The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-02
'TOuNCOvER
BRAINS OF
GAME PLOT

Of MAN Behind" in
Ball Scandal.
Chicago, Oct. 2.-The Cook coun-
ty grand jury, which has been con-
Quoting the investigation into the
alleged fixing" of the 1919 world
series today, was to be made a spe-
cfal body to continue its search Of
baseball history for evidence of
crookedness. The regular sessions
Of the grand jury we're completed
yesterday. There will be no ses-
sion of the jury today other than a
perfunctory meeting to dispose Of
the formalities making it a special
body. Testimony will be resumed
Monday, however, and on Tuesday,
John J. McGraw, manager Of the
New York Giants. Fred Toney,
Giant pitcher, and Benny Kauff, for
mer outfielder of the New York club,
will conclude evidence relating to
Heinie Zimmerman, Hal Chase and
Lee Magee. National league play
ers, who are alleged to have con-
spired to throw ball games during
the 1919 season.
It is probable that the grand jury
will delve into reports of dishon-
esty in the national pastime stretch
ing back through more than a de-
cade
To Be Under National Tribunal
The present investigation, it was
said, is Fastening a, plan which has
been under discussion for some
time among sporting authorities
and others to put the control Of the
game under a national tribunal,
composed Of prominent men. not
connected with baseball, rather
than to have it controlled by pri-
vate interests. Four major league
clubs. the Chicago White Sox, the
Chicago Cubs, the New York Giants
|egu44he Pittsburgh RirateThaHpeu,
dotsed the plan, and 1t was under.
stood that the Boston American and
National league club owners also
approved its adoption.
Personnel Of Body.
Already the baseball men are
conjecturing as to the personnel Of
the tribunal. Such names as Cen
eral Pershing; William Taft, Kene-
saw Mountain Lands, and Major
General Leonard Wood, were men.
toned, though it was admitted that
nJne of these men had been ap-
preached.
The plan has been outliner to the
president of every club in the major
and minor leagues, and requests
were made for quick reply to the
statement sent out which was
signed by the Chicago American and
Pittsburgh, New York and Chicago
National league clubs.
Four Players Hire Lawyers.
Thomas T. Nash, attorney, an
nounced today he had been retain
ed by Buck Weaver. Swede Ris-
berg, Fred McMullin and Happy
Felsch to defend their cases if in
dictments. voted by the grand jury
are returned.
Nash said the four players de-
MED receiving any money in con-
nection with thrown games in the
1919 world series and he would
demand an early trial for them.
Judge Extends jury Period.
Chicago, Oct. 2.-Judge Charles
Mcdonald today issued an order
extending the period Of the Sep
tembe1 grand jury indefinitely to
permit continuation Of its investi-
CATION of the baseball scandal.
The grand jurors will meet again
Tuesday.
Sullivan Coming.
Interest in the Investigation to-
day hinged on reports from New
York that John Sport" Sullivan
Of Boston, against whom a true
bill was voted last week. would
come to Chicago to reveal the
"brains" behind the gamblers plot
which led to the bribing Of White
Sox players to lose the worlds
series last year. Claude Williams
who confessed to the grand jury
last week. named Sullivan as one
of the go-betweens who planned
the affair.
Happy" Felsch. who Was re-
ported by . local newspaper last
week as having made q statement
! that he received $1,000 to help lose
the series, today denied The charge
and said that he would join Buck
Weaver and Charles Risberg In
employing counsel to fight the
case.
Lewis Wires Hoyna.
New York, Oct. BY United
Press. s.)-District Attorney Lewis ol
Kings. county announced today hl
had telegraphed States Attorney
Hoyne Of Chicago, asking him T.
forward here Immediately the evf.
dence ON which he based his psser'
ton that six ball games this SEA
son had ben liked" and that I
gambling Clique had laid thu
groundwork for fixing" the 1e2(
world series.
Lewis ID investigating reports
that n Ranhlt04 cIi0uA plotted b