Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-10-05
WORLD s SERIES
WILL BE ON THE
SQUARE IN 1870
Brooklyn and Cleveland
Teams Are Cleared of Any
Connection Whatever With
Baseball Scandal.

chicago, oct 4.-The Brooklyn
and Cleveland baseball clubs. con-
tenders in the worlds series which
opens Tuesday, tonight were
cleared of any connection with the
baseball scandal, SO far as evidence
presented to the Cook county grand
jury is concerned.
States Attorney Maclay Hoyne
and his assistant. Hartley Replolge,
who is in charge of the baseball
inquiry which already has resulted
in the indictment of eight Chicago
White SoX players on charges of
throwing games in last years Sc
ries. tonight issued statements de-
claring that no evidence or testi-
mony in any way duplicating any
member OF the two pennant win
ners has come before the grand
jury.
No Attempt at "Eixing."
The grand jury in New York
previously had eXonerated the
Brooklyn players of any connection
with reports that attempts had been
made to "fiX" the 1920 series.
~ Mr.. Hoyne sent message to the
New York authorities denying re-
ports that he had gathered evil
dence during his recent eastern trip
which indicated an attempt to
bribe the world series contenders
this year. Mr.. Replegle said that
so far as testimony given before
rhe Cook county grand jury was
concerned every man on the
BrookHn team is innocent as a new
born babe and In no way impllcat-
ed in any baseball scandal, either
9past or present" FL.
There has never been anything
10 implicate anyone In an attempt
ito fix the series this year, SAID
Mr.. Replogle. JaI
Jury Reconyenes To-day.
The grand jury will reconVene TO-
morrow in a special session with
slnothing on the docket but the base
han Investigation. A group of base
bali officials and players have been
subpoenned and il Is planned TO
s call more later, according to Mr,
RepIogle, who said he believed tne
inquiry would last severai weeks
longer
Among those who are scheduled
10 appear tomorrow are hiu
Gleason, manager OF the Whltc
Sdx: IIughey Jennings, manager Oh
the Detroit Tigers; John J Mcdra"'
manager of the New York GIANTS
.s.,Tfp. O,Neill, former western
league president and confidant oI
Charles Comiskey, owner OF the
White Sox; Jean Dubuc, former
Detroit pitcher, now with Toledo,
Benny Kauff, New York NationaI
outfielder. and Fred Toney, New
York National pitcher.
IN President Heydler, of the Ma
tional league, has been asked TO
appear before the jury again at his
convenience and President Johnson
az the American league, also Is eN-
speeted to testify later.
Eddy Collins, second baseman,
and captain OF the White 'SoX, ana
Ray Schalk, catcher, will be called
later.
They will be asked whether they
believe games were thrown this
year and also to technically discuss
plays which lost games IN last
years series.
Gleason and O'Neill are expected
TO testify tomorrow concerning an
investigation they made last fall TO
find out If the world series was
crooked. Dubuc will be asked
concerning a message Rube Benton,
New York pitcher, said he received
from Hal Chase, telling him to pet
on Cincinnati in the first two games
Of the series. Benton told the jury
he got his tip from this telegram
Toney, Kauff and McGraw are ex-
pected to give further information
concerning alleged attempts of Hal
Chase and jHeinie Zimmerman to
bribe them TO throw games.
The October session of the COOK
county grand jury, which was
sworn in today, was charged by
Judge Charles Mcdonald to care
fully investigate" any Information
concerning baseball gambling
which might come before it. This
Jury, however, is not expected to
conduct separate Investigation
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