The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-30


 York. They wanted us to throw the series to Cincinnati for $5.000.' Yes. and I said that wasn't enough money to fool with and l was informed I that whether or not took any action, the games would be fixed "Who informed you of that?" Chick Gandill.' Right then and there?" Right then and there, just as I left 1 the hall. So then told them anything they did would be agreeable with me, if 1t was going to be done anyway that had no money and might as well get what I could. l haven't seen those gam blers from that day to this. Gandu told me that we weren't supposed to get-' What was it? q was supposed to get s1o,oo0 after the second game, when we got back to Chicago, and I didn't get this until after the fourth game, and he then said that the gamblers had called it off, and l figured then and there that there was double cross some place. On the second trip to Cincinnati, Cicotte and l had conference I told him that we were double-crossed and that I was going to win if there was any possible chance. Cicotte said he was the same way. Gan l dil informed me in Cincinnati that Bill Burns and Abe Attell were fixing it so that we could get $i00,000. making $2o.- 900 more. That never received You had a meeting in Cincinnati of the ball players; where was that?" That was in the hotel in Chick Gan dirs room.
 Who was there?" "We never had a meeting We just dropped in one at time. There was Buck Weaver. Eddie Cicotte, Chick Gan dil, Happy Felsch and myself. Was Weaver there?" PARTIAL PAYMENTS "Yes We asked Gandil when we were going to get the $100,o00 that Burns and Attell were supposed to give us. He said they are supposed to give me. after each game, s2o,o0o or $50, If they gave him that I know nothing of it.'
 When. did he say he would get some money?'
 'sHe didn't say: he didn't make a statement, was supposed at first to get so much--get $10,000 after the sec ond game. didn't get it until after the fourth game. Did you keep the s1o.0oo?" .I kept s5.ooo of it." Five thousand was for you and five tn ousand for Jackson?' That was what I was instructed" AIter the SbTlts yOu WOrC " A-cNS gotten $10,000 or s20.000?' 'Tn all, I was supposed to get s2o,oOQ and Jackson $20,00o." n Did you ever ask Gandil or any } le else--?"
 T never even talked to Gandil from that day to this" =.
 "Did you ever talk to any of the
 other ball players" "No.'
 Did any of the other ball players talk to you about it? NO"
 Do you know how much Weaver gotr'
 'T could not say None of the yther boys ever told me whether they got penny or not That is all know. I
 went to Gandils room; he was there; there was the money laying--two Jack ages, two envelopes, laying there and 1 he says. There is your dough- I picked lit up and went right back down 10 a 1 taxicab and went right back to the hotel, where I went in and threw half of lit on the bed: some of the folks were | in the bathroom or in the bedroom-I won't say which; we had big suite there; but went in the other room and said. There is sup1 osed to be half of lit''
 $J,VUU ATlElE Questioned as to- how he knew what was in the envelope, Williams said 'Gandil told me. There's $5,0O0 for yourself and 5000 for Jackson. and
 the rest has been called for"
 And that was after the fourth gamer
 1 "Yes."
 Now, did anyone ever speak to you about any more money any other g1me"
 They never said a word to me. No-
 body asked me about more money or any other games" '.Did you know what games the sox
 were to lose for all this money they were getting?" "Why, they were supposed to lose the first two to Cincinnati; and never did hear whether they were to lose or to win the one with Kerr Dick Kerr pitched the third game and