Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-10-02
ADMIT THROWING
WORLDS SERIES
CC0tte and Jackson Confess to
Selling for $4,000.
EIGHT S0X PLAYERS INDICTED
President Comiskey of the Club Sus-
bends Seven OF His Stars Accused
IN the Grand Jury's True
Bills.


mad confessed TO the grand jury that
he had accepted bride Of $4,000 AS
his share OF gamblers fund. The jury
iudi ted eight White SoX players for
Throwing the 1919 worlds series TO
Cincinnati. doe jackson, another
White SoN star, confessed thar lac had
received $4,000 aud that he was IN GA
the conspiracy To throw the games
Clcotte aud Jackson said that Chick
Candid, former member of the White
SoX team, had distributed the money
among eight players. y tund ui more
| than $l00.U00 is said to have been
puid to crooked players by gamblers.
Those Who Were Indicted.
Those indicted are:
Arnold (Chick) Gandil, first base
| man,
Fred McMuIlin, utility infielder.
oscar UiappU FeSch. center
fielder.
Edward Cicotte, pitcher.
Claude (LettU Williams. pitcher
Joe Jackson. outtelder.
George (BuckD Weaver, third buse-
man.
Charles (Swede) Risberg, shortstop
II the players are found guilty in
the criminal court, each may b, sent
to the pcnjtcntiary for five years u
tined $1,000 or both.
Tells Amount of Each Bride.
The exact amount of money received
by each Of the eight players is known
TO the states attorneys Office and the
grand jury. The jury also has the
names of gamblers who aided Abe At
TEL former prize fighter in carrying
the money from the gambling trust TO
the players.
The confession of Cicottc and Jack
son reveal the most amazing story of
crooked craftsmanship ever told in
America. The White Sox players
were fixed" before the world series
with Cincinnati started.
Cicotte was paid his money before
! ne pitched his first game. The money
! was placed under his pillow In the
hotel according to preurranged plan
/ with the gamblers. Cicotte carried
out his part of the agreement and lost
the first two gaines that lie pitched in
/ the series.
Gamblers Clean Up Fortunes.
ON these pmes the gamblers
cleaned up several hundred thousand
dollars
/ jackson told The jurors that he had
demanded 100000 from The gamblers,
/ They refused that amount, however.
/ and he compromised on $4,000 Like
/ Cico.tc. he found the money under his
/ pillow on his bed the night before the
/ first game was played with Cincinnati.
( comiskey Suspends Seven Players.
Seven members OF the White Sox
1 team were suspended by Charles a
/ Comiskey. owner OF the team when
/ Eddie Cicotte's confcssiC implicated
! them in the alleged fixing Of the 1919
worlds series.
The players suspended are Risherg.
McMuIlin, jackson, FclNch. Weaver.
! Williams and Cicotte
Gandu the eighth man indicted.
was dropped by The White Sox in the
! spring, when he was reported as hav-
/ ing held out because of disagreement
over salary with Comiskey
The dropping of the players will
mean that II team made up mostly of
substitutes win bc depended upon to
complete the season In the White SoX
fight 10 win the American league pen
nant from Cleveland
ComiskeYs Suspension Letter.
Following is the text of Comiskcys
letter suspending the players
Chicago Sept 2G.-T Charles Ri4-
berg Fred McMuIlin. Joe Jackson. O>-
car Feisch. George Weaver. G. T. Wi
llams and f. Y. Cicotte;
you and each Of you are hereby
notified of your indefinite suspension
aS It member Of the Chicago American
league baseball club cine White Sox)
your suspension is brought about
by information which las just come
to me directly involving Won and each
Of YOU in the baseball scandal (oow
being investigated Icy the present
grand Jury Of Cook c3uUtyJ resulting
from the worlds series OF 1919
If you are innocent of amy vroua
doing Won and each of you will be
relnstntcd If YOU are guilty you "Ht
be retired from organized baseball fer
the rest Of your lives is can uocom-
pjsh il
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