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Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-08

enth when Johnston came up for Brock lyn with tw oon bases and two out. Ae- cording to the most approved technique of fiction writers, he struck twice and pass ed three. He failed to cap. the climax rightly, however. Instead Of a neat two bagger, he rolled one tA short and was beaten to the sack.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-08
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-29
BRIDGEPORT LOSE.
TO SALEM OUTFIT
AT CASINO RINK.
Tight Struggle Decided in
Final Period When Local
Players Are Boxed.
NEXT GAME SATURDAY
Pence Makes 40 Stops for
Visitors and Thereby
Stops Neville's Men
From Winning.

Bridgeport's roller polo team was
turned back for the first time on its{
own floor last might by the Salem
Witches, and the final score was To
game, but the Salem skaters had all
the breaks of the game and by con-
stantly blocking the attempts OF both
Mulligan and Hart pulled out victor !
1ous. Pence, the visiting goal tender. |
was one of the chief reasons whyi
Bridgeport didn't win more goals.
Pence is one OF the old time playerss
VINO works every minute and has an
eagle eye when the ball comes in hiss
direction. His chief fault last night
was in getting in front of drives aim
ed by both Hart and MulHgan. His:
40 stops show in a small way the.
number OF drives aimed at his goal
and gives the reason for the first de-
feat on the Casino floor Of Neville's
speedy outfit.
Neither team was able to count for
the first five minutes, but as the;
watch licked off the sixth minute Of
play Alexander came through with Al
shot from the center of the floor,
which got into the netting for thel
first goal of the game. This started!
the scoring and Bridgeport put two1
, in the net before the period closed. Iii
was tough work, to be sure. but Cap
tain Quigley managed to break away
from the man who was covering HIM
long enough to shoot one which tied
the score. BEFORE the period closed Or
| in four minutes and 20 seconds Hart
made the goal which put the locals irrl
| the lead as the period ended.
Starting off the second period Love-
| green made foul IN goal which gave.
| a point to the visitors and that one
| may have beaten the locals but Love-
green was anxious to keep the ball
out and used foul tactics which
| Roaring Red Roarty was quick to
discover and he promptly penalized
the Bridgeport club. It was tough
| battle for the remainder of the dis
| win out.
The next home game will be Satur-
day night when the Worcester club
will be the attraction at the Casino.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-29
Gives Permission For
Seweu To Play Ball

leans to use Shortstop Sewe11, sue
oessor of the late Ray Chapman, in
the worlds series, if the Indians win
the American League pennant, was
granted last night by Charles H.
EbbetS, president of the Brooklyn
National League champions. Sewe1l
Joined the Cleveland team after Chap
mans death and his contract was
promulgated after the time limit of
August 80, making him ineligible for
the inter league series.
Mr.. Ebbet's announceent was made
in reply to a telegram from President
J. Dunn of Cleveland, in which he
made request to use Sewell. The
Brooklyn president said he hoped
Cleveland is successful in the Amer
fcan race in view of the indictment
of the Chicago players.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-29
Baseball Boxing Tennis Swimming Golf Sports
Players
On Last rip East
Veterans John Collins and Red Faber, Have Suspicious
When Gcotte and Williams Fail to Pitch and When
jackson, Fetch and Risberg Couldn't Hit

However, we have never been able to
prove this.
Had we played anything like our
regular game we would have come
home with the pennant cinched. We
all hope the grand jury will look into
this end of the affair If it fails to act
we may take some action ourselves
if we can get hold of the players we
feel sure did the cheating"
John Collins, veteran first basenlan
of the White Sox, said: I'VE are
sorry in a way for the fellows who
are caught in this jam, but we are
glad everything is going to be shown
up.
I'VE suspected some of them in the
worlds series and we suspected them
again because of the way they played
on the last Eastern trip"
Red Faber, veteran pitcher, who
carried his club to victory in the 1917
world series, said the playing of the
Sox on the Eastern trip made some
others believe something was crooked.
cit looks like we were double
crossed in the worlds series last year
and in the pennant race this year but
we are not through yet.
I'VE will go to st. Louis with ball
team on which every man will be try
ing and we will fight to get into the
worlds series.
IF we land will be sure of one
thing-we will not have a. Judas on
the team when we go into the big
SERIES"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-29
Wrangle Over Money.

Then came the story of overtures
from the "go-betweens'; Of Cicotte's
advance; of the 'tgo-between's in
sistence that the money would be
paid when the goods were de1fv-
ered"; of Cicotte's refusal to have
ing; of his final naming of a price
$4,000. Again a story of wrangles
over advance payment
t'The night before the first game"
he said between~so ct found. the
money-$1O, OOO-under my pillow"
Cicotte told, according to the court
officials, how each player was dealt
with individually; how Gandl, Nc
Mulhn and Risberg were believed by
the players to be agents of the gam
b1ers, and how he, himself, was fear
full lest the promised money would
not be paid, and refused to pitch a
ball until he had received the money.
He explained, too, that it wasn't hard
for a pitcher to let the ball game be
batted out of the lot at a crucial mo-
ment.
jackson Hangs His Head.
Joe Jackson hung his head and COW
cred his face on the way to the grand
jury room so newspaper photog-
The newspapermen flashed him. how
ever, and he cursed them, gamblers
and baseball and dove for the security
of the jury room. His story confirmed
| that of Cicotte's. He took the gam
blers' word that 200 was to be paid
after the series and found 5000 on
his bed before the series started.
| After cashing in he was told to .squeal
and see where you get off, Jackson
| was before the jury nearly two hours
and when he came out said, ST got a
big load off my chest and I am feeling
| better" Jackson intimated that he
was willing to tell the world now, ii
they'll let me-"
| Both Ccotte and Jackson are in the
custody of officers from the States
Attorneys Office. I'VE are taking nc
chances on anything was the reply
| of States Attorney Replogle to a ques-
ton on this matter.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-29
American League.
National League.
White Sox Riddled,
Race Virtually Over

By. winning yesterdays game while
the White Sox were idle the Cleve-
lands made a slight mathematical in
crease in their chances of capturing
the American League pennart, but
factor of vastly more importance in
their favor was the suspension by
Owner Comiskey of the seven active
members of his Chicago team who
were indicted by the Grand Jury. 1t
is regarded now as a foregone con-
cfusion that the Indians will win
Riddled by the loss of FrelSch, Weav-
err Cicotte, Jackson, Risbery, McMul-
len and Williams, the White Sox are
a. mere shell of team and will do
well to win another game. Besides
their morale must be shot to pieces
by the blow which fell yesterday, to
say nothing of their interest in the
race for the rest of the season.
The worlds series with the White
Sox playing would be a farce after
what has happened. Mechanically
the situation is this: The White Sox
have three more games to play, the
Indians five. If the former win all
three the latter must win three out
of five to tie and four out of five to
win The C1evelands lead by a full
game and have won 95 and lost 81
The White Sox have won 95 and lost
S.
The Yankees by winning their two
games today will tie the White Sox
for second place should the latter
lose their three remaining games.
Each then would have won 95 and
lost SO.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-29

Chicago, Sept 2e.-Charges that
some of the same players who are ac-
cused of Throwing" the worlds Sc
ries to Cincinnati last year have used
their efforts to prevent the White Sox
from becoming pennant winners this
season, were made today by several
members of the Chicago White Sox,
who have been mentioned in the grand
jury testimonies.
One player, who refused to allow
his name to be used, made the follow
ing statement:
when we started on our last East
ern trip we had every reason to be-
lieve we would win the, pennant-
Some of us talked it over and agreed
it looked like they were growing the
ball.
Then Jackson, Felsch and Risberg
began dumping the ball to the infie1d
every time they came to bat when we
had a chance 10 get runs.
I'VE thought at first they might
just be in batting slump. But when
some of us compared notes regarding
the pitching and hitting we became
more than suspicious.
1T may as we'll be stated that some
of us believe ever since the last
worlds series that we were sold by
Cfcotte and others. When the same
men we suspected began to go bad on
the last Eastern trip we decided there
must have been another sell out.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-29
Yankees Out With
Def to The Giants

The Yankee players are out with
a def TO the Giants. Yesterday the
American LeaSAerS sent a formal
challenge to the Giants to meet in a
city series, the series subject to the
approval Of the club owners Col.
Huston of the Yankees said only yes
terday that there was nothing in the
proposed series. but that he and Col.
RUPERT expected to discuss it at a
meeting today.
When one Of the Giants was asked
the other day if his team would play
the Yanks, he replied that there would
be nothing doing until a challenge
had been received, that his club
would not challenge. 1t is under
stood dates would be avoided which
would clash with the worlds series
games in BROOKLYN.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-29
Indictments Against
Gamblers Expected
Abe Attel. Former Featherweght Champion and Arnold
Rothstein of New York, Are Said to Be Involved In
Testimony Presented to Investigating Grand Jury

jury room after his confession
crowd of small boys gathered around
their heavy hitting idol and asked:
''It isn't true. is it, Joe?"
son replied.
Cicotte and jackson were not
promised immunity in return for
their confessions, Replogle said.
The eight players were suspended
by President Comiskey Of the Sox as
soon as he heard Cicotte's contest on
and turned him over to the clubs at
torney, Alfred Austrian, to be taken
before the grand jury.
Gleason Fighting.
Manager Gleason of the Sex de-
c1ared the remaining members were
would start their closing three game
series at ST. Louis Friday determin-
ed to do all they could to win in
spite of the upheaa1 which took
seven regulars out of the line up.
Both Weaver and F'elsch denied
having taken any part in frame
up ito toss the series to the Reds
Williams said he would tell his story
to the grand jury il called and would
not discuss it further.
Nobody has got anything on me, -
said Williams. MY word is as good
as Jacksons'. They are not stamped
ing me. I am not talking for publ
cation"
Weaver declared his batting aver
age of 1888 and four errors in thirty
alibi and vigorously denied he re-
ceived any money for helping to
throw games, or knew anything of
the scheme.
'Tt is all bunk as far as am con-
! cerned,'' said Hap Felsch. &c have
want is a chance to face the grand
Jury
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-29
PRINCETON TO PLAY CHICAGO

Chicago, Sept. 2s.-AlI doubt of
the 1922 81. series between the
Princeton and Chicago football teams
not being arranged has been re-
moved by the announcement that
the first game between these two
universities will be played at Prince
ton, N. j., on Saturday, October %,
1921.
Coach A. A. Stagg of the Univer-
sity of Chicago has so theoretically
and successfully attended to the Ma
room end of the negotiations, in ex-
pressing his warm appreciation of
the possibilities of these contests
says:
princeton will find in the Uni
versity of Chicago a, good high-class
competitor with definite ideals of
craftsmanship and I haven't any
doubt that Chicago will find in the
Fasteners the same sort of a com
petitor.
Undoubtedly Chicago and the
West will do a certain extent get
some benefit from Princeton and the
East 1t is undeniably true that both
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-29

will find each is made of the same
sort of stuff and that their meetings
will result in a mutual admiration
for one another. And of course that
cannot fail to react pleasantly. If
the East finds that the Western boys
are high-grade competitors and
sportsmen, as the West will find the
eastern boys, there will develop a
mutual respect for one another
which will be extended to the body
politic.'
Chicago has met four eastern in
Stitutions on the gridiron. These
were: Pennsylvania, Cornell, Brown
and West Point The Maroons play
ed home-and-home series with the
first two, which makes the Prince
ton series the third with eastern
teams.
The first series, with Pennsylvania
in 1898, 1899, 1900 and 1901 went to
the Westerners, the scores being
1928, SIS, 0-41, and OIL in favor of
Pennsylvania. In 1899 Chicago play
ed it's first game with Cornell, win
ming 17-6. The Cornell series ran
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-29
CicOtte Breaks And
COnfeSSeS To Jury
F'y God Think of My Children, He Cries, After Telling
Grand Jury He Received $4,000 for Throwing
Two World Series Games-Says He
Lived 1000 Years In One

Chicago, Sept 2s.-Of1cials of the
grand jury in the investigation of the
1919 world series lifted the curtain
on the proceedings and declared that
Cicottc and Jackson made open con-
LESSONS, Cicotte admitting receiving
800 and throwing two games, and
Jackson admitting receiving $4,000 of
$40, 900 promised him by the gamblers
and telling of his efforts to defeat his
own team.
Cicotte's confession came after he
and Alfred S. Austrian, counsel for
the White Sox management. had con-
ferred with judge Charles A McDon-
aid in the 1atter's chambers.
Toward the end of this conference
they were Joined by Assistant State
Attorney Hartley Repfogle. A few
moments later he and Cicotte pro-
ceeded to the Grand Jury room.
There the great baseball pitcher
broke down and wept.
"My God, think of my children"
he cried. Cicotte has two small chill
dren.
so much in my life,'' he continued.
ct would give anything in the world
if I could undo my acts in the last
worlds series. I've played a crooked
game and I have lost, and am here
to tell the whole truth.
Lives 1000 Years
1--WE lived a thousand years in the
last year.
Describing how two games were
thrown to Cincinnati, Cicotte, accord
ing to court officials, said:
Gin the first game at Cincinnati
was knocked out of the box. I wasn't
putting thing on the ball. You
could have read the trade mark on il
when 1obbed the ball up to the
plate.
TN the fourth game played at Chi
cago, which I also lost, I deliberately
intercepted a throw from the outfield
to the plate which might have cut of
run. I muffed the ball on purpose.
cat another time in the same game
L purposely made a wild throw. AL
the runs scored against me were due
| to my own deliberate errors. I die
| not try to win
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-29

Chicago, Sept. Establishments
against five or six gamblers were con-
sidered today by the Cook county
grand jury investigating throwing"
ley Replogle assistant states attorney
in charge of the inquiry. Abe Attell,
former featherweight champion, and
Arnold Rothstein of New York were
said by Repolgie to have been invoiv-
ed in testimony presented to the
grand jury. Atte1l, it was said, hand
led the money paid White Sox play
ers for Throwing the. 1919 world
series.
More ball players may be indicted,
it was also indicated by Replogle,
after the grand jury has heard the
testim onies of Presidents Johnson and
Heydler of the American and Ma
tional Leagues.
Copies of kilograms sent prior and
during the 1919 series by Hal Chase
and Bill Burns, former major league
players, have been obtained by Heyd-
Ter for presentation to the grand
jury. John J. McGraw, manager of
the Giants also has been asked by
the grand jury to appear today to
tell about the release of Hal Chase,
Lee Magee and Heinie Zimmerman
by the Giants last year.
Players Division.
According to Eddie Cicotte's con-
fession before the grand jury $780,
900 was paid to the Sox players, di-
Eddie cicotte, Pitcher $4,000;
Claude Williams, pitcher s10,O00:
Charles Risberg, short stop $4,000;
Buck Weaver, Third baseman $4,000;
Joe Jackson, left fielder $4,000; Hap
Chick Gandil, former first baseman
$4,000; Fred McMullin, utility play
er $4,000.
When Joe jackson left the grand
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-29
CLAIMS RISBERG
THREATENED HIM
Outfielder jackson Tells
Why He Was Guarded
By Sheriffs.

Chicago, Sept. 29-"Risberg, Gandi1
and McMuIlin were at me for a week
before the series started Eddie
Cicotte told the jury in his confession.
IT needed the money. L had bought
a farm and there was a $4,000 mort
gage which I paid soff with crooked
money"
Explaining the reason he was pro-
tected by sheriffs on leaving the jury
room yesterday, Joe jackson said:
Now Risberg threatens to bump
me off. That's why 1 mad all the
bailiffs with me when left the grand
jury room. I'm not under arrest yet
but I'm not going to get far from my
protectors until this blows over"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-29
Eli Eleven Scores
Three Touchdowns

New Haven, Sept. 29.-Ya1e's foot
ball practice, which was checked by
rain, was unusually long, in anticipa-
ton of a rugged bout with Carnegie,
which opens the ELS season here
Saturday. Head Coach Tad Jones
rested A1dricia and shifted the regu-
lar lineup constantly. but it drove
over for three legitimate touchdowns
covering the length of the field and
one in addition when the Varsity was
given the ball at the 5-yard line to
take it over. Jim Herman half
pack, who has come through rapidly
was tried out and, with Kempton
made touchdowns in ten minutes.
Frank Kelly, the former Rutgers
Captain, stormed across for the third
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-29
Yankee Players Are
Offered To Comiskey

Colonies Jacob Rupert and T. P.
Huston. owners of the New York
American League baseball club, tel
egraphed last night to Charles A
Comiskey, owner of the Chicago club.
of the same league, offering him the
use of whatever Yankee players he
needed to take the place Of those in
dicted by the Chicago Grand Jury for
the last worlds series with the Gin
cinnati Reds.
The offer was made in order that
the White Sox may take the field In
the remaining games of the season
and fight it out for the pennant for
as matters now stand Comiskey, hav-
ing suspended the indicted players,
has not enough left to make UP a
nine.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-29
Cleveland Fighting
To Win The Pennanta

st. Louis, Mo. Sept. 29-Holding a.
one game lead over Chicago in thei
fight for the American League flag,
Cleveland today had an opportunity to
further widen the breach by defeating
St. Louis in the final engagement of!
the series. while the White Sox are
idle.
The Indians have scored three cons,
secutive victories here. By winning
four games Of the five remaining on
the schedule Cleveland will clinch the
pennant irrespective of the outcomet
Of the series of three games which,
Chicago starts here Friday to round
out the season,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-29
Peter Coley Wins
Grand Circuit Stake

Columbus, O., Sept. 29-Only one
of the stake events on yesterdays
Grand Circuit program was contested,
the Board of Trade 2:05 pace, pursel
$4,000, going over as part of Wednes-
days big program. in which s15,5O0i
will be distributed.
It was impossible to get the track
in condition for racing yesterday un-
til 8 o'clock. 1t was few secondat
slow then. which accounts for the!
slowest time # the meeting and thet
finishing of only two events, the third
heat of the 2:15 trot going over to III
o'clock today.
Bonnie Bar won the 2:17 pace after;
finishing third in the first heat. DAM
Elger, the favorite, never had al
chance.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-29

from 1908 to 1911. The two teams
broken even. The first two years they
tied at 6-6 in each game. Then Cor
nell beat Chicago 1870 and in 1911
Chicago defeated Cornell SO.
The games with Brown University
were both played at Chicago, in 1899
and 1900. The first went to Chicago
IT'S, but Brown came back strong
the next year and beat the Maroons
HIS. Chicago's only remaining
encounter with the East was in 1908,
when West Point beat the weSterners
in desperate battle 1916.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-29
Sharkey Draws With
Joe Lynch In Bout

New York. Sept. .2s-Joe Lynch and
Jack Sharkey boxed 5 rounds to a
draw last night. The fight was one of
the fastest and most exciting that has
been seen in this city in a long time.
The two bantams fought like wild
cats Sharkey scored knockdowns N
the third and fourth rounds. The
first one upset Lynch who arose to his
feet sha1f1y without giving himself a
taanenee -enr- 1ztB bead 20 a1ea<.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-29
$50, 600 Colt Fails
In Another Stake

For the second time In two weeks
Grey Lag, the two-year-old colt which
s. G. Hj1dreth bought from Max
Hirsch for $4,000 at the Belmont
Park meeting, went down to igno-
minious defeat yesterday Afternoon
at the Aqueduct track. His down
fall came in the Babylon Handicap,
a $1,000 stake, at six furlongs. He
didn't show any trace OF champion
ship form and was never a serious
contender.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-29
LEADING BATTERS
TN TWO LEAGUES.

Sisler, by getting a home run yes
terday, broke Ty Cobb's record of
PAS hits for the season, made in 1911.
Cobb had been the holder of the ma
jor league record for most base hits
in one season. The batsmen in both
leagues are hitting the ball today as
foIICvvu-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-29
$4.o25 PAID FOR BOAR.

(By International News Servica)
Taylor, Mo-, Sept. 29.-Frank Ke4-
Ter, Of Taylor, has paid s4,025 for
Superior Giant, a one-year- boar,
son of Bob's Belle. The purchase
was made at Delaney Brothers 70
land China hog sale near Lenkoter,
where forty-three sows and gifts and
five boars were sold at an average
price Of $274 per head.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-29

$3.50, 900 has been Topped of the
pay roll of the U. S. Shipping Board;
1924 employees have been laid off per-
manently.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-29

Federal troops are to be Withdrawn
from the Mingo coal fields in West
uty ehertns can be sworn in by Sheriff
B1ankenship.