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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-10

CHICAGO, Feb 10.-The stage was set
today for a finish fight in one of the big
gest league rows in the history OF pro-
fessioflal baseball-the factiOnal jam be-
tween directors of the American league.
President Ban Johnson was to call the
formal meeting Of the directors to order
at noon-but it was not expected to re-
main in order for any great length of
time. Realistically speaking, verbal pop
bottles were expected to thud all over
the diamond, with Ban as the principal
target.
FACTIONS LINE
UP FOR BATTLE.
Immediately after the arrival yesterday
Of Owners Rupert and Huston of the
New York club and President Frazee OF
the Boston Red SOX, announcement was
made that it was going to be a fight to
finish. They Joined President Comtskey
of the White Sox in an informal meeting
at the Sox offices. In the meantime the
Fan Johnson faction, composed of Nav1n
% Detroit, Mack Of Philadelphia, Griffith
Of Washington, Ball of st. Louis, Dunn
Of Cleveland and the redoubtable Ban
himself met at the Congress hotel to
map out their battle plans. They had
nothing to say regarding the impending
scrap, but 1t was apparent they In
tended remaining solidly lined up
against the three club owners who have
taken the offensive in the fight.
The first skirmish today was expected
to be over the question of admitting
newspaper men to the session, which Col.
Rupert said he would propose. The pro-
aosal is almost certain to lose by the
B-to-S route.
ALL SERENE
IN NATIONAL.
At the same hour President Heydler
was to call the formal meeting of the
National league to order. Their session
n @ q they
had little to do except to adopt the
seasons schedule.
Both leagues have decided to bar freak
pitching, with the exception of the spit
ball. which will hold forth one more
season before being relegated to the
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-10
Kids Regulation Diamond

CHICAGO. Feb. s10.-The joint rules
committee of the American and VA
tional leagues Monday included In us
work the adopting of a rule establish
Ing an official diamond for juniors.
This diamond will be eightv-two feet
between the bases, and the pitching
rubber fifty feet from the plate. This
action was taken after argument had
been presented that boys under 10
years were attempting to play the ma
tlonal game on regulation diamonds,
with the result that development OF
potential recruits for the big league
was retarded. IT was COntended that
the youthful pitchers were unable to
throw the distance with effect and
that the catcher had to run a few
steps into the diamond in order to
get the ball to second base.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-10
mE MANrEn A cooD HOME.

During a chance meeting OF a number
Of former soldiers recently two of the
former service men started discussing
matrimonial affairs. do you know,
buddy" said one, II came near being
married net so long ago"
"Yeh? ?"
After I proposed and had been sc-
cepted," said the first former buck. she
asked me II she would have as good a
home after we were married as she had
then. 4 don't see why not ! said. You
don't expect to move, do your AS a
result, l am stlll single"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-10
TEX'S
CHOICE TO BOX
FRENCH CHAMP
Richard Cables 100000 Bid for
Carpenter to Meet Mike
in States.
OTHER BOXING NEWS

NEW YORK, Feb. lO-Tex Richard
has today cabled Georges Carpenter an
offer in excess Of 100000 for bout In
America against Mike O'Dowd, middle
weight champion of the world, according
to a man close to the promoter.
Richard has assurance, it is said, that
Carpenter will consent to appear in sew
eral bouts in the United States and meet
two or three American boxers before
tackling Jack Dempsey.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-10
THRFF-T READY.

CHICAGO, Feb. 10.-The Three-I league
was expanded from a six-club to an
eight-club league Monday at the annual
meeting Of the organization. Cedar
Rapids, Ia, and Rock Island, ILL.,, were
given franchises. Applications also came
from Cairo, ILL.,; Hannibal, Mo; Quincy,
I'LL; Racine, Wis, and Paducah, KY. The
league decided TO play a schedule of 140
games, opening April %. The opening
games win be at Peoria, Terre Haute,
Evansville and Bloomington.
Al Tearney was reelected president,
secretary and treasurer for a term Of five
years, and J. J. Cleary was elected vice
president for a like term. The meeting
adjourned after awarding the 1919 PEN
nant to Bloomington.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-10
ALL SERENE
IN NATIONAL.
New Last-Inning Rule

Hereafter in the two big leagues,
according to a ruling made by the
Joint rules committee Of the American
and National leagues in Chicago Mon
day, it is provided that If a bats
man. in the last half of the final in
ming of any game. hits a home run
over the fence or into the stand, all
runners on the bases at the time, as
we'll as the batsman, shall be entitled
to score, and, in such event,sthe fna!
score O. the game shall be the total
number oe runs made
The rules committee also revised the
regulations to provide that when the
ball accidentally hits the bat, it will
be dead" Formerly it was counted
as a foul
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-10
NOLAN SHOWS GLASS.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 1O-Red Nolan
added Sailor Dundee TO his list Of VIC
tins here Monday night, giving one Of
the best exhibitions Of boxing ever wit
making his first local appearance in two
years, was d winner over Battling Ba-
rerre on the same card. George Chip
and Harry LittletOn meet here Feb. 20.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-10
sED sOx PARK AUCTION.

BOSTON, Feb. 1O-Action looking to
the sale by auction of 5000 shares Of
capital stock of the Fenway Realty
Trust, owners of Fenway park, home Of
the Boston Americans, was announced
Monday by attorneys for Joseph Lannin,
ership Of the baseball club is not in
volved.
The auction sale is set for March g.
It is the result of a dispute between Mr..
I.annin and Harry H. FraZee, president
of the Red Sox, over the terms Of the
sale of the club by Mr.. Lannin to Mr..
Frazee and Hugh J. Ward in November,
1915
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-10
WILDE PERFORMS MONDAY.

JERSEY CITY, Feb. Johnny Wilde,
worlds fyweight champion, is to appear
here Monday night in an elght-round
fight, Promoter Dave DriscoI announced.
His opponent has not been selected. Eff
forts to secure Jack Sharkey for a return
bout with the little Welshman failed on
account of the Brooklyn boys exOrbitant
demands, DriScou said.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-10

has been" club. It's use will be con-
fined to two pitchers on each club who
have used it in the past. Only one other
important change in playing rules was
adopted-the allowing CT a home run to
a batter any time he hits the ball out Of
the lot on fair ground.
The joint meeting of the major leagues
to pick a new chairman of the national
commission will be held tomorrow.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-10

CLEVELAND, Feb. 1o.-The eight
featherweight champion of the world
and Benny Valger Of New York SEIZED
uled at Newark n. J. for Feb. 16 has
been postponed until Feb. %: Advices to
IIilbane today stated that Valger is i'll
with influenza.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-10
RESULTS At DETROIT.

DETROIT, Feb. 10-Billy Duso, Bay
City, earned a decision over Kid st. El-
mas, Lima, o., and Mickey Dillon, Char
leroi. Pa, stopped joey Leonard Of
Providence L. l., in scraps here last
night.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-10
Johnston Enters for
Olympic Games Tennis

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1O-William
NJ. Johnston Of San Francisco, national
singles tennis champion, announced Mon
of the United States Lawn Tennis asso-
citation to represent this country on the
courts at the Olympic games.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-10
Appel Beats Gould

NEW YORK. Feb. 10-J ohm W. Appel.
Jr.. national lawn tennis champion. won
from jay Gould in the third round of
the national tournament here late yester-
day. Gould won the first game, 1911,
but the title holder rallied and took the
other two by scores OF 1912 and 1879.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-10
CURTAIN GAME CANCELLED.

The y. P. C.-Debonair Special game,
carded as a curtain raiser TO the
Debonair Ferndale game at the Marion
club tonight, has been cancelled. The
"Yipci" quintet viii meet the Eli Lilly
FIVE at the Marion club Saturday night.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-10
ATHLETICS VS. CARDS.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 1O.-The Philadelphia
tionals sixteen exhibition games on their
spring training trip, 1t was announced
here Monday. All will be played in
March and with the exception of one
game in Oklahoma all will be played in
Texas.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-10
Debonairs VS.. FerndaIes

The second game of the Debonair-
Fernda1e basketball series viii be played
at the Marion club tonight Both teams
Aare ready to play their greatest game
Asssy entertainment. In the first game
q I've series on the Marion club court
kweeks ago the Ferndales won by a
8 s. Int margin.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-10
DILLON BEATS HALsTEAD.

In message sent from Miami, Fla, to
his home today Jack Dillon said he won
over Battling Halstead in the eighth
round of the scheduled ten-round bout
at Miami last night. 1t IS presumed that
the scrap was stopped in the eighth.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-10
MITCHELL VS.. YELLING.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Feb. 10.-Pinky
Mitchell Of Milwaukee today was signed
to meet Joe yelling Of Chicago in a ten
round no decision fight here Feb. 16.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-10
AUSTRALIA ENTERS.

MELBOURNE, Feb. 10.--Australla is to
he represented at the Olympic games In
Antwerp next summer, 1t was officially
announced Monday.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-10
GLIN FIVE WINS.

q rs, O., Fol. 1O.-Illinois de-
y. State here Monday in a
8 zkence basketball game, 80
AUS showed superior work
I. {. e .Tshs of the game.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-10
BOWLING
ROW
is STAGED IN
JOHNSON LOOP
fractional Fight Renewed as
Ban Calls Directors To-
gether in Chicago.
NATIONAL MEN QUIET
CARDS COMPLETE DEAL.

CARDS COMPLETE DEAL.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1O.-The ST. Louis
Cardinals arranged a trade today
with the Los Angeles Pacific Coast
league club. The Cardinals traded
McCauley, infieldcr; Griggs, first
basernnn, and Hartley, catcher, for
Fournier, first baseman, and Fab
rique, ehOrtstOp.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-10

A major league owner says the UNI
pires salaries viii be raised because
good umpires are scarce" Scarce isn't
the word
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-10

The Indianapolis ball club was not
overlooked in the distribution of plums
In the 1920 playing chart Of the American
Association adopted by the club owners
at a big meeting in Chicago yesterday
The schedule calls for 16S games, open
ing April IA, and indianapolis gets both
Decoration day and Labor day feature
dates as well as an opener here, with
Toledo providing the opposition in the
start of the 1920 pennant race.
The Indians will journey to Louisville
for the independence day attraction,
which has been set back one day, July 8,
this season, because of the fact that July
falls on Sunday. Decoration day also
falls on Sunday, and it is likely that the
majority of 4. A. clubs Will stage their
big card the day following, but it is not
known how Manager Hendricks OF the
Indians will arrange this date because of
the speedway races being here on May 81.
According to reports from Chicago the
meeting Of the \. A. magnateS saw a
friendly spirit prevailing among ali and
though all managers seem to be hard up
for playing talent none is kicking hard,
and IL looks ike a merry scram BILE from
now on for athletes who can perform up
to the association standard. 0utfelder
Miller of the Saints and Tom Hendryx
OF the ColonelS We're bid for again by big
league magnates yesterday. Pittsburg is
,
fering much for Miller, but the A. A.
managers of these stars are still holding
on. Both men are expected to be sold
or traded, however, because they are de
serving of another chance in the majo
class. 1t was announced at the meeting
that Roger Bresnahan would retain the
reins at Toledo.
According to word received from Pitts
burg today Manager Hendricks Of the
Indians has threatened 10 take legal ac-
ton against Pitcher Bob Steele and Sec
ond Baseman Steve Yerkes If they persist
In their determination to play out aw
baseball next summer. Steele was sold
By indianapolis to San Francisco and
promised to report there, it is said, but
recent information from the east inGi-
Gates that he is planning TO stay at OIL
City and play. Yerkes has signed up
with the Franklin (Pa) club In the
same outlaw league The Indians were
;ranted an injunction against Pitcher
Sanford Burk a few years ago, when
that player jumped to the Federals, and
the legal action prevented Burk from
performing
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-10

Hope springs eternal In the spring.
Pretty soon each Of the scribes will be
writing back:
"He bats and runs like Ty Cobb and
fields like Eddie Collins"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-10
R SHELLEY.

4 sAehonair basketball
4 call Prospect go
Z. VI s X }kween 9 and z
week.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-10

Golf balls are going up to SIS a dozen.
What's a 1925 golf BAH to a caddy?
Answer: Two bits II he sells It
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-10

NfAI 4 1UI1 MASVNs
The indianapolis Athletic and Canoe
club dash men viii have to travel mighty
fast to keep pace with Bob Mason. speedy
team. at the Y. NJ. c. A, Feb. 10. Mason
is a good man in any track event, but
shows best in the twenty and 1O0-yara
dashes. In the first track and field meet
Of the I. a. A. L.. staged at the state
fair grounds last March. Mason ran away
from the field in the 100-yard dash and
reports from the DePauw camp say that
he is in much better condition now than
he was at that time.
The local athletes are putting the fin
ishing touches on their stiff training pro-
gram this week and every man on the
squad will be ready to produce his best
be held at the "Y'' next Monday night
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-10
Tribe Gets Opening
and TUO Holidays
on Big 1920 Card
Toledo Here April ID as
Starter and Labor Day.
COLOneLS May 81.
MANAGERS SEEK TALENT
A. A. Feature Dates
OPENING APRIL IA.

OPENING APRIL IA.
Toledo at INDIANAPOLIS
Columbus at Louisville.
Minneapolis at Kansas City.
st. Paul at Milwaukee.
MAY 81.
louisville at INDIANAPOLIS.
Toledo at Columbus.
Kansas City at Milwaukee.
st. Paul at Minneapolis.
JULY 3.
INDIANAPOLIS at Louisville.
Columbus at Toledo.
st. Paul at Minneapolis.
Milwaukee at Kansas City.
SEPT. 6 (Labor Day..
Toledo at INDIANAPOLIS.
Louisville at Columbus.
Minneapolis at St. Paul
Milwaukee at Kansas City.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-10

frankie Mason has signed a contract
to fight Jimmy Wilde in Toledo, and
Promoter Ad Thatcher said he had Wilde
under agreement. But they haven't set
any date for it as yet. One of the
important things in connection with any
fight IS the date.
A popular beverage with Americans in
Cuba has been dubbed Robert Fulton
cocktail You have to take a boatride to
get one.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-08
SHOPS SHUT OUT
NAVY nine 10
/
Teams Staged Bangup Con-
test in Play Of
Of Tie.
BY JACK HAAS.

In one of the best games of base
ball played in the sandlOt series
this season, Navy suffered a shut
out, Shops beating them l to 0, in
the first game Of the playoff of the
tie in the first league series on
the Union Station Grounds yester-
day. The game was replete with
brilliant plays by both teams. In
order to take the first league series
Shops must defeat Treasury this af-
ternoon.
Some of the greatest plays ever
enacted on sandlots were put across
in yesterdays contest. The two
shortstOps had a field day, Moran
.of Shops. accepting eleven chances
with only one miscue, on hard
hit bail which counted for naught.
as he caught the runner at second
when he tried to purloin the bag.
PuTdy, the Navy short fielder, had
eleven chances and made one mis-
cue. Some CT the stops and throws
by these two lads bOrdeTed on the
sensational.
Shops got the breaks in winning
the game as Hughes. the first man
up in the fifth, singled, stole sec
ond and was sacrificed to third and
coming across when Hurd hit hard
one to Newton. which he fumbled
too late to make the play at the
plate, although he got Hurd at
first. Shops never had chance at
any other time during the contest.
Navy had a splendid chance to tie
or win the game. whe4 Lynch got
life on MoTan's error in the
seventh. Lynch foolishly tried to
steal, and was out, Hurd to Moran.
HOulihan and HornsbCrger then
came through with a pair of singles,
which would have at least tied the
score and maybe have won for the
sailors. In the ninth Navy had
their other chance when Houlihan
madeg his third hit of the game, a
two bagger to the fence. Horns
berger sacrificed him to third and
he made a great effort to score,
but Moran's quick peg to Hurd
snuffed out the tally.
Both Kagle. who came all the
way back from the Piedmont
League. in the South, and Driver,
were registered off kagle and five
off Driver. Driver passed two and
Kagle one. Houlihan was the only
Navy player that seemed able to
gauge KaSle'S delivery, as he got
three of Nays hits, two singles
and a double. The score:
The Washington herald., 1920-09-08
SMALL CHANCE
FOR BIG RACE
Bedwell Declines to- Send
Sir Barton Against Great
Man o'War.

New York. Sept. Man O. War
and Sir Barton will not meet this
year. Definite word was given out
at the Belmont Park track yesterday
that Sir Barton would not be started
in the Jockey Club Stakes. which is
to be run on Saturday. Maj. August
Belmont made a very liberal offer
of $4,000 in addition to the $4,000
value Of the stake. Mr. Riddle an
nounced his willingness to race Man
o War. This frank declaration put
the question right up to Guy Bed
well and Comdr. Ross. Guy Bedwell,
when interrogated yesterday regard
ing the race, said: Il would need a
much longer time to get my horse
ready for a race with Man o. War
than the period which now remains
for the Jockey Club Stakes to be
run. Sir Barton has been shipped
around a great deal, and as he is
hearty doer needs much more
work than any other thoroughbred.
1t Is Eoins to take a long time
to get him ready, and when l meet
Man o War don't want any ex-
cuses. He wasn't himself when he
ran against Gnome at Saratoga. al
though he won that race"
Sir Barton, in his last race, created
a new worlds record for a mile and
three e-siXteenths, running the dis
tance in l:55 3-5. He carried 1873
pounds. Man O. War created a new
worlds record for a mile and FIVE
furlongs when he ran the distance
in 2:4O As. Under weight for age
what a race these two horses would
put up for a mile and a quarter.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-08

They've called Ty Cobb the
Georgia Peach for the last IS years,
but at this point in the drama en-
ters PAchy GAorge.
This tribute is certainly due the
superb St. Louis first baseman.
Pushed by one of the hardest
hitting fields in the history of the
game Sisler is climbing higher into
the hall of baseball fame each week.
During the last four years of Ty
CObb's reign in the Johnson family
of swattcrs. the Brown first base
man has been approaching great
ness.
This year with the Georgian
Peach in the background. due partly
to a getaway slump and later an
accident. Sisler has occupied the
batting throne.
Each week he is being forced to
extend his powers. For looming
back of him is a wonderful trio of
rivals-Joe Jackson, Iris Speaker
and the rampaging Babe Ruth.
AS is the general rule with all
ball players. their fielding improves
along with their hitting. A new
confidence Is born>in player. He
takes bigger chances. The crowd
psychology boosts him and the
breaks go with him.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-08
N0IESssssGANE

Brewer went hitless in the first
game when Hendryx and Hooper
went back to the fence to take bfs
long drives. In the second battIa
the Reading boy connected with .
single and a double. the latter blow
bounding off the fence half way nm
Ben Paschal. from the Charlotte
club of the South Atlanta Leapue
took care of left for the Red Soy
in the second game and dis
tinguished himself with three hits,
He also made a sparkling catch.
Both games were fast ones. the
fans Getting away before 4:3O
O'Clock. Because the Mats had TO
catch train. there was no inter
mission between the battles.
Rice handled a flock of diricu1t
chances in the outfeld with his ac-
customed grace and skill
Improved fielding by Jimmy
ONelII around short has been no.
ticeable of late. He seldom boots
one now and is whipping them over
in fine shape.
Roth's hitting and fielding have
PICKED up since he was given a rest.
He is driving in a lot of runs and
snagging everything that comes his
way in the garden.
Brewer appears to be getting the
range of the right field fence and
next season ought to see him nut-
ting a flock of them over the bar
rier. He just missed doing it yes
terday.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-08
New Football Rules.

The principal changes in the
1920 football rules may be sum-
married briefly as follows:
Clipping is forbidden, whether
or not the ball is dead, If done
to a man obviously out of the
play.
Roughing the forward passer
is considered unnecessary rough
ness IL committed after a pass
has been made.
The punt-out is abolished. and
the side making a touchdown in
any part of the field may bring
the ball out straight in front OF
the goal for the try at goal.
Both referee and linesman are
charged with the duty of watch
ing the man in motion before the
ball is put into play, and the
player making a shift must have
both feet stationary after he has
come to his position.
Substitution of a player will be
completed when he has reported
to the proper official ard a
change has been made.
Time on an incompleted for
ward pass will be taken out until
play starts again; in case of a
purposely false starting signal,
the referee may demand that the
play be made over again.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-08
MAYS WILL NOT BE
TAKEN TO CLEVELAND

New York, Sept. 7.-CoI. Hu.-
ton, part owner of the Yankees,
announced this afternoon that
Carl Mays, the pitcher who acci-
dentnlly caused the death of RAY
Chapman, Cleveland shortstop,
by thrown ball, would not be
taken to Cleveland with his club
this week. 49,.
Houston Explained that the Sc
ries which opens Thursday, is
sure to be hotly contested and
to forestall any possible outcrop-
ping of ill feeling IL was /deem-
ed advisable not to take the star
pitcher along.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-08
NAVY YARD DEFEATS
CASEY OUTFIT &c

Navy Yard yesterday took the
lead in the play-off of the second
league series by defeating Knights
of Columbus by the score of 3 to 6.
Ortel, of the Navy Yard nine,
clouted the first ball pitched to him
in the first frame for a home run
Navy Yard counted a total of four
runs in this inning. Sullivan and
Plunkett, of the losers got in some
good hitting for their team, the
former getting a double and two
singles, scoring on each occasion,
while the latter connected for a
triple and two singles, but only
counting once.
The battle was a free hitting af-
fair for both sides, each nine con-
Meeting at the most opportune
times The score: