The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-30

indictments Held Up.
Hoyne is said to have expressed
worry over the phraseology of any in
| dictments that were to be returned.
Hoyne's theory is th-t the only crime
the players can be prosecuted for is
that Of gambling or conspiracy to
gamble. At the same time, Hoyne is
said to have declared he does not be-
lieve indictments on these grounds
would hold. He Instructed Kenney to
have the indictments held up until he
returns from Ne.y York. where he has
been conducting an Investigation.
What effect this may have on the
baseball probe was the subject of con-
siderable comment among baseball Of
ficials and fans today. Three players
have already confessed in accepting
brides to throw games. Confessions
were expected from others.
Some friction has broken out i the
office of the states attorney and it
was not considered unlikely that the
grand jury might defy Hoyne and pro-
coed with the vestigation.
League Chief Testiffes.
The jury was expected to return the
voted indictments today. Two more
ball players and eight more gamblers
connection with playing in the Ma
tional league. President John Heyd-
Ter of National league was before the
grand jury an hour yesterday. Mana
y
Giants was before it a few minutes.
Heydler said he was questioned re-
garding two players on National league
teams. He said he had no evidence
concerning them. Heydler was vehe-
ment in asserting his disbelief of re-
ports that attempts had been made to
fix" the coming world series
McGraW was instructed by the jury
to appear before it next Tuesday with
Fred Toney, pitcher, and Benny Kauff,
outfielder. of the Giants Hoyne in
his talk to Kenney, also expressed
doubt that the players could be prose-
cuted for working a confidence game
The eight White Sox players who
took money to throw baseball games,
threw them, according to their own
confession, which makes it doubtful
whether or not they obtained money
by a confidence game" Hoyne Is de-
clared to have told Kenney. They
delivered and actually carried out
their part in the prOram."
All the Sox players here who are
mentioned in confessions are expected
to go before the grand jury today with
the exception of Risberg.
Probe New York Series.
New York, Sept. 3O.-Investigation
| of rumors that gamblers would make
an attempt to fix players of the
Brooklyn National league club so the
world series would be won by the
|
tinued here today under the direction
of District Attorney Harry E. Lewis of
Kings county.
The entire Brooklyn club was sched-
uled to appear before Lewis tomorrow
for questioning in connection with the
alleged plot. Lewis asked II the re-
| ported opposition of Manager Robin
son to having his players questioned
before the world series, because of the
effect ii may have on their morale,
said:
Il belieye it is public duty to clea-I
up the investigation of these rumors
before the series starts, in order to re-
move any suspicion of crookedness.
| Are After Gamblers.
| II want it fully understood that SO
far as know, there's not breath of
suspicion against any member of the
! Brooklyn team. What we want to find
I out is whether any OF them have been
approached by gamblers. It's the
gam blers we are after"
| Robinson told the United Press he
! had no fear of an investigation and as
| far as he knew the players had not
been summoned to appear before the
district attorney.
| 1T would be difficult to get them
! together before game time this after
noon as they are all scattered" ne
said. Certainly 1 am not afraid of
an investigation"
/ GandilI Says He's Goat
! LufGIn. Tex, Sept. 30.-"Tney are
simply looking for a goat; and III tell
the world the goat isn't me- Chick
Gandil. accused by ''squawking' White
Sox players Of being a ring leader in
the alleged plot to Fix" the 1919
world series, declared in a hospital
here today.
( Gandn. who formerly lived here.
was operated on the day he was in
dicted by the Chicago grand jury for
appendicitis.
DR.. A. H Johnson, his physician,
refused to permit a further state
nent. after GandiI had declared the
affair a frameup and bunk"