New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-10-02
Hermann and Others Tell
of Cases of Chase and
Magee Affidavit From
Mathewson Is Presented
Veeck Says Aug. 81
Game Was Straight
Shipment of 500, 600 and
Possible Effect ON 1919
Race Subject of Inquiry

CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-The Cook County
Grand Jury investigating the baseball
scandal to-day received further infor-
nation concerning the throwing OF
games in last years world series. but
devoted most of the DAYS sessions to
an investigation of alleged crooked
work in the National League
William Veeck, president of the Chi
eago National League club, told the
jury that his private Investigation of
charges that the Philadelphia Chicago
National League game of August 81
had been fixed for Philadelphia to win
led him to believe that the club itself
had been made the Sucker" in the
case. Other witnesses gave additional
DETAILS Of activities which led to the
discharge from baseball of Lee Magee
and Hal Chase.
Veeck said evidence he had found in
Detroit convinced him there was no
crooked work in the August 81 game
He said he believed the gamblers them
selves had sent him the kilograms say
ing it was fixed and that they had done
this to make the club switch from
hendrix, a comparatively weak pitch
er, scheduled to hurl, to Alexander,
one of the best in the league This
gave Chicago its strongest possible
lineup, which was what the gamblers
wanted, he said.
Hermann Presents Affidayits
Garry Hermann. president of the
Cincinnati club and formerly chair
man of the National Commission, pre-
scented afidavits from Christy Mathew
son, former New York pitcher and
Cincinnati manager; GREASY" Neale,
Cincinnati outfelder; Jimmy Ring,
Cincinnati pitcher, and Manager Nc
Graw of the New York Giants.
These affidavits, he told newspaper
men, absolutely proved the guilt of
Chase and Magee
have told how Chase approached the
pitcher when he was Just breaking
into the big leagues and asked him Il
he wanted to make a lot of money
by throwing games" Ring was quoted
as telling Chase to ego to the devil"
and then reporting the affair to Herr
mann.
On another OCCASION, Hermann is
said to have told the jury, Ring ac-
cepted $50 from Chase. but immediate
ly reported it to the club management.
$4,000 Shipment Subject of Queries
A mysterious shipment of $4,000
transferred from Chicago to New York
while the Cincinnati Reds and the New
York Giants were fighting for the Ma
tlonal League championship last year
was said to be one of the matters about
which Hermann was questioned.
One version is that the 1000 was
bet on the Reds; another, that it was
used to help keep that team in the world
series race. The Reds won in their
battle with the Giants.
Mr.: Herrmann's appearance at the
Criminal Court Building was coincident
with that Of States Attorney Maclay
Hoyne. Arriving from New York at ii
o'clock, Mr.. Hoyne at once took charge
Of the inquiry. His first act was to go
before the grand jury and deny reports
that he had threatened to halt the in
vestigation. He declared. instead that
he thought the investigation had &C
complished great deal. Contradict
ing reported interview obtained in
New York, he stated that he had no
fault to find with the indictments
WHlcn nau Deen issued.
The important information which Mr..
Hoyne was supposed to be bringing
back from New York did not material
ize. He said, however, that further
important facts would promptly be
forthcoming when a detective agency
now working on the scandal in New
York had completed its investigation.
Weaver Holding OF
DR.. Raymond Prettyman. dentist for
Buck" Weaver's family, told of q
conversation with Viewers mothcr-in-
law in which he was quoted as saying
Fred McMullin brought package to
Weaver's home which the latter re
fused to accept. The package was of
size which might have contained
money, Prcttyman said he understood
The rumors yesterday that Fred Nc
Mullin and Buck" Weaver were
tic come forward and confess were
persistent again to-day. William Sui
livan, an investigator of Mr.. Hoyne's
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