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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-30
YANKS WIND UP SEASON
Can Tie White Sox for Second if
Latter Loses Three Games.
=. Ruth Hits HomAr

While the. Yankees yesterday com
pleted their schedule with a double
victory over the. Macks. New,sYork
was formally and finally put out Of
the American League pennant race
BY the Indians victory. The latter
have four games to play. and IL they
lose all Of them. the Indians. still
would be. one game ahead Of the
Yanks. There still Is mathematical
possibility for the Hugmen tying the
White Sox for second place, but in
order to bring this about the white
Sox would have to lose their three
remaining games.
SiS circuit drives featured the
Yanks' two wins over the Macks. The
scores were to and to 4. The
second game went eleven innings,
Vastly weakening after shutting out
New York for nine innings. He re-
neved Naylor after the latter yielded
four runs in the first inning Ruth
made his fifty-fourth homer of the
campaign in the ninth inning of the
first game with Ward on base TilIy
Walker made a four-base clout ii,
each game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-30

The Hatchetites will put scrappy
eleven on the field for their first en-
.gagement. Few of the players have
had experience on college gridirons,
but most of them have done well on
high and prep school combinations and
can back up their weight with speed and
fair ability. Coach Morse expects to
announce starting lineup tomor-
row.
In the tussle at Georgetown the
veterans disclosed the fact that they
had lost none of the aggressiveness
that made the Blue and Gray such
formidable outfit last year. while the
few newcomers used in the tentative
first team measured up to the stand
ard set by the old-timers. All showed
that they are fast nearing the condi-
tien needed to carry them through a
regular engagement. -
Nearly fifty candidates reported to
Coach Robb at Brookland; and they
went through the drill in a fashion
that plainly pleased the former Penn
State star. During the scrimmage
Mcnamara and Dunn, veterans of the
1919 team, performed impressively in
the varsity backfie1d. Boor. a new
conner, and Leghorn, of last years
eleven. did the bulk of the work in
the line.
MaryIand's squad was given hard
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AGAINST DODCER QUIZ /
Manager Robinson Sees No Basis
for Rumors of Efforts to Fix
: Coming Series.

NEW YORK, September 30.-Wn-
bert Robinson. manager OF the Brook-
1vn National base ball club, called to-
dav on Charles H. Ebbets, president
of the club, to voice his objection 10
the proposal of District Attorney
Lewis Of Brooklyn to question the
BROOKLYN pennant winners concerning
reports that some of them have been
npnroached by gamblers in EFFORTS 10
sdx" the 1920 world series.
Manager Robinson said he under
stood. Lewis had no substantial inoi-
cation Of such a development ana eA-
nressed reluctance to allow the ois-
trict attorney to interrogate the men,
,,nless he had some definite Informal
tion. -
After a conference this forenoon
with Ebbets, Manager Robinson went
TO the district attorneys office TO as
cuss with him rufnors of fixing. IL
was indicated several Brooklyn play
ers also would see Lewis TO-DAY. ,,.
After comforting with Robinson ET ,-
bets declared his club wouio noe ~
the district attorney not 10 press
Ehbets Yesterday agreed to cooper
ate with Lewis in investigating re-
port that the. same eliqus, 81 gam ahs
1aIa ssfies. had attempted to bfioe
the Brooklyn players to throw TINS ms
resr,s series Is their American League
opponents.
NotAinx to 1t, says wheat.
zack wheat, captain and ft-neloer
of the Brooklyn team, denied rumoIs
that members of the team had been
approached in an attempt to INK the
"No one has ever approached me
and it would not be we'll for any IpaI
had I am sure that none of the otnef
players has been approached.
Heydier Is Indignant.
cu,caCo september 30.-"Any one
Who even insinuates that the l9sV
world series has been Fixed" ought to
be shot, for such reports are just de.
i;berate attempts to hurt base ball,
PRESIDENT John Heydier OF the Ma
tional League Said. b,
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WEATHER HALTS INDIANS
Tribe Can Clinch Flag by Taking
Three Games in Detroit-Double-
Header Tomorrow.

DETROIT. Mich, September 3o.-The
first contest of the final American
League base ball series of four games
between Cleveland and Detroit was
postponed today on account Of cold
weather. A double header will be play
ed tomorrow.
With the Chicago White Sox idle
again today, Cleveland led the rum
ners-up by a game and half. and
was in position to take the flag by
winning three games from the Tigers
regardless of the outcome Of the Chi
cago-St. Louis series. Chicago still
had long chance. however, for three
defeats for Cleveland here and three
Sox- victories over st. Louis would
put Chicago in the world series.
Leonard. who has had more success
AGAINST Cleveland this season than
any other Tiger hurler, has left the
club for the year.
Cleveland made clean sweep OF
the four-game series with st. Louis
by winning yesterday, 10 to 2. The
Indians hit opportunity and were aid
ed BY ST Louis errors. The Browns
could do little with Coveleskie.
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Sisler Disclaims Credit;
just Does Best, He Says

The great batting OF George
Sister this season In described
by him MS being "just n streak
of good luck" He sayss
'"rhere In nothing wonderful
about my playing. I play hard
and try to help my team win,
but SO do all the other boys,
and there Is not player ON the
St. Louis team who doesn't de-
Nerve the same credit for try
ing to win. 1 have happened to
hit harder than usual this sea-
son because 1 have been able,
for some unknown reason, to
place the bail out of reach of
the opposing fielders good
share of the time. I'D like to
go over the 400 mark. 1 would
hardly be human II I did not
desire to, hut II fall below my
goal shall have no regrets,
for 1 will know that it has been
through no failure of mine to
try hard all of the time.
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pe Drastic Penalties Prosecutor Asserts High School Grid Dates Set
Nationals Open Final
Series in Philadelphia

Tomorrow In Philadelphia the
GrifYmen start their final series
OF the year with the Athletics,
with q single contest. Today's
Shme, postponed on account Of
rain. will be played, on in 4
double-header Saturday, after
which the two teams will come
to Washington for the last con-
test OF the season At the Geor-
gin avenue grounds sunday.
1t Ii President Grimth'A inten-
tion to make liberal use OF his
rockies in the rem aiming games.
and In the tvind.ap battle on the
sabbath 1t Is probable half
dozen recent additions to the
club will be seen in action. in
GLIDING Frank O'Rourke, Bob
La Motto and Jim PrOthro Mt
short. Bill Hollohan ut third,
and Edwin johnson in the ont
field. in addition to Frank
Brewer and. pSssibly, Pitcher
Claire Shirley.
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Business is to meet Western on
October 80 and Central on November
2. October was set for the Business
Tech game, but the Stenographers
want to play on October Is. Tech
has a game scheduled at Staunton
Military Academy October 1S. but be-
cause of the raise in railroad rates
since the contest was originally ar
ranged the Manual Trainers have
asked the Virginians for larger
guarantee. If the request is not
granted. Tech will give the Stenog-
raphers the date they prefer.
Eastern will make it's debut in the
series in a game with Western on
October Is. Central will be encoun-
tered November 9 and Tech November
Is. A definite date for the Eastern
Business engagement has not yet been
agreed upon. EaStern's game with
Central may force the latter to post
pone or cancel a November date
with the Maryland freshmen. To play
this contest would mean three games
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is rather limited in the world series,
catchers seldom so offend.
With Cleveland as one of the con-
tenders, Steve O'Neill will do most
of the catching. 1t would, indeed, be
hard ito pick better receiver from
the American League roster, which,
by the way, is rich in backstop talent.
On the other American League clubs
are such brilliant first-string per-
formers as Schalk OF, the White Sox,
Ruei of the Yankees, perkins of the
Athletics, Schang and Walters of Bos-
ton, Stanage and Ainsmith of Detroit,
,Gharritys of Washington and Sew
ereid of st. Louis. National leaguers,
in opposing O'Neill, will find back
stop who can receive. think, throw
and hit. What more could one ask?
In the series of 1919 Wingo and
Rariden of Cincinnati, gave excellent
performances back of the bat. Brook
lyn rs perhaps not SO well off. The
veteran Otto Miller will probably
do most of the receiving for the
Dodgers, with Kruger and Elliott in
reserve. But l have 20 fear in
stating that the catching will be in
keeping with the event.
Copyright, 1920. by W. C. Bvans.)
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ATTEMPTS TO "FlX' PLAYERS in 1905
AND 1908 WERE MADE, ASSERTS FOGEL

in any of the games. the reason given
being that he had hurt his pitching
arm by stumbling over a suit case
while on a train. Fogel. according to
the story. says Waddell was paid $500
in Boston hotel, but that he was
double out of the remainder.
The other attempt, Fogel is quoted
as saying, was made in 1908. when
a former New York National League
player, now a magnate in a western
town in a minor league. tried to bride
Charlie Doom, Otto Knabe, kitty"
Bransfield. Mike Doolan and Sherwood
Magee, Offering them from $1,000 to
$4,000 each to remain out of a series
of games played here. At the time
Chicago and the Giants were having
a neck and-neck race, and Coveleskie.
a big left-hander. pitched three games
in Ave days for the Phillies, winning
them all
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within week for the Blue End
White r--.;sis. q.
and Central respectivelYssh have .be en-
appointed a committee to tonsksr APP
plications of candidates for. series Of
ficials' positions There are several
applicants for these jobs,sand more
are expected. The committee prob
ably will announce the selections
early next week.
Central. Tech and Eastern candi-
dates were sent through scYfnlmages
yesterday. while Business alan West
ern were given long signal drills. The
first team at Central easily SoRtplayed
the scrubs. Techs first eleven per-
formed well despite the absence OF
several regulars because of illness.
The Manual Trainers will scrimmage
against the Boiling Field aviatorS to-
morrow, while Eastern is to play tia
Marine Props. Western may cancel
Saturdays game with the Marytand
freshmen, as the Red and WING
squad has not had sufficient practicR
to enter contest
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SOUTH SOLID FOR TRIBE.
Pleased by Showing of Sons in
! American League Struggle.

The solid south is solid again-solid
for Iris Speaker and the Indians.
Every fan you collide with on the
sunny side Of the Mason and Dixon
barbed wire fence wants to know the
low-down and the high-up on the
Cleveland ball club.
Tell him Spoke's entry Is double
jointed cinch for the world series and
he produces an expansive grin that
would make a new parent look like a
frfghtful Crouch.
ft,s not hard to explain this far
away interest in Cleveland. Speaker
.is3an old Southern Lacquer; first
spfang into prominence, in fact. when
playing with Little Rock. Moreover,
Speaker is a native Texan.
Guy Morton is an Alabama boy. Jim
Bagby has divided his base ball ca
reer between the south and Cleve-
land. Doc Johnston is a Tennessee
native and has played in several
Southern League cities. Ray Chapman
was Kentuckian and Joey Evans votes
with the other Mississippi democrats.
This is, of course, one reason. or
several reasons, why the southern
folks are roofing 80 vehement1y for
q Cleveland victory.
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IN TOURNAMENT
Among GALAXY Of Stars Who Will
Play for Southern Open
Golf Title. .

ATLANTA. September 3o.-Freddie
Mcleod, Columbia Country Club pro-
fessional, was one of the field OF
prominent professional and amateur
players that eteed-off today in the
opening play of the southern open Eolf
championship tournament at the East
Lake course. Jim Barnes st. Louis
pro, who won the southern open titlc
last year. is defending. his title. Jock
Hutchins. Leo Diegei. Walter Hagen
and j. Douglas Edgar also are en-
tered. 80. -
= Bobby Jones, southern champion, is
the most promising amateur who has
entered so far. A number of other
southern amateurs are expected to en-
ter the tournament, which is to be
ern Golf Association. The cash prizes
for the professionals are unusually
high. Amateurs will get medals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-30

PHILADELPHIA. September 30
Horace S. Fogel, former president of
the Philadelphia Nationals. is Quoted
in an item published today by the In
uuirer as declaring that two attempts
were made to FIX players here in re-
cent years and that the evidence is
in the archives of the major league
officials and club owners.
The first attempt. according to
FogeFs story. was made in 1905. when
a trio of New York gamblers. headed
by Little Tim Sullivan. approached
Rube Wadden. star pitcher of the
PHILADELPHIA Americans, and offered
him $1,000 if he would not pitch in
the world series against the New York
Giants. who won chiefly through the
1nasterly work of Christy Mathew
SON
Waddell, now dead. did not appear
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Adams Does Not Worry,
So He Is a Star at 80

Although "Babe" Adams Is
thirty-eight years old, he still
II lasting in the big leagues. His
chief pastime this sensOn with
the Pirates IL to give the Giants
regular setbacks. He says:
81 cannot explain. my lnstfnK
longer than many other pitchers
on any other theory than thiss-
1 always take things easy ana I
never worry. 1 discovered many
years ago that when I exerted
myself was not so elective,
for the mere effort Of trying
to be uncomm0n1y good dis
tfActed my mind from the sim
pie task Of pitching. The new
changes in pitching rules nave
bothered MAAy 81 the veterans,
but 1 do net mind them very
much. MY only kick il the
rule which prevents q pitcher
rubbing the gloss on the ball.
A new ball with gloss on 1t In q
tough thing to handle. I am
c0hhdent that I could pitch one
or two mofe years. perhaps
even longer, bat I am not cer-
tain that I want to make the
EFFORT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-30

Usually certain well defined weak.
ness at the bat was the cause Of the
failure Of the youngster to continue to
wallop the BALL A study of his style at
the bat by the bfainy catchers or pitch
ers soon developed q weakness Con-
stantly pitching to this weakness. soon
destroyed confidence, and when conf
depce is lost by the batsman he soon
,clSses his act. -. $50
: Hard Dope 10 Get. -
In world series things are much diff
ferent. Opposing catchers must depend
largely on hearsay as to what is best
to pitch TO the batters. Often on MAJ
tional League, pennant winner will be
some player who has seen service IN the
American League, and vice versa. :, II
such player happens to be an individual
quick to grasp situations, he can usually
be of much aid in giving advice as to
the proper way to pitch to the opposing
that is expounded by the scouts who
have watched the rival team at play for
several weeks. Sometimes the scouts
pick up some good stun, although at
times it is rather difficult to get line
unless the team is pressed to the limit
to the very end. That being the case
this year, It Is possible that the scouts
will be able to pick up lot of inside
stuff on the opposition.
In q great many cases wise catcher
can in the first game of a series gather
q lot of information about the upposi-
ton that proves of great advantage to
him during the remainder of the meet
ing. OF course, on every team there are
players who have certain faults or weak
ness that are league gossip. These facts
are impaired to the catcher, If he is not
already familiar with them.
Play Safety First.
Fortunately for the catchers, base
running in most big series is not
what it is in the regular season. The
clubs play safety-fiFst system as
rule, which calls for the sacrifice and
the hit and run more often than the
steal. Often unnecessary wasting of
balls by catcher gets pitcher
into a hole that proves serious. Be-
cause of the fact that base stealing
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CATCHING IN BIG SERIES
SURE TO BE HIGH CLASS
BY BILLY EVANS.
fAfnerican League Umpire. =

ORD hghelass catche
wv action which simply the old theory that few
able without having
least truly hgh-c1ass performer back of the bat.
During hghss catching essential the
club, but short of
In to
faulty handling and there his pitchers
easily And world
every game carries weight.
a weakness when
he
the How often have player break into
Pitchers catche
and much thought the Then
night the hi batting In he enough
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WHITE SOX DETERMINED
Go to st. Louis With Crippled
Team for Final Three Games
-. Of Year.

CHICAGO. September st.-With little
more than a fighting chance to win the
American League pennant. the Chicago
White sox. crippled through the loss Of
seven stars as a result Of the base ball
scandal investigation. left today for, St.
Louis to open the final three game Sc
ries of the season TOMORROW with the st.
Louis Browns. The players were deter
mined to fight to the end.
In his final drive Tor the peiinant
Manager Gleason expects to pitch Kerr
in the first game, Faber in the second
and then come back with Kerr in the
third. The rest Of the lineup probably
will be: Jourdain, first base; e. Collins,
secphd base; Mcclellan, shortstop; Muir
ply, third base; j. Collins, left field;
Leibold, center field; Strunk, right field.
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Costly to. Ianocent Players.

CHICAGO, September 30.-"Fixinf
of the 1919 world series cost the play
ers bribed, and their innocent team
mates as we'll, an opportunity
win $1,952.65, the difference betwee
their losers shares of s3,254.36, an
the $5,207.01 paid each victorious Re
Every one of the players indicted,
is said, was drawing a salary in e1
cess of $1,000 a year, and some
high as $4,000 or more, Cicotte an
Jackson getting the latter amount.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-30
INDEPENDENT FOOT BALL

Quentin and Washington athletic clubs
are to clash on the Congress Heights
gridiron Sunday afternoon. Play will
be started at 3 o'clock.
Shamrock Athletic Clubs eleven will
practice every evening the remainder of
this week, and all candidates are urged
to attend the drills. They will be held
at pm. on Shamrock Field
The Quentin Juniors will hold daily
drills on the field at Fairlawn, Anacos-
tia. Candidates are to report to Coach
Sullivan at o'clock. The Quentin Ju-
niors will have a 130-pound eleven.
Quincy Athletic Club defeated Boy
Scout Troop No. 81. ~ to 0, in a game
played on the formers gri1iron yester-
day. Straight foot ball gave the winners
their touchdowns.
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Sir Thomas Given Dinner.

LONDON, September 3o.--A number
of intimate friends last night gave a
dinner in honor OF Sir Thomas Upton
on his rettirst from his unsuccessful
TIC Americas cup sThe guests in
Guided Lord Dewar. Baron Lever.
hume. Baron Inverforth and Sir John
Ferguson "a
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COLLEGE GRID SQUADS
ARE GIVEN HARD DRILLS

GORGE WASHINGTON and Georgetown ball squads
drills yesterday, coachl
overlooking nothing that might deract from the play of III
their clashes Saturday The acheites pad
which Coach Morse til
Western Maryland Exendine his Blue and
proteges gruing thoroughly the
meeting Johns Annapolis aspiEan
Catholic University busy
directed by ~ -
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5000 Athletes to Parade.

NEW YORK, September 30.-Six
thousand amateur athletes will march
Saturday in a parade which will be a
feature of the city's reception in hon
or of the victorious American Olympic
athletes. Members of the team will
parade in the Olympic uniforms, as
on the occasion of the review at the
Antwerp stadium.
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CHAMPIONS TO FIGHT.
Leonard and Britton Meet In
Cleveland Ball Park Tonight.

CLEVELAND. Ohio, September 90
Renny leonard, lightweight champion,
and Jack Britton. holder Of the weltef.
weight title. will meet. at ten rounds. At
League Park tonight. Both men exf
pressed themselves in perfect condltion:
pounds, ringside: Brittoh, rs.
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Olympic Swimmers Return.

NEW YORK, September 3o.-Aqua.
tic stars sof the American Olympic
team arrived from Europe yesterday
on the steamer Mobile In the party
were the Hawaiian swimmers, headed
by Duke Kahanomaku, champion
Splinter; Ethelda Bleitfey,s holder of
several world records, and .Aileen
Wiggin. fourteen-year-old diving star
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Play Speedy Double Header.

The Braves and Phillies. playing in
Boston yesterday, staged the fastest
double header Of the season, the games
being played in two hours and forty five
minutes. The first required only one
hour and five minutes. The clubs shared
hofofs, the Braves winning the first
game. 1 to 0, and the Pills the second,
5 to l.
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D. c. Boys on Virginia Squad.

CHARLOTTESVILLE Va. Septem-
her 30-Four Washington boys. three
Shank brothers and Herbert Carpen,
were among the forty track men to
report to Coach Lannigan yesterday.
The Virginia athletes may play Ha-
vana University in a dual meet in the
Cuban city during the Christmas holt
DAYS.
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Hummer to Ride Man O. War.

Clarence Hummer who has ridden
Man O. war in nearly all of his races
f1his season, will have. the mount on
the three-year-old champion In the
match race with Sir Barton at Wind
sor October 12. Earle Sande will ride
Sir Barton, as usual %s'
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ALL TO HAVE ELEVENS r;
IN UNLIMITED CLASS,

ACH the District high schools will be represented the
unlimited
- have the eevens of Business a1 afn
schools
schools the eevens both
faculty athletic advisers
u
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DOUBTS WHETHER ACTS
CONSTITUTE "CRIMES"

published today
Hoyn who is in New York. quoted
~ expressing whether legal oHense was
named in the confessions OF Eddie
grand
statement made by Felsch to newspapers
Hoyne quoted saying whether crime
has committed"
The held the only charge under which
gambling gamble
a msd n Illinois,
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Trotting Stake to Arion GUY.

COLUMBUS. September 30.-The
Western Horseman Futurity for three
year-old trotters for a purse of $4,000.
yesterdays grand circuit feature, was
won by Arion Guy. He set a record
for the event in the second heat,
" hich. he trotted in 2.O5A
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Shamrock vs.. Mayfower.

Shamrock and U. S. S. Mayhower
mines will clash in another game be-
fore closing their seasons The teams
will meet on a neutral field.
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White Sox Buy Pitcher.

The White Sox have purchased T. J..
Statham. pitcher, from Nashville. Pitcher
George Shayne and Catcher Lees, sent
to the same club for Pitcher Hodge,
were recalled.
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Penfeld Chicago CAPTAIN.

CHICAGO, September 30.-Grahal
Penfield. jr., has been elected captain (
the Northwestern University foot ba
team to succeed John Daily, who did M
return. Penfield plays guard