Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-29
Noyv Plot Runored.

New York, Sept. 29.-District At
Exorney Lewis OF Kings county an
tnoGnced today he would start an i'm
mediate Investigation OF a report that
members Of the Brooklyn Nationals
purposely to lose games to their
American League opponents In the
coming worlds .serier. ~
In telegram to states Attorney
Maclay HQyne Of Chicago, Mr. Lewis
sa.a hs 81, xss ssa y & M oyaaE yaps
paper yesterday: IA. &C..
'Infprmationl which has been gath
cred by officials tended to indicate
that the same aiiauet Of gamblers
whichnis alleged to have fixed the
1919 series. ha$e made plans to have
Brooklyn throw the coming series to
Cleveland."'
Mr. Lewis asked Mr.. Hoyne If he
would supply him with any Informs
tion at his disposal tending to SUBJ.
stantiate this statement.
Mr.. Lewis instructed also that all
members Of the Brooklyn team call
at his offfce so he might question each
personally.
II the report OF the proposed "fix-
ing Ia authenticated, Mr.. Lewis said
he would prosecute the gamblers as
we'll as any players who may be in
both gamblers and players could be
charged with conspiracy to do an H.
legal thing. which In this case, in
the language Of the law. would be "a
cheat"
President Ebbets Of the Brooklyn
club told newspaper men that I'VE
have absolute confidence in our play
ers and are certain that any charges
which are being made will be proven
false.
'I have notified District Attorney
Lewis that I will be unable to reach
all of the players until tomorrow aft
ernoon. when they play at the Polo
grounds" he said. Il will see each
!. one personally then and tell him to
report to the district attorneys office
In Brooklyn at 1880 O'clock on Fri
day morning"
With Mr.. Ebbets was Stephen Nc
{ Keerer, a part owner Of the club. He
made no statement. a
\. Says They Were ''Tools."
Chicago, Sept. 2s.-The eight
players indicted are apparently only
/ tools of a gambling ring" according
grand jury The ramifcations of this
ring. he said, extend everywhere that
professional baseball is known.
1T is evident some Of these boys
4 yielded to the influence of those
names doubtless will appear in the
list of defendants later on" Mr.
Brigham said. II will sympathize
l with some Of them. They were fool
ish, unsophisticated country boys who
I yielded to temptations placed in their
path by professional gamblers.
/ II hope the cleansing process will
extend to all three sore spots in the
sporting world"
The grand Jury. whose normal pc.
rtod OF Office expires tomorrow, will
4 be continued Indefinitely to complete
the baseball Investigation, it was said
Big Loss
Indictment of his seven players
cost Charles A. Comiskey, owner OF
the White Sox. $230,000, the amount
for which he could have sold their
services, he said today.
The club owner fixed the valuation
Eof the. seven as follows: Joe Jack
son $4,000, Buck Weaver $4,000
fOscar. F'elsch $4,000. Claude VIII
liams $4,000, Eddie Cicotte $26, 900
Charles Risberg $4,000, Fred Nc;
1dullin $4,000. total $280,000.
The grand Jury today sent a tele.
cram to Eugene Dubuc of the Toledo
team of the American association
Formerly with the Tigers and Giants
ksktng him to appear Monday.
Evidence already placed before the
Irand jury, It is known. involves ABB
Axtel former prize fighter: Lee Ma
re, Hal Chase and Heinie ZfHmer'
nan, former members Of the Giants
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