Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-09-29
Tempted by Brides
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Fred AcMullen. utility player.
Cicotte, according to court at
taches, told the grand jury he re-
ceived $4,000 from the gamblers,
finding the money under his pillow
when he returned to his hotel room
the night before the first game at
Cincinnati.
Il refused to pitch a ball until
got it" they quoted him as saying.
Jackson, il was said. testified that
he was promised $4,000 by Chick"
Gandil but received only $4,000.
Claude Williams. according to wit
nesses, got $4,000.
Conisky Acts Quick
While the grand jurors voted their
true bills the Old Roman seated in
the midst Of his crumbling empire
out at White Sox Park issued the
telegram suspending those involved
paid off Weaver, Cicotte, and Jack
son on the spot and announced that
checks for pay due the others would
be sent at once. With his voice
trembling, Mr.. comisky. who has
owned the White Sox since the in
ception of the American League said
this was the first time scandal had
ever touched his family" and that
il distressed him too much to talk
about it.
cieetts's Confession
The rush of players to bare their
part in the affair. started today when
Cicotte appeared at Criminal court
building and asked permission to
testify. Cicotte wept, court attaches
said, and exclaimed in anguish his
sorrow for his two small children as
he told how he did his utmost to
lose rather than win the 1919 worlds
series after he had found" $4,000
beneath his pillow where it had
been placed by professional gam
blers.
He said he had lobbed the ball to
the plate SO slowly you could read
the. trade mark on it" in the first
game at Cincinnati, when he was
taken out of the box after three and
t"o-thlrds innings had been played,
1873 Games Retoid
Last years world series records
show that in the first inning of the
game he started by hitting Rath, the
nrst Cincinnati batter, in the back.
Dauoert followed with a single over
second base that sent Rath to third
and he scored when Groh flied TO
Jackson. Rath beating Jacksons
throw to the plate.
Chicago tied this run in the next
inning. kopf putting Jackson on sec
ond with wild throw. Feisch sacri-
need him to third and Gandil dropped
a little fly safely in center, scoring
Jackson.
cieotte Hit Hard
The end of Cicotte's pitching and
the runs that ultimately won the
game were scored by Cincinnati in
the fourth inning. All the damage
was done with two out with Kopf on
first. Neale and Wingo singled and
Reuther, the hard hitting Cincinnati
pitcher. drove a three base hit to the
center field bleachers. Rath doubled
and Daubert singled, the combination
in five runs. Wilkinson took
Cicotte's place after Daubert's single
and Groh flied to Felsch. The final
Plays in Fourth Game
The fourth game, played at Chi
cago, also was deliberately thrown
away, according to court officials, who
heard Cicotte's statement 20 the grand
jury. The Reds won this game by a
score of to o. Ring pitching for Gin
cinnati. holding the American League
n h q m tn D~th
cinnatis runs were made in the fifth
inning when TIVE of Cincinnati's hits
were punched with a wild throw to
first by Cicotte and bad throw to
the plate by Jackson. which the
pitcher intercepted and muffed. The
play of this inning as sent by The
Associated Press follows:
"Rousch was out. Schalk to Gandi!,
the ball rolling half way to the pitch
er's box. Duncan was safe when CT
cote threw his drive wide to first,
the ball going to the stand and Dun
can reaching second. Kopf singled to
left and Duncan stopped at third, but
scored when Jackson threw wild to
the plate. Kopf reached second.
Correction: The Official scorer gives
Cicotte the error for muffing Jack
sons throw Neals sent one over
Jaekson's head and Kopf scored.
Neale reached second. 1t was a two
base hit. Wingo. out. Ed. Collins to
Gandil, Neale going to third. Ring
drove a vicious grounder that Ed.
Collins got and threw him out at hrst.
Two runs, two hits, two errors"
- Of he nyaVad
sharply and, so far as the records
show clearly. Cicotte pitched through
the nine innings.
Cicottes next appearance in the
series was in the sixth game. when
Cincinnati had four victories to its
credit against one defeat Richard
Kerr, the diminutive left-handed
pitcher. having shut out the Nstion-
al League champions in the third
game. Cicotte went through nine
innings and held his opponents to
seven hits. Chicago won the game
to /. hitting .Saliee hard in the
first Ave innings Jackson and Felsch
each got two hits and between them
drove in all of chicago's runs.
sox Double Crossed
Billy Maharg, Philadelphia prize
fighter, who last night in Philadel-
phia, issued a statement connecting
Cicotte with the gambling deal, and
charging Abe Attell, former fighter
headed the gambling clique. asserted
that the Sox were double crossed by
Attell and never received 100000
which had been promised them. 1t