Evening journal., 1920-09-29

gamblers are alleged to have threat
ened the White Sox players that II
they did not lose they would expose
the crookedness OF the 1919 series.
Cicotte, Sox star pitcher, failed
mserably when called on in pinches
this season Manager Gleason even
forced Cicotte 10 do several hours
extra practice a day and then put him
on the bench for a period.
Finally Gleason pitched Cicotte IN
his turn.
Rnmors OF the scandal caused con-
stant Wrangling among the SOX during
the year and the wonder is that they
were able 10 keep in the pennant race,
even II they were playing on the
square.
Just before the recent crucial
series with the New York Yankees,
one Of the White Sox players who was
on the square, was interviewed by a
United Press stan correspondent
"Who are you going to pitch To-
morrow" the correspondent asked
"Cicotte.' was the answer. Ano
II he doesn't win, we VIII mob nun
on the fleld.'
Cicotte pitched and won the game.
The story that CicOtte Is said e
have told the jury follows in every
Essential particular that told at Phila
ldelphia by Maharg. In the first gam'
lat Cincinnati ] was knocked out %
the box" CicOtte told the jury, ac
cording 10 the court official. Il WASH
putting a tning on the ball. You coul'
have read the trade mark on IL wnei
II lobbed the ball up 10 the plate.
- A court official who was presen
when Clcotte went on the stand de
scribed the scene when the sta
! pitcher broke down and cried as h
I told the jury Of his part in the serie
! l"hXing.'
I my God. think Of my children" h
cried. Cicotte has two small children
+; "Tve lived 1000 years in. the las
! year" the court official quoted him a
, saying.
7 II never did anything I regrette
; 50 much in my life" the witness ado
n ed. according to the state onlclai'
u would give anything In the world II
, could undo my acts in the last worl
y series I've played a crooked gan
Z and | have lost and / am here TO te
"a the whole truth.
# In the fourth game, played at Ch
IN lcago, which ! also lost, | deliberate
NJ Intercepted a throw from the outile
q. 10 the plate which might have cut {
" a run. ] muffed the ball on purpos
M Al another time In the same game
TO lpurpOsely made a wild throw. All q
runs scored against me were due
ID my own deliberate errors. l did n
ii | try TO win
=" Last years world series recon
show that in the FIRST inning Of q
o first game he started by hitting Rat
4 iho nr,s, Cine nnafi batter, in the baC
IL Dauber followed with single ov
10 second base that sent Rath TO thi
and he scored when Groh flied
" Jackson. Rath beating Jackson's thrc
he t0 the plate.
DC Chicago tied this run in the ne
90 inning. kouf putting Jackson on Sc
cd with a wild throw. Felsch sac
G. feed him TO third and Gandil dropp
N little fly safely in center, scori
x Jackson.
m The fourth game played at @
ne cago, was also deliberately thr0'
.i- away according TO court officials, W
or heard Cicotte's statement 60 The gra
T. Jury The Reds won this game by
re scors OF > DO 0. Ring pitching for q
OF cinnat. holding the American Leae
ms champions t0 three hits. Both G
he cinnaii runs were made IN the III
ST. inning. when two OF Cncinnatis n
adj were buched with a wild throw
lot FIRST by CicOtte and a bad throw
he the plate by Jackson, which
nd pitcher intercepted and muned. 4
'er play of this inning was sent over
ar Associated Press as follows
nd "Roush WAS out. Schalk 30 Gam
ne the ball rolling half way to