Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-29

the waiver price.a Joe Jackson was
 bought from Clevelahd in 1915 for
 a large sum in cash and some play
 CTS in trade. Felsch was purchased from Milwaukee, of the American as- sociation, in 1914; McMullen from Los Angeles in 1916; Risberg from Vernon, of the Pacific coast league 1 in 1916; Williams from Salt Lake in 1916 and Weaver from York, Pa., in 1911. The purchase price of the eight, paid by Comiskey, represents la tidy fortune.
 The investigation by the grand jury will continue until all phases of baseball gambling have been bared lit was said by officials. The inves- tigation started two weeks ago fol- lowing reports that game played
 here August 31, by the Cubs and the Philadelphia Nationals was liked" and the inquiry into last years world series came up only as an incident to the other inquiry.
 Assistant States Attorney Hartley Replogle, in charge of the case said tonight that indictments to be drawn up tomorrow on today's true bills may contain several counts. The true bills themselves specified but one of fense Conspiracy to commit an il- legal act" The penalty provided upon conviction on this count would be one to five years in the peniten- tiary and fine of not more than $10,000.
 Just Beginning.
 "This is just the beginning" MT. Repolge said tonight. "We will have more indictments within few days and before we get through we will have purged organized baseball of everything that is crooked and dis honest.
 We are going after the gamblers now. There will be indictments within few days against men in Philadelphia, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Des Moines, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and other cities. More baseball play CTS will also be indicted. We've got the goods on these men and we are going the limit"
 Harry Grabner, secretary of the White Sox, announced that the club would play out the schedule to the end if it had to "employ ,Chinamen" to fill the vacancies nthe team.
 Mir. Comiskey tonight made the following statement to the Associated Press:
 "The consideration which the grand jury gave to this case should bel greatly appreciated by the general public. The Hon, Charles A. McDon- ald, chief justice, and the foreman 'f the grand jury, Harry Brigham, md his associates who so diligently 'trived to save and make America's treat game the clean sport which t is are to be commended in no un- certain terms by all sport followers n spite of what happened today. Ind, thank God, it did happen. Forty our years of baseball endeavor have convinced me more than ever that it s wonderful game and game 1orth keeping clean.
 Z T WyNAu AotucI ClOSc Hly pail park han send nine men on the field with ne of them holding dishonestI bought toward clean baseball the anne which John McGraw and went round the world with to show the eople on the other side.
 "We are far from through yet. We ave the nucleus of another cham ionship team with the remainderI the old worlds championship eam."
 He named the veterans, Eddie and ohm Collins, Ray Schalk, Urban Fa- CT, Dick Kerr, Eddie Murphy, Memo iebold and Amos Strunk. and de- Jared that with the addition of lodge, Falk, Jourdan, and Mcclellan, guess we can go along and win he championship yet"