Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-01
JUDGE MACDONALD
REFUSES TO HALT
BASEBALL PROBE
Declines to Be Governed
by Request Of States
Attorney H0yne.
DOUBT is EXPRESSED AS TO-
LAW APPLYING TO CRIME
State and Federal Enactments to
Be Urged to Meet Gamblers
Activities.
GANDH MAKES DENIAL
Issues Statement From Hospital De-
claring He Is Being Niade
''thc Goat"
DOUBT is EXPRESSED AS TO-
LAW APPLYING TO CRIME
GANDn MAKES DENIAL
Issues Statement From Hospital De-
claring He Is Being Niado
''thc Goat
IBy Universal ServIee.l

Ct11CAGO, sept SO.-A StlfG Dattlc
between two arms of the law. which
have been investiga atinE the crooked
baseball playing here. Is expected
when MacLay Hoyne. States attor-
ney. returns from New York to Chi
caEo tomorrow.
He sent an order from New York
Wednesday night to halt the pro-
ceedings OF the grand jury, which has
indicted eight White Sox players,
three Of whom confessed to throw
ing" the last worlds series to Gin
cinnati for the benelt of a gamblers
syndicate.
His order, however. has been ig-
nored. and the grand jury. which ends
It's regular session tonight. will be
reconVened Saturday in special ses-
sion to continue its probe in the
| greatest scandal In. the history OF
| sports.
1t will take up next the activities
OF the Chicago Cubs to determine
whether some OF those players wero
fixed" when they lost a Eamo to
Philadelphia on August 81.
The decision to continue the inves-
tigation was made by Chief Justice
| Macdonald.
The investigation win proceed
without Interruption" he said TODAY.
The indictments will be returned In
the regular way. This grand Jury
VIII continue as special grand jury
and will not end it's deliberation,
until the scandal affecting the great
national game Is cleaned up"
VIII Go After All tE1xers.,
He hinted that the inquiry would
not only hit crooked players and
| amolers in Chicago and New York
out "hxers' in other cities. where
major league games are played.
hartley Reploslc. assistant States
attorney, Is also convinced that the
probe should continue. He also wants
Congress to act.
we have now discovered that
ohseoall games have been bought and
soiu' he said. by unscrunu,ous
gamblers and players There must
Oe no repetition OF this scandal
congress should pass an act m,r-
ms felony by any one to one,
orioe to any baseball player IN
pay our national game other than a.,
us merits. also making it a felonv
lol any player to accept a bribe. Le,
Congress act"
nu, certain that the Jury.s report
WI contain this recommendation.
.udse Macdonald was asked \,
oer players would be permitted 10
confess. He said: "
hey may confess II they choose
nul 'heS must waive immunity. Those
no nave already testified have ex-
=, waved immunity. OF course.
nc players aid in wedding ont tho
'''' VIII be taken into consider
aton In imposing sentence
hnVc Ruined ComIskey,s Rr.t
was asked under what law tho
men would be prosecuted.
There is no question m,
INJURED and ruined the business
or Mr.. Comiskey as. we'll "a ~. ~,
est players on the team who ,,a,,,s
. received 60 per cent of the re-
ceipts instead OF 30 per cent n thai-
team had won. The statute -, IL:
'ution extends back eighteen month.
and we shall prosecute for ,,v -.
committed during that time
Henry II. Brigham, foreman ., ~.
jury. said today:
fhe investigation win M, ~,
matted The indictments voted ,,;,i
DC returned at their regular time"
Happy" Felsch, who vestardo
said he got $1,000 from the rambl.r,
lor his part in tho crooked work IN
the last series. bet the same sum nm
cincinnati at odds OF 2 to and mad
ahother $4,000 for his nefar;ou.
work. 1t was reported today. Tbi,
will also be probed
Whether other members Of ,ba
oand OF confessed crooks bet arains.
'hcir team Will also be investigated
II Is possible that one or two othc-s
OF the indited ball players viii, make
statements In connection with tho
nf'oe expose IL any do. howeve-
1t Will not be Chick" Gandil. who
Is III in hospital in Texas.
Gandil SInkes Deninl.
He IS reported to have said the-o
is nothing to the charges and that
the other players arc trying to maE,
goat OF him.
CHARLES Risberg is likewise report.
ed to have said he had nothing "a
confess and that .'if anybody souea,s
on me III put them out OF business.
AT the instance OF Chief Justice
Charles Macdonald, of Criminal Cour,
suopoenas. IL Is reported, were Is
sued for August Garry" Hermann,
president OF the Cincinnati Reds anil
former chairman OF the National
Commission; Clyde Elliot, presiden.
OF the Streator Stars Production Com.
pany, a motion picture concern with
ofices at 22o South State Street. and
Dr.. Raymond s Prettyman. a Chicago
dentist.
Hoyne Declared Uneertsin
statements published hers today
credited to States Attorney ManIay
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