Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-09-29
TRUE BILLS ARE
FOUND AGAINST
8 BALL PLAYERS
Seven Sox Regulars and One
Former Member of Team
Indicted in Connection
With Alleged Gambling.

tnv MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LKAsxp wiREi
Chicago, Sept. % by the Asso-
ciated Press Indictments were
voted against eight baseball stars
today and confessions obtained
from two of them, when the Old
Roman, Charles A. Comiskey
owner of the oft-time champion
Chicago White Sox, smashed his
pennant chasing machine to clean
up baseball. The confessions told
how the Sox threw last years
worlds championship to Cincinnati
for money paid by gamblers.
Seven Sox regulars and one
former player had true bills voted
against them by the Cook county
grand Jury and the seven were i'm
mediately suspended by Mr.. Comis-
key. With his team only half
game behind the league leading
Cleveland Indians, the White SoX
owner served notice on his seven
stars that If they were found guilty,
he would drive them out Of organ
lied baseball for the rest OF their
lives.
jackson Tapped the BalF'
Officials of Chief Justice Charles
McDonald's court, desirous of Civ
ing the national game the benefit of
publicity In its purging, lifted the
curtain on the grand jury proceed
ings sufficiently to show a great
hitter, Joe Jackson declaring that
he deliberately just tapped the ball,
a picture of one of the worlds
most famous pitchers, Cicotte, in
tears. and glimpses of alleged bribes
of $4,000 or $4,000 discovered un-
der pillows, or in beds by famous
athletes about to retire.
Around the court room at one
time or another were some of base
balls greatest leaders, among them
John j. McGraw, manager of the
New York Giants, awaiting a call
to testify tomorrow; and John
Heydler, president OF the National
league, who went before the grand
Jurors this afternoon.
The exact nature Of the informa-
ton Mr.. Comiskey put before the
grand jury was not disclosed. The
clen whom the jury involved as a
result of testimony uncovered by
, their owner we're:
The Men Indicted.
Eddie Cicotte, star pitcher, who
waived immunity and confessed,
according to court attaches, that he
took $4,000 bribe.
Arnold "Chick" Gandil, former
first basemsn.
"Shoeless Joe" Jackson, heavy
hitting eft fielder.
Oscar Happy" Felsch, center
fielder,
Charles "sv EIDE" Risberg, short
stop.
Claude Williams, pitcher.
George Buck Weaver, third
baseman. ...
Fred McMullin, utility player.
While the grand jurors voted
their true bills the Old Roman,
seated in the midst of his crumbling
empire out at White Sox park, Is
sued the telegram suspendlng those
involved, paid off Weaver, Cicotte
and Jackson on the spot and an
nounced that checks for pay due
the others would be sent them at
once. With his voice trembling Mr.,
Comiskey, who has owned the
White Sox since the inception of the
American league, said this was the
first time scandal had ever touched
his family" and that it distressed
him too much to talk about it.
Cicotte Wecps For Children.
The rush of players to bare their
part in the affair started today
when Cicotte appeared at criminal
court building and asked permis-
sion to testify. Cicotte wept, court
attaches said. and exclaimed in
anguish his sorrow for his two
small children as he told how he