The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-29
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BASEBALL
GAMbIl. .ERS
Those Who Corrupted White
SO( Are To Be Drawn Into
Grand Jury Net.
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CHICAGO, Sept. 29.-The Cook
county grand jury turned today to IT'S
investigation of crookedness in base
ball-an Investigation that alre ady has
resulted in the indictment Of eight of
the games foremost stars.
Charles A. Comiskey. The Old X "a
man. and kid Gleason. owner ana
manager respectively of the Chicago
White SoN. turned to the wreck of a
million dollar ball club and began
plans for building anew the organic A.
ton that one fell swoop of disaster
has all but wiped out. Comiskey and
Gleason are making plans for finish
ing out the 1920 season and declare
that. despite the fact that seven cogs
in the pennant machine are out of the
game for this year and PERHAPS FOR al
time. the White SoN are not yet out Of
the battle for the flag
Il was expected that Claude Lefty
Williams. White Sox pitcher. Will b. a
witness before the grand jury TODAY
Williams is under indictment, but it is
believed he VIII 60 before the inquisi-
tors and tell what he knows of how
the White Sox sold out the 1919 worlds
series TO a clique Of INSCRIPTIONS
gamblers. Williams was named in the
confessions made to the grand jury by
Eddie Cicotte, Joe Jackson as one OF
the men who Joined in the plan TO
throw the series To Cincinnati for a
price.
John J. McGraw. manager OF the
New York Giants who dropped several
members OF his team presumably be-
cause he had evidence OF their dis
honesty. also was scheduled to be a
witness before the grand jury today
McGraw has promised To give the jury
a fun account of every fact he mas
regarding alleged dishonesty in base
ball
The grand jury's investigation IS
now expected to be directed chiefly At
gamblers who are accused 81 corrupt
ing baseball players. Indictment Of
several gamblers whose names have
been mentioned since the Investigation
began IS not unlikely at any tins II
is regarded q probable also that other
bali PLAYERS VIII be drawn into the
grand jury net.
report that the gamblers main
tanned at least one man and in some
cases two or three on every team in
the major leagues on their payroll and
in this manner sought virtually to cen
troll the sport, Will be given a thorough
investiga
The White soS expect to give a
practical demonstration Of the value Of
reserve strength to a ball club in the
remaining games of the season. Ray
SchaIk. Byrd Lynn and Clyde Jonnard
make up the catching staff. which is
intact
Red" Faber, Dick Kerr Ray Wink
inson and Shorty Hodge. give Gleason
four capable pitchers. An inheld \, tn
John Collins at first base. Eddie col
Inns at second and Harvey Mcclellan
a short doesn't look So bad. but the
fans are wondering WHO win replace
Buck Weaver at third base That Is
the biggest hole to fill. For the cut
field the Sox have Strunk. Liebold. Ed
die Murphy and Bib Falk. In p:nen
Ted Jourdan could be sent back to hrs,
base, and John Collins could return to
the outfeld. This is the aggregation
that viii carry the hopes that WHITE
Sox fans refuse to forsake in the three
remaining games in the 1920 schedule.
Although heartbroken over the ais
aster that has fallen upon the club lie
has given his life to building up.
Comiskey was greatly cheered today
came to him from his fellow baseoaH
magnates and from thousands of fans
who commended his action in wreck
ing his ball cub rather than win a
pennant with players he believed dis
honest One Of these offers of aid came
from Col Jacob Illpperr ana Col r. T..
Huston. owners If tho New York
Yankees. who rendered the White opS
the use Of any PLAYERS ON the Yankee
roster Harry Frazee. Of the Boston
Red Soy made a similar offer of aid.
Rules Of baseball forbid the acceptance
Of such profrers, but the spirit in
which they were made pleased Comis-
key nightly.
None Of the players indicted by the
grand jury are under arrest as yet
Eddie Cicotte left for his home In De
troit last night Joe Jackson remained
in Chicago after making his confcs-
sion u the grand jury. but was closely
guarded by deputy sheriffs after tie
had revealed a letter threatening him
with death Y he did not tell Of his
part in the plot.
Cicotte is said 10 fear federal prose-
cutiou because he failed to include tho
SIC. 900 he got for Throwing the
games, he pitched in his income tax
return Both jackson and Cicotte
signed immunity waivers but it is un-
dertsood that they viii be given con-