Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-24
BIG SCANDAL BREWs
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SOnttnu6u from pA&e
Chick Gnndil, FIRST baseman. and Hap
Felsch, centerfGldcr Comiskcy held up
their checks calling for the players share
OF the world series money for sometime.
do not recall the name Of the fifth MIN.
IL do know the tip was sent out OF
Cincinnati to bet on the Reds. Jean D!i-
buc, who was member OF the Giants at the
time, received wire ipstructing him 10
bet his bankroll on the Reds. was in his
room at thc AnsoniA Hotel, New York,
when he opened the telegram was sitting
next to him and read the message. ] do
not remember who signed It.
They tell me around New York that
Hal Chase won $4,000 on the series.
He must have won lot because he bad
plenty Of money aftcs the series ended
understand his and Dubuc's information
came from the same man.
~ made one small wager on the series.
bet 4t20 on the first game and won IT,.
spent it for drinks in the barroom where
made the wager. did not even touch
the money.
"Aftcr the first bet Larry Doyle and I
made apiker bet on every game. Doyle
liked the white sox and bet on them. | had
had my tip and liked the Reds. But my
winnings were very small, only $40 or $40
a day.
The grand jury today WAS prepared 70
investigate statement printed by several
newspapers quoting Ban johnson, prcsi-
dent Of the Amerit an League az saying
the White Sox would not dare 10 win this
years pennant from Cleveland according
TO reports reaching him, because the
gambling syndicate threatened to expose
| PLAYERS involved in the baseball scandal
L. -. ,f &.,~>v Tod "a "A
could not BIC reaened and mis- secretary said
he knew nothing about the statement
credited by the newspapers 10 MIR. John
| son.
"Within the last few weeks" the state
ment says, "'it has been limited more or less
| openly that the White Sox would not dare
win because the gambling syndicate
would tell what they knew Of the conduct
Of certain players in the CINCINNATI
| Chicago worlds championship games in
| 1912
Charles ''Buck" Herzog, who WAS ac-
| c,ised yesterday by "Rube" Benton ol
| offering him money to lose a game, an
nounced today that he would appear
| before the grand jury and demand tha,
he be heard. Iierzop has not been sup
| p1naed.
aThe grand jury called Benton" Her
xnG said, "and thereby grants him inn
munity from prosecution Notwithstanding
| the fact that he admitted betting on ths
world series. as my witnesses have charp-
| ed, following tip from Hal Chase
Herzog SAID he would file waiver ol
/ immunity when he demanded TO bc heard
| If any evidence tn warrant prescott
/ ton is uncovered those involved may be
| charged with obtaining money under
false pretenses, conspiracy or operating O
confidence game, II. l.. Replogle. as
sistant States attorney, announced to
day. MIR Replogle denied reports that
| Judge Charles A. Mcdonald had ordered
the testimony before the grand jury made
public.
Cincinnati, Sept, 24.--Thc man Nance
Hahn mentioned by Pitcher Benton n
the one who told him that the last world
series was fixed could not be located
| today.
President August Hermann of tn,
| Cincinnati baseball club, and forrnel
| chairman OF the national commission
| said today: "The Reds have been Rivet
clean bill; they were not involved II
| any Irregularities during the world
| series OF 1919