The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-28
LEAGUE PRESIDENTS
ARE ON STAND TODAY
IN BASEBALL QUIZ

CHICAGO, Sept. 2S-Investigation OF
accusations that members OF the chi
cago White Sox had thrown" the 1919
worlds series was resumed today by
the Cook county grand jury with presi-
dents Johnson Of the American League
and Heydler, of the National league
expected to be the leading witnesses.
Two other witnesses for today &C
cording to announcement by Assistant
Prosecutor Hartley Replogle, are Mrs.
Henrietta D. Kelly and DR.. Raymond
B. Prettyman. Several Of the White
Sox players roomed at Mrs. kellys
boarding house and she will be ques-
toned about conversations between
them which she may have overheard.
DIR. Prettyman is dentist for the Whits
Sox team and in a statement declareo
he could produce evidence OF an at,
tempt to persuade Weaver to 'thro"
games.
Jennings to Testify
Manager Hughey Jennings OF De'
troit and President August Hermann
of the Cincinnati Reds will appear
later in the week to testify, Repiosle
announced, and subpoenas have been
issued for a large number OF otneIs
prominent in the sporting world
whose names have been mentioned III
various statements since the last
session of the grand jury last Thurs
day.
The White Sox being idle until next
Friday 1t is expected that some mem
beers of the team may be called, kld
Gleason, manager, and Ray Scnalk'
star catcher, having been already sum
moned.
Soon after the series last fell, Glea-
son, 1t is said, went to st. LOUIS 10 III
yestigate reports received by Presl-
dent Comiskey of the White Sox that
games had been thrown. What ne
NAV have discovered has never been
made public, but it developed during
the previous sessions or the grahu
Jury that the shares OF eight Whlte
Sox players in the series money were
held up by Comiskey for several
months while rumors Of crooked Work
Vere being traced.
Pitchers Are Named
Edit Cicotte, who pitched the nrst
oeries game and lost, CLAUDE VIII
liams, who pitched the second game
and lost, Chick Gandil and FLAP
Felsch were among the eight ana
these four were named by j. G. huoe
Benton of the New York Giants in
recent statement as among the play
ers who knew of the alleged attempt
to throw" the series, according TO la-
formation given him by Philip HAM,
Cincinnati bookmaker. hahh ia'ei
denied this.
Statements published here today
said that Billy Maharg, former boxer
of Philadelphia, gave details by which
the series was fixed. Mahargs
story said he and Bill Burns, ex-
major league pitcher, were approach
ed by Eddie Cicotte. who offered 10 ar
range with other White Sox players
to throw" the series for $lOo,ooo.
Maharg said the White Sox players
were double crossed" out OF all put
$4,000 and he and Burns also were de-
ceived on the betting plans, by Abe
Attell, former featherweight champion
who acted as "go between with the
betting ring. Cicotte denied Maharg S
charges but refused to say more than
that the charges were not true
comiskey Wires Maharg
President Comiskey telegraphed Ma
harg asking him to come to chicago
and offered him $4,000 for suostan-
tiation of his accusations.
Attell, Arnold Rothstein. New YORK
race track man, Burns and others in
volved in Maharg's story also nave
been summoned to appear before the
grand jury which has announced that
sessions would be continued beyond
the usual closing time at the end OF
September in order to go fully into the
charges of crookedness in the series
and in other major league games.