Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-23
BASEBALL "CROOKS"
DUE FOR WALLOP
Chicago Grand Jury Returns True
Bill Against Chase, Attell
end Burns.

Chicago, Oct 23.-TndIctments against
13 persons believed 10 have been lIDplI-
Gated IN the throwing" Of games IN the
1919 worlds series by Chicago American
League players, were returned yesterday
by special Cook County Grand jury which
has been investigating the baseball scan
dial for more than a month. The lndlct-
ments charged conspiracy 10 commit an
Illegal act. Further indictments are ex-
pcCted when the jury reconvenes next
week. the States Attorneys office said.
Indictments against 10 Of the men
named yesterday previously bad been
voted, but were revoted 10 overcome eual
technicalIties. The other three, Abe Attel,
Hal Chase and William Burns. had only
been unofficiallv mentioned IN connection
with the investigation.
Chase and Burns, former major lea que
players, and Attel, once the feather-wcight
boxing champion Of the world, have been
accused BY witnesses of being three Of a
clique which frame" the worlds series
and arranged 70 bribe White Sox players
for sums said to range from 81, 900 70
$4,000 to try to lose games 10 Tire con-
tests for the worlds baseball Champion
ship.
According to testimony presented. Eat
least several hundred thousand dollars
was bet and won on the worlds series.
Chase WAS the first man 70 suggest throw
ing the series, il was said, and called
in the others to help him. Harry Long,
q Chicagoan, told the jury he alone placed
$1,000 in bets on Cincinnati for Sport
Sullivan. Of Boston. Testimony has been
received concerning many other lsrge bets,
1t was said.
Besides Chase, Attel and Burns the
indictments covered two alleged gamblers,
Sullivan and a man known 10 the jury
only as Brown" and the eight players
owned by the Chicago American League
club, against whom true bills previously
had been voted. They were Joe jackson
and Oscar Felsch, outfelders; Eddie CT
cote and Claude Williams, pitchers;
''Swede" Risberg, shortstop: Chick Gan
dill, first baseman In 1919, but who was
not in the big league this year; Fred
McMullin utility in6elder, and Buck
Weaver, third baseman.
Williams, jackson and Cicotte pre-
viously had made sworn confessions
before the jury Cicotte said he received
$4,000, while Williams said he received
$4,000, which he split with jackson, who
confirmed the statements Of the two pitch
ers. Weaver. McAIullin and Risberg have
announced that they viii fight the case
and contest the suspension placed on all
eight players by Owner Charles A.
Comiskey.
Officials Of the States Attorneys Office
said testimony had been given that
Chase, who was expelled from the major
leagues and barred from league parks in
the West for alleged gambling was one
of the chief lnstigators of the game selling.
The jury was said to have received
more testimony concerning Chase than
any of the Others. President Heydler, of
the National League; Garry Hermann,
owner of the Cincinnati Reds. Manager
John McCraw, President Stoneham, Fred
Toney and Benny Kauff, of the New York
Giants, and Others testified concerning the
man who during his major league career
was known as the prince of first base
men.
This testimony was said TO show that
Chase approached Abe Attel before the
1919 worlds series and asked him if he
could raise 100000 with which To bnbe
the Chicago players and If he then could
place large sums In bets Attel was said
to have gone TO New York gambler who
has been mentioned in connection with
the jury investigation and also TO have
approached "Sport" Sullivan on the propo-
sition. Chase, according to the testimony
also was said TO have approached Sullivan,
telephoning him from the room in New
York occupied by Jean Dubuc, former De-
troit pitcher. Through the activities of
Chase and Attel, officials said, the testi-
mony indicated the deal which threw
the world series and wrecked the cham
pionship Chicago club was arranged.
Burns, former pitcher for the Chicago
Americans, Cincinnati Reds and Philadel-
phia Nationals, was brought into the deal
by Chase, it was said, his work, according
to State officials, being primarily to super
intend the placing of bets.