The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-27

.HEYDLER SCORES
AMERICAN PREXY.
johnson Charged With In
activity In Probing
Gambling

"
tonight made public evidence he has
gathered in private Investigation
OF alleged baseball gambling and
game Throwing" and at the same
time declared that President Cumis-
Key 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 his aid la making an in
vestigation.
The matter was brought to the at
Ltcntion OF President L. B. johnson
Nof the American league, but johnson
did not seem enthusiastic over stsrt-
ing an investigation. Heydler said.
Jean Dubuc Named.
Heydlcr brought the name of Jean
Dubuc, former Detroi, American
pitcher, into the scandal for the first
| time and also gave hitherto un-re-
velaed details OF the Hal Chase and
Lee Magec cases
Heydler said all OF his evidence
had been placed at the disposal OF
resident Johnsong but that he did not
know whether the latter was making
any use of 1t,
President Heydler quoted ]. c.
| CRube) Benton, New York NATIONAL
pitcher, as saying that Dubuc was
the man who received kilograms
| from BIN Burns. former major lea
que pitcher. tipping him that the
worlds series had been fixed and
that Benton had received his infor-
nation from this telegram
Benton told Heydlcr he had seen
Hal Chase make one bet OF 500 on
the series. Hcydlcr said.
Obtained Magec Confession.
| Discussing the Magec case, Hey
dler said he and william Neeck.
| president OF the Chicago National
league club had obtained .Megees
confession that he had attempted
to throw a game and that Magee had
shown them check sent him by Hal
Chase
Heinic Zimmerman also has been
accused Of throwing games, said Mr..
| Heydler. Reports that Zimmerman
was suspended year ago for trying
to throw a game was not denied by
Mr.. Heydler.
Tip O'Ncill, former Western lea
que president, came to me after the
first world series game last fall"
said Mr.. Heydlcr, "and told me that
lComiskey ana Gleason felt Nthat
something was wrong, but that they
did not want to go to Ban Johnson
because OF the bad feelings between
him and ComisSey at the time.
considered the matter preposterouE
at first, but after Gleason and 7 had
) analyzed the games. ! went to John
, son and told him about IL.
He dismissed me with a curt re
D mark. continued to confer will
! Comiskey and Gleason over the mat
. ter and finally gave johnson what
n considered good leads / then fel
: that II was up to him to act and no
my affair. The players accused wcr
American league men and did no
9 feel that sould meddle in the af
fair"
Attempt To Injure Cubs.
Concerning the Chicago Philadel
phia game OF August 81. which II
said to have been fixed" for PhilR
. delphia TO win. Mr.. Heydler said his
, Investigation convinced him that 0
deliberate attempt had been made by
someone to iujure the Chicago clup
President Heydier said that the
New York National league club had
, done more for baseball than any clut
In either league.
"McGraw deliberately wrecked his
, pennant chances u getting rid OF
ri ~ al
ar 1''',,u,s' ..a,,,,, it,'., u.',
, hsa aIeeeu t1 sai''I'S m,nai a"u ,i,,
,ns,i,,,s,, ,i,,o,' w. portnr hetmro ,hs
Se,,, ~ 80 T,, ,,,,,os,iso na ,o
oou.Vy baa,u tIa,.IIar ,a a.
Z ~, Ia 80, a',o,a5 tn b,r, as
,t,, i."" a, ~ r5"..d,, fuV fuSsaraa 49,, $50
'a' - - ,,,,o ,n,,,.oo, GrtcagC
~ ',.om ~, 49, ~ sn,,.'r,,or 1o,b
D '"" WV NUN 9ep'.''' As'"'
icrLog Not inNoiNcd'
/ but when called Benton and
Herzog before me-" he continued
4 Benton said Hal Chase had Offered
D him the money and not Herzog.
, "Bentou also told me that before
that game started McGraw told hin
either to 'wjn or buy a ticket home.
| don't know Just what McGraw may
: have meant BY that remark, but nj
. any rate New York won
President Heydler expects to tes-
tify before the grand jury Tuesday
lie will give II additional evidence
a which ne did not disclose tonight
o he SAID, including "A quantity OF docu,
] mentary evidence,
9 Sox Dcny- Charges.
q t>roa NI,N,,.,iir ard "nuck,
3 tonight denied that they were in am
v way itlll-N"h'h III WV hilNb y