Show STOVE dl t ANGELES Co Cal Nov 4 C Rod fled Rod i LOS Murphy third baseman for the Seattle took the spotlight at the grand grandi i jury probe of the Coast league hero I yesterday and came through with some omo de decidedly decidedly do- do pointed stuff sturt It seems seeni a as though Rod Hod came nearly distinguishing himself by catching a gambler alive but missed by a B. I hair lie charged that Nate Raymond reputed king of gamblers on the coast was the roan man man I Iwho who tried to corrupt buy and In general mal make e crooked baseball in the Pacific Coast I league Rod fled declared that he was personally personal- personal I game ly offered but t that ht he by S Raymond h the hoW to o oW offer throw and n a j tried to assist the management of the In catching Raymond red handed but Nate was too slippery The probo will continue today District I At Attorney Stafford stated d. d 1 1 eia s President Baler Maler r told of an attempt to 1 bribe Willie Mitchell through the medium o of a movie queen She was named as Virginia Virginia Vir Vir- I ginia sinla Dorr and has been mentioned several tim tims 9 before In the scandal as the go be tween In reaching susceptible ball bail players player with bribes I Coast league owners ones and officials who will wili attend the tho annual minor league convention con eon to be held at Kansas City a week from tomorrow are prepared to help all they can In shifting baseball authority As a II rule it Is at the minor league meetIng meet- meet I j ing log where baseball legislation gets sets Its real I start Both factions In the major league lealue squabble Iare I Iare are trying to get the minors The Coasters headed b by Billy D Me Mc Carthy will support the section they believe right but thoy they also will make some demands themselves I In past years the minors didn't have a single representative on the national commission com eom- mission its it's dollars dollar to doughnuts that In I the future the small leagues will be rep rep- resented The majors cannot get along without the minors and neither can the small leagues get by without the friendliness of the big fellows Ted McGrew one of the popular Coast league umpires has hILS signed up to handle the games played at the Alexander Giants park parle at Los Angeles this winter A game Is staged there every ery Saturday and Sun Sun- day New York Nov 4 Invitations C.-Invitations to attend the baseball meeting In Chicago November 8 5 were sent t today day to President Ban Dan Johnson Johnson Johnson John John- son of the American lea league ue and to heads hoods of the National and American league clubs by President John Heydler of t the e National league Mr Ir Heydler was temporary chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of the previous meeting which approved approved approved ap ap- ap- ap proved the plan to place control of baseball base bue- ball bail in the hands handa of men not connected with the sport At this meeting only three AmerIcan American Amer Amer- ican iran clubs New clubs New York Chicago and Boston Dos Bos ton were represented Tho The purpose of the meeting Mr 1 Heydler stated Is to approve a a drafting commIttee to meet with a B. committee selected by th the National Association of or Minor Leagues The Joint committee Is ts to prepare an agreement agree agree- ment mont embodying such new organic provisions for the maintenance of the national game and to so reorganize the government gt thereof as to assure the public that the sport Is conducted in a 11 proper manner McCarthys McCarthy's Idea of not calling a meeting of or the Coast league lealue magnates until after the Kansas City meeting is a good on ones for forthe forthe forthe the owners will be back th there re It may bo be necessary to go Into the meeting without set net plans plan |