Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-09-21
GRAND JURY To
PROBE ALLEGED
BALL GAMBLE INC
SubpoenaS Have Been Issued
for a Score of Persons to
Appear Before Inquisitor-
ial Body Wednesday:

10y MORNING JousHAL SPECIAL LEASED wlREl
Chicago. Sept. 20.-Grand jury
investigation of alleged gambling
by baseball players in last years
world series and in a game be-
tween Chicago and Philadelphia
National league clubs August 81 q,
will start wednesday with a score
of baseball officials, players and
writers suhpoenaed to testify.
Subpoenas were issued tonight
for the following persons to appear
before the grand jury:
B. B, Johnson. president of the
American league.
John A Heydler, president of
the National league.
William (Kid) Gleason, mana
ger of the Chicago Americans.
Charles A. Comiskey, president of
the Chicago Americans.
William l.. Veeck. president of
the Chicago Nationals.
Jacob (Rube) Benton, pitcher
for the New York Giants.
Bert e. Collyer and Frank o.
Kline, both Chicago sporting writ
ers.
Harvey Woodruff, sports editor
of the Chicago Tribune.
Sam Han, sports editor of the
Chicago Herald and Examiner.
|. e. Sanborn and Oscar Richow,
baseball writers for the Chicago
Tribune and the Chicago Daily
News respectively,
To Issue Other Subpoenas,
Subpoenas for additional players
probably will be issued before the
investigation begins, said r. A.
Replogle. who is working as pros
ecutor under direct orders from
Chief Justice C. A. Mcdonald of
the criminal court. He declared
that Hal" Chase, Lee Magee and
Heinie Zimmerman, all former
major league players. probably
wodld be called. Charges of al
ieged gambling which have been
voiced against Magee and Chase
would enter into the Investigation,
he said.
When asked why "Benton was
the only player called thus far, -"
Mr.. Replogle said he believed
Benton had information the grand
jury needed" and that Benton
would be asked ito tell what a
certain player asked him to do
Throwing of Games.
The grand jury will not be given
any quantity of evidence concern
! ing baseball pools. he said, but
every attempt would be made to
get into the real gambling-the
throwing of games by star play
ers."
Officials and writer's subpoenaed
who are now in Chicago unani-
mously voiced approval of the sub
poenas and declared they were
ready to Ego the limit in furnish
ing any information they pos
sessed."
Mr. Johnson of the American
! league declared that the leagues
resources would be at the jury s
disposal and that he believed the
investigation would be of great
benefit to baseball generally.
william Veeck. president of the
Chicago National league club, said:
at is lust what he had been hop
ing for ..
Sox Will Cooperate.
President Comiskey of the
American league club could not be
reached but his son, j. Louis Co.
miskey, treasurer of the club. said
the club would cooperate Ito the
limit"
1t became known tonight that
the committee of baseball writer's
appointed to investigate charges
that the Chicago Philadelphia Ma
tional league game referred to by
the grand jury had been fixed"
for Philadelphia to win. had done
little thus far. Sam Hall refused
to serve as chairman, saying he
could not spare the time.
Messages were sent tonight to
President Heydler and to Benton
ordering them to come before the
Jury Wednesday. ..
Pitchers Switched.
The Philadelphia Chicago game
was won by Philadelphia to 0,
after Manager Mitchell had switch
ed at the last minute from Hendrix
to Alexander in making the pitch
ing assignment Just before the
game President Veeck received a
number of kilograms and tele-
phone calls telling him the game
had been fixed" and that large
sums of money were being bet on
Philadelphia in many cities.
In a statement Veeck said the
switch to Alexander was made so
as to present the strongest lineup
nossibre. Alexander pitched good
ball, but lost primarily on errors
by Herzog and Barber
Charges that Hal Chase was I'M
plicated in gambling were made
several years ago when he was
member of the Cincinnati team,
Benton was a member of the Gin
cinrati club then, Prosecutor Rep
logic said.
me american league Will ask
congress to enact law at its next
session making betting on base
hall came a penitentiary offehse,
President Johnson said tonight. He
said the league would ask that this
law be made as severe as pos
sibIe and worded so as to eliminate
all baseball pools.
Mr.. johnson said the American
lea que st!ll was investigating
charges of gambling IN last years
world series and expected to make
,public the result of its investiga-
lion within short time.
"Most of my work this summer
has been devoted to running down
gambling charges ne ADDED.
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