The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-23
BALL SCANDAL
ALMOST BOILS
Charged Benton Won $500
From Tip on Last Years
World Series.
S0X STARS ARE INVOLVED

Chicago. Sept. 2o,-organlzed base
balls newest scandal. which slmmered
and dubbed at the FIRST session OF the
grand jury investigation yesterday, Ia
expected TO come to a boil today when
j, q. "Rube" Benton, pitcher for the
New York Giants, appears TO testify.
The, possibility OF a number BENG
versant with the situation.
Benton Is expected to answer the
charges made by Charles !. Buck"
Herzog, second baseman OF the Chicago
Cubs, that the Giants pitcher won
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ceived telegraphic tip from Hal
Chase. former Giants first basemAn.
that II had been "fxed" for the Reds
to win. Benton Is expected also TO
back up his charges that he was Of
game to the Cubs In September Of last
year.
Afiidavlts are in Herzog's possession
and have been made public, that Ben
ton 'scraped together all the money
cinnati In the last worlds series, The
affldavits were made by Arthur Wilson.
catcher, and N. ID. TONY" Boeckel.
third baseman OF the Boston Braves.
Wilson and Boeckel ellege that Benz
ton, in a conversation In the Braddock
he had received a telegram from Chase
advising him to bet on Cincinnati to
win the first two games.
Herxop Involved.
HerEog declared he had obtained the
deposition from. Wilson. and Boeckei
after Benton had charged him with Of
ferlng the pitcher a bribe TO throw"
a game to the Cubs. Buck" declared
he went to the Office OF President John
Heydler. OF the National league. when
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manded an investigation. Benton was
called in, Herzog declared, and re-
iterated his charge In the presence OF
President Heydler. After an investi-
cation Heydler gave Herzog q letter,
the player alleged. In which The heae
HerEog never had been. involved in
baseball gambling. The letter. Herzog
says, Is in his possession.
Herzog's charges against Benton and
only one angle Of the investigation
sistant States Attorney Harvey
Replogle, conducting the investigation,
has made the public declaration that
the last worlds series was not on the
Involved"
Replogle's statement In believed 10
nave Deen inspired Dy testimony BlVon
before the grand Jury by Charles A.
Comiskey. president OF the White sox'
Ban johnson. president OF tho Ameri-
can league, and other witnesses who
appeared yesterday. Details Of the
testimony of these witnesses have not
been made public. Both johnson and
Comiskey. however are known to have
made Investigation when charges OF
''crooked ness' followed the world series
last fall
A number OF well-known baseball
men, players, managers and magnates
are yet to appear before the grand
Jury. Among them are Charles A.
Stoneham. president OF the New York
Giants; John McGraw. manager OF the
Giants; John o. Seys, secretary OF IN.
Chicago Cubs; Ray Schalk, White Soy
catcher; Barry Mccormick. National
league umpire who oniclated at tho
recent Cubs Phillles game which IA
declared to have been 'fixed" in the
interest OF gamblers; Samuel w. Pass,
White Sox fan, who In said 10 have
lost heavily on the last worlds series;
Players Paulette and Rawlings, OF the
Phlllies: Hugh Fullerton. Joe Villa ana
William Birch, baseball writers.