Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-29
PITCHER DEMANDED
MONEY IN ADVANCE
Cicotte Found $4,000 Under Pill
low Night Before First Game;
Paid Farm Mortgage With 1t.
Nv Associated Press to Every Evening

Nv Associated Press to Every Evening
Chicago. Sept. %. "Risterg, Gandil
aud McNullin were az mo for a week be-
fore the series started, Eddie Cicotte
told the jury in his confession. They
wanted me "a 70 crooked. ! needed the
money. I had the wife and kids They
don't know this and | don't know what
they win think
II bought q farm There was a 81 600
mortgage. | paid that of with crooked
money
'The eight of us-the eight under IN
dictment got together N my room three
or four davs before the series started.
Gandn was master "a ceremonies. We
talked about throwing the series and de
eided we could get away with 4. We
agreed to do H.
81 was thinking Of the wife and kids
and how needed the money. ] told them
| had 10 have the cash in advance.
didn't want any checks. ] didn't want any
promises. wanted the money in bills
before pitched ball
I'VE all talked quite while about It.
Veg. All Of us decided 70 do our best 70
throw the games 10 Cincinnati. Then
Gandil and McNulliu took VA all, one
bv one. away from the others and We
talked turkey They asked me my price.
| told them $4,000 paid IN advance.
cit was Gaudil | WAS talking to. lie
wanted to give roe some money at the
time and the rest after the games we're
played and lost.
Cash ia advaF &c. not c. o. d. re-
minded him. IL "a cant trust me
cant trust you. Pay or play ball
''Wefi, the argument went on for some
4 a. Il I'D r1nf
SIC, 1000 and | got 1t.
''How wish that had notf
''The cav before / went 10 Cincinnati
I put it tIp 10 them sqIarelv for the last
time that there would be nothing dong
unless had the money.
THAT night | found the money under
my pillow. / had sold out 'Commy and
the other boys 70 pay of mortgage on q
farm and for the wife and kids.
''The first ball | pitched ] wondered
what the wife and kiddies would say II
they ever found out / was a crook. ]
pitched the best ball / knew how after
that first ball. But lost because ] was
hit, not because | was throwing the
game"
Joe Jackson described his confession
10 the grand jury as follows:
II heard I had been indicted. | de-
cided these men could not put anything
over on me. called up Judge Mcdonald
Chief Justice Charles A. Mcdonald Of
the Superior Court, who directed the
grand jury ard told him was an honest
man. He said i know you not, and
hung up the receiver.
81 felt that somebody ha, sluaeked
and the place for me was the z und floor.
| went over to tell him what | knew.
'I got in there and said l got 5000
and they promised me $4,000. Lefty
Williams handed it to me in . dirty en-
velope,' told Judge Mcdonald.
HE said he didn't care what got, that
if | got what ought to get for grabbing
the game of the kids, would not be telling
him my story. | don't think the judge
likes me.
Before we broke UP, / climbed Gandl
They said, You poor sinp, go ahead and
squawk. Wen all say you're har.
Some of the BOYS were promised more than
YOU and didn't. get as much
"And I'm giving YOU a tip. A lot OF
these sporting writers have been saying
the third game of the series was on the
square. The eight Of us did our best TO
kick it and little Dick Kerr won the game
by his pitching. Because he won 1t these
gamblers double crossed US for double
crossing them.
''Thev have hung it on me. They ruined
me when went to the shipyards, but /
don't care what happens now. guess I'm
through with baseball. wasn't wise
enough ike Chick (Gandi) to beat them
TO it.
''Now Risberg threatens 70 bump mo
off. That's why | had all the bailiffs with
me when | left the grand jury room. In
not under arrest yet, but I'm not going t.
get far from my protectors until this
blows over"