on with Frank Pete
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-18

tcOrIng' WashlnTf0n = Tourhfowna
DALEY 4, POrep goals kicked. Smith 2
hontana-TOuchd ownH, idans 2, Berry T.
Hubstitutiona; WashinRton--Ciree for
Butler R0Rge for Clark, Hobi for Bryan
Montana Porter for Adams, Berry for
Porter. Beard for Berry. Madsen for
Carver. Walterakirgen for Nadsen.
Officials: Referes--Tracy Strong. I'm
pire--A G. Woodward. Head Linesman
Turner
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-18
RAYMOND is
SIGNED UP

Tcalcy Raymond. former Seattle
BASEBALL manager. has boon signed &c
pilot tho Yakima team in the +. I
league again next year at an in
crease OF salary.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-18

Seattle Erldiron fans who arr fol
lowing the local prep school football
race will set a line on the real ahii.
ity Of tho Ballard team Friday when
the beavers clash with the lincoln
RaIlsplitters at tho Seattle Coast
league bah park.
The Ballard squad started of the
season with a win over the queen
Anne OUTFIT. and arc now labeled as
the dark horses in tho fight FOR
the city title.
Lincoln played Franklin 10 a 0 TO
0 tic In their frat Eama.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-18
HGt3 ANE1l1 -.
Gil9alEIza 81

h,nder 81 Cleveland FAM -.
u'rse bassbails mai he 49,.
the worlds ssris. "a r.s
itippe, Jr.
Just enough 10 sto,,
pdUnshop Nth.
FRANK HOOD. or TJ,v ~
ItoiOLITsS THEATRE n ~.
DotBitDi.Y DENYING TIM -.
NOR THAT nv PLANS 10 ma ..
Bill hCuHDy. us c,ns,
LItiTkSANT. SELL PytSI-'
And POPCORN At All NJ
Mes N TIE FUTURE ''
II the rainy weather w. :.
Gene Hatton's plans 10 cen c,s..,.'
Davis panama ha, are boyr1 !
be a success.
Charley Graves 10 be dlffr,v
GOOD NIGHT
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-18
BOTH TEAMS
LOOK STRONG

Hallard'S line WIN undoubtedly give
Lincoln plenty % trouble. NJ they
have experienced men IN every 20.
sltion. With Sardinc and waiby at
ends. the Ballard crew Is well pro
trcted on the extrcmitics.
Big Harrison and Erickson are
taking care % the tackle positions.
while Peel and Stevens are doing
good work at guards Maascruon
measures up as ono OF the best cen.
sara IN fhn civ
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-18

sYr~ra.e and riftshuru played .
tie In the hiHKe~t E~me In the East
saturday with the final count being
10 !.
postoa college slipped the raspberry 20
Tale for the second straight time aafur-
say when thgy defeated the Bulldog 81
20 ~ They defeated the blue squad
last year to q
Sotrs Dams took Seh-.sks's MEASURE
IN the BIG game In the MIA West for the
seek b. count % ~ 10 :.
Niehir.s aswn~f the Nlehix-a
Axxi~- IS 10 0 In their annual stray
sic ct Ann Arbor.
Minnesota Was Knocked cot 81 -.
running for tins big ten arid title shan
tnry lost their second game ~ q ceaat
Of ~ 20 :.
wisconsin fickef Northwestern axfur-
day ~ 20 7. Illinois waiiap~d Iowa 20 20
and Ohio State downed Purdue II 20
. IN the other big game IN the big tsa
conferences.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-18

Joe has strings out for Ro-
meo Hagen, the coming mid
dleweight punching b a &
Gene Tunney, Of Camp Lew
is, the electromagnetic with
the cutest tummy in the
world. and Steve Reynolds,
the horizontal heavyweight.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-18
WASHINGTON WILL HAVE TO
SHOW BIG BRACE TO STICK
IN RACE FOR COAST
CRIDIRON CHAMPIONSHIP


w the rae he asst
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-18

Both IN. Army and rs~y turned IN
wins saturday. the Army defeating
Springfield % 10 ard the NAVY tuat
nosing out the Hucknsii oufnt : 20 =
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-18

A great many pictures are ovcr.
drawn. and n great many bank ac.
counts would be II II were not for the
watchful cashier.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-18

TnfAis ......-N y u
sHaffef ssr NrQuaifs In sisths
fuattsa for rsitr tn siahsh
HATED faf fnss IN siahth
acor. by lnrinEs
Seattle ...a.....s.. esfet st
asn Frareisco .... eee e-t
HarnrnAry. Eteisa basss ~ cavsnsf
fTtsrsraif = karnrn. T~u-hass hits
tfantfcoA f-nnninaharn EarTffics hit
katuu. Has<. On bAlis-eof gsAfr 5. Oft
Nrgyuaid . struck oufe-nr Czech I. ~
luary 4 ~ Love :. ~ Cole 4 Ht ~
pitcher walsh poshis piays--Kanfn 20
walsh 20 Uasbreek kersofthf 10 yam
iBrh! walsh a. Hashruok Huns reapnu-
sltis for-.csarh s. McQusia 4. Dear I
I.osins pttehsf--Ceach. fnnitEs pitched
-Courh plus. runs ). hits >. az tss "a
NcQuald 7. runs !. hits I. A. bat 4
Umpifes=-C asey and Toman
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-18

N doe could ever get all three
Of 'esn CA one card he would
deserve the donation Of the iron
hot watsr bottle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-18
BtCkf1t1D
SIlOIID DEVELOP

The Ballard backfisld r. lght and
inexperienced. but should develop.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-18

Jim Flynn says he's posi-
tive that he can lick Frank
Farmer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-18

Some things are difficult 10 under
stand. especially when they are cx
planned by some ono who doesni
understand them.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-18
TUNNEY WOULD
BOX FRENCHTF

NEW YORK. Oct is-Gsw--
Carpenter. the new light h.,,
weight champion. was CHALLENGES |.
day BY Gene Tunney. Ign, he,-,
weight champion Of the E.Yp.
offers the Frenehman a ruan,,-
OF 10000 for a i5-round boz, !
decision In New York.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-18

Summary ThT~estsss htH-sNaxersY'
TIE hass hits~f1tsssTaif cunninshafs,.
Va aifer. ksn~sFthy NarFffic~ AIS Iasas
iorh. bases on hsiis-off Love . eff
hcGuaiae 1. eff DALEY 4. nff Cole :
Hsrueh eat-Hr JaFs q ~ DALEY s. ~
Mcsxaatds !. ~ cois : nuuhie plar~-
cennriiy % Nastfook ftnisa tas~-
Murray tosins pitehefa-foVs- fnnlurs
riichsa--fss~ -. runs 4 hits =. ~ bat
"a. Mrsssaite -. runs o hits Z. A. bal !,
mptfe.--rutnan and Casey.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-18
No CHAIRMAN
At PRESENT

At present there is no chairman.
as Ban Johnson. head OF the Ameri.
can league. and John Heydler. head
OF the National. have been unable TO
agree upon a third man.
Johnson did not favor the civilian
commission plan. The American
league president has gone fishing
somewhere in Indiana" and will not
attend the meeting. II was said at
his offices early today. Five clubs,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-18

JOE WATERMAN. WHO SPEAKS
MORT LANGUAGES THAN ANY
OTHER FIGHT MANAGER N
THE WORLD, ~ GOING OFT
AFTER SOME RIAL TALENT
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-18

1911 Brown says the only
thing he likes abou, football is
watching it.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-18

defeat before the speedy Mon
tana eleven at Denny field
Saturday by an Is TO II count.
And the only thing that
saved the varsity from a big
ger defeat was the muddy
condition of the field.
The Washington squad faces an
other tough game, their first con-
ference struggle. next saturday at
Denny field. when they take on the
Oregon AgEies. The oregon far.
mers have a strong team and Wash.
inEton must set down 90 brass lacks
II they expect to finish lis this
wear
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-18
BIG SHAKEUP MAY COME
IN BASEBALL GOVERNMENT

CHICAGO. oct ia new consti.
tuition for baseball was under consid.
GRAFTON By a majority OF club owners
Of the two major leagues. meeting
here today.
THE Lasker PLAN providing for a
civilian commission picked from the
leaders Of the nation TO have charge
Of the game. was the proposition
discussed. II was put forth by a. o.
Lasker. one Of the main stockholders
In the Chicago National league club.
following disclosures Of crookedness
In baseball by the Cook county grand
jury.
The Lasker plan would be a ,.
stitute for the present system OF ~.
erning baseball by a national com
mission made up Of the presidents
Of the two ma jor leagues and a chair.
man picked by the two presidents.