Arizona republican., 1920-09-21
Alleged Framing" of Big League Games Will Be Probed by Chicago Grand Jury; Players Are Sub poenaed
 WOULD MAKE BETTING PUNISHABLE BY JAIL Investigating Committee to Make Public Findings of Probe of World Series Games Last Year
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 CHICAGO. Sept. 20.-Grand jury in vestigation of alleged gambling by baseball players in last years world series and in game between Chicago and Philadelphia National league clubs August 31, will start Wednesday with a score of baseball officials, players and writers subpoenaed to testify Subpoenass were issued to night for the following persons to appear before the grand jury:
 B. B. Johnston, president of the American league.
 John A. HeydIer, president of the National league.
 William (Kid) Gleason. manager of the Chicago Americans. Charles A. Comiskey, president of the Chicago Americans. William L. Veeck, president of the l Chicago Nationals.
 Jacob tRube) Benton. pitcher for ! New York Giants.
 Bert E. Collyer and Frank o. Kline both Chicago sporting writers. Harvey Woodruff, sports editor of the Chicago Tribune sam Hall, sports editor of the Chi cago Herald and Examiner. I. F. Sanborn and Oscar Reichow, baseball writers for the Chicago Tri- bune and the Chicago Daily News, re- | spectively-
 Win Subpoenae Hal Chase Subpoenaes for additional players probably will be issued before the in- vestigation begins said R. A. Replogle, who is working as prosecutor under di- rect orders from Chief Justice C. A. Mcdonald of the criminal court. He | declared that "Haf' Chase, Lee Magee and Heinie Zimmerman, all former major league players, probably will be called. Charges of alleged gambling which have been voiced against Ma 1 gee and Chase would enter into the in- vestigation. he said. When asked why Benton was the only player called thus far" MT. Rep logic said he believed Benton had in | formation the grand jury needed" and | that Benton would be asked "to tell | what a certain player asked him to do " | The grand jury will not be given any 1 quantity of evidence concerning base ball pools, he said. but every attempt would be made to get into the real gambling the throwing of games | by star players
 1 Officials and writers subpoeuaed who are now in Chicago unanimously 1 voiced approval of the subpoenaes and declared they were ready to go the l limit in furnishing any information | they possessed. I"
 Mir. Johnson of the American league declared that the leagues resources would De al the Jury s dlSpoSai ana that he believed the investigation would
 be of great benefit to baseball gen l erally.
 William Veeck. president of the Chi cago National League club said:
 Tt was just what he had been hop ing for
 l President Comiskey of the American league club could not be reached, bu his son, J. Louis Comiskey, treasurer of the club said the club would CO operate ito the limit"
 Philadelphia Cub Game Charge It becams known tonight that tho committee of baseball writers appoint
 ed to investigate charges that the Chicago Philadelphia game referred tC
 by the grand jury had been fixed for Philadelphia to win, had done lit
 tie thus far. Sam Hall refused tC
 serve as chairman. saying he could
 not spare the time.
 Messages were sent tonight t'
 President Heydler and to Benton or
 dering them to come before the jurl
 Wednesday.
 The Philadelphia-C Chicago game wal
 won by Philadelphia, 3 to o. afte
 Manager Mitchell had switched at tn
 last minute from Hendryx to Alexan
 der in making the pitching assign
 ment.
 Just before the game Presiden
 Veeck received a number of telegram
 and telephone calls telling him tn game had been liked" and that larg' sums of money were being bet ol
 Philadelphia in many cities.
 In statement NeecS said the switcl
 to Alexander was made so as to pre-
 sent the strongest lineup possible
 Alexander pitched good ball, but los
 primarily on errors by Herzog an'
 Barber.
 Would Make Betting a Felony
 Charges that Hal Chase was impli cated in gambling were made severa years ago when he was a member o the Cincinnati team. Benton was member of the Cincinnati club then
 Prosecutor Replogle said.
 The American league will ask con gress to enact a law a it's next ses sion making betting on q baseball game penitentiary offense, Presiden
 Johnson said tonight. He said th . league would ask that the law D made as severe as possible and word l ed so as to eliminate all baseball pools Mir. Johnson said the American . league still was Investigating charge | of gambling in last years world seric
 and expected to make public the re
 st't of it's investigation within a shcr time.
 Most of my work this summer ha been devoted to running down gam bling charges" he added. l TO DISCUSS MEXICAN DROUTH