The Washington times., 1920-10-06
NICK THE GREEKGOT
S1OO,OOO,|SCH CHARGE
Claim King Of African Golfers
0ut-Crossed Double Dealers
in Series Haul.

champion; Nick the Greek. known
along the Rialto as the fastest crap
shooter in the United States, and two
other gamblers, whose names Dis
trict Attorney Swami would not dis
close. are expected TO appear In the
district attorney's office today to tell
what they know about the fixing"
of last years world series.
II was announced simultaneously
that the investigation of crooked
baseball in New York will be turned
over to Assistant District Attorney
James L. Smith. Alexander /. Rorke,
the assistant who originally was as
signed TO the case, was relieved.
Judge Swami said. because of the pres
sure of other duties.
AS the inquiry proceeds II is evi.
dent that the district attorneys office
is convinced that not only has there
been a master mind which directed
the negotiations that resulted in MEM
bers OF the Chicago White Sox
throwing the series to Cincinnati, but
suspects that still higher up is o
gambling genius who was the actual
brains of the whole conspiracy. 1t Is
about this superrnaster mind that Mr..
Smith hopes to learn today.
WHERE LOSSES WENT.
Where a good slice of the money
lost on the White Sox went was re-
vealed yesterday. According to the
story, Nick the Greek, who was down
and out after the disastrous season
at Saratoga a year ago, went to the
master mind for help.
The "nxed" series was about to
start. NicN was staked $4,000 and
told to go to Chicago and clean up
on the Cincinnati Reds. He did, pyra-
miding his bets until he had won
100000. True to his agreement, Nick
returned to New York and split his
winnings fffty-ffty.
This did not satisfy the master
mind and he decided that Nick the
Greek must be framed" and the
other $4,000 taken away from him.
A crap game was arranged, not in
the master minds own gambling
establishment, but in a small hotel
In the Forties.
The frameup failed, however. When
the game broke up at 2 o'clock in the
morning Nick had not only his orig
inal $4,000, but $4,000 more which
he had taken away from the master
mind and his gang. 1t was then de-
cided to lay for Nick and rob him
of the money. When he left the hotel
five strong arm" men followed him,
waiting for a chance to get his
SOL. 900
NICK FEARED F'RAME-UP.
Nick suspected he was being dou-
and instead of going
home walked around the corner to
Forty-second street and Broadway,
where he ranged himself alongside
the policeman on duty. He stuck to
the cop like a shadow, following him
around on the post and never giving
the gang a chance 20 get him. He
stayed with the policeman from 2
o'clock until 9 a. m. the following
day, when he finally escaped.
Another story was told OF the mas
er minds gambling adventures. A
stock broker lost in one or
more sittings about 500, 900 in his
house in New York. Al
this broker thought he had
been cheated. he did not show his
suspicion, but offered a sure thing
on the stock market the next day.
A certain stock was going up 20
points, he said. The master mind
having cleaned up on the world series
before, plunged on the tip, but in
stead Of going up, the bottom fell out
Of the stock, of which the broker was
short, and the gambler
lost s250,000.
The personnel of the party in the
lobby Of the Hotel Astor. where Ar
mold Rothsteln Is reported to have
turned down an offer to get in on the
world series frame up, was disclosed
yesterday by Val O'Fsrrell,.a private
detective, who was In the lobby at the
time.
Besides myself at that meeting"
OFsrrell said, "there were Roth
stein and three other men. I know
them, and none of them was a Judge.
AS stated in one account. Those who
Rothstein were Long
Island ~amhler, who II known as
"ArbIe" up and down Broadway,
Kauff, the former Giant, and
a man with n bulldog jaw, whom 1
did not know. I've since heard his
name is Bill Burns, but I am not
sure OF this, l an positive there
was no Judge present"
District Attorney Swami said Mere
was nothing new yesterday. butNhe
expects important developments to-
day.
Mr.. McGee Of the firm OF Fallon
and MCGEE, attorneys for Abe Attell,
Issued a statement in which he sal
Falion had denied by telephone fr(
Connecticut a statement attributed TO
him in tho newspapers that Atteu was
drunk when he talked about the fixing
Of the world series