The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-09-25
.ARNSTE|NPUT
|NSER|ES PLOT
Jury Foreman Says Gigantic
Ring Framed Reds-White
S0x Games.
GAMBLERS FIXED CONTEST
Arnold Rothstein, Abe AttelI, Hal
Chase and Nicky Mentioned
At Chicago Probe.

CHICAGO, Sept. 25.-The name Of
the alleged "fxer" of the 1919 world
series is known to the Cook county
special grand jury, and the "inside"
story of the plot to "throw" the Sc
ries has been revealed.
EXPECT INDICTMENTS.
Indictment Of the ''fixer." several
gamblers, and q number of baseball
players probably will be voted. ac-
cording to information from an au-
thoritative source. The investigation,
however. is marking time until next
Tuesdax when 1t will be resumed
with asnumber of weli-known base
ball men subpoenaed to appear.
Admissions made by H. II. Brigham,
foreman Of the grand jury. reveal
that the attention of the jury has
been directed to the names of Ar
mold Rothstein, a well known New
Yorker. who owns a controlling inter-
est in the Havre de Grace race track; I;
Abe Attell, former featherweight box
ing champion: "BilF' Burns. former
White Sox and Cincinnati pitcher. and
Hal Chase, former nrst baseman for
the Yankees. White Sox, Cincinnati.
stein and Max Biumenthal are men,
toned as having profited by the
operations OF the alleged ring
sENsATTONAL PLOT.
The story of the plot as revealed
here from supposedly authentic
sources is that Hal Chase approached
Abe Attell. asking him IL he could
fiud anyone who would pay 100000
to have the series fixed" Attell Is
said to have approached Rothstein,
who declined, according TO reports. to
consider the proposition. Atteii Is al
legged. however. to have reported to
Chase that the deal had been made.
The members OF the White Sox
who were involved were to be pdid
$751; 900 after the first game was lost
and the balance i'm regular Install
ments until the series ended, it Is
said. .t
GOT BACKING IN EAST. :.
Attell is said to have obtained
backing for his scheme by interesting
q number Of well-known Eastern
gamblers, who came to Chicago be-
fore the world series, established
betting headquarters, and won heav-
lily by taking all the Chicago money
that was offered on the White Sox.
Foreman Brigham refused to dis
cuss in detail the information the
grand jury has obtained. He said
however, that "several ball players
face Indictment ON q charge Of con-
spiracy to defraud.-
AMAZE SPORTING WORLD.
~ will say this much" Bringham
said, @ChicaGo and the baseball world
will be amazed at the facts we have
uncovered In connection with crooked
gambling on baseball. I think the
Arst bomb will be hred next week.
Many more subpoenas, Brigham
said, are going out next week and
"Rube' Benton, New York Giants
pitcher. probably will be recalled.
Charles A. Comiskey, owner of the
White Sox, said that "if any of my
players are not honest, I'll fire them
no matter who they are, and IL
can't get honest players to MI their
places, I'll close the gates Of the
park that I have spent lifetime to
build and in which in the declining
Years of my life / take the greatest
measure of pride and pleasure"
Comiskey also declared that Ban
johnson, president of the American
League, never had co-operated In any
Investigation OF charges that this
last worlds series was '1xed" or
given the White Sox officials any evil
dence he may have obtained.