The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-24
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FIXED BALL
STORY TOLD
By BENTON
-Four White sox Players
Nampd; Plot to Throw
Games to Cinci.

Chicago. Sept. 24.-Investigstion
Of report that George M. lCohan,
actor. and Mont Tennes Of Chicago
had lost large sums bet on last
years world series was understood
today to be under consideration by
the Cook county grand jury. which
next Tuesday will resume father
ing testimony Of charges that the
series was fixed" so that the Gin
cinnati Reds" would win. Pub
lished reports place Cohan's losses
at $4,000 and Tennes' at $4,000.
According to statements quoting
Mr.. Johnson, published by papers
here, the syndicate Of gamblers
which, It has been charged,
bought" last years world series
by paying $500,00O to ive White
Sox players, threatens to expose
The plot Il the Chicago team wins
the race.
Chicago. Sept. 24.-Interest in
the grand jury investigation into
alleged throwing" of baseball
games By dishonest players switch
ed from Chicago today to Cleve-
hand.
With the grand jury adjourned
until next Tuesday. investigators,
baseball mAgnatAs and fans are
watching the Sox for their victory
Or defeat in the games with the In
dians, which may decide the fu-
ture course Of the investigation.
II the White Sox win, they will
displace Cleveland and lead the
American league by half . game.
Ban johnson, president Of the
American league, is reported to
have received rumors that gam
blers are trying to create an nm
preston that the White Sox do mot
care to win the American league
pennant.
The inquiry into the fixing"
chargesis Is to be pushed to the limit,
according to q statement made by
Henry H. Brigham, foreman Of the
, grand jury, who declared that he
was shocked at the rottenness, SO
far revealed
States Attorney Hoyne, accord
ing to statement received from
New. York, declared he had no
doubt that the 1919 series was
crooked and that at least one Chi
cago player was crooked"
Jacob c. "Rube" Benton, New
York Giants pitcher, who told the
grand jury. yesterday Of being Of
fered q bribe to lose b game. nam
ing Buck" Herzog, Hal Chase and
"Heinie" Zimmerman in connec-
ton with the alleged offer, IN q
published statement today named
four White Sox players as having
been named to him by IN alleged
member of q baseball gambling
ring In q discussion Of alleged fx-
ing" Of the 1919 series.
These players, declared. were
Eddie Cicotte, pitcher of the first
game, Claude Williams, pitcher in
the second. Chick Gandil. first
baseman, and Hap Felsch, center
fielder.
|. Benton's statement said the play
ers were mentioned by a Cincinnati
betting commissioner named
Hahn. Benton and i've White Sox
said that players demanded $780,
600 for throwing the series and
that this was paid to them by a
group Of Pittsburgh gamblers.
Benton said he was sure Cicotte
could name tho Pittsburgh gam
blers and would be glad to give the
Information. to. the grand jury.
i Heydler Investigates Ieads."
New York, Sept. 24.-John A..
Heydler, president OF the National
Baseball league, win appear next
week before the Chicago grand
jury investigating alleged baseball
gambling, left for the west today
to visit q number Of major league
cities to investigate several leads
he has received.
Bentons Story.
Benton, in his story of the al
legged fixing" o fthe world series
last fall said:
Last fall after the series q man
named Hahn, who halls from Gin
cinnati and IL known a. . betting
commissioner, visited me at my
(COntinued nm Paea Hfftean