Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 24, 1920, Page 3

Damaging Testimony in Baseball Scandal 23 — Jacob “Rube” vy f the New York Na- <jonals today told newspapermen pre- {iously to testifying before the grand now investigating charges of gambling in baseball games, that_Hal Chase, former member of York Nationals, made approximatel $40,000 by placing “wise bets” on d's series games. wflnwn was the chief witness heard at today's session, having come here from New York in response to a sub- poena issued several days ago. Benton made a statement before en- tering the jury room in which &e said Hal Chase and Charles “Buck” Her- zog of the Chicago Nationals l_md of- fered him some “easy money” if he would throw a game between the Chi- cago and the New York National league clubs. After emerging from the jury cham- bers, Benton told newspapermen that the substance of the testimony given to the jury was as follows: That Hal hase had cleared approximately $40, 000 by betting on world's series games. That he (Benton) had been offered some “easy money” by Chase and Her~ zog if he would “throw” a certain zame between the Cubs and Giants and, That Henry Zimmerman, former member of the Giants had called Ben- ton “a poor fish” and that “four hun- dred bucks were waiting” for him, had he thro the game. Herzog vehemently denied charges of the New York pitcher. To newspapermen, Lenton declared that he “did not know of any cases of out-and-out crookedness” but said I do know that just before the final game between the Giants and the Cubs, Herzog, Chase and myself held 1+ conference where I was asked if I 2 make some easy money.” informed that 1 was to the final game to Chicago. said that he joked with the d then went out and won the Chicago. Ilenton, pitcher of the estimony before the grand hort and he was temporari- excused from the stand but was told that he probably would be called fam Veeck, president of the Chi- ationals, who was on the stand . Benton's arrival, and who was excused while the New York pitcher testified, was called in the afternoon ind gave eviden supplementary to that submitted by him yesterday. In a story printed here today, B.B. ey Johnson, president of the American league, was quoted as having said that he had “heard statements that the ‘White Sox would not dare to win the 1920 pennant because the managers of | a gambling syndicate, alleged to have certain players in their power, had forbidden it.”. % The gamblers are said to have back- ed Cleveland heavily. Mr. Johnson left the city early to- day and is not expected back until Saturday. MIKE O'DOWD CLEVERLY OUTFOUGHT TED LEWIS Jersey City, N. J., Sept. 23—Mike O'Dowd of St. Paul, former middle- weight champion, cleverly outfought Ted (Kid) Lewis, claimant of the Eng- lish welter and middleweight titles, in a 12-round bout at the baseball park here tonight. The weights were: O'Dowd, 158, and Lewis, 155. The American had the better pf every round except the opening one, which was even. There were no knockdowns. ‘Willie Jackson of New York defeat- ed Ned Fitzgerald of Australia, al- though the visitor lasted the full eight rounds. The Australian took the count of 9 twice in the third round aft- er receiving rights to the jaw and was saved by the bell at the count of eight in the fifth. In the fourth round, btoh fell out of the ring while in a clinch. Jackson weighed 131 pounds and his opponent 133. Charley Beecher of New York and Frankie Burns of Jersey City went eight rounds to a draw. Burns weigh- ed 122 pounds, one lighter than Beech- er. WHITE SOX HALF GAME BEHIND INDIANS New York, Sept. 23 — Only a half game separated the Cleveland Ameri- cans and their Chicago rivals after the ‘White Sox victory today in the first game of their important series. It was the first defeat in eight games for the Indians and also Chicago’s seventh consecutive victory. By winning tomorrow, Chicago would go into first place with a per- centage of .62838 as compared with 62758 for Cleveland. Bagby of Cleve- land had pitched two shut-out games previous to his appearance in the box today. The New York Yankees, who are 2 1-2 games behind Cleveland, start a four game series here tomor- row with Washington, to be followed FINANCIAL AND STOCK MARKET WAS ACTIVE. New York, Sept. 23.—Rails and indus- als pursued widely divergent courses oday's very active stock market, the tormer, especially low-priced issues, scor- ditional gains, while the latter be- ore unsettled as signs of “bus: ljustment” muitiplied. s readjustment is taking the prorougeed price revision was ¢ irdicated by the mews that two vertern mail order houses had cu: prices 3*om 10 to 20 per cent., v the manufaciurer of a well known nu surced a reduction of 17 to for his pro luct ny'ng these developments » rumors to the effect that the com- tug wecks ~re likely 1o witness a mavked §i wing Cown of operations in the 1teel t witiy probable reduction of prizes o fabricated materials. Pankers ana cther financial intsrestay Iotest inlirt-ial adviiss w3 Lince of h ihe country's pproval of any reaction o- ¢ conditio .s. ’ ere los~ of the seis N stained by motors and affil- L , steels, equipments, and some of the food shares, ere gross declines extended from 1 to points, with partial rallies on short coverings a tthe close. Prominent among the stronger ralils New Haven, St. Paul, Chicago & Alton, St Louis Southwestern, Texas & Pacific, Missouri Pacific preferred and Kansas ity Southern. Standard or dividend-pay- ne rails wers under pressure at intervaiy and unclassified specialties lost ground. Sales amounted to 925,000 shares. Greater stability on more diversified dealings was shown by the bond market, with Liberty issues as the outstanding feature of strength. Domestic rails kept pact with the demand for low-grade stocks, especially convertible issues, but ‘oreign war donations showed little hange. Total sales (par value) aggre- zated $15,750,000. Old U. 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New York, Sept. — Call mone steady; high 7; low 7 3 ruling rate 7; closing bid &; offered at 7; last loan 7: bank acceptances 6 1-4, COTTON. New York, Sept. 23.—Cotton, quiet ; middling 29.50, S LIBERTY BOND MARKET, %.70 95.64 FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES, Sterling (par $1.56% Dper sovereign) Demand 193 348 s Sa5% i 344 3 it 6.8 Tegium (5. S5 Demand (il L taly (par 19.3 " cents i Demand = Cabies | Germany i Demana Austria (par 3 Demand 3 ceuts et cromm Cables . ¥ % CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. Chicage. Sept. 23.—For the first time since 1917 corn today commanded less than $1 a bushel on change for new crop deliveries. Continued fine weather pointing to a huge yield safe from frost Was largely responsible. The market closed heavy, 5 5-8 to 9c net lower with December 99 1-4 to 99 1-2 and September i 12 to 12 7-2. Wheat finished unsettled at 3c_decline to 1-éc advance, December If“t -4 fl.znd March 22 to 27 1-4 Oats ost 2 to 2 1-4 and provisions closed un- dqu:xed to 37¢ down. o soon as the market opened started to plunge downward and al. though rallies took place, they proved brief. Offerings on a large scale were thrown into the pit apparently without end, and about the only buyers were shorts who could grab profits. The Sep- tember delivery in particular showed Weakness as receipts today were large and further big supplies were said to be on the way here. Oats gave way wrn corn and touched the lowest prices yet this season. Export purchases of wheat . totalling | 3b 1,000,000 bushel counteracted only in part| JQE0RI0 an jmpression that urgent European re- quirements for breadstuffs had been fill- ed. Meanwhile, bears in wheat made much of the severity of the break in coarse Pro hogs. ons declined with corn and Sunday, PHILAD NORWICH ~ Athletics’ Re Game Called _FAIR GROUNDS, NORWICH ' American League Team VS. Sept. 26 ELPHIA K. OF C. gular Lineup at 3:15P. M. A FOUR-DAY SHIRT SALE ' $250 AND $350 SHIRTS THE FAMOUS “DE LUXE” SHIRTS We carry these shirts regularly. They aren’t built. just for sale purposes, but are shirts which we carry in stock all of the time, and the kind you have been buying;from us for years. They are “honest to goodness” shirts which can be:worn by a real he-man and we can warrant that they will satisfy him in every way. All of them have the five-button fronts, and faced sleeves, and are well tailored in every particular. The materials are fine French Percales, and handsome Corded and Satin Siriped Madras, in with three games at Philadelphia. In the National league, Brooklyn and New York rested today for their two game series starting in Brooklyn Saturday. The two borough rivals al- so will play three games at the Polo grounds next week. Brooklyn has a lead of five games and can_clinch the pennant by defeating New York twice. The Cincinnati world's champions, eliminated from the race yesterday, lost their fourth straight game today. WHITE SOX BEAT INDIANS IN FIRST GAME OF SERIES Cleveland, Sept. 23—The Cleveland team today met Chicago in the first of a series of three games that is ex- pected to decide the American league championship, and broke down under the terrific attack of the White Sox, losing, 10 to 3. Chicago outplayed the Indians in every department of the game, out-hitting the locals 15 to 8, making but one error to three for Cleveland and stealing three bases| while Cleveland stole none. As a re- sult, Cleveland now leads Chicago by only half a game. For three innings, Cleveland looked as if it were going to battle Chicago to a finish. It then was leading, 1 to 0, having scored a run in the first in- ning as the result of an error by Ris- berg. In the fourth inning, the Cleve- | land machine began to crack. Catch- er O'Neill was guilty of an error of judgment that allowed Chicago to score and tie the count. One of the largest week-day crowds in ‘the history of League Park wit-! | nessed the contest. Kvery available space in the park was taken with the exception of right field, where Man- ager Speaker protested against per- mitting the fans to gather. However, only ‘three balls were caught by the right fielders. The presence of the crowd in left field started the downfall of the In- dians, as Jackson received credit for a two-base hit in starting the sixth inning that would have been an- easy out for Left Fielder Evans had the public not been allowed to take pos- session of that part of the field. Er- rors by Bagby and Wambsganss on bunts by Felsch and J. Collins follow- ed. Risberg singled and Chicago add- ed three runs, enough to win the game. Bagby retired in the seventh to per- mit Burns to bat for him and Chicago proceeded to score five runs in the eighth off Caldwell and Uhle, who came to the rescue. After the first batter had been retired in the eighth, the next four hit Caldwell safely, two for doubles. Uhle was welcomed with two more hits before he got his bear- ings. Although he split his finger in the fourth inning, Dick Kerr pitched mas- terly ball throughout, holding the In- dians to eight hits, five of which were garnered by Gardner and Evans. Jackson, Felsch and Schalk led in the. attack on the Cleveland pitchers, Jackson making two doubles and a single, Felsch a double and two singles and Schalk three singles. Every member of the White Sox except J. Collins made at least one hit. Score: Chicago (A) Clevsiand (A) ab hpo a ¢ ab hpo s e Stmket 5 2 i 0 O|Evansites 5 2 % o g Weaversb 5 1 0 4 305 a lolollins.b 3 1 2 4 5030 0f Jackeonlt 4 3 4 0 20290 Feschef 4733 0 4315 I.Collinsb 3 04 0 30210 Rigergss 5113 2079 51 E 5380 RN e @ 57102 12000 ———— 31120 Totals B 100 12 99000 1001 0f 000 0f 0000 Totals 63 (z) Batted for Sewell in 7th. (22) Batfed for Bagby in Tth. (xxx) Batied for Lunte in Sth. Score by inn} Chicago .. ., 18 0—n Cleveland A 000000 203 Two base hits, Jackson 2, Felsch, Kerr. RED SOX WON OPENING GAME OF SERIES WITH ATHLETICS Boston, Sept. 23—Boston opened its final series of the season with Phila- delphia today by winning, 9 to 2. It was Myers' ninth consecutive victory and he aided materially with his bat, his triple in the sixth inning coming with the bases filled. Perry was hit hard. Score: Philadelphia (A) Boston (A) hpo hpo' a o 173 27000 30 21 400 29 2300 03 1.2.0% it 2 0 H 0 1 o i o 3 0 O BROWNS TAKE TWO GAMES 9 FROM STRIPED FELINES Detroit, Mich., Sept. 23 — St. Louis won both games of a, double header from Detroit here today, 8 to 4 and 3 to 0. A St. Louis, although out-hit in the first game made its blows more timely. In the second game Bayne held Detroit to seven hits. Score: ’ (First Game,) St, Louis (A) Detroit ab b ab s 3 3 1 3 4 ¥ 2 4 o 3 i 0 5 1 o i 4150 3 M Sewrelde 4 i3 0 Dasis,p 3 p 0 0 0 1 _____ Friedp 0 0 0 0 Totals ® {Y¥garkcnp 2 6 1 0 Daussp 0 0 0 0 XHale L] [] Total: 4 9 8 (x) Batted for Baumgarten in Score by innings: S Lou's 2 000 08 bl o s Commerce and work together for OUR town. s oo b e Dasis: Thres base hits, Ve: Home run, H an. (Second Game.) St, Louis (A) Detroit ® n2e e p bcf 0 Veachlf 3 1 6 - 138 400 4hrtia £ 1801 20020 10000 60000 10000 Totals 35 3 (x) Batted for Bogart in Tth. Ayers in- 9th, L PIRATES MAKE IT THREE STRAIGHT FROM REDS Pittsburgh, Sept. 23 — Pittsburgh made it three straight from Cincinnati today with a victory of 4 to 0, due to the excellent pitching of Cooper and timely hitting by Grimm, Barnhart and NEW FALL PATTERNS AND COLORINGS SNAPPY WITHOUT VULGARITY BUY YOUR WINTER SUPPLY NOW FOR ONLY $1.95 APIECE We Have Another Remarkable Value at $2.65 This isn’t YOUR town, nor MY town, it's OUR town. Let’s join the Chamber of YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. National League. 0. Pittsbursh Philade'phia Bos Philadelpbia 6 On'y games scheduled. American League. Cleveland 3. Boston 9. Detroit 4. 0 MOTOR FREIGHT SERVICE (All Goods Covered by Insurance During Transit) NORWICH-—PROVIDENCE—NEW LONDON—PUTNAM FALL RIVER and Connecting Points SZQUIPMENT—NINTEEN PiERCE-ARROW TRUC °S (First game.) (Sceond” game), (First game.) (Second game.) Tierney. The locals bunched three E P \v W'F'l' ";D &- CON hits in the fourth and three in the . . II\ Aiu = W' sixth, which produced all their runs. 135 WATER STREET i 17 WILLIAM TR Cincinnati Kansas Clty 1, i NORWICH V! BEDFORD ab o . | 35 P 6] Righee,1f GAMES TGDAT. Phone 1250 0| Summa ot National Leagus. 492 SOUTH MAIN STREET 135-142 of So°wi Boston at Philadeiphia. PROVIDENCE Y g o 5 Cneinn Phore Union 3842 Cranesss of Anerican Leagu | Eiler.p of “oomxr.p i 3t Clevtiand Totals ; ol Totals Washingt middle mile trotted .AND JOURNEYS TO MOOSUP ve o ininai Al S ek Exhibition Game. Kilo W cor REORGANIZED CHAMPS Pittsburgh ., .. .......0 0 0 2 Washington (A) 9, Reading (L) & won the J Jewett City Twe h, — e r sumu?avbflmu' I D LEACUE STAMDINGS Jay Brook s $5 on : ————— National Leasue. calling for $100 went over a s PHILLIES BREAK LOSING 4 Won Lest ; 1 . 1 fc STREAK, WINNING 2 STRAIGHT | L3 3 @ o oSt X I } Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 23—Phila- 3 o - delphia broke its losing streak of sev- 75 en straight by winning two from Boston today, 7 to 6 and 6 to 1. Stengel had a home run in each game, his drive over the right field wall ty- ing the score in the eighth inning of games the first game. In the second game his drive which bounded into the left field bleachers scored Fletcher ahead of him for the first two local run Pitcher McQuillan scored Boston's only run in this game, with a home | 1 run liner into the left field bleachers. Scores: Totals (x) Obe out when winuing Score by innis 35 nnings: Boston .. .. Philadciphia E Two base hits, Ford Home runs, RS D EFEAT NS AND MARSTON ) American Leasue. W 1-4 trotting and ed a mile tod Wwo minut (First Game.) {FOR RACE BETWEEN THRE] Beston (N) Philadelphia (N) NOTED THOROUGHBREDS poweilis +'3 378 1 Lo a e, New York, Sept. 23.-—Arrangements Bayres.it 00 o 3ltor a race between the three moted thor- A L) 1| oughbreds, Man o' War Sir Barton and SR 0| Exterminator, probably will be made to- Toeckel3b 4 1 2 3 il morrow at a conference at Havre De Chinburs,es 3 1 3 0| Grace, O. M. Orpen, manager of the i i 0| Kenilworth race track, Windsor, Ont, - 2l who is trying to stage the race, and J K. L. Ross, owner of Sir Barton, left here tonight for the Maryland track, to confer with S. D. Riddle, owner of Man o War and W. S. Kilmer, owner of Ex- terminator. $150,000 PURSE BOUT BETWEEN DEMPSEY AND BRENNAN Lo 3 hpe & &l Chicago, Sept. An offer of a ey it 3 3 Slpurse of $150,000 for 'a bout between Sutiivan. it Williams e 9| Champion Jack Dempsey and Bill ST e 9| Brennan, was wired to Jack Kearns, st o ¢| manager of the titlelholder, in New Wistone 3 York, tonight by Floyd Fitzsimmons, of Abeat.o Jenton Harbor, Mich., promoter. The ey bout if arranged would take place at Porotti,p Totals Benton Harbor the latter part of Octo- Totals S5 ek (@) Batted for McQuillen In Tth. & ns“"“ by dunings: AR R CARPENTIER-LEVINSKY oston ... — g Puliadesita .0 85 080 0 25 TO BOX AT JERSEY CITY Ths Cigar Preferrad Fietcher, Home runs, McQuillen and New York, Sept. 23 — The boxing = BABE RUTH DID “CASEY" ACT IN HIS HOME TOWN Baltimore, Md., Sept. 23.—Babe Ruth, returning to his home town least one circuit clout, struck out twice, the last time with the bases full. Baltimore Orioles beat the Yankees one to nothing, At a mass meeting tonight in the fifth regiment armory for the benefit of St. Mary's industrial school where iace the buildings destroyed by fire. here to- day where ten thousand fans hoped to see the famous native son produce at The New York Ruth learned baseball, he made a speech and wrote his check for $2,500 to help re- contest between Georges Carpentier, European heavyweight champion, and Battling Levinsky will be held in Jer- sey City baseball park, October 12, the International Sporting club announced tonight. By New Eagland’s Most Discriminating Smokers COMPETITION KEEN IN FOUR EVENTS ON GRAND CIRCUIT Columbus, O., Sept. 23—While the failure of the free-for-all pace to fill left only four class races on toddy's program the competition was keen and favorites were beaten in two of the four events. Just David in the second division of the 2:18 trot was one favorite to win. - He won the first two heats and in his