The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-09-25
WORLD SERIES
COULD BE BOUGHT
IN 1919 FOR $4,000
Bill Burns Telegraphed
Eastern Gamblers That
"the Thing Was Fixed"
and These Gamblers
Promptly Put Their
Money on Cincinnati to
Win First Two Games.

Chicago, Sept 25.--Iestlmony sur
fcient to indict several baseball player
and ri least one or two wellknowi
gamblers" has been given to the grant
jury INVESTIGATING fixing of games
according 60 II. H, Brigham. foreman
Of the jury.
Through the testimony of one wit
ness we stumbled onto evidence thai
left Us dumbfounded, he declared to
day Naturally this evidence cannot
be made public. for if the men whom
its duplicates realized what has been
told the jury they would Immediately
cut off other sources of information
We know they have the power to dc
this
Evidence has been presented to the
jury that in October, 1919, former
baseball player approached New
York gambler in the Hotel Astor, New
York, and told him the world series
could be bought for $4,000. The
jury has not received any evidence, it
Is said, to show whether the gambler
accepted or rejected the offer, but has
been informed that the ball player won
$4,000 on the series.
Further details of the testimony of j.
c. tRube) Benton, New York National
pitcher, also was revealed Benton, it
was said, told the jury that Bill Burns
had telegraphed eastern gamblers that
"the thing was fixed and that these
gamblers promptly placed their money
on Cincinnati to win the first and see
ond games of the series.
Mr.. Brigham said that he did not
think the jury would find it necessary
to summon any of the Chicago Ameri-
can players or Charles Buck Herzog,
Chicago National second baseman.
I'VE are getting plenty of evidence, ,
he sand, and probably won't need to
question them You can draw your
own conclusion from that"
Eddie Cicotte, mentioned by Benton
as a man "who might know some Of
the gamblers" and also one Of the eight
Chicago players whose world series
checks were held up for some time,
denied over the telephone to local
newspapers that he knew any one con
nected with gambling in baseball.
81 don't know anything about this
affair" he said. I'm pitching my best
to bring the pennant to Chicago and if
you think I'm implicated in this
gambling business just watch me beat
Cleveland"
Arnold Robsten Of New York owner
of the Havre de Grace race track, and
Abe Attell boxer, are to be sum
moned, Brigham announces.
President johnson Of the American
league has been in New York for two
DAYS investigating reports involving
New York men in the alleged plan to
FIX the 1919 worlds series so that
gamblers would win large sums
Among the leading witnesses expect
ed to appear when the grand jury re
sumes its investigation next Tuesday
are Presidents johnson and Heydler.
The latter was in Detroit yesterday
tracing reports of an attempt TO "tiN
a recent game here between the Chi
csgo and Philadelphia National league
teams. Heydler said he expected 70
90 to Cleveland and Cincinnati IN
search of evidence and expected 20 ar
rive here Tuesday.
Members Of the grand jury wish TO
question him about the true reasons
for the discharge last fall Of Heinie
Zimmerman and Hal Chase from the
New York Giants. Chase has been
connected with various angles Of the
present investigation by grand Jury
witnesses. a public statement bv Buck
HerEog naming him ss the man who
tipped of Rube Benton and other
PLAYERS that the serrSs had been fixed
Tor Cincinnati TO win.