The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-09-30
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testimony Of Mysterious
Mrs. Kelly 70 Cause Several
Indictments Scandal Now
Involves Both Leagues.
BY JAMES I. KiLGALLEM
United News Staff corrssponden4

scandal is growing in proportions a.
1t goes on.
Starting over an unimportant ma
tional league game between Chicago
and Philadelphia, it has expanded mn
I'll now it Involves famous players in
ooth major leagues, gamblers, powers
fui figur credited with having
mace t.4e game what 1t is today,
prominent sporting men and even the
woman baseball fan.
When the grand jury resumes it's
investigation Tuesday, such witnesses
as THESE will be prepared to testify:
Hugh Jennings, manager of the
Detroit Tigers. believed able to
tell something of the Detroit ring
Of gamblers
august HERMAN, owner or the
Cincinnati Reds.
John j. (.Muggsy') McGraw,
manager of the New York Giants
who may explain why Bonnie
Kauff, his center fielder, was
suddenly shunted to the minors
in midseason.
Mrs. Kelly Mentioned Next.
Mrs. Henrietta B. Kelly, Chi
cago fan" and friend of White
Sox players who is said to have
extremely important" informa-
ton.
Ban Johnson, president of the
American league, who heard re-
ports that gamblers were pre-
venting the Sox from winning
the pennant.
Ray Schalk, White Sox catch
er, play general OF the team who
is reported to have bottled two
of his teammates following "pe-
culiar looking" worlds series
games last year.
Monte Tennis, Chicago gam
bier
Barry Mccormick, National
league umpire.
John A. Heydler, president Of
the National league who has
been conducting searching in
vestigation of : alleged fixed
games.
Another Woman to Be Probed
Mrs. Claude Williams. wife of
lefty" Williams, the Sox twirler,
who recently denied she had wag
cred money on a game her hus-
band had pitched in the worlds
series.
DIR. Raymond b. Prettyman,
Buck" Viewers dentist. S@t
One of the first and most import
ant things the jury will take up is
n MJIl1in ok y
This package, rumored to have con-
tanned currency, is alleged to have
been delivered by Fred McMullin
sox utility player. to Viewers home
while the worlds series was in pro
gress. Both Weaver and McMullin
have asked permission to go before
the jury. They denied there had been
any fixing" They will not be per-
mitted to take the stand, it was
said
BUCKS" MotherinIaw Steps In.
Bucks" mother-in-law, Mrs. Cook
is said to have first told the story
that now has the American leagues
star third baseman in deep water
She told it to her dentist, DR.. Pretty
man.
LII. tGelly man Sdlu ulSnt
that his testimony will be vindi-
cation for Buck Weaver. lie de-
clared the details of the story told
him by Mrs. Cook had been garbled
He said his testimony would not in
criminate Weaver. regardless Of its
effect on anyone else.
Mrs. Weaver and Mrs. Cook ex-
pressed an earnestness to go tc
Bucks defense but they will be de-
MED, for the time being at least
entrance to the jury room
The identity OF the mystery wo-
man" whose testimony, it is reported
is relied upon to bring about severa
indictments. became known Monday
She is Mrs. Kelly. She is widow ant
Sox fan" AT various times sht
rented apartments in the building sh.
owns on Grand boulevard to So,
players and their wives. She sait
the summons before the jury was
great surprise" to her.
Leaders Are Alarmed.
Baseball leaders openly expressed
themselves Monday as being con.
cerned about the national game II
order to restore it to its former higf
standard. according to President Hey
dler Of the National League, tn,
National Baseball Commission i'm.
mediately must agree upon thirt
member-one who is absolutel.
neutral and free of any affiliatiol
with the American of National lea
CUES.
Confidence was expressed by cthe
leaders, including Ban Johnson asl'
President Comiskey of the Whit
Sox, that the game would com
through it's present crisis withou
material harm, although it might b
necessary to take drastic actor
aginst certain ball players. Comiskey
according to Heydler, had told hin
that he had suspected Since the Sc
cond game in Cincinnati last autumn
that the worlds series was not o.
the level, and that something Woul
have to be done.
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