Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-30
RECEIVED ONLY PART OF
THE BRlBE PROMISED HIM
Pitcher Who Gave Away Three
Games Got Only $4,000 of
$4,000 Promised.
SAYS HE WAS DoUBLE.cRossED
McGraw and IIcydlcr Tell OF Alleged
''Crookcd" Deals OF Magce,
Chase and Zimmerman.
<,By Associated Bress1

CflCACO, sept. 2o.-COnfeSSion5
from Claude Williams and Oscar
Fclsch. admitting they were bribed
TO throw" last years world series.
were made public today. and ut the
same time the grand jury investigat-
ing the baseball scandal took it's
first action against gamblers, who
are said to have engineered tho deal.
by indictins two men whose identity
was only partly revealed.
Brown and Sullivan" were the
names under which true bills were
voted against the alleged gamblers.
and both were said to be from Bos-
ton or New York. Later, however.
it came out that tho jury believed
these names to be mythical and used
only by the men when they discussed
the series Throwing" with the ball
players. Possibility that they are
two men whose names already have
been brought before tho jury and
who are nationally known. was ex-
pressed by officials In the State at
torney's Office.
Cicotte's Story Confirmed.
The statement by Williams and the
newspaper reports of FeIsch's con-
fession tailed with those made yes
tcrday by Eddie Clcottc and Joe
Jacksom They revealed that last
years world series was settled In
tiny room in small south side hotel.
In this room, occupied by Eddie
Cicotte. onco tho American Leagues
leading pitcher, the deal was made
which threw" tho world series.
wrecked a world championship and
brought some of the greatest idols
in baseball to disgrace.
According to the sworn statement
made by Claude Williams, who lost
three of tho world series games, he
and Chick" Gandil. Buck" Weaver.
Eddie Cicotte, who lost two games.
and Happy" Felscb. whose error
helped lose one game. met here to
barter with Brown and Sullivan"
to lose tho games. after we had
agreed we were willing to throw
the SERIES" Williams said. I'VE went
out one at time and made our bar
gains with Brown and Sullivan"
Williams said he received $4,000
and that he gave $1,000 to Jackson,
n statement which tallies with the
confession made by Jackson yester-
day. He was supposed to get $4,000,
he said.
Didn't Have Chnnce to "IeIp" Lose
Fclsch. according to reports OF his
confession, said he received $4,000,
which he found in his locker at the
clubhouse, but that no never had
chance to really help lose the series.
His one glaring error of the series
when he dropped a fly ball-was an
accident and he was warned after
wards by the other players not to
DC so awkward In making his mis-
plays. he was quoted as saying. The
outfielder declared he didn't wantit to
get in on the deal" at first, but the
other players at the hotel conference
told him ittwould he easy. He said
ne had been promised $4,000, bu.
was double-crosscd. Abe Attell and
Gandil were the ones he believed
guilty OF the double e-crossing.
Felsch denied that the White Sox
had thrown any games this season.
and said the men implicated in the
bribery had felt all season they would
be exposed sooner or later. He con-
flrmed the confession OF Cicotte AMI
Jackson, made yesterday.
Dig Up Ancient History.
John Heydlcr, president of the. Ma
tional League, and John McGraw.
manager OF the New York Giants, to-
day told the jury details of the Lee
Mages and Hal Chase cases and also
OF the dropping OF Heinie Zimmcr-
man. McGraw was requested to re-
turn Tuesday and bring Fred Toney.
New York pitcher, and Benny Kaufr.
outtielder. Heydler was asked to ap-
pear again ut his convenience after
tho world series
McGraw Is said to have told the
jury he dropped Hal Chase from his
club after President Heydler had told
him Magee had confessed tina. Chase
hribed him to throw games. He said
no had heard OF many other gambling
activities OF Chase's before the Ma
gee case. a.
zimmerman was dropped from the
New York team. McGraw is saId Ia
have told the Jury. becauss sinforr,a-
tton had come totthe Now: York man
aser that the third bascnnan oire.cd
tcontlnusd son Tenth PagcO