Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-09-29

2 Seven Sox regulars and one former
| player had true bills voted against them
| ana the seven were Immediately sus-
pended. With his team only half a game
behind the league leading Cleveland's.
Mr.. Comlskey served notice on his sew
en- stars that. if they were found guilty.
ne would drive them out of organized
baseball
Officials of Chief Justice Charles Nc
l)onald's court, desirous of giving the
national game the benefit of publicity
IN its purging, lifted the curtain on the
grand jury proceedings sufficiently to
show a great hitter Joe Jackson. de-
clarlng he deliberately just tapped the
ball, picture of one of the worlds
famous pitchers. Cicotte. in tears and
simpses of alleged bribes of $1,000 or
$4,000 under pillows, or on beds by
famous athletes.
Around the courtroom were some Of
baseballs greatest leaders, among them
John j. McGraw. manager of the New
ork Giants, awaiting a call to testify
Wednesday, and John Heydler. president
of the National league, who went before
the grand jurors.
Those Indicted.
The exact nature of the information
Mr.. Comskey gave was not disclosed
The men whom the jury involved as a
result of testimony he uncovered were:
Eddie tlcotte, star pitcher, who wav-
ed immunity and confessed, according to
court attaches, that he took a $4,000
brihe.
Arnold ("Chick') Gandil, former first
baseman
''Shoeless Joe" Jackson, heavy hitting
left fielder
Oscar tHappy') Felsch, center field
er,
Charles t"swede') Risberg, shortstop.
Claude Williams, pitcher
George ("Buck') Weaver, third base
man.
Fred NcMullin, utility player.
Cicotte. according to court attaches.
told the grand jury he received $4,000
from the gamblers. finding the money
under the pillow when he returned 10
his hotel room on the night before the
first game al Cinicnnati Il refused TO
pitch a ball until i got it," they quoted
him as saying.
Jackson. it was said. testified he was
$4,000 by Chick Gandil. but
received only $4,000 Claude Williams.
according to the witnesses got $4,000.
Comskey Suspends Men.
While the grand jurors voted their
true bills the old Roman" seated
amidst his crumbliug empire at White
ng those involved, paid off Weaver, Ci-
,ofte and Jackson, and announced checks
or pay due the others would be sent at
once. With his voice trembling, Mr..
.omiskey. who has owned the White
So1 since the inception of the American
eague. said this was tho first time
scandal had ever touched his "falnifv''
md that it distressed him 100 rluch to
ak about it.
Rush Followed Cicotte.
The rush of players to bear their part
tarted today when Cicotte appeared
md asked permission to testify. Cicot-
e wept, court attaches said, and ex-
laimed III anguish his sorrow for his
wo small children as he told how he did
rs utmost to lose rather than win the
9l9 world series. after he had found"
loeoo beneath his pillow. where it had
cen placed by professional gamblers
Cieotte Pitched "Slow Ball"
He said he lobbed the ball to the plate
o slowly you could read the trade mark
II It in the first game AT Cincinnati
then he was taken out of the box after
hree and twothirds innings had been
layed
Story of Games.
Last years worlds series records
how that in the first inning of this game
e started by hitting Rath. first Cincln-
att batter. Daubert followed with
ingle over second base that sent Rath
. third and he scored when Groh flied
, jackson. Rath beating Jackson's throw
, the plate.
Chicago tied in the next inning. Kopf
utting Jackson on second with wild
arrow. Feisch sacrificed him to third
nd Gandil dropped q little fly safely in
enter. scoring Jackson.
Feds Won In Fourth
The end of Cicotte's pitching and the
ms that won the game were scored by
incinnati in the fourth. All the damage
as done with two out. With kopf on
rst. Nenle and Wingo singled and Reu-
Ter, hard hitting Cincinnati pitcher,
ipled to the center field bleaehers
ath doubled and Daubert singled. five
ms resulting Wilkinson took Cicottes
Continued On rage rwoJ