New-York tribune., 1920-09-29
Attell Angry,
Will Expose
Series Plot
Elk Pugilist Declares
He'll ''Raise the Lid
Sky High With Story
of Deal at the Astor

Abe Attell, the former featherweight
champion, was angry yesterday when
he learned that Billy Maharg accused
him of fixing" last years worlds
series with 100000 at the Hotel Astor
There was deal at the Astor, he said
and he'd "shoot the lid sky high" with
the story of it soon, but he was not q
party to it. He accused Arnold Roth.
stein of naming him in connection
with it.
Jacob Rupert and T. L. Huston
owners of, the Yankees, telegraphed tc
Charles A. Comiskey, owner of the
White Sox, that he could take his pick
Of their men to fill the gaps caused
by his suspension of the White Sos
players who were indicted.
Rothstein's account Of the Astor deal
is an entirely different one from At.
tells, according to q member Of the
gamblers family. Maharg said thai
Rothsteln had refused to enter the deal
and Maharg was right, according ia
ones of Rothstein's relatives. Roth.
stein, according to his relative, had
nothing to do with the fixing" at any
stage.
Attell Blames Rothstein
Attell was found conversing with
several friends near q score board in
Times Square. When approached by 9
reporter IN connection with the scan
dal, his face fared up and his voice
sook OK, on high pitch as he exclaimed:
You can say that the story PLACING
the responsibility upon me for passins
the 100000 to the White Sox Is lie
1t looks to me that Roths stein is behind
these stories, and I am surprised al
this, because I have been a. good friend
Of Rothstcin. -< X
"He is simply trying to pass the buck
to me. 1t won't 90. I have retained q
lawyer to take care Of NV interesta
and in day or two I will tell what
know about this thing in a story thai
will shoot the lid sky high.
you can see that some one is trv.
ing to make It appear that 1 was re-
sponsible for the deal at the Astor
well, can tell you that I was not re-
ssIponsible for the deal at the Astor
Well, can tell you that / was mot
responsible for it. I will tell what
know about it at the proper time. Roth.
stem, ! know, is trying to whitewash n
himself. Nobody can pass the buck to
me. Maharg's story of the fake tele-
grams and all the rest, as far as
am concerned, is all bunk. I'm MOI
ready to tell you what I know lust vet
u have done many things for Roth.
stein, and when he didn't have a cent
| led him and boarded him and even
suffered broken nose in defending
him from bootblack ct Saratoga. we
nave not been on the best of terms fo,
h,,f I1tL
would open up this way"
Attell to Make Statement
.Attell here broke from his inter.
viewer to keep an appointment with
ms attorney, who later told reporter
ior Inc IriDune statement of At
tells side will be issued in dav -,
two. -
AT Rothstein's home, 355 West Eighty.
fourth Street, member of his family
said: "You can say that Mahare's storv
with regard to the meeting in the Hotel
Astor is substantially correct. Arnold
Rothsteln was never in on the deal at
any stage. He told me. he was much
surprised when the proposition was nut
up to him, and declared to Burns and
the other man present that he didn't
even think it could be done. The other
man. Arnold said, was g stoutish fellow
~ nedium helght, and he didn't know
II 1t was Maharg or not.
"a few days after he turned these
fellows down Arnold was approached ID
by Attell but again he refused to have
anything to do with the proposition
Arnold never sent any kilograms to
Attell at Cincinnati during the world
series, and if Attell says that he re-
ceived any money or kilograms from
him at that time YOU can say that
Arnold Rothstein says it's untrue
Why should he be sending telegrams
when he didn't have a thing to do with
the matter?>
GAS for Attells statement that the