The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-09-23
baseball SCANDAL
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Ban Johnson and John Heyd-
Ter Among Ones subpoe
naed tRube" Benton
Offered Bride.

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Chicago. Sept. 81. - Baseball Lead
ers Of both major leagues were sub
poenaed here late Monday to appear
before the grand jury investigation
which starts Tuesday to probe base
ball gambling.
Hartley Reploge, assistant states
attorney, said he had no direct evil
dence OF fixed" games in the major
leagues. but that indictments would
be voted If persons subpoenaed re-
peated statements credited to them
previously
Among the persons snlsaoenasd are:
Ban Johnson, president ST the
American lea4sle; John Heydler.
president of - national commission.
who, is as'..'d to bring Jacob c.
C"Rube") F-nton with him; Charles
A. Comisls y, owner Of the wife Sox:
William (s.kid') Gleason, manager Of
the White sox; William A. veeck,
president Of the Chicago Cubs: Bert
q. Collyer and Frank Kline. editors
Of baseball journal. and all Of the
Chicago baseball writer's.
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The grand jury will go into the last
worlds series games between the
Chicago White Sox and the Cincin-
natl Reds, besides investigating the
alleged "fixed" game between tho
Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia.
Asked why he is asking Benton.
New York Giant pitcher. to appear.
Assistant States Attorney Reploge
said she knows lot about 1t. I
want him to tell what one player is
alleged to have asked him to do"
A former member of the Cubs is said
to have offered Benton $3.50 to
throw" game.
JOHNSON TO ASK CONGRESS
FOR ANTI BETTING LAW
Chicago. Sept. 21.-Ban Johnson, Of
the American league. will ask con.
gress TO investigate the gambling evil
in baseball.
He declared Monday that he will
most solemnly urge that at the next
session congress enact a law that
will make betting on a baseball game,
either major or minor, a punishable
offense"
Johnson has been further aroused
over the gambling situation by the
revival Of rumors in Chicago that the
1919 worlds series was thrown" by
certain members of the White Sox.
1t had been alleged that professional
gamblers, who had bet large amounts
members of the Chicago team.
sox Players Wsiooms Probe.
In the last few days reports have
been currem. that some member. q
the White Sox are eager for COM
plete investigation, feeling that the
Inferential stories are hurting their
GOOD baseball names.
One influential Chicago newspaper
has been intimating that baseball Of
ncials have failed to go into this
situation and that distrust among q
large element Of the fans Is the rS-
suit.
President Johnson said ne is anx.
ious to kill off the sinister Influences
alleged to be trying to corrupt bali
players and the national game.
1t was Johnson's opinion that the
fact pool slips are sent out broadcas,
over the country, either by mail OF
express, opens the way for federal
action against the gamblers. It de-
veloped in the recent Cub scandal
that even the telegraph lines were re-
sorted to by the betting fraternity.
For a long time. johnson has been
fighting baseball gambling.
Expose Several Piayers7
More than q year ago he asleaA
Congressman Mann. Of Illinois, to In
troduce a bill making gambling on
baseball a punishable offense. Rep
resentative Mann. however, thought
1t was a matter for the state to take
up individually. Since then johnson
has talked to other congressman, who
informed him they believed a bill
curbing gambling could be put
through in Washington.
President Johnson said Monday
that he has been gathering data on
certain players all summer, and that
he will soon be in a position to make
disclosures. IF there are any t.
make"