Major League Club Owners Urge State Laws to Prohibit Betting on Baseball Games Would Magnates Reorganize, You'll Have to Hand It to the Wife : : bybriggs: Hagen-Barnes And Abolish Old Commission Again Humble Ban Johnson and Five of His Club Owners Fail to British Stars Attend Meeting; Twelve-Club League Will Be American '"Pro"f, Golfers Started if Absentees Do Not Aceept Plan Trounce Vardc/ii and Ray by 5 Up and 4 to Flay CHICAGO, Oct. 18..ReprcsentatiA'es of every National League base¬ ball club and three American League clubs to-night went on record as From <i Rpccial Corrrnpnnrlrnt favoring abrogation of tho national agreement between ROCHESTER, Oct. 18.- Walter Ha¬ professional gen and Jim Barnes defeated Resolutions a Harry leagues. proposed complete reorganization of baseball with Vardon and Ted Kay, 5 up and 4 to the National Commission abolished and a civilian tribunal of three men play, in a golf match over the cours'* of the Club not financially interested in the game in complete control. Country of Rochester to-day. This is the course on which Ha-jen Tho action came after a conference1 learned his golf, and the former Roch¬ more than nine hours. The As lasting ester "pro" was given a great recep¬ clothing manufactur¬ resolutions will bé considered at an¬ tion. ers, wc set a other meeting; to be held November Heydler Is Ready and Barnes high standard. 8 and presented to tho of Hagen showed fine team¬ meeting work in the morning, round, wnpn the Our hats minor league officials at Kansas City To Take Orders latter's furnishings, and November 9 for their All steadiness enabled the Ameri- shoes must approval. cans to finish the first measure up to profession;-.! leagues w*J|l be invited to From New 2 eighteen holes, join with the eleven clubs acting to- Chief up. it. day in the proposed reorganization. Hagen was in trouble in the thin!, A when he drove out ol' bounds. His next The kind we like to stat ..'.s issued after the meeting Oct. 18.."Wc want a have no1 fied ciu%s not represented that CHICAGO, was dpep in Míe rough, and he picked worn with our they have until, November 1 to signify man as chairman (of the pro¬ up. Ilagen made amends for this, how¬ suits and their willingness to join in the reor¬ posed new National Commission) ever with a birdie 3 on the first hole overcoats for men ganization. 1: have not come in and a fine 2 on the 10-yard fifteenth. and they who will rule with an iron hand," Vardon and by that time, the statemenl says, a said Ray were unable to over¬ boys. twelve-club league will be formed with¬ President John A. Heydler of come the lead acquired by their 0] out them. The eleven clubs represented the National League to-night. "I'll nents in the opening round, and Hagen would be included in the league and a be glad to take orders if I am told and Barnes took the match at the four- twelfth member would be chosen from teenth, when Barnes a *Comp con¬ is at a certain dropped !¦.:¦>£ ' some other something wrong putt for a one under v. city. and to winning 4, par. form The committee was instructed to place instructed clean it up. Barnes liad the best medal score for to Fie-- draft a plan class under the head of "Baseball has lacked a head of the morning, 73, while Hagen ing." .ere they felony the betting on baseball and the that type for years. It needs it now through with 72 in the afternoon, to efforts of cambiéis to win a of touch the he corrupt players. worse than ever. Therefore, it is special prize $100 for The committee was composed of Al¬ round. Vardon and Ray, each with 151 our to a fred Austrian, A. D. Lasker and Charles object appoint big man to for the thirty-six holes, divided a spe Comiskey, of Chicago; ,T. C. Jones, of lead the new commission." cial prize of $100. No. 923 ur Fall St. Louis; Barney Dreyfuss, of Pitts¬ To-day's victory assures practically . burgh, and Colonel Huppert, of New ¡the Americans of the weight union suit made York. pering with it becomes an offense pun¬ best-ball internati ishable with some degree cf match series. Hagen an with The owners adopted two other resolu¬ severity Barnes have won four out of five raglan Fits tions. One by state laws. An effort will be made, contests urged the eniictment in it is said, to push legislation this win- played with the British si like a glove. every state of a law it a They lost the first that making felony ter in order that the season of 1921 New struggle, to bel on a ball game, or to <>fTer or under London last July, but havi take a bribe in connection w-lth base¬ may open auspicious circum¬ won four in a row at a( ball. The stances. Sunset Hollywood, Thorou second pledged the support President Johnson Hills, at Fairview and h' rt '.ill of the to the grand jury and of the American to-day. leather s any subsequent prosecution of baseball League favors a Federal law regulat- INDIVIDUAL SCORES and crooks. ing gambling on the games and the cor- MORNING ROUND boys.no Johnson, Among Absentees ruption of players. This, however, it Par, out. 4 4 5- 3 4 3 3 4 .' pa was out some of the Hagen, out. 367343445 The absence of Han and five pointed by mag- Barnea. out. 5 5 r> 3 4 3 3 ."¦ Johnson would be difficult of nut.. 4 club owners of the American League nates, accomplish- Vardon, 5 'i b 4 6 3 P was in ment and would probably be out of the Ray, out. 544463446 Rogers 'l'preted as a direct snub, but Par, In. I 4 5 3 5 3 4 4 4 the other three decided to scope of the Federal government, in lUi-^n. in. go ahead that such 144352445 7 4 Broadway Broî them and offer them an op- offenses in no way concern Barnes, in. 4 4 6 3 5 3 i 4. 16 : at 13th St. interstate matters. Vardon, in. 4 4 4 :i 4 .". i i 5 I .' .in in the plans liter. Ray, In. C >nv ¡nient those at 464343644 '. 76 ong present to-day's President John Heydler of the Na- AFTERNOON ROUND Broadway C F fth meeting were John Heydler, president tional League, appreciates the work Ave. National G. AV. that Hm-i-n. out. 446444 3 4! at Warren at League; Grant: is being done by the Cook County Barnes, out.... 7 .". 5 .; "> 3 3 6 12 n; William Baker and L. C. Rush ta-rand jury, and he is here to do all he Vardon, out_ 5 4 5 3 4 3 3 5 Philadelphia; Barney Dreyfuss, Pitts- V.n to help it, but at the same time ¡Five Knockouts Raj out. 5 6 5 :: 5 I i 5 4 J. C. Jones. Sam Breadon and wants to make preparations to handle Herman to Tackle Hagen, In. 4 i 4 :. Branch Rickey, St. A, Stone- the Bat ties, in. 55634 3 444 Louis;-C. baseball situation after the grand In Is Vardon in. 4 5 5 4 6 ham, John McGraw and Colonels Hus- jury announces its findings and is dis¬ Amateur Bou Ray, in. 5 4 5 3 5 4- ¦:; and Ruppert, New York; Garry missed. dross in Harlem BEST-BALL SCORES Herrmann, Cincinnati; Charles Ebbets and Commission TVTusf Have Tower At Paulist A. C. Ml IRNIÑG Rt i|Ml Harry Frazee, Boston "It is This IliiRen nn<! Barnes, out Louis possible the grand jury will King Evening .: 5 Bouts of Charlj Comiskey. Comiskey 3 4 3 3 4 4.34 Harry Grabiner, Alfred Austrian, Wil¬ indict a dozen or more baseball play¬ Knockouts v. re plentiful in the pre¬ Vardon an'l Tin y, oui liam Wrigley jr., A. D. Lasker and ers," said Heydler. "If these men go liminary Louis conducted by the Paul¬ -¿y GrantlandRice Marty Cross is with us again and will .: 14 4 4 :: 4 4 5 5 to trial not half of them will Hagen and Barnes, In. roo am Veeck, of Chicago, were» also probably meet Till i o ("Kid") Herman, who is 4 » 4 be found Those are con¬ is! A. C, at Columbua Hall, last night. 3 j 2 4 3 4 ese.it. guilty. who (Copyrightt, 1920, New York Tribune Inc.) reputed to be "a sensation from the Vardon and Hny, In Comm« Club. Ban Johnson, of victed naturally will be barred for all Five contests failed to go the limit, 4 4 4 3 I .1 4 4 I 14 president the Arneri- at. the Tillie (Kid) Her na ti i M can .-aid he would not attend time. What is to be done with the the quickest end coming in the initial Coast," Commonwealth Sporting AFTERNOON ROUND irty League, others? is Club in Harlem are 1 "i r,.-aniU the meeting. The reason That an important question to-night. They Hagen ami out Cross, given by end one we bout, when, after one minute of light¬ Little Toddle-Legs scheduled to battle fifteen rounds and Barnes, Johnson was that he did not think it will have to be in shape 445313345 vs. K. (). Lew \\ ill at this to handle. ing, Larry Goldberg, of the Pastime A.