New-York tribune., 1920-09-26
Charges Series
Fixing Began
In August: 1919
Weeghman Heard of
Plot to Pay White Sox
Players to Lose; Spoke
of 1t to Chicago Gambler
Continued from paea ons)

ham announced, for William Burns, for
mer pitcher of the Chicago American
and Cincinnati National League teams;
ABE Attell, former fcatherweight cham
plon, and several we'll known sports-
men.
What Tennes Told Weeghman
Il saw Mont Tennes at the Saratoga
racetrack in August" said Weeghman
to-day. "He came ur to me, told me
that we'll known New York gambler
had told him that seven White Sox
players had been fixed to throw the
series to- the Reds and asked him
whether he wanted to be included in
the deal. Tennes mentioned the names
to me that time and said he got them
from the New York gambler.
II was surprised to hear this and
asked Tennes whether he believed it,
ae SAID he got it pretty straight, but
did not want any of it, and that he was
going to bet his money on the White
Sox. He told me then chat he bet a
lot on ball games, but never on one
that was crooked. He said that he
loved the sport and could not believe
White Sox players would sell them
selves TO a gambling syndicate such as
did, not see Tennes after the worlds
series, but learned he wagered some
thing like $4,000 on the White Sox and
lost, showing that he did not think it
possible for gamblers to fix so many
ball players"
Did you tell President Heydler
what was in the air." Weeghman was
asked.
81 think did tell him, although T
do not know how soon, because was at
Saratoga end having a pretty good
Oh ell
because I thought 50 much of baseball
that it seemed impossible to me that
any player or set of players could be
brhed to throw a series"
Weeghman said he was we'll ac-
qua:nted with Arnold Rothstein New
York stock broker and owner of con-
trolling interest in the Havre de Grace
racetrack, who has been mentioned as
having been a big bettor on the worlds 8
series.
Il know Rothstein would bet his
shirt if he thought he was right" said
Weeghman. "He has a lot of money
and bets freely, but doubt whether he
would permit himself to be mixed up
in an affair like this. I think he is on
the square.
William Tennes. brother and lieuten-
ant of Mont Tennes, declared to-day
that he had nothing to tell the grand
jurors if called before them, as it has
been intimated he might be-
"Of course, | am seen frequently
with baseball players" declared Tennes.
personal friends among the players of
both the Chicago teams. Hendrix, Of
the Cubs. is close friend of mine. i
have dined with him on many occasions.
I would dine with the President Of the
United States if he were a fir end of
mine"
Schalk, in discussing his stand said {:
1T would not be right for me 1T this
time to give the names of players | in
tend to submit to the grand iury.
think it is UP to the players in the
For that reason | plan to turn in all
the information l have. If we do not
make any effort to keen the game pure
then il is time TO quit"
What bearing Schalk's testimony
will have in causing one or more play
ers on the White Sox team to be in
d;cted is not known. He declined to
say that he had evidence that mem
bers of his own team accepted money
to lose to the Cincinnati Reds. Yet
he talked as if he knew much about
the case. Where he obtained his in
formation, he declined to say.
Indiana Syndicate Operates Big Pool
The baseball pool that is sold in
every large city in the United States
is put out by a syndicate in Green
castle, Ind, according to a statemen
made to-day by United States Attorney
Charles F. C!ync. Federal agents have
i been sent there TO investigate
"These pools have a very bad effect
on the baseball public" said Mr.. Clyne
Thus the fans get accustomed to base
ball betting"
A new twist was given the losing of
the world series of last year in a story
from Cincinnati to-day. Not only was
the series a clash of baseball talent
but it was q clash of gambling tactics
I it was said. The two opposing cliques
! Of gamblers are said to have Wed with
one another in trying to make certain
the losses of the teams they were bet
! ting against.
! The main angle the grand jury has
expressed interest is the alleged "fx-
ing" Of certain players. That the
identity Of the "fixer" is known to the
grand jury was evident to-day. His
name was closely guarded. 1t is said
| that the story which reveiled the mans
, name was recounted before the grand
| jury. In effect it is this:
! A few weeks before the close Of the
, 1919 season a well-known gambler is
said to have been approached in New
J York by membe of the Giants team
The player is said to have asked the
! gambler if he could find anyone who
would pay $4,000 to fix the world
series.
| The gambler is reported to have &C
| quiesced and despite his failure to And
hackers, he told the player that every
! thing had been ARRANGED
The deal involved 100000 and was
to be paid in i,stallments Of $4,000
ter the first game, 100000 after the
! third day, s25 900 on the fourth morn
! ing and the balance when the series
/ had ended. Bets were offered all over
the country.
Agents were appointed, the player il
! is asserted, went East with team OF
his own and another "gobetween" was
appointed between the players and the
gamblers. By subterfuge this gamb-
ler is said to have arranged that the
second installment in the pot shoulc
not be paid The second game went
off as scheduled and it had been ex-
pccted that the demoralized White So,
would lose the next games. Howcvel
1 the third was won, the gambler who
/ had been playing on his wits, withou
bccking, according to the story, fount
! his winnings gone.
1t is said that the gamblers under
standing was that there were fxet