Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-01-29 | Page 2 | Gordon Rhodes Draws $50 Fine

ORDON RH DRAWS Ball Player Cleared oi of I Drunken Driving Admits Admits Ad Ad- mits Reckless Charge Gordon Rhodes Idol of or Salt Lake baseball fans who leaves February 17 to start spring training with the New York Yankees was t cleared o ot charges of ot drunken driving and o at falling to s following an accident acci- acci dent when he appeared bet iQ J Judge dr Daniel Harrington in the city cour court Wednesday Ho pleaded guilty guilt to reckless driving however and was t sentenced sentenced sen sen- to a a. fine of 50 50 or twenty twenty- five days In jan Jail Rhodes was arrested December 22 following an auto accident at and Second South streets A car swinging around the corner forced the Rhodes machine toward tho curb and the driver watching the tho threatening auto collided with three parked machines Rhodes it appeared appeared ap ap- started in pursuit of at tho car that had crowded him but because a a. fender had be been n Jammed tho wheel was unable to overtake o It Patrolman II H W. W Clark stated that he accompanied Motorcycle ele Officer T T. B B. B Burbidge to Fourth East and First South streets where Rhodes had parked his car follow tollow- following ing his attempt to overtake o the man who cro crowded him Clark stated that Rhodes was not Intoxicated offered no resistance and explained tho circumstances that caused him to drive awa away from the accident scene Judge Harrington Harrinston dl dismissed two of or the charges and Imposed sentence sentence sen sen- tence after Rhodes had altered his plea on the reckless driving count to one of or guilty J