Arizona republican., 1920-09-27
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President of National League Says He Gave Comiskey Evidence Of Fixed" Games
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 CHICAGO, Sept 26=President John Heydler of the National league to- night made public evidence he has gathered in a private investigation of alleged baseball gambling and game throwing. and at the same time de- ciared that President Comiskey of the Chicago Americans and Manager Gleason were convinced after the first world series game last year that the series had been fixed" and sought his aid in making an investigation.
 The matter was brought to the att tention of President B. B. Johnson of the American league, but Johnson did not seem very enthusiastic over start ing an investigation. Heydler said.
 Heydler brought the name of Jean Dubuc. former Detroit American pitcher, into the scandal for the first time and also gave hitherto unrecorded details of the Hal Chase and Lee Magee cases.
 Heydler said sll of his evidence had been placed at the disposal of Presi- dent Johnson. but that he did not know whether the latter was making any use of it.
 afr. Heydler quoted AIr. J. c. (Rubel Benton. New York National pitcher. as saying that Dubuc was the man who received telegrarnS from Bill Burns, former major league pitcher. tipping him that the worlds series had been fixed and that Benton had received his information from this telegram.
 Benton told sHeydler he had seen Hal Chase make one bet of $100 on the series. Heydler said.
 Discussing the Magee case. MT. Heydler said he and William NeecS. president of the Chicago National league club, had obtained Magee's con fession that he had attempted to throw a game and that Magee had shown them a check sent him by Hal Chase, but MT. HeydIer refused to say for what amount
 Heinie Zim Gets in Scandal
 Heinie Zimmerman also has been accused of throwing games, said MT. Heydler. but he would neither confirm nor deny reports that Zimmerman was released by the New York Nationals for this reason. Reports that Zim- merman was suspended a year ago for trying to throw game, and not for breaking training IS was announced, were not denied by MT. Heydler
 s'Tipy O'Neill, former Western league president, came to me after the first world series game last fall,' said NIT. Heydler "and told me that Comiskey and Gleason felt that something was wrong. but that they did not want to 70 to Ban Johnson because of the bad feelir-s between him and Comiskey. considered the matter preposterous al first, but after Gleason anCmI had analysed the games. l went to John son and told him about it.
 He dismissed me with a curt re- mark. I continued to confer with Comiskey and Gleason and finally gave Johnson what I considered good leads I then felt that it was up to him tC act and not my affair. The player. accused were American league meI and I did not feel that I should meddle
 Gleason Felt Something Wrong
 Gleason told me in conferences be tween games that there was no doub in his mind that something was wront and that some one had reached tn White Sox players
 Concerning the Chicago -Phila delphi: game of August 31 which is said t have been fixed" for Philadelphia t win. MT. Heydler said his investigation convinced him that a deliberate at tempt had been made by some on to injure the Chicago club.
 President Navin sent a letter | Ban Johnson saying that S50.OOO wa bet and s10.00o was in Detroit h said.
 This letter was turned over to me but I have been able to learn of onl s3.e0o bet in Cleveland and s1.3oO il
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