New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-09-25
Foreman Says Man Who
Acted for Gamblers and
Made Offers to White
Sox Players Is known
Only Few Players
Involved i'm Fraud
Arnold Rothstein, William
Burns and Abe Attell
To Be Called to Testify

CHICAGO, Sept. 24-H. H. Brigham,
foreman of the Cook County Grand
Jury investigating alleged baseball
gambling, tonight told newspaper men
that the name of the man who fixed"
the 1919 worlds series for Cincinnati
to win had been given to the grand
jury. This man, Brigham stated, acted
as representative of ring of gam
b!ers, who offered Chicago White Sox
players money to throw games to the
Cincinnati Reds.
Brigham declared that the testimony
thus far given had caused the grand
jury to decide to subpenae Arnold
Rothstcin, of New York, millionaire
turfman and controlling owner of the
Havre de Grace racetrack; William
Burns. former Chicago American and
Cincinnati National League pitcher;
Abe Attell, former featherweight box
ing champion, and several other we'll
known sportsmen.
Earlier in the day Mr. Brigham is
sued statement declaring positively
that there had been crooked work" in
organized baseball, and setting forth
the intention of the Cook County grand
jury to get to the bottom Of it,
AT the same time Charles A.
Comiskey, owner of the White Sox, in
statement criticized Ban Johnson,
president of the American League, for
failure to cooperate in the investiga-
ton of charges of crookedness leveled
against the Chicago teams.
These were the happenings to-day
following the adjournment yesterday
until Tuesday of the grand jury. Other
features Of the day re:
Announcement that the grand Jury
would not be dissolved on September
80, but would De retained as a special
inquisitorial body to probe further the
charges Of crookedness in baseball
Sensational charges by Rube Benton,
pitcher for the New York Giants.
that pool of $780, 900 was paid to Ger
tain White Sox players by Pittsburgh
gambling syndicate for the Throwing"
of the world series between the Chi
cago White Sox and the Cincinnati
Reds.
After Gambling Syndicates
Indications that the grand jury in
vestigation would reach out and en-
brace the activities Of the so-called
gambling syndicates whose sinister in
Huences are said to have been at work
IN certain games.
A rumor reported by Ban johnson
that the same gambling syndicate
cessfully last year had threatened GER
tain White Sox players with exposure
unless they agYeed to throw" games
this year.
Active cooperation Of Federal au-
thorlties In suppression of baseball
gambling. District Attorney Clyne.
upon hearing that the mails had been
misused by certain syndicates to con-
duct pools, called Rush D. Simmons,
postal inspector for the Chicago dis
trlct, into conference to instruct him
to investigate for violations of the law.
Reiteration of Mr.. Comiskey's offer
Of $4,000 reward for any direct evil
dence that White Sox player had
helped throw" a game, and his assur-
ance that rather than retain any dis
honest man on his team he would 90
into this years world series with u
team Of second raters"
The grand jury statement was issued
as the investigating body prepared to
lay aside the baseball inquiry until
next Tuesday, when a number of new
witnesses will be called. Among those
scheduled are George NJ. Cohan, theat-
= IVA ~ ouuSe1, Noll leuneS, ana JOnn
A. Heydler, president of the National
League. Cohan is said to have lost
$4,000, and Tcnnes $4,000 on the
worlds series last year
Jury Foreman's Statement
The statement by Foreman Brigham
follows:
THE INSCRIPTIONS tricksters have,
without doubt, reached some of the
more weakly charactrrpd bocah,I
PLAYERS.
"Enllgnrenlng testimony is coming
from many men whose motives are sin
cere. are purely sportsmanlike, with the
intent of placing the game and keeping
it upon the high level that it has occu-
pied in the past.
''If the evidence warrants the iurv
will indict and thereby bring to trial
those guilty of crime
1.-THE grand jury will appreciate any
clews that lovers of clean sport
throughout the country may give it,
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