The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-29
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GRABBING GAMES
Baseball Scandal Grows as
Tales of Bribery Are 4
Told by Ones Who
Threw Series Y
SHARKS DOUBLECROSS
FROM BUSH LEAGUE. SAVED
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Chicago, Sept. 29.-BasebaYi fn<scs-
ments against five or six gamblers
were considered today by the Cook
county grand Jury Investigating the
throwing" Of baseball games accord-s
ing to Hartley Reploge, assistant
states attorney in charge Of the in.
quiry. Abe Attell, former feathers
weight champion. and Arnold Roth-t
stein, of New York. were said by
! Replogle to have been involved ing
testimony presented TO the grand
jury. Attell, ii was said, handledf
the money paid White Sox players. =
Morep layers We're indicted ii was
said, after the grand jury has heard
the testimony Of Presidents Johnson
and Heydler of the American and Ma
tional leagues, who are to testify
today.
Manager McGraw Called
Copies of kilograms sent prior TO
and during the 1919 series by Hal
Chase and Bill Burns, former major
league players. have been obtained
by Heydler for presentation to the
grand jury.
John j. McGraw, manager Of The
Giants, also has been asked by the
grand Jury TO appear today to tell
about the release Of Hal Chase. Lee
Magee, and Heine Zimmerman by the
Giants last year. Statements by sew
eral ball players 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 lay down. to the Cincinnati Reds.
Double Crossed BY Gamblers
Cicotte told the jury that the eight
players were to get $4,000 but they
were double crossed by the gamblers.
so far as he knew and only three.
himself, Jackson and Williams ever
received any money for throwing
the series The amounts they were 10
have received, he said. were" ETC.
How Doodle Was Split
Eddie Cicotte. pitcher, 10000:
Claude Williams, pitcher, $4,000:
Charles Risberg. shortstop. $4,000
Buck Weaver third baseman, $1,000
Joe Jackson, left fielder, $1,000:
Happy" Felsch. center fielder, S. 900:
"Chick" Gandil, former first baseman.
SEQ, 900; Fred McMullin, utility player
$4,000.
Bilked Out Of $4,000
Either Gandil, with whom Cicotta
said arranged the throwing" or Abo
Attell, the go-between for the gamb-
lers got $4,000 which the eight play
ers weer to have received. ~
When Joe Jackson left the grand
jury room after his confession o
crowd of small boys gathered around
their heavy hitting idol and asked:
1T isn't true. is it Joe?"
! Yes, boys. I'm afraid 1t is,' Jack
} son replied.
Cicotte and Jackson were not prom
ised immunity in return for their
confessions, Replogle said but are
liable to prosecution the same as the
other players named In the eight in
dictments returned yesterday.
Eight were suspended by President
Comiskey of the Sox as soon as he
had heard Cicotte's confession, and
turned him over to the clubs attor-
, ney, Alfred Austrian to be takan
before the grand jury.
Remnant Still Fighting
Manager Gleason OF the White Sox
declared the remaining members Of
} the club We're still fighting in the pen.
nant race and would start their three
In Ev.iA IL
termlned to do all they could to win.
in spite of the upheaval, which took
seven regulars out of the lineup. :
Both Weaver and Felsch denied
having taken part In frameup to
toss the series TO the Reds williams
said he would tell his story to the
grand jury IL called and would not
| discuss it further. a
Jackson's Alibi
Joe Jackson described his confess
sion to the grand jury follows.
"Nobody's got anything on me-
said Williams. My word Is as good
as Jackson's. | am not talking for
publication"
Weaver declared his batting average
of 1913 and four errors In 30 chances
during the series. were his alib, and
: vigorously denied he received any
e money for helping to throw" games
or knew anything OF the scheme.
ITS all bunk as far as | am con-
y cerned," said Hap" Felsch "Tve
: always been on the square. All
i want Is a chance TO face the grand
r jury" "Risburg. Gand and McMul.
3 len were with me for week before
n the series started Eddie Clcotte told
$ the grand jury in his confession
They wanted me to go crooked. i
n needed the money. I had the wife
: and kids. They don't know this and
h don't know what they win think.
r Crooked Money. Pays Mortgage
'I had bought farm. There wal
a $4,000 mortgage. paid that Oh
= with crooked money"
e "The eight Of us-the eight under
d indictment got together in my room
!, three or four days before the sosio1
= started. Gnndil was master Of ceg0|
n monies We talked about throUlad
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