Evening star., 1920-10-01
NEW AND Stronger
/. EVIDENCE AGAINST
PLAYERS EXPECTED
Hoyne Gets Facts in New
York Which May Warrant
Criminal Prosecution.

CHICAGO, October New evidence
which may warrant criminal prose-
cution of the baseball players in
volved in the "fxing'' of the 1919
world series was expected by the
grand jury today with the arrival of
State Attorney Maoa.- Hoyne from
New York. Rugust Hermann, presi-
dent of the Cincinnati Reds, was ex-
pected to testify today and Alfred s.
Austrian, attorney for the White Sex,
announced that he believed more play
ers were ready to tell what they know.
The grand jury which has been hear
ing the case will complete it's regular
session today. but Chief Justice Nc
Donald, who ordered the investigation,
said it would be retained as special
the base ball situation. Judge Nc
Donald said indictments and prosecu-
tions could be returned on the evil
dence already submitted. but that no
detail would be overlooked in the in
vestigation.
HOyne Is Reticent.
The nature of the new evidence
which Hoyne says he obtained in New
York is not known. He would only
say that he obtained the information
from two men who are neither base
, o.
not yet been mentioned in the inquiry.
| He also asserted that he had no evil
dence to show that the coming 1920
world series had been fixed"
Other witnesses who are to be
called before the grand jury include
done dental work for the White Sox
players, and Clyde Elliott. motion pic
ture man, who accompanied kid"
Gleason to st. Louis to make an in
vestigation last fall at President
Comiskey's request. Buck" Weaver,
lin. utility man for the club. among
those suspended by Comiskey, are
said to be ready to appear.
Wives of several of the players
also may be called to tell what they
know of the alleged fixing" of the
Claude Williams stated she had never
bet on ball game. or knew any
thing of the liking
Accuse Felsch Of Betting.
Reports said to emanate from MEM
bers of the White Sox team credit
Happy" Felsch with having placed
$1,000. accepted as bribe from the
kgamblers, as a bet at to l on Gin
cinnati in the second game of the
series. thus accommodating $4,000.
1t is claimed he wired his wife in
the first game here. and that when
she met him his greeting was to toss
the $4,000 on the table.
There are various accounts as to
what followed. The players said the
couple had a disagreement over fhe
affair. but later made up and Mrs.
Felsch deposited the money in a saw
ings bank here.
The money was said to have been
withdrawn last Monday. Mrs. Felsch
is expected to be asked by the grand
jury what she knows of the transac-
ton.
Gandil Makes Denial.
Chick" Gandil, former White Sox
first baseman. who was named by
Eddie Cicotte, Joe Jackson, Williams
and others as the man who headed the
conspiracy among the players, said
yesterday in Lufkin. Tex, where he is
in a hospital following an operation
for appendicitis. that the stories con-
cerning him were untrue. Il never
threw a game in my life" he said.
'If Lefty Williams said 1 was the
'go-between' l shall give him a little
trouble on my own hook and make
him prove his charge" GandiI said.
"As soon as l can leave the hospital
am going straight to Chicago and
admit they lied. 1t won't be neces-
sary to send an officer for me-"
Herz0g IL Attacked.
Buck" Herzog, second baseman of
the Chicago Cubs, was recovering TO-
day from three wounds inflicted by a
man with knife yesterday as he was
leaving the ball park at Joliet, ILL.,,
where the Cubs played an exhibition
game. Herzog was in an automobile,
and a man shouted. There goes the
crooked Chicago ball players The
man jumped upon the running board
of the car and slashed Herzog on the
right hand and his left arm and leg.
The wounds are not serious.
Herzog was charged by ''Rube'' Ben
ton with having tried to bribe him to
''throw" ball games, but was exonerated
of the charges when President Heydler
of the National League. appeared before
the grand jury with affidayits, declaring
him innocent.
Comiskey Sought Probe.
Charles Comiskey, owner Of the White
Sox, asked States Attorney Hoyne to
investigate last years world series inn
mediately after the conclusion of the
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