The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-01
Wives of Ball Players To Be
Quizzed by Jury.
Kansas City and Des MOines
Gamblers Will Be Called.
ALL DEPENDS ON ATTORNEY
Prosecutor Returns From New
York With New Evidence.
Will Clear Up Report HI
Ordered Indictments Held.

Chicago, Oct. alleged shady"
baseball during 1920 will be put under
the Z-Ray of the Cook county grand
jury as soon as it has cleaned up it's
probe of the throwing of the 1918
world series, it was learned here to-
day.
After a days layoff of the baseball
scandal, the grand jury today was to
resume its inquiry into the 1919 world
series. A new angle which was said
to have developed today was a re-
ported plan to quiz wives of baseball
players as to what they know of sums
of money alleged to have been received
by their husbands for fixing" games.
Reports were circulated here citing
specific games which were alleged to
smack of a faxed" character. These
reports, it was believed, will be proved
thoroly by the grand jury and may
result in subpoenas issued for gam
blers in Kansas City, Des Moines and
other cities where considerable money
is wagered on baseball games.
Expect More Evidence.
Additional evidence on the 1919
world series was expected to be hand
ed the grand jury by States Attorney
Maclay Hoyne. Hoyne was also ex-
pected to clear up the report that he
had instructed an assistant over long
distance telephone from New York to
halt the probe and hold up the return
of indictments. Despite these reported
instructions, the grand jury yesterday
decided to proceed regardless of Hoyne
and prepared to be sworn in as
special grand jury.
Hoyne, it was said, is bringing him
from New York the names of two
men said to possess important infor-'
nation regarding gambling on fixed"
baseball. 1t was said the new infor-
nation corroborates the confessions
H11r
and Joe Jackson, suspended ssWhite
Sox players.
The Cincinnati Reds. side Of the
story of the 1919 world. series was
scheduled to be told the grand jury
today by Garry Hermann, owner of
the champions.
DR.. ]. B. Prettyman, White Sox
dentist. Clyde Elliott, motion picture
producer, and several others also were
to testify today,
Probe 1920 Fixed Games.
The probe of alleged fixing" of
games this year was believed to have
been given a good start in evidence
that has been presented. In confess
sions of some ball players, only the
part in reference to the 1919 world
series was made public. But other
testimony, it was said, indicated oc-
casional games were thrown" in
1920.
New indictments were expected TO
be voted by the grand jury today.
Eight bali players and two gamblers
have been named in indictments al
ready voted.
The White Sox that had gone thru
the wash and came out clean were in
st. Louis today fighting for the pen
nant. Badly riddled, the remnants Of
the once famous baseball machine
were gamely confident.
New York Probe Pushed.
New York, Oct. Investigation to
ascertain whether any clique of pro
fessional gamblers has attempted to
corrupt the Brooklyn club which will
play in the world series beginning
Tuesday, was expected to be brought
to a conclusion today by District At
torney Lewis Of Kings county.
Lewis said today he was not inves-
tigating actual corruption of the
Brooklyn club, which, so far as he
knows. is absolutely honest to the last
man. but is probing the report that
gamblers plotted to attempt to corrupt
some of the players.
After questioning Manager Wilbert
Robinson and others of the Brooklyn
players today. Lewis plans to issue a
formal statement of his findings