Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-29
FURTHER CONFESSIONS
OF PLAYERS EXPECTED

identity Of the alleged go-between and
the gamblers who bribed the White
Sox players was revealed i'm "a con-
fession to the grand jury today as
Claude Lefty" Williams who join
cd Cicotte and Jackson in making
clean breast of the worlds series
frame up. Williams named Chick
Gandil. against whom true bills were
returned yesterday, a. the chief Of
the go-between on the team and
Brown and Sullivan, gamblers" Of
New York or Boston a. go-between
gamblers.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Sept. Further
confessions Of some Of the seven
White Sox players. who with one
former player were indicted yester-
day in connection with the alleged
N''throwing" Of the 1919 world series,
will be made In day or two, Alfred
:. Austrian, attorney for the ball club
announced today. II has been rum
0red that at least two of the seven
were anxious to supplement the con-
fessions OF Cicotte and Jackson with
statements.
Baseball indictments against five
or six gamblers were considered today
By the Cox county grand jury in
',vestigating the throwing" Of base
ball games. according to Hartley Rep
logic, assistant states attorney. in
charge Of the inquiry. Abe Attel. a
former featherweight champion. and
Arnold Rothstein Of New York, were
said by Replogle TO have been involv-
ed testimony presented by the grand
jury Attel. il was said. handled the
money paid BY White Sox players.
More players may be indicted, Rep
logic indicated. after the grand jury
hears the testimony or Presidents
Johnson and HeydIer Of the American
and National leagues, who testify to-
day Copies of kilograms sent by Hal
Chase and Bill Burns. former major
league players. were obtained for pre-
4sentation to the grand jury.
Cicotte told the jury that he under
stood eight players were to get $50
600, but they were double crossed by
gamblers and 20 far a. he knew only
three. himself, Jackson and Williams,
ever received any money for throwing
the series. Either Gandil, whom Gil
cote said first arranged the throwing.
or Anne AtteI, the go-between OF the
gamblers, got $4,000 which the eight
players were to have received.
t. ~.4
ised immunity in return for their con-
fessionS, Rcplogle said. but he believ-
ed there would be prosecution the
same as in the other cases. Manager
Gleason said the remaining members
would make every effort to win the
rennant.
NEW YORK, y. Y, Sept. 29.-
District Attorney Lewis Of Kings
county announced today that he
would start an immediate investiga-
tion of reports that clique of
gamblers plan to bribe members Of
the Brooklyn Nationals purposely to
lose games in the coming worlds
series.
CHICAGO. ILL.,. Sept. 29.-While
the grand jurors yesterday voted their
true bills. 1.-The old Roman" Charles
"A. Comisky" seated in the midst of
his crumbling empire at White Sox
park. issued the telegram suspending
those involved, paid off Weaver,
Cicotte and jackson on the spot and
announced that checks for pay due the
others would be sent them at once
With his voice trembling, Mr. Comis-
key. who has owned the White Sox
since the inception Of The American
league said this was the first time
scandal had ever touched his family"
and that II distressed him too much
to talk about H.
The rush Of players 10 bare their
part in the affair started when Cicotte
appeared at the criminal court build.
ing and asked permission ~ testify.
Cicotte wept, court attaches said. and
exclaimed in anguish his sorrow for
his two small children -as he told how
ne did his utmost 10 lose rather than
win the 1919 worlds series after ~
had found" $4,000 beneath his bed
room pillow, where II had been placed
by professional gamblers
He said he lobbed the ball to the
plate 20 slowly, "you could read the
trade mark on ii" in the first game
IL Cincinnati. when he was taken out
of the box after three and two-thirds
innings.