Arizona republican., 1920-09-25
MAN WHO FIXED 1873 SERIES |S
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CHICAGO, Sept. 24-H. II. 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, act ed as a representative of a ring of gamblers who offered Chicago White Sox players money to throw games to the Cincinnati Reds.
 The Cook county grand jury inves- tigating alleged fixing of games in last years worlds series and charges of gambling by major league players has found such convincing evidence of crooked work that it will not dis band when it's term expires on Sept. 50, but will continue its investigation in a special session, it was announced tonight after the jury had adjourned until next Tuesday.
 The jury has received evidence that indicates an attempt by a nation wide ring of gamblers to 'spollute baseball and ruin the great national game in the same way boxing was killed and horse rating cruciied.' Henry H. Brigham, foreman, said in statement.
 Few Players Implicated
 comparatively few players are im- plIcated, however, said Mir. Brigham, only a few weak moraled and weak charactered men being preyed upon by the professional gamblers.
 A statement also came from Presi- dent Charles A. Comisley of the Chi caSo Americans, saying he had not had the full support of President E. B. Johnson of the American league, in his attempts to run down charges of crooked work by some of the play CTS on his team. After seeing this statement. President Hermann of the Cincinnati club. Chicagos opponent in the worlds series said The knew pos
 itively President Johnson made an eager investigatfon''
 President Johnson when he testified l before the grand jury Wednesday. told l reporters he had given the jury evf- dence which he believed proved that
 star players had attempted to throw
 games last year, but had no evidence of such actions this year
 A statement attributed to President Johnson yesterday quoted him as say i ing he had received reports that gam. 1 blers who were said to have fixed
 last years worlds series had threat ened Chicago players implicated witt
 exposure if they won the pennant thi. year and had told them they must los,
 Chicago won yesterday but was de
 feated today. Members of the tean
 in the present series with Cleveland
 in Cleveland today characterized thi
 report as foolish
 Benton Names Four Players Jacob (Rube) Benton. New York Ma
 tional pitcher. in his testimony today l reiterated previous statements that ! Pittsburg gambling syndicate hai raised $10O,000 which was paid to Chi cago American players to throw l games in the worlds series. It became known tonight that tn
 players whose worlds series cheeks were held up last year were Eddie Cf cotte, Clem C. Williams. Happy Felsch, Buck" Weaver. Charles Ris berg, Joe Jackson, Chick Gandil an Fred c. McMullin. GandiI is no ionge in the major league. Benton, in hi
 testimony, said he understood Cicotte | Williams, Felsch and Gandil had bee , approached by gamblers, mentionin 2 a man named Hahn in Cincinnati, an : that he felt sure Cicotte could tell tn names of the gamblers"
 District Attorney Clyne took han in the inquiry today by starting an in vestigation to. find out whether base : bal pool tickets were being sen t through the mails in violation of tn g lottery laws.
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