The Washington times., 1920-10-01
N.Y.[A|OOOWN
in REDS FAVOR
Garry Hermann, President Of
Cincinnati Club, Claims 1919
Flag Was Thrown.
SOx WIVES IN ON SERIES
Jury Will Probe Report That
Mrs. Felsch Made $4,000
on World Games.


CHICAGO, Oct. with August
Garry Hermann, president Of the
Cincinnati Reds and former chair
man of the National Commission, on
the stand, the grand jury here today
plunged into an investigation of al
legged dishonesty and connivance with
gamblers by players in the National
League.
SAY GIANTS THREW FLAG.
The startling charge that . .sissh"
fund Of $40 900 was used to brfbS
players of the New York Giants 10
lose the NationaI League chAmpisn-
ship to Cincinnnti L. reported 70 havs
been made by Hermann. AniAavits
supporting the charge are said -
have been presented to the xranA
Jury by the Cincinnati naGnate.
Hermann was the first witness bo-
fore the jury today. He brought with
him affidavits of pitcher Pat Hogan.
pitcher James Ring. outfielder Earl
Neale, and Christy Mathewson, former
manager of the Cincinnati team.
81 Alta ough aetnils Of Herr7nann's testi-
nony nre not known. Il II reported he
gave the grand Jury anfsrMatiea i.Ai-
eatinK that the alleged e3Q0oQ fnsa
to corrupt the Giants wan raised ~
Chicago, prc~umAbly ~ n part of the
|kanbffNg Ettesae revealed In eo.fes-
stems ef 1s6yers Of the Chieags WHITE
SEX
Hsrrmann's testimony. 1t was de-
clared, would include information re-
garding the charges OF gambling
lodged against Hal Chase by Manager
Mathewson while Chase was . mem-
ber OF the Cincinnati club. Chase
was tried by officers of the National
League on these chargeA but was ex-
onerated and afterwards sold to the
New York Giants
HOYNE BACKS HERMANN.
Evidence cOrrobratinE the charges
HERMANN In said to have AaAe -
believed to have been obtained ~
States Attorney Maelay Hayne. Hoyne
declared he has anissvits and new
HIST Of nnmes that will enahle the
grand jury to Get to the very bottom
Of the cOrruptton and clean ~ base-
hall once and for all
Another startling turn in tho in
vestigation today came when MIRA
Henrietta d. Kelly, whose Testimony
in corroboration of the charges of
BILLY" Maharg in Philadelphia
prompted the confession of Eddie
Cicotte, reported to the police that
baseball gamblers were threatening
her life. She said that she had re-
ceived menacing letters from all parts
of the country and asked that police
protection be accorded her.
Among those expected to testify are
Buck" Weaver and Fred McMullin,
White Sox players already under in
dictment; Clyde Elliott, a motion pic
ture dealer, who is said to have ac-
companied kid" Gleason, White SoX
manager, to St. Louis when an inves
tigation OF charges of corruption in
the 1919 series was made by White
Sox officials. and DR.. Raymond b.
Prettyman, a dentist, who is an init
mate friend of several Sox playera
HOYNE HAS NEW PROOF.
/ states Attorney Maclay Hoyne ar
rived In Chicago this morning fro@
New York. brinstna with him evs-
dence which he says will eiineh the
prosecutfon of the ps.yers Involved.
This evidence, the states attorney
declares, was given him By two men
who arc neither baseball players nor
gsm bIers. but tallies with admissions
made by Cicotte. jackson, Willians.
and Felsch-. The two men. HoyWe
said, are willing to 10 before the
grand Jury and testify.
The apparent friction between Hoyne
anu Tue oNfi iuttHoob uSeo
in the investigation to date seeming
ly has been smoothed out. and Hoyns
planned to plunge Immediately into
the probe and assume an active part
in It's direction.
SAY sOx's WIVES IN DEAL
new angle TO the Invertebrates
cropped ont today when II developed
that wives OF some Of the playerv
may be called to testify. Several
"squnre- players of the Ser have aid
that after the second Gase 81 the 1919
world series, Happy" Felsch. tnAiet-
ed outflelder. gave to Mrs. Feaseh
eIn.OOO, which she deposited In her
own rsme In a bank.
Felsch has confessed to receiving
$4,000 OF the 100000 bribe that was
promised tho players to throw" the
series. Mrs Felsch is said to have
withdrawn tho money from the bank
last Monday, and she is expected to
be asked by the grand jury to tell
what she knows of the transactien-
The grand jury Ia expected to delve
into the reported betting, on fixed
games by wives of implicated players
wives OF other players who are said
to have had knowledge of, betting
may be involved.
Folsch's square teammates are
quoted as having said that Folsoh put
his bribe money on Cincinnati at oAAa
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