The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-29
GRAND JURY ON


had cleared his team of the accused
players.
ITS been tough, but I feel better
this morning." Comiskey remarked
after reading some of the messages.
81 am glad the worst is over" he
added. THE boys who are left are
clean. they have never sold a ball
game and they never will"
Mr.. Comiskey, Kid Gleason. the
White Sox manager, and Harry Grab
liner. the club secretary. began work.
ing out new batting order today, as
signing the reserve men to fill the
seven vacant places in the regular
lineup.
william "Kid" Gleason, manager of
the White Sox. revealed today the
march of events which eliminated in
the indictments. Last Monday. ac-
cording to Gleason, he had gathered
enough evidence to show that some of
the players had been bribed to lose
the series.
Cicotte came to him Monday night.
he said. and declared he had "a load
on his chest" and wanted to get rid
of it. Gleason told him to see
"Commy"'-Charles A. Comiskey,
evidence gathered by his private de-
.ectives, and then called Mr.. Austrian
and told him TO take the pitcher to
Judge Mcdonald, chief justice of the
!
and indictments followed.
Hcydlcr Has Testimony.
President Heydler of the National
league, who was summoned to appear
before the grand jury today, said he
would present evidence that an entire
~ different clique of gamblers from
those alleged to have conspired with
eight White Sox players has operated
| in the National league.
Heydler said the clique operating
with National league players did not
| pay fixed sum to players for throw
ing gaines. but gave the crooked
| players one-third of their winnings.
The Chicago White Sox played hon.
lest baseball this year, Joe Jackson.
one of the "squawkers," said today.
I'VE did everything we could to win
the pennant," ne said. 'As far as
know, none of the men had anything
| to do with gamblers this year"
Jean Dubuc. former pitcher for the
New York Nationals. now with the
| Toledo American association team.
| was ordered to appear before the Cook
county grand jury investigating base
| ball scandal on October 4. in a wire
from the states attorneys office today.
Dubuc may know something of gam
bling in the National league, officials
| believed.
Eddie Cicotte, the first of the White
SoX players to "squawk' regarding the
/
series, hurriedly left Chicago today.
1t was reported that he went to his
farm near Detroit.
After indicting eight members of the
| White Sox team for alleged throwing
| of the 1919 world series to the Cincin-
natl Reds, the investigators went into
the gamblers part in the 100000
plot.
Officials announced they had suf-
ficient evidence, apparently obtained
/ 1,s-1r
son and Eddie Cicotte, White Sox
| stars, to obtain indictments of gam
! blers in New York. Chicago, Cincin-
natl. st. Louis, Detroit. Des Moines
and other cities.
| In addition. the grand Jury was pre-
pared to take up alleged crooked play
| ing IN other games by Chicago teams
! The Philadelph Chicago game in the
National League of August 81 especial
~ was under scrutiny.
| Sheriff Peters announced the arrest
| of mem against whom indictments
were voted would not be made until
| the indictments were formally re-
| turned. The grand jury was expected
to return the indictments TO the court
| during the day.
| White Sox Team Wrecked.
The greatest baseball machine in re-
cent years was piled by the wayside
as the result of the wreck caused by
the indictments.
! Charles A. Comiskey, owner of the
Sox, has built many pennant winning
machines in his twenty-five years in
baseball but always pointed to the
present aggregation as the hearest
perfection. The club has been virtual
~ intact since winning the worlds
championship in 1918. Comiskey has
insisted the team should have won the
1919 series, claiming -'it was the best
ball club" and had every expectation
of repeating victory this year.
| ''Kid'' Gleason, manager, today be-
gan taking the few good parts from
the battered machine to present q
front for the remaining games. He
stoutly insisted the Sox were still in
the running for the American league
pennant and capable of a fight for the
| worlds championship.
Making New Sox Team.
Gleason's pitching staff will be Fa-
Der, Kerr, Hodges and Wilkinson
with Schalk receiving. He intends
shifting ]. Collins to third, playing Nc
Clelland at short, Eddie Collins at sec
ond and Jourdan at first. His outfield
will be Strunk, Murphy. Leibold, and
! Falk and Lynn as the only utility men
They open a three game series in St
Louis tomorrow with Cleveland one
game ahead in the pennant chase.
Plans for the world series will not
be changed, according to Ban John
son and John Heydler. constituting the
national commission in charge of Or
gained baseball. The arrangements
for the series had just been COM
pleted when the indictments were an
nounced.
The penalty under the conspira cy
act, on which the indictments were
| voted, provides a fine up to $1,000 and
| imprisonment up to two years.
| One question which was still unde-
eided today was whether the White
Sox players were ION the square" dur
| ing thes hot contest this season
Gamblers and bookmakers were known
to have wagered huge sums that the
Cleveland Indians would win this
years pennant in the American lea que