The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-25
GAMBLING PLOT
FINALLY Barred
Chicago Grand Jury Knows Of
"Fixer" Who Paid
100000.


Chicago, Sept. 25,--Tho name Of the
alleged "nxer" Of the 1919 worlds series
Is known to the Cook county special
grand Jury. and the INSIDE" story Of
the plot to throw" the series has been
revealed. Indictment Of the ''fixer."
several gamblers and a number OF base
bali players probably viii be voted, ac-
cordlng TO Information from an authori-
tatiVo source. The Investigation, how
over. IL marking time until next Tues
day. when IL will be resumed with n
number OF wen-known baseball men
suhpoenaed to appear
Admissions made by II. IT, Brigham,
foreman OF the grand jury, reveal that
the attention OF the jury has been d.
rooted to the names OF Arnold Roth
stein, a well.known New Yorker, who
owns controlling interest in tho Havre
dc Grace race track: Abe Attell former
feRtherweight boxing champion: "Bllr'
Burns, former White SoN ana Cipcin-
natl pitcher, and Hal Chase, former first
baseman OF the Yankees, White Sox.
Cincinnati and New York Giants
"Nioky" Arnstein and Max Blumen-
thai are mentioned as having pronted
by the operations OF the alleged ring"
Hal Chase Active.
The story OF tho plot as revealed here
from supposedly authentic sources r.
that Hal Chase approached Abe Atten
asking him II he could fnd anyone who
would pay. 100000 to have the series
fixed" Attell Is said 70 have APP
preached Rothstein, who declined. ac-
riding 20 reports, to consider the
proposition. Attell Is alleged however,
to have reported to Chase that the deal
had been made. gyg
The members Of the white sox who
were involved were 20 be paid $4,000
after the first game was lost, and the
balance In regular installments until
tho series ended.
Atteil ia said TO have obtained back
ing for his scheme by interesting n
number OF well-lSnown eastern gamblers
who came to Chicago before tho
worlds series, established betting head
quarters, and won heavily by taking
NJ the Chicago money offered on the
White Sox.
Foreman Brigham refused 10 discuss
In detail tho information the grand Jury
has obtained. He said. however. that
several ball players face indictment
on charge OF conspiracy TO defrand."
II will say this much" Brigham said
Chicago and tho baseball world will
he amazed at the facts we have UNI
covered In connection with crooked
gambling on baseball. think the FIRST
Bun VIII DC IFcu next WctK
Many more subpoenaes. Brigham said,
are going out next week and "Rube"
benton, Now York Giants pitcher, prob
ably viii be recalled.
Comlskey Heard Charges.
Notification OF disclosures naming
Abo Attell. former fcatherweight cham
plon and number OF New York
gamblers In connection with the $780,
900 brlbo with which the 1919 worlds
series Ia alleged TO have boen "nxod'
in favor OF Cincinnati. was received to-
day from Charles A. Comiskey, owner
OF the White SoN
Comiskey admitted that in his In
vestlgatlons after the series last fall,
he had received reports similar In every
detail to those now before the grand
jury. He refused to make detailed
statement regarding them, however, |
until the grand jury completes It's In
vestigation Hot denlals OF ''Rube"
Benton's story charging corruption OF
baseball players To- gamblers interested |
in tho hiking df games came today |
from several players mentioned.
Calls Benton Liar.
( Heinie Zimmerman. former Giants