Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-27
SOX LEADERS FELT
SERIES WAS FIXED
Discussed Suspicious with
President HeydIer and Then
Notified Ban johnson

Chicago. Sept. 27.--President John
Heyder, Of the National League, last
night made public evidence he has
gathered in 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 aid in an investigation.
The matter was brought to the atten-
ton Of President b. 3. Johnson, of
the American League, but Johnson did
not seem very enthusiastic over starting
an investigation, Hcyder said.
Heydlcr 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 Magec cases.
Heydlcr said all of his evidence had
been placed at the disposal of Presi-
dent johnson, but that he did not
Know whether the latter was making
any use Of It,
President Heydier quoted J. G..
| Rube) Benton, New York National
pitcher. as saying Dubuc was the man
who received kilograms from Bill Burns.
formerly Major League pitcher, tipping
him that the world series had been
fixed and that Benton had received his
information from this telegram.
Benton told IIeydlcr he had seen
Hall Chase make one bet of 500 on
the series. Heydler said.
| Discussing the Magee case. Mr.. Hcyd-
Ter said he and William Neeck. prcsi-
dent of the Chicago Nationals. had OBJ
tained Magce'S confession that he had
attempted to throw a game and that
Magee had shown Ahem q check sent
him by Hal Chase.
Heinie Zimmerman also has been
accused of throwing games. said MIR.
Heydler, but he would neither confirm
nor deny that Zimmerman was released
by the New York Nationals for that
reason. Reports that Zimmerman was
n game and not for breaking training,
as was announced, were not denied by
Mr.. Heydler.
Tip O'Ncill, formerly Western
League president, came to mo after the
first worlds series game last fall he
said. "and told me Comiskey and Glea :
son felt that something was wrong. but
that they did not want to go to Ban
johnson because Of the bad feeling be-
tween him and Comiskey at the time.
I considered the matter prcposterous
at first. but after Gleason and ] had
analyzed the games I went to johnson.
"IIc dismissed me with curt re-
mark. continued to confer with
Comiskey and Gleason and finally gave
johnson what considered good leads,
I then felt it was up to him to act and
not my affair. The players accused
were American League men.
"Gleason told me there was no doubt
in his mind that something was wrong
and that some one had reached the
White Sox players"
Concerning the Chicago Philadelphia
National game of August 81 which Ii
said to have been fixed for Phila
dephia to win. Mr.. Heydler said hi'
investigation convinced him that de.
liberate attempt had been made by
some one to injure the Chicago club.
president Navin sent letter to Ban
Johnson saying that $50 900 was bet on
the game and that SIC, 900 of it was bel
] in Detroit" he said: this letter was
turned over to me, but have been able
to learn of only $4,000 bet in Cleve
land and $1,000 in Cincinnati"