The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-10-02

last year." the court official quoted
him as saying.
'In the first game at Cincinnati I
was knocked out of the box" Cicotte
told the jury. according to the court
Official. II wasn't putting thing on
the ball. You could have read the
trade mark on 1t, when lobbed the
ball up to the plate"
"In the fourth game played at Chi
cago. which I also lost, deliberately
intercepted q throw from the out
field to the plate which might have
cut of a run. l muffed the ball on
purpose. At another time In the
same game l purposely made q wild
throw. All the runs scored against
me were due to my own deliberate er-
rors. / did not try to win"
RECORD RECALLED
Last years world series records
show. that in the first inning Of the
first game he started by hitting Rath.
first Cincinnati batter, in the back.
Daubert followed with q single over
second base that sent Rath to third
and he scored when Groh flied to
Jackson, Rath beating Jackson's
throw to the plate.
Chicago tied this run in the next
inning, Kopf putting Jackson ON Sec
ond with a wild throw. Felsch sacrf-
feed him to third and Gandil dropped
a little fly safely in center. scoring
Jackson.
The end of Cicotte's pitching and
the runs that ultimately won the
game, were scored by Cincinnati In
the fourth inning. All the damage
was done with two out. With Kopf
on first, Neale and Wingo singled and
the hard hitting Cincinnattf
pitcher. drove three-base hit to the
center field bleachers. Rath doubled
and Daubert singled, the combination
resulting In five runs. Wilkinson
took Cicotte's place after Daubert's
single and Groh flied to Felsch. The
final score of this game was 8 toll.
DELIBERATELY THROWN AWAY
The fourth game played at Chicago
was also deliberately thrown away.
according to the court officials who
heard Cicotte's statement to the
grand jury. The Reds won the game,
2 too. Ring, pitching for Cincinnatti,
holding the American league champ
ions to three hits. Both CINCINNATI
runs were made in the fifth inning
when two of the Cincinnati's hits
we're punched with wild throw to
lirst by Cicotte and a bad throw to-
the plate by jackson, which the pitch
er Intercepted and muffed.
PLAYERS
BY WIRE
Chicago, Sept. 28.-Alfred s. Aus
trian. attorney for the club, sent the
following telegram to Risberg, Nc
Mullin, Jackson, Felsch, Weaver.
Williams and Cicotte:
you and each of you are hereby
of your indifinite suspension
as a member of the Chicago Ameri-
can league baseball club.
Your suspension is brought about
by information which has Just come
TO me indirectly involving you and
each of you in the baseball scandal
(now being investigated by the pres
ent grand jury of Cook county, re-
sulting from the worlds series OF
1919.
If you are innocent of any wrong
doing you and each of you will be re-
instated; If you are guilty you will
be retired from organized baseball
for the rest of your lives If / can ac-
complish it.
Until there is finality to this in
vesttgation 1t is due to the public
that l take this action, even though
it costs Chicago the pennant.
(Signed.)
"CHARLES A. COMISKEY..
SOx PLAYERS PLEASED
Chicago, Sept. 2S.-The White Sox
players who were not implicated in
the baseball scandal held celebra-
tion at dinner tonight. :
We've known something was
wrong for long time, but We felt we
had to keep silent because we were
fighting for the pennant." said Eddie
Collins. Now it's all over, and we
are the happiesk bunch in the world"
Besides Collins. Eddie Murphy.
Amos Strunk, Memo" Leibold and
John Collins were present. Urban
Faber and Ray Schalk. unable to at
tend. telephoned during the dinner to
express their happiness over the
clearing Of the atmosphere"