The Ocala evening star., 1920-09-29
BIG SCANDAL
IN BASEBALL
Cicotte and Other Members OF the
White Sox Purposely Lost Last
Years Worlds Series for
Chicago
fAssociated Press,

Chicago, Sept. ~. Following the
confession OF Pitcher Cicotte and
Joe Jackson and the indictment yes
terday Of eight members of the Chi
cago American League baseball team,
charged with selling out the 1919
world championship series. the grand
ury today is considering the indict-
ment Of at least six gamblers inyolv-
ed in buying the players. Abe Attell.
former featherweight champion pugi
list, ID said to be one Of those involy-
ed in the testimony. Charges are also
made that the same players who threw
the series last year kept Chicago
from winning the pennant this year.
COMISKEY SCORES TRAITORS
Chicago, Set. 28. Seven members
of the White Sox and one former
player were indicted today by Cook
county grand jury charged with con-
spiracy to commit an illegal act in
connection with last years worlds
series, which they have been accused
of selling" to a coterie of gamblers.
The seven players were Immediately
suspended by Charles AZ Comiskey,
president of the club. who apparently
thereby threw away all chances of
winning the American League PEN
nant this year The Sox are only a
half game behind the league leading
Indians today.
The "Old Roman" who has spent a
lifetime in building up his team, told
the accused players in the notice of
suspension that il they were found
guilty he would drive them out Of
baseball for the rest of their lives, if
possible.
Assistant States Attorney General
Replogle announced that Cicotte was
taken into custody after leaving the
grand jury room and is now in charge
of William Sullivan, detective of
the states attorneys ofies.s He de-
clined to say where the pitcher was
being taken.
Alfred S. Austrian, attorney for the
club, sent the following telegram to
Risberg. McMullin. Jackson, Felsch,
Weaver, Williams and Cicotte:
You and each of you are hereby
notified of your indefinite suspension
as q member of the Chicago American
League baseball club.
Your suspension is brought about
by information which has just come
to me directly involving you and each
of you in the baseball scandal (now
being investigated by the grand jury
of Cook county, resulting from the
worlds series Of 1919. IL you are in
nOcent of any wrong doing you and
each of you viii be reinstated; If you
are guilty you win be retired from
organized baseball for the rest of
your lives if can accomplish it. I'm
til there is a nality to this investiga-
ton it is due to the public that I
take this action even though it costs
Chicago the pennant
Charles A. Comiskey.n
"We will play out the rest fthis
schedule if we have to get Cinnamon
to substitute for the suspended play
ers,r Harry Gribner, secretary of the
White Sox said today.
The Cook county grand jury this
afternoon voted true bills against the
following baseball players in it's in.
vestigation of the alleged throwing
of worlds series games last year: Ed.
die Cicotte. Claude Williams. ssChick'
Gandil, Happy Felsch, Charles Ris.
berg, Joe Jackson, Fred McMullin anc
Buck Weaver All are members o1
the Chicago Americans. The eighi
players are charged with conspiracy
to violate state law.
ANOTHER SCANDAL HINTED AT
New York. Sept. 29. District At
torney Lewis announced today h
would start an immediate investiga
tion of reports that clique O.
gamblers had planned to bribe mem
bers of the Brooklyn nationals t,
lose to their American League op
ponents in the coming worlds series
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