The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-27

IN BASEBALL
National League Claims 20 Have been
Cleansed of Gambling With
Suspension OF Three
Players.

Players.
I[United Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, Sept. 27,-C-cllNe'tn-ss
in National league baseball games
has been eliminated in the opinion OF
iJohn Heydler, president, here to ties
tify before the grand jury inyest'sar
ling gambling on baseball
Heinie Zimmerman, Hal Chase ana
Lee Magee were thrown out OF me
National league because OF gamD-
ling" Heydler said.
Although it had been generatiS
known that Zimmerman, Chase ana
Magee were baniShed because OF al
legged crookedness, this was the nrst
official announcement of the fact.
This cleansed the game IN tne
National league and as far as know
the only scandal in the American
league is connected with the 1919
world SERIES" Heydler said.
'The action taken in the thinner
man case scared the others WAC
might otherwise have been inclined
to play crooked baseball and they are
not willing to take any chances now.
Heydler said the New York Giants
club deserved a great deal of credit
flor the swift and decisive action
taken in the cases of Chase and
Zimmerman.
Heydler said he had the aff1davits
iof RUDE Benton and Charles Herzog'
regarding alleged gambling.
at merely comes down to ques'
ton of one mans word against an
others" Heydler said. However,
published reports of Benton's state
ments differ from the affidavit Wnlcn
he made"
Declaring the investigation was de-
lyeloping "a lot of silly angles Which
lbecloud the main issue, Heyoier
urged the grand jury to STICK 10 tue
main observation-disclosures or aHeseu
crookedness in baseball. Heyaler
Esaid the National league has taken
particular pains to carefully lnVeslf
gate every report of crookedness, out
found all except one false.
'If Judge Mcdonald and the grano
Jury can do anything to help base
bali. they will receive the approval
iof the entire baseball public, Heyo-
Her said.
The grand jury on meeting tomor-
lrow will continue its scrutiny OF tne
1919 world series, in which seVerai
White Sox players were reported u
have sold out to gamblers
August Hermann, former chair
Imam of the national commission and
ipresident of the Cincinnati Reds was
today requested by States Attorney
How're to appear next Friday. Hoyne
asked Hermann to bring af11davits
which he might have relative to the
matters under investigation.
Raw Schalk will appear tomorrow
morning when the jury resumes us
probe. Schalk, whose integrity has
never been questioned, will be able
Ito tell the inside story Of the plot,
according to reports.
Schalk has never denied hghtmS
with two members Of the White Sox
iclioue which is alleged to have sold
iout to the gamblers during the 1919
iworld series, Reports circulated
after the series, were that Schalk,
|angered by a play made during the
game by one of the men under sus-
nicion. demanded an explanation and
Ian encounter followed
/ Schalk is recognized as probably
one of the cleanest players in the
game and officials are counting
strongly on his testimony to build UP
their case.
A subpoena was also issued today
for DR.. r. B. Prettyman, Chicago
dentist. Prettyman was employed py
jseyeral Sox players to repair their
teeth. Conversations which he Is
lalleged to have had with them Will
he gone into, it was said. Another
baseball probe was started by federal
authorities today.
q. S. Attorney Charles F. Clyne
announced his intention of investi-
igating baseball pools. Postal inspec-
Itors were asked to locate l.. J. NC
Daniel, indianapolis. Clyne needs
him as a witness. Mcdaniel Is SAID
ito know the names of several men
who operate pools.
Ban Johnson, president OF The
American league, today answered at
lacks by Charles Comiskey, owner or
the White SoX.
| Comiskey expressed disapproval II
IJohnsous statement that he had
heard reports the White Sox did not
dare to win the pennant TINS year
because many of the players were IN
the grip of gamblers.
This is not the time for clubbing
and side issues" said Johnson. me
Integrity of professional paseoan -
on trial. 1t is the only sane AMI
thorough method of unraYellng
mass of appalling charges.
"There was a time when authori-
ties of the game could have controllei
the gambling situation, when it was
in the spawning period. Today it
has grown to such proportions that
the hand of a stronger and sterne2'
power has been invoked.
81 stand sQuarely behind the grand
iury and the authorities in the re-
sponsibility they have assumed and
will enter into no further discussion
of personal matters that only tend
TO mislead and nauseate the public ,
Johnson accused Comiskey OF
,"grasping at straws to purify his po'
'sition with the public"
Officials today denied published re-
ports that they had information that
the big gamblers had fixed the White
Sox to loose the 1920 pennant; that
Cleveland was backed by the gamblers