Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-27
LEAGUE HEAD SAYS
SERIES WAS FIXED
President Heyd1er Will Testify
Before Jury and Give
Names of Men.
BY Associated Prees 10 Every Evening

By Associated prees 10 Every Evening
New York, Sept. 27.--John j. McGraw
and Magistrate Francis x. Mctluade,
manager and treasurer respectively of
the New York National League Baseball
Club today accepted telegraphic request
Of the Cook County, Illinois, grand jury,
To testify in it's investigation OF alleged
baseball gambling. They planned TO reach
Chicago in time for McGraw to testify
either tomorrow or Wednesday.
Mr.. Mctluade explained that they could
not bc compelled to appear before the
grand jury Of another state but that they
were both anxious to offer their services
in order TO "clcar up the business
Chicago, Sept. 27.-Presidcnt John
Hcviler, Of the National League, last
night made public evidence he has gath
cred in a private investigation of alleged
baseball gambling and game throwing
and declared 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 an investi-
| cation.
The matter was brought TO the at
| tention of President B. b. Johnson OF
| the American League, but Johnson did
| not seem very enthusiastic over starting
an investigation, Heydler said.
Heydler brought the name OF Jean
| DuBuc, former Detroit American pitcher
| into the scandal, and also gave hitherto
unrevealed details of the Hal Chase and
| Lee Magee cases.
Heydler said all of his evidence had
been placed ut the disposal Of Presi-
| dent johnson, but that he did not know
/ ,I.x.<1 he latter m Iise
of il.
President Heydlcr quoted J. e. ntnbel
Benton, New York National pitcher, as
saving Du3uc was the man who received
| tetegrarns from Bill Burns, former major
league pitcher, tipping him that the world
series had been fixed and that Benton had
received his information from this bie-
| gram.
Benton told Heydler he had seen Hal
| Chase make one bet of 500 on the series,
| Heydlcr said.
Discussing the Magee case, Mr. Heydler
said he and William Veeck, president
| Of the Chicago Nationals, had obtained
| Magce's confession that he had attempted
10 throw game and that Magee had
shown them check sent hum by Hal
! Chase.
Heinie Zimmerman also has been ac-
! fflNft DI AflfNN1iE kttstEs S<a8 A'afs - -
Ter. but he would neither confirm nor deny
reports that Zimmerman was released by
the New York Nationals for that reason.
Tip O'Neill, former Western League
president, came to me after the hrst
world series game last fall, said he "and
told me Comlskey and Gleason felt some
thing was wrong, but did not want To 90
TO Ban johnson because OF the bad feeling
between him and Comiskey ut that time
| considered the matter preposteroiis at
first. but after Gleason and had analyzed
the games, | went TO Johnson.
'He dismissed me with a curt re-
mark. | continued to confer with Comisk-
ey and Gleason and finally gave Johnson
what considered good leads. | then felt
il was up to him to act and not my affairs,
The PLAYERS accused were American
League men.
"Isleason told me there was no doubt
in his mind that something was wrong
and that some one had reached the White
Sox players"
Concerning tho Chicago-P Philadelphis
National game of August 81, which Is
said to have been fixed for Philadelphia
TO win, Mr.. Heydler said his investigation
convinced him that a deliberate attempt
had been made by someone to injure ths
| Chicago club.
President Navin sent q letter TO Bar
| Johnson saving $4,000 WAS bet on ths
game and that $4,000 of it was bet II
| Detroit" :" he said. This letter was turned
| over TO me. but had been able to learr
of only s., 900 bet in Cleveland and 81 800
in Cincinnati. l have not finished IN
vestIgatIng
President Heydler said that the New
York National League Club had done
more for baseball than any other club II
either league.
"McGraw deliberately wrecked hi
pennant chances by getting rid of Chas'
. and Zimmerman because of their alleges
gambling and game throwing" he said.
Fred McMullin and Buck" Weaver
Chicago American players, last night dc
MED. they were implicated IN the ailege
throwing" of games III the worlds serIe
last fall.
Chicago, Sept 27.-August Hermann
president of the Cincinnati Nationals
, and former chairman of the national con
mission today, was requested IN a telt
! appear Friday before the grand jury whic
is investigating the organized baseba
scandal.
Mr. Hermann was asked to bring b.
fore the grand jury all affidavits and 9th,
evidence In his possession relative
baseball matters under investigation.
New York, Sept 27-Local grand juri,
will begin investigating the alleged fl
ing of baseballplayers in the 1919 world
series now being probed at Chicago,
"there is any indication that any part
. the crime was committed here" Stat
ments to this effect were made today
District Attorneys Swami and Lewis,
New York and Brooklyn.
''The fact that local names are mentio
ed would not give us jurisdiction" M
Lewis said. at isn't the place of residenc