The Washington times., 1920-10-02
BALL PROBERS
AFTERATTELL
Men Higher Up Wanted In New
York investigation Into
1919 Plot.
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knew Abe Attel, sport" Sullivan
Arnold Rothstein. or any others like
them who have been mentioned in the
Chicago investigation. said:
~ kasw Abe AtteIi BY sight "A.
know lot. of other men. None of the
gambler. are friends OF milne. sure.
1 pambied 81 ON a race once"
Raymond Schmandt said the district
attorney wanted TO know whether he
knew any of the gamblers. Whether
any of them had approached him, or
whether he had bet on the last world
series. lie said he answered all these
questions in the negative.
NOT FOR HIS FATHER
Charles Ward said he WINS asked
whether he would ..tkrow' = game n
anybody offered him $4,000.
.NO, I would not throw n Rame for
my father, he said he replied.
He told the district attorney he Is
not going to play In the series be-
cause he is suffering with rheuma-
tism. He is going to Hot Springs.
sCOFFs At LETTER.
Manager Robinson told the report
ers that he had received an anony-
nous letter 10 the effect that two I'm.
FEEDERS, two pitchers and . catcher
had agreed with gamblers to "thrsw"
the coming series. He said IL was un-
signed and that he attached NO tus-
portance 10 IL. regarding IL ms a boys
trick.
Clarence Mitchell said he was not
acquainted with any of the gamblers,
and that during the last world series he
was at his home in Nebraska. "Bill'
McCabe told the district attorney he
did not know any of the gamblers men
toned and was unable to throw any
light on their operations Other MEM
bers of the team testified in substantial
ly the same manner.
President Charles Ebbets, on COM
ing out OF the conference, said:
az haven't anything to say beyond
this: We court the fullest investiga-
ton. The matter is in the hands Of
the district attorney
PLAYERS ARE RETICENT.
Five members Of the Brooklyn team
visited the offices of District Attorney
Lewis before noon today.
Ed Konetchy, Tommy Griffith,
Charles Elliott, Johnny Miljus, and
Pete Kilduff were closeted with the
District Attorney in turn. The inter
views were brief and the players were
reluctant TO Idlk When tHty Out-
at looks like a bunch of terrible
talk" was the only comment Ed
Konetchy would make.
Asked for an opinion regarding the
report from Chicago that States At
torney MacIay Hoyne had said he is
in possession of information that an
attempt was made to "fix" the 1920
series. the Brooklyn players express
cd the opinion that somebody seems
to be trying to make a name for him
self"
NONE SEEN MORRIED.
None of the Brooklyn players APP
peared to be worried. They talked
little Of the gambling investigation,
while waiting to be questioned. Most
OF them seeming more concerned over
the number of tickets they were go
ing to get for the world series.
After some of the players had been
questioned, Robinson came out smiling
broadly.
81 don't take any stock in news
paper talk" he said. 81 have been
misquoted in some of this stun. ]
had a very pleasant talk with Mr.
Lewis"
eli said that none of the officials
nor players of the Brooklyn team re-
scented the investigation and that they
were glad to have suspicion removed.