Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-25
Chicago Grand Jury Pre-
pairing to Indict Sew
eral SOx Players.
JURY FOREMAN SAYS
EVIDENCE LOOKS BAD
Enough Testimony Already Procured
to Warrant indictments - SUBJ
posnas to Be issued For Several
Players and GambIers-Presldents
johnson and HeydIer, of Major
Leasuess and Pusilist to Testify.
BY Associated Press.

pased on charges of conspiracy to de-
fraud may be the result Of the Cook
county grond jury's investigation OF
crookedness by the players in last
iaiis world series, it was Indicated
today by Henry Fl. Brigham, foreman
of the jury.
There seems to be more than sur
hcient evidence to support such
Charges
In connection with Brigham's an
nouncement that Arnold Rothstein
New York turfman and chief owner
of the Hayre de Grace race track.
mad been subpocnaed, it was learned
today that President B. B. johnson
VI the american League, ha: been in
NeW York for twp days investigating
reports involving New York men in
the alleged plan to fix" the 1919
world series SO that Cincinnati wonl1
y, WIN ana enable the gamblers on the
inside to win large sums. q
Subpoenas For Others
BESIDES Rothstein, subpoenas also
VIII be issued, Brigham announced
Tor William Burns, former pitcher Of
the Chicago Americans and Cfncir-
natl National League teams. ,,.,
Attel. former featherweight cham-
pion, and several we'll known sports
men. = - - -
Eight members of the White GOV
team whose shares in the uorld
series money were held up by pre.,-
dent Charles a. Comiskey for sev.
eral months probably viii rot sbe
81 summoned Brigham said, addi.. i that
the grand jury was getting plenty of
evidence elsewhere The nlavar.
are:
suck Weaver, third Sbaseman.
happy Felsch, center fielder.
Claude Williams, pitcher.
charles Risberg. shortstop.
Joe Jackson, left fielder.
Cnick Gandil, first baseman.
EDDIE Cicotte, pitcher.
Fred McMullin, utility man.
Gandil is the only one Of tbe az. -
piaS CTS whose checks were held up
VINO is not with the team now. T.
was announced this spring that me
was a hoidout. that he was asking for
more money than the Sox would give
him. eAse
Heydler Hunting Evidences.
Among the leading witnesses az.
pected to appear when the rrand
jury resumes its Investigation nert
tuesday, are Presidents johnson ana
f1eydler. The latter was in Detroit
Yesterday tracing reports Of an AL
legged attempt to fix a recent gar,a
here between the Chicago and Phila-
ueiphia National League teams.
Heydler said he expected to eo 10
Cleveland and Cincinnati in search
OF evidence and expected to arrive 5
here Tuesday.
members OF the grand jury, it waA
indicated, wish to question him ahonf
the true reasons for the discharoe
last fall of "Heinie" Zimmerman ana
Hal Chase from the New York
Giants. Chase has been Connected
with various angles OF the present
investigation by grand jury witness.
es, a public statement by s.Bucls. Her.
zog, Chicago Cubs second baseman,
naming Chase as the man"wl1o tipped
Off J. c. "Rube" Benton, pitcher for
the Giants. and other players, that
the series had been fixed" for the
Cincinnati Reds to win.
According to one version Of ohe
alleged fixing Of the series as pub
ished in Chicago newspapers today.
Rothstein chased Abe Attel from his
office when approached with the OBJ
ject of securing His backing after
members of the White Sox team had
been fixed" The betting ring was
formed without Rothstein's aid, ac-
cording to the story, Attel and Hal
Chase securing their backing else
where.