South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-29
p itc h er Cicotte Tells Of
Throwing Game" to Gin
cinnati for $4,000.
PITCHES SLOWBALL
Star Hurler Weeps Bitterly
When Relating Facts
to Grand Jury.

CHICAGO, Sept Establishments
were voted against eight baseball
stars Tuesday and confessions obtain
ed from two of them when the Old
Roman, Charles A. Comiskey. owner
of the Cft-time champion Chicago
White SoX smashed his pennant
chasing machine. The confessions
told how the White Sox threw last
years worlds championship 10 Gin
cinnati for money paid by gamblers.
Seven SOX regulars and one form
er player comprises the players
against whom true bills were voted
by the Cook county grand jury and
the seven We're Immediately sus-
pended by Mr. Comiskey. With his
team only one game behind the lea
que leading Cleveland Indians, the
White Sox owner served notice on
his seven stars that IL they were
found guilty he would drive them out
OF organized baseball foI the rest OF
their lives.
Jackson Confesses
Officials OF Chief Justice Charles
NJ. Reynolds court disirous Of the
giving the national pastime the bcne-
fit OF its publicity in purging lifted
the curtain on the grand jury pro
ceedings sufficiently 10 show "A great
player, Joe Jackson, declaring that
he deliberately just tapped the ball.
a picture OF one OF the worlds most
famous pitchers. CicOtte. IN tears.
and glimpses Of alleged brides OF
$1,000 or $4,000 discovered under
pillows, or on beds by famous ath-
letes about TO retire
CicOtte, according TO court at
taches. told the grand jury lac rcceiv-
ed $4,000 from the gamblers. find
ing the money under his pillow when
he returned TO his hotel room on the
night before the first game at Gin
CinnatL 81 refused 90 pitch a ball
until L got it." they quoted him as
saying.
Jackson it was said. testified ~
was promised $4,000 by Chick"
Gandil, but received only $4,000.
Claude Williams. according 10 the
witnesses. got $4,000.
Around the court room az one
time or another were some OF the
baseballs greatest leaders, among
them John J. MCGr3w. manager or
the New York Giants awaiting a call
10 testify Wednesday. and John
Heydler, president Of the National
league, who went before the grand
Jurors Tuesday afternoon.
The exact nature Of the iuforma-
tion Mr. Comiskey put before the
grand jury was not disclosed.
Pays Off Men.
As the grand jurors voted their
true bills the old roman seated in
the midst Of his CrumblinC empire
out at White Sox park issued the tel
eSram suspcnding those involved.
paid off Weaver. Cicotte. and Jack
son on the spot and announced that
checks for pay due the others would
be sent them at once. with Eis
voice trembling. Mr. Comlskev.
who has owned the White Sox since
the inception of the American Lea
que, said this was the first time
scandal had ever touched his fam
ily' and that II distressed him too
much % talk about H.
The rush OF players 90 bare their
part in the affair. started Tuesday
when Cicotte appeared at criminal
court building and asked permission
10 testify. Cicotte wept. court at
tachcs said, and exclaimed in
anguish his SORROW for his two
small children as he told how ne did
bis utmost 70 lose rather than win
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