The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25
Grand Jury fo Continue
 Investigation
9ube Benton ReiterateS Previ- ous Statements Concerning
 Gambling Syndicate

Chics,s September 24.-The Cook county rrand jury Investigating alleged fixing" 4 games in last years worlds series ant charges of gambling by major league plaserr has found such convinc- ing eviaeuus of crooked work that it will not disbaad when it's term expires Sep tember se, sut will continue it's investiga- ton in special session, it was an- nounced tonight after the jury had ad- lournei until next Tuesday.
 The qualifications of the alleged gam bling was so widespread that 1t would be irnposxibIs to complete a thorough in- Vestgation during the regular session, Henry H. Brigham, foreman, said.
 The Jury has received evidence which indicates an attempt by a nationwide ring of gamblers to ''pollute baseball and ruin the great national game in the same way boxing was killed and horse racing crucified," MT. Brigham said, in state- ment summarizing the work Of the Jury thus far.
 Comparatively few players are impli7, cated however. said Mir Brigham, only a flew weak-moraled and weak-charac- tered men being preyed upon by the pro- fessional gamblers"
 Simultaneously with MT. Brlgham statement came one from President Comiskey of the Chicago American League. club saying he had not the full support of President Johnson of the American League in his attemlV to run down charges of crooked work oy some nla vers on hls team. After SN<e,ag this statemeut, President Hermann o1 the Cincinnati club, Chicago's opponents III the worlds seres, said "he knew posi- lively President Johnson made an eager investigation"
 President Johnson, when he testified before the grand jury Wednesday. told reporters he had given the jury eVi- dence which he believed proved that star players had attempted to throw games last year, but had no evidence or such actions this year"
 statement attributed to @resideiit Johnson yesterday quoted him as saylhs he had received reports that gamblers who were said to have fixed last years worlds series had threatened Chi capo players implicated with exposure if thev won the pennant this year. anu had tcld them they must lose Tn lhe present series with Cleveland. Chicaso won yastsrday, but was defeated tooay' to O. Members of the team Tn CleVe- land today characterized this report as foolish.
 Jacob (Rube) Benton, New York Na- tional League pitcher, in his testimony before the jury today reiterated pre- vious statements that Pittsburg gam bling synd5aots had raised $10O,OoO whlch was paid to C4Aeago American League players to throw games" in the worlds series.
 If became known tonight that the players whose worlds series checks were held up last year by President ComlsKeS were Eddie Cicotte, Claude Williams "Happy'. Felsch. |"Buck' Weaver Charles Risberg. Joe Jackson, Ch'cA Grandil and, Fred McMullin. Grandh no longer is in the major leagues. Benton in his testimony today said he under, stood. Cicotte, Williams, Felsch ana Gandil had been approached py gam, S,ars ,rertioning A man named Hahn in Cincinnati, and that he "felt sure Cicol'e could tell the names of the gamblers
 District Attorney Clyne took napd III the inquiry today by starting an inVest', ration to find out whether baseball poo' tickets were being sent through ue mails in violation of the lottery laws