The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-10-29
IS INDICTED IN
BASEBALL PROBE
FURTHER TRUE BILLS EXPECT.
ED WHEN GRAND JURY CON.
vENES AGAIN
HAL CHASE WAS RlNGLEADER
Testimony Shows He Was First to
Mention Throwing OF Series on
Which Nearly One Million Dol.
lars Was Bet and Won

Chicago. Oct. %. - Indictment,
against II persons believed to have
been implicated In the throwing" OF
games In the 1919 worlds series b,
Chicago American league players were
returned yesterday by the special Cook
county grand jury which has been In.
vesfignting the baseball scandal. Fur.
Their Indictments are expected when
The jury convenes again next week,
state officials declared.
indictments against 10 of the men
named yesterday previously had been
voted, but were revoted to overcome
legal technicalities. while the other
three-Abe Attell. Hal Chase and VIII
Ham Burns. had been only unofflcially
mentioned In connection with the in
vestigation.
Chase and Burns. former major
iengue players, and Attell, once feath-
erweight champion boxer, have been
accused by witnesses as being three of
the clique which framed the worlds
series and arranged TO brIbe White
Sox players for sums said to range
from $1,000 TO $4,000 to try to lose
games In the contest for the worlds
championship.
According To testimony presented,
mt least S7OO.OO0' was bet and won on
the worlds series. Chase was the
ftrSf man IA vnuraat ~ 49,
series. Il was said. and called In the
Others to help him. Harry Long.
Chicagonn, told the Jury he alone plnc-
ed Sa7WO In bets on Cincinnati for
sport" sullivan of Boston. aud testi-
inons has been received concerning
many other large bets. It was said.
BESIDES Chase. Attcll and Burns. yes
ferday's indictments covered two al
legged gamblers. sullivan and man
known To the jury only as Brown"
ana the eight players owned by the
Chicago American learue club against
whom true bills previously had been
voted. They we're Joe Jackson and |
Oscar FeIsch. outflelders: Eddie CT. |
cote and Claude Williams. pitchers:
"Swede" Risberg. shortstop; "Chlck"
Gandil, first baseman In 1910, bur who |
was not In the big leagues this year
Fred McMullin. utility infielder. and |
Buck" Weaver. third baseman. WI |
liams. Jackson and cicotte previously
had made sworn confessions before
the Jury. Weaver. MeAIulln and Ris
berg have announced that they will
fight the cnse and contest the sus.
pension placed on all the eight play.
crs by Owner Charles A. comiskey.
Officials Of the states attorneys Of.
flee yesterday revealed sufficient of
the Jury proceedings 10 show that ties.
iimons has been given that Chase, who
Was expelled from the major league
md barred from league parks IN the
west for alleged gambling wis one of
the chief lnstigators of the game sell
lng.
The Jury was said Ia have received
more testimony concerning Chase than
amy of the others, President Heydler
~ the National league. Garry Herr.
man. owned Of the Cincinnati Reds i.
J, MeGraw. fresidcn, Stoneman. Fred
Tones and Benny knuff Of the Giants
aud others testified concerning the
laan who, during his major league ca.
reer was known as the prince ~
first baselnen."
The testimony was said To show that
base approached Abe Attel before
the 1910 worlds series and asked him ,
II he could raise 100000 with which /,
Ia hrihe the Chicago players. and IL he
'hen could place large sums In bets. | ,
Nteli was said Ia have gone To q New
ork gambler who has been mentioned
a connection with the jury investign.
Ion aud also To have approached
Sport" sullivan on the proposition.
base, according to the testimony. also !,
was said to have approached sullivan. ,,
him from the room In New
York occupied by Jean Duhuc. former /,
Detroit pitcher, Through the activities
II Chase and Attell. officials said the
testimony showed, the deal which
threw" the worlds series and wreck n
Il the champion Chicago club was ar
Hurns. former pitcher for the Chi. h
ago Americans. Cincinnati Reds and .
'hiladelphia Nationals. was brought r
nto the deal by Chase. IL was snid. /,
It's work, according 10 state officials. .
.eing primarily Ia supcrintend the Il
'lacing ~ bets n
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New York. Oct. 23.-The body of an