Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-09-28
SCANDAL PROBE
DEVELOPS BIG
TEAM SHAKEUP
Owner COmiskey Orders Stars
Involved Suspended In
definitely Pending Trial.
CICOTTE IN CUSTODY


team in good standing. If you are found
guilty you are out OF organized basebail
for the rest of your lives"
Eddie Cicotte was Immediately Naken
into custody by an officer and taken TO
the Criminal Court building.
When reporters attempted to talk 70
Cicotte. William Sullivan, an investigator
Of the States attorneys office, stopped
them, saying the White Sox pitcher was
in custody"
Cicotte appeared without a summons at
the Criminal Courts building, and asked
for a hearing before the jury. He an
nounced his willingness to tell all ne
knew of the 100000 bride II allowed to
testify at once, and his request was
granted He signed a waiver of immun-
Ity and touched OF the bombshell which
this afternoon has rocked baseDal circles
throughout the nation. Cicottes tesu-
mony Is declared to have implicated the
seven teammates who were indicted with
him.
One Of the witnesses likely to be sub
poenaed later is William Maharg, for
mer prize fighter, whose alleged cohIes,
Burns, former White NSox pitcher. were
involved IN the fixing Of the 1919 wofla :
series" constitutes another sensation OF
the probe.
NEW ANGLE
AR0USES INTEREST. c..
Maharg's confession that the W hite 500
were -bribed to throw tns series Tor 500,
600, but that they received only SlVOgu,
and his charge that Eddie Sleotte. ~
pitcher, was the Sox player who made the
offer to throw" the series has aroused
According to Maharg's story he met
Bill Burns, an old friend, IN re" r roan,
In the Ansonla Hotel with an oner 70
throw" the series " Burns could nh9
some one TO put up 500 O0o..bnth antAs ~
Arnold Rothsteln, New York gambler
"l Rotb tsf R.OpSr ahafg said, turned the
scheme down, butvlater Burns ttsegrap hed 7.
him that Rothstein had come tR a as y,
that no had encountered Abe Atteil anu
that Attell had "nxed things WITH hotn-
stein. ,,,~ ..tS
AtteH came to Cincinnati. Mahnrg saia'
with q bunch OF gamblers and estsbIi shea
headoua rters at the Sint0n Hotel B9Ins
and Maharg went there TO get ne x : ~,
600 from Attell to turn over 90 me " h u y
Nsharg said claiming that they needed
the money TO bet on the games. A a1sts
anslly gave them $4,000, Maharg satg'
but the remaining 500 600 never was pa "a.
Maharg charges t saL,, A.'g hlt e .doubls
crossed the Sox Burns anu MhhaF &
The confession says, lost large sums pet
ting on the third game OF the rs
which the white Sox won, uhdet tne
lief that Il also had been fixed for GIN
cinuati to win. -
Charles A. Comiskey, owner or the
White sox. ANNOUNCED that MahaEg
would beauyited 10 CONE 70 thlcsso ahh
testify and that II be made gooa hls
statsments. the $4,000 reward which
Comiskey offered for evidence Of CROOK
edness on the part Of members OF bis
team glands good.
haze obtafnad evidence Of the alleged
franc up" and g. have accused sev :
eral OF their teammates at meeting OF
the team In the White Sox clubhouse.
Baa johnson. president ~ the amer
lean League and John Heydler. head
~ tbe National. are other witnesses who
were expected 10 be called today