The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-29
scandal
UNRAvELING AS
PLAYERS CONFESS
Boston Gamblers Named by
WiIIiams--M Catch Other
Players in Net Indictment
Costly to Comiskey.


CHICAGO. Sept 29.-Further con-
fessions by some of the seven White
Sex players. who, with one former
player. were indicted yesterday In
competition with the alleged throw
ing Of the 1918 worlds series, will
be made. Alfred S. Austrian. attor-
ney for the bah club. announced to-
day.
AT. 1890 o'clock Pitcher Claude
Williams appeared at the criminal
court building and was conducted TO
the grand Jury room williams
named Sport" sullivan as a Boston
gambler, and another gambler named
Brown as two OF the principals In
the deal He said he received $4,000
for his part IN throwing the series.
Five thousand dollars DC this amount
he gave TO Jackson, he said. Will
liams declared he personally paid the
$4,000 10 Jackson. his testimony be-
ing at variance with previous re-
ports
Williams named Chick" Gapdii.
former White Sox player. against
whom a true bin was returned yes
terday. as chief go-between on tho
team and n Brown and Sullivan.
gamblers" from either New York or
Boston, as go-betweens for the gam
blers. The jury Immediately voted
true bills for Brown and Sullivan.
He said Gandil told him that Bill
Burns. veteran pitcher. and Abe At
tell, former prize fighter. were fix
Ing It for the Sox players TO get
100000.
Manager Gleason OF the White Snx
disclosed today the march OF events
which eliminated in Cicotte's con-
fession and the voting OF Indictments.
Last Monday according 10 Gleason.
he had gathered enough evidence to
Know that some OF the players had
been paid to lose the series. Cicotte
came TO him Monday night. he said.
hand declared he had "a load bn his
chest and wanted TO get rid 1T III
Gleason toliS him to see Charles Al.
| cnrlislSey. oRiAep ~ The Sos
\ Eomiskey heard Cicotte'k story,
which tailed with the evidence gath
| cred by his private detectives, ard
then called his attorney, Al. s. Aus
trian, and told him TO take the pitch
er % Judge MeDanaA;a, chief Justice
OF the Cook county Criminal court.
The confession and indictments fol-
lowed.
True bills naming three ball play
ers not members of the White Sox
and three gamblers were expected to
| be voted today by the grand Jury.
| Members of the jury sRid this morn
ing they had sufficient evidence on
which TO base indictments. II was
reported that true bills against two
National league players were being
| considered
The eight players indicated are
apparently only tools OF gambling
ring according to Harry Brigham,
| Foreman Of the grand jury. The ram
| ifications Of this ring. he said extend
everywhere that professional base
ball Is known
III Is plainly evident that some OF
These boys yielded 10 the influences
OF those whose names will appear III
| the list Of defendants later on" MI.
| brigham said, II sympathize with
| some OF them. They were foolish,
| nnsophisticated country boys who
\ yielded to the temptations placed IN
I their path by professional gamblers
The grand jury. whose normal
period of office expires tomorrow. will
be continued indefinitely to complete
the baseball investigation. he said.
Indictment Of his seven players
cost Charles A. Comiskey. owner ol
the Sox, s230,0o0 the amount I'd,
which he could have sold their ser
vices, he said today. The club owner
fixed the valuation Of the seven at.
Joe Jackson, s5o,000: Buck Weaver
$4,000; Oscar Felsch. $50. 600: Claude
Williams, s25,000 Eddie Cicotte, s25.
000i Charley Risberg $4,000: Fred
! McMullin. $4,000. Total. $3.50 600.
The grand jury today sent teie.
gram TO Eugene Dubuc. OF the Toledo
team of the American association,
formerly with the Detroit Tigers and
New York Giants, asking him TO ap-
pear here Monday.
Cicotte told tho jury that he UNDER
stood the e.s PLAYERS were TO -et
$4,000 but that they were double
crossed by the gamblers. and so far
as he knew only three. himself Jack
son and Williams, ever received any
money for throwing the series The
amounts they were to have received.
he said, We're:
! Eddie CicotteA pitcher. $4,000
Claude Williams pitcher $4,000; !;
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