The Washington times., 1920-09-30
SAY SOX GAVE
'2O'FLAGAWAY
Umpires Charge Chicago Laid
Down on Last East
ern Trip.
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sox on the Eastern trip made some
of tho others believe something was
crooked.
.It looks like we were double-cross-
ed In the world series last year ana
I'm the pennant race this year. but we
are not through yet.
1--WE will go to St Louis with a ball
team on which every man will be try
ing, and we will fight to get into the
world series.
III we land we will be sure Of one
thing-we will not have a Judas on
the team when we go into the big
series"
The White sox players who were
not implicated in the baseball scandal
held a celebration at dinner last
night. Eddie Collins, Eddie Murphy.
Amos Strunk. memo" Leibold and
John Collins were present. Red
Fsber and Ray Schalk. unable TO at
tend. telephoned during the dinner
To express their happiness over the
'clearing OF the atmosphere"
FOREMAN HURLs DEFY.
Henry II. Brigham, fernan of the
grand jury investigating crookedness
T In baseball, today threw down the
Hoyne. who ordered that the investi-
Ration By the grand jury be held up
until H0yne's return from New York.
Brigham declared that the probe Will
20 ON despite Hoyne's absence.
Although Judge Mcdonald, of the
Criminal Court, would not discuss the
matter, II was the opinion Of the
court attaches that the Justice would
stand squareIy behind the grand jury
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proceed with the investigation re-
xardless of any action of the States
attorney.
States Attorney Hoyne. who Is In
. New York. has instructed his assist
ants not to complete the grand jury
probe until he returns from New
York, has expressed doubt that the
White Sox players who confessed to
'throwing" games of the 1919 world
series are liable to criminal prosecu-
I'tion, and has declared that the in
are not really indictments as yet be-
lcause they have not been returned to
court.
Hoyne is declared today to have
tried to call halt in the grand jury
probe because he suspected that the
entire exposure of the 1919 world
series scandal has been brought
about by persons antagonistic to
Charles A. Comiskey. owner of the
White Sox. 1t is admitted that the
indictment Of seven present members
of the White Sox team has virtually
killed the teams chances for the 1920
pennant.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY FALTERs.
Hoyne also is doubtful IL any evil
dence sufficiently binding to estab-
iish existence Of a confidence game"
has been uncovered.
II am not certain that a crime has
been committed" Hoyne is quoted as
saying in dispatches received here.
1T is said indictments have been
voted, but an indictment is not an in
dictment until 1t is returned in court.
SO far none has been.
"The eight Sox players who took
money to throw the games threw
them, according to their confessio ons,
which makes 1t doubtful. whether
they obtained money by confidence
game. They actually carried out their
part of the bargain"
Hoyne declares that from what he
has learned of the evidence, he is in
clined to the opinion that the only
crime for which the Sox players
could be prosecuted is that of gam
bling, or conspiracy to gamble. which
is Il UnlSueIUednOT III llllnOlS. f1Oyne
is reported also to be displeased with
the manner in which his assistants
here have conducted the probe.
The grand jurors today expressed
grave doubt OF the authority of Mr..
Hoyne to stop their inquiry or the re-
turn of the indictments and prepared
to proceed with the inquiry. They
pointed out that the jury has the
right to exclude the States attorney
from its deliberations.
Buck Weaver, suspended third
baseman of the White Sox team, is
expected to tell his story of the
throwing of the series to the grand
jury today. Fred McMullin, it is re-
ported. may follow Weaver. Both
have opened negotiations to give their
testimony.
'Swede" Risberg. shortstop, is said
to have declared he will not confess,
because he has nothing to confess.
And II anybody squeals on me-" he Is
reported to have said, It'll put him
out of business"
Chick Gandil. former first baseman
who was indicted with tho seven pres
ent members of the team, is in a hos
pital at Lufkn, Tex where no re
Gently was operated on for appendi-
citis, II WAS learned today. He Is
quoted in dispatches received here as
saying that the charges that he was
the paymaster and ringleader in the
plot to throw the series arc "all
bunk
Tho grand Jury IL believed to be
chiefly interested now in the status OF
charges OF corruption in the National
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