The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-09-29
OTHER PLAYERS
SUSPECT PLAN
IN PENNANT RACE
Cook County Grand Jury
Continued Its Delibera-
tions After Reporting In
dictments Against Eight
Players--Five Or Six
Gamblers Are Expected
To Be Indicted.

1Hicdpo, sept. ~, -- indictments
against five or six gamblers were con
sidered to-day by the Cook county
grand jury investigating throwing" OF
baseball games, according to Hartley
ReplogEe. assistant states attorney in
charge of the inquiry He said that
Abe Attell former featherweight
champion, and Arnold Rothstein of
New York were involved in test timony
presented to the grand jury. Attell,
il was said, handled the money paid
White Sox players for throwing" the
1919 world series
More ball players might be indict ed,
il was also indicated by Replogle, after
the grand jury had heard the testi-
mony of Presidents johnson and Heyd-
Ter of the American and National
leagues to-day.
Copies of kilograms sent prior and
during the 1919 series by Hal Chase
and Bill Burns, former major league
players, have been obtained by Heyd-
Ter for presentation to the grand Jury.
John j. McGraw. manager of the
Giants, was asked by the grand Jury
10 appear to-day to tell about the re.
lease OF Hal Chase, Lee Magee and
Heinie Zimmerman by the Giants last
year. Statements by several ball play
ers in connection with the 1919 series
have involved Chase in the deal by
which gamblers are said to have paid
eight White Sox players to 'flay down"
10 the Cincinnati Reds
Cieotte told the jury that he under
stood the eight players were to get
$4,000, but that they were double
crossed by the gamblers and so far as
he knew only three, himself, Jackson
and Williams, ever received any money
for throwing the series. The amounts
they were to have received, he said,
were;
Eddie Cicotte, pitcher, $4,000.
Claude Williams, pitcher, $4,000.
Charles Risberg, shortstop $4,000
Buck" Weaver, third baseman,
$1,000
Joe Jackson, left fielder $4,000
Happy" Felsch, center fielder, $4,000.
Chick" Gandil, former first baseman,
100000
Fred MeMullin, utility player,
$4,000
With tears in his ewes, Cicotte told
the grand jury how he had lobbed the
ball up to the Cincinnati batters in
the first game of the series. so that
they could read the trademark on it"
Repenting after having thrown two
games, he said, he pitched hard to win
his third start Either Gandil who
Cicotte said first arranged the throw
ing or Abe Attell, the 20 between of
the gamblers, got $4,000 which the
eight players were to have received.
When Joe jackson left the grand
jury room after his confession a crowd
of small boys gathered round their
heavy hitting idol and asked;
III isn't true. is IL. Ioe?"
Yes, boys, I'm afraid it j. (" Jack
son replied.
Cieotte and Jackson were not prom
sed immunity in return for their con
fessions, Replogle said. but are liable
to prosecution the same as other play
ers named in the eight indictments re-
turned.
The eight were suspended by Presi- |
dent Comiskey Of the Sox AZ soon a.
he had heard Cicotte's confession and /
turned him over 20 the clubs atfor-
ney, Alfred Austrian. 70 be taken be- |
fore the grand jury
Manager Gleason of the Sox de /
tlsred that the remaining mebmers
were still fighting in the pennant race |
ard would start their closing three-
game series a. St Louis Friday de- |
termined to do al they could TO win.
In spite of the upheaval which took |
Isven regulars out ~ the lineup
Cicotte's Confession.
"Risbere. Gandil and MeMullin we're
e. me for = week before the series 1
started" Cicotse told the grand Jury
IN his confession They wanted me 1
- ~ crooked. needed the money. I'll
TAD the wife and kids They don't 4
tuow this. and ] don't know what
lhey1l think
! had boaChi = farm There was
1000 mortgaCe ] paid ihai % vifh
vected rn0nev
The eight of " - eight under
"a ueut got together IN my room
nrse or four days before the series
uarred. CandE vas masfsr ~ eers
ro~fes We talked absuf throwing
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