Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-21
Spotlight
Is Turned
On "Stars"
Chicago Grand Jury Subpoe.
naes Witness and Will ~
vestigate Charges of
"Thrown" Games.
No Stress on "Pools'


vestigation Of alleged gambling by
base ball players in last years world
series and in games between Chicago
and Philadelphia National league
clubs August 81, will start Wednes-
day with a score of base ball Off
cials, players and writer's subpoenaed
to testify.
Subpoenaes were issued tonight
for the following persons to appear
before the grand jury:
B. B. Johnson, president OF tho
American league,
John "A. Heidler, president of the
| National league.
VIM. ("Kid'D Gleason, manager
of the Chicago Americans.
Charles A. Comiskey, president OF
the Chicago Americans.
VIM. L. Veeck. president of the
Chicago Nationals.
Jacob ("Rube") Benton, pitcher
for New York Giants.
Bert E. Collyer and Frank 0.
Kline. both Of Chicago, sporting
writer's.
Will Subpoena Players.
Harvey Woodruff. sports editor OF
the Chicago Tribune.
Sam Hall, sports editor of the
Chicago Herald and Examiner.
]. E. Sanborn and Oscar Reichow,
base bali writer's for the Chicago
Tribune and the Chicago Daily
News respectively.
Subpoenas for additional players
probably will be issued before the
investigation begins, said r. A. Rep.
logic, who is working as prosecutor
under direct orders from Chief JUS
tice c. A. Mcdonald of the criminal
court. He declared that Hal Chase
Lee Magee and Heinie Zimmerman,
all former major league players.
probably would be called. Charges
Of alleged gambling which have been
voiced against McGee and Chase
would enter into the investigation ne
said.
When asked why Benton was the
only player called thus far, Mr.. Rep
logic said he believed Benton had,
information the grand Jury needed"
and Benton would be asked ito tell
what a certain player asked him to
do"
Investigate STARS" Record.
The grand jury will not be given
any quantity of evidence concerning
ftase ball pools. he said, but every
attempt would be made TO get into
Etle real gambling-the throwing oi
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Officials and writers subpoenaed,
who are now in Chicago, unanimous
ly voiced approval of the suhpoenas,
and declared they were ready TO
go the limit in furnishing any infSr-
-nation they possessed"
Mr.. Johnson of the American
league declared the leagues re-
sources would be at the jury's dis.
posa, and that he believed the inves
tigation 1Nuld be- of great benefit
tc base bali generally.
William Vecrek, president Of the
Chicago National league club, said
| at was just what he had been hop
ing for"
President Comisky OF the Amer
ican league club, could not be
reached, but his son, ]. Louis Conlis-
key, treasurer of the club. said the
club would cooperate ito the limit
Writer'S Probe Fails.
1t became kaewn tonight that the
committee of base ball writers ap-
pointed to investigate charges that
the Chicago Philadelphia National
league game referred to by the grand
jury had been fixed" for Philadel-
phia to win had done little thus far.
Sam Hall refused to serve as chair
man, saying he could not spare the
time.
Messages were sent tonight to
President Heidler and Benton, orde/e
ing them to come before the jury
"Wednesday.
The Philadelphia Chicago game
was won by Philadelphia, 3 to 0, aft
er Manager Mitchell had switched at
the last minute from Hendrix to
Alexander in making the pitching
assignment. Just before the game
President Veserek received NUM-
Der of kilograms and telephone calls
telling him the game had been
fixed" and that large sums OF
money we're being bet on Phila-
delphia in many cities.
In statement Veerek said the
switch to Alexander was made so
as to present the strongest lineup
possible. Alexander >pitched good
ball, but lost primarily on errors by
Hcrzog and Barber.
Chase Charges Old. A>
Charges that Hal Chase was im-
plcated in gambling were made
several years ago when he was a
member of the Cincinnati team.
Benton was a member of the Gin
cinnati club then, Prosecutor
Replogle said. h
The American league will ask con-
gress to- enact law at its next ses-
sion making betting on baseball
game penitentiary offense, Presi-
dent Johnson said tonight. He said ,
the league would ask that this law
be- made as severe as possible and
worded so as to eliminate all base
ball pools. Only in this way. he said,
could gambling be definitely eIinni-
mated from base ball -
Mr.. Johnson said the American
league still was investigating charges
Of gambling in last years world
series and expected to make public
A1rn - A.