Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-29
N. Y. Grand Jury
to Probe Dodgers

,.,rate detectives. and then called
ns killarney, A. 8. Austrian, and told
his ~ take the pitcher to Judge Me-
noH n,m chief Justice Of the Cook
pa,r pona, Criminal Court The confes-
ioan a and indictments followed.
svl'h orjes A. Comiskey. owner of tho
..,;,ns champion Chicago White Sox,
onI..s.bed oI.sbd his pennant- chasing machine
.naI, ",son up baseball. The confessions
to.co,sd 70 e how the Sox threw last years
rren,ld's championship to Cincinnati for
v,Oncy wo,'~ paid by gamblers.
HV esyen Sox regulars and one former
-,.vsr comprise the players against
Pssm true bills were voted by the
WI Tny county grand jury and the seven
.ooc o,c Immediately suspended by Mr..
T~se,;skcy, with his team only one
..ms behind the league leading Cleve-
III Indians. the White Sox owner
snu,d snu notice on his seven stars that,
,'tb y ,bev were found guilty. he would
n.,,e them out Of organized baseball for
ne rest of their lives.
Players Suspicious
rhsrrcs that some OF the same play =
,rbo arc accused of Throwing" the
ers erss.,d's series to Cincinnati last year
W. uscd their efforts to prevent the
%bitc SoI from becoming pennant win
.,.s tbis season, were made today by
n.rsraI members Of the White Sox who
s,ye not been mentioned In the grand
hry testimony.
Ono player made the following state
ment:
.rn trip We had every reason to believe
rs would win the pennant. Suddenly
Williams and Cicotte seemed to 90 bad
,ritbout any rensou. Some Of us talked
q over and agreed II looked like they
sere growing the ball. Pc.
"Thcn jackson. Felscb and Risbcrg
hesan dumping the ball 10 the inficld
.ysry time they came to bat when we
lad a chance to get runs.
ave thought at first they might just
he In batting slump, but when some
Of US compared notes regarding the
nitching and hitting we became more
than suspicious. 49,.
AZ Us believe ever since the last world 8
series that we were sold by Cicotte and
others.
"Well, when the same men we sus-
nected Of crossing US at that time began
to 70 bad on the last eastern trip we
decided there must have been another
ssl .out.
HAD we played anything like our
regular game We would have come home
with the pcnnnnt cinched. We all hope
the grand jury looks into this end Of
the affair. II it fails to act we may
take some action ourselves-if we can
get bold of the players we feel sure did
thc cheating"
John Collins, veteran first baseman
cf the white Sox, said: 1--WE are sorry
In a wsy for the fellows who are caught
n this Jam, but we are glad everything
Is going to be shown up.
"We suspected some of them in the
worlds series and we suspected them
ngan because Of the way they played
pn the last eastern trip. Some of them
bot only didn't try, but really acted
Is though they didn't want to win.
have no idea what influenced their ac-
ions"
Red Faber. veteran pitcher, who
farrcd his club to victory in the 1917
sorld's series, said the playing of the
Box on the eastern trip made some Of
hc others believe something was
frooked. at looks like We we're double
Frosscd in the worlds series last, and
n the pennant race this year, but we
lre not through yet. We are going to
st. Louis with ball team on which
very man will be trying and we will
ght to get into the worlds series. If
re land we will be sure of one thing
Fe will not have Judas on the team
Ehen We go into the big SERIES"
Cicotte Needed Money ... a..
"Rlsberg, Gandil and NfcAIullin we're
me for a week before, the series start
d, Eddie CicOtte told the grand jury
U his confession. "They wanted me to
b crooked. l needed the money.
bad the wife and kids. They don't
tnow this and don't know what
hsyll think. l had bought farm.
here was a $4,000 mortgage. I paid
hat of with crooked money.
The eight Of us-the eight under in
lctment-got together in my room
hree or four days before the series
tarted. Gandil was master of the
ceremonies. We talked about throwing
terics and decided we could get
with 1t. We agreed to do it.
was thinking of the wife and kids
how needed the money. I told
lem had to have the cash in advance.
did not want any checks. ! didn t
ant any promises, ] wanted the money
bills before l pitched ball
We all talked quite q while about
Yes, all of us decided to do our best
throw the games to Cincinnati Then
Pandil and McMnllin took us all. one
one, away from the others and we
alk.d turkey. They asked me my price.
to,d them $40 900, paid in advance.
IL was Gandil was talking to. He
anted to give me some money at the
me and the rest after the games were
!,rd and lost.
Cash in advance, not G. o. D.,
reminded him. If you cannot trust
10 ! cant trust you. Pay or play
al.' Well, the argument went on for
Cms days. but stood pat. I wanted
lM $40. 900 aud l got it,"
How wish that had not The
ay before went to Cincinnati put it
10 them squsrcly for tho last time
eere would be nothing unless I had
be money.
That night ! found the money un-
er my pillow. I had sold out Cum
ey and the other boys to pay off
o.Tago on a farm and for the wife
nd kids.
The first ball I pitched wondered
aat the wife and kiddies would say
tney ever found out was a crook.
pitched the best ball I know how
ter that first ball. But lost because
was nit, not because was throwing
Pc game.
Jackson's Confession
zoe Jackson described his confession
We grand jury as follows: