Evening journal., 1920-09-30
ADMISSIONSBY
TWO MORE SOX
Williams and Felsch Con-
fess Part in
Scandal
GAMBLERS ALSO
ARE INDICTED

from Claude Williams and oscar
Felsch, admitting they were bribed to
Il "t4r0w' last years worlds series.
\ We're made public yesterday and at
Nj the same time the grand Jury investi-
Il eating the baseball scandal took its
n nftt action against gamblers who are
RI sald 10 nave engineered the deal by
3 Indlctlng two men whose identity was
& only partly revealed.
brown and sullivan" were the
names under which true bills were
81 voted against the alleged gamblers
and both were said to be from Boston,
or New York. Later, however. ID came
a nut that the jury believed these names
70 be mythical and used only by the
!. men when They discussed The ,scries
throwing with the ball players. Pos
slDility that they are two men whose
s names. already have been broucht he
sore the jury and who are nationally
lonwn. was expressed by ofnc ais in
The State attorneys office.
The statement by Williams and the
newspaper reports OF Felsch's confess
sioil Tailed with those made on Thurs
. day by Eddie Cicotte and Joe Jack
I son. They revealed that last years
world series was settled in a tiny
room In a small south side hotel
In this room. occupied by Eddie Ci-
leading pitcher, the deal was made
which threw" the world series,
wrfcked a world championship team
and brought some Of the, greatest
. idols In baseball 10 disgrace.
According TO the sworn statement.
made by Claude Willianh, who lost
three OF the world series games. he
i and Chick Gandil Buck" Weaver.
y EDDIE Cicotte, who lost two games.
and Happy" Felsch, whose error
& helped lose one game, met here to
barter with Brown" and Sullivan"
10 Jose the games.
after we had agreed that we were
willing 10 throw the SERIES" vii
llams said, I'VE wsnt out one at a
. Brown and Sullivan"
Williams said he received $4,000
and that he gave 5000 to Jackson. a
statement which tallies with the cor
fessiOn made by Jackson yesterday
He was supposed 20 get $4,000, he
Felsch, according to reports Of his
confession, said he received 5000
Which he found in his locker al the
clubhouse, but that he never had a
chance 10 really help lose the series
His one glarin- rrOr Of the series
when he dropped the fly ball-was an
accident and he was warned after
+ wards by the other players not Ia
be so awkward in making his mis-
plays, he was quoted as saying The
outflelder declared he did not Want 10
get in on the deal" at first, but the
other players at the hotel conference
told him 30 would be easy He said
he had been promised $4,000 but was
double crossed. Abe Attell and Gan
al were The ones be believd guilty
or the double-crossing.
Felsch denied that the White SoX
8 had thrown any game this season
and said the men implicated in the
Al bribery had felt all season they
would be exposed sooner or later. We
confirmed the confessions Of CicOtta
and Jackson.
John Heydler, president OF the Ma
f" tiOnal League. and John McGraw
manaeer OF the New York Giants, yes
+ terday told the jury details Of the Lee
IN Mage and Hal Chase cases and also
M Of dropping Of Heinie Zimmerman
McGraw was requested 30 return
Tuesday and bring Fred Toney, New
a York pitcher, and Bennie Kauff, out
fielder Heydler was asked to appear
again at his convenience after the
wsrld series.
MoGraw is said to have told the
jury that he dropped Hal Chase from
# his club after President Heydler had
told him Magee had confessed that
Chase bribed him 10 throw games
al He said he had heard Of many other
gambling activities OF Chase's before
tha Magee case.
Zimmerman was dropped from the
New York team, McGraW Is said 10
have told the jury, because informa-
tion had come 70 the New York man.
ager that The third baseman offered
Benny Kauff $500 10 help throw
games.
4 believe Kauff was Innocent q
said McGraw, but got rid Of Chase
and Zimmerman, even though ! know
Il would seriously iniure my team
because ! didn't want such men on
the club"
Heydler's testimony was largely the
interview he gave newspaper mer
Sunday night telling Of his private
investigation. how COmskey had told
MIN a year ago he suspected some OF
. the White S0x players, and how he
and William Neeck. president Of the
Chicago Cubs, had obtained a confes-
sion from Lee Magee.
lone incident in Magee's case Is
amusing" said Heydler. for while
think he tried TO throw this game he
really helped win IL.
I'm July, 1918, Magee was playine
second for Cincinnati against Boston
III He came to bat with two out and hi
"a an easy gfOun0ers Wnlon look Dad
81 bound and he was safe. He was or
. dered TO steal second and ambleo
s. down. When half way 10 second ne
stopped. but Art Wilson made a wild
lhFow and Alagee had 10 go on ID
E third He might have scored with
81 the tying run. ! think, II he had tried
~ but he didn't Then Rousch knocked
Is a home run. Magee had 10 come in
with he tying run and Rousch's rur
Of course won the game"
Heydler IS said 10 have told the
f{ Jury that Magee confessed 10 him
and Week that he took part in The
&: throwing Of several games.
According 10 an ofiloial in the States
attorneys ONCE the name OF two
brothers In Des Moine have beer
81 brought before The Jury. They ar
s. sad to have placed large bets on The
world series and 10 have been tipped
81 that 10 was fixed"
Further indications against gam.
>1 blers nay be erpected within a da,
S[ or, two. il was said
The Jury will resume the investi
cation tomorrow.
,HILLCREST HAS CAGE TEAM.