The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-09-29

| we all talked quite while abou
it, Yes, all of us decided to do our best
to throw the games to Cincinnati
Then Gandil and MeMulIin took II,
all, one by one, away from the Others
and we talked turkey. They asked m,
my price. told them $4,000 pait
| in advance.
elt was Gandil was talking to. Hi
wanted to give me some money at tht
time and the rest after the games were
played and lost.
cash in advance, not c. O. D.
reminded him. If you can't trust, me
can't trust you. Pay or | play ball.
well, the argument went, on for
some days, but / stood pat. | wanted
| that $4,000 and | got it,
How ! wish that had not.
"The day before ! went to Cincin-
natl | put it up to them squarely for
the last time that there wo<d be
nothing doing unless | had the money
THAT night found the money under
my pillow | had sold out 'Commy'
and the other boys to pay off mort
gage on farm and for the wife and
kids.
"The first ball pitched I wondered
what the wife and kiddies would say if
they ever found out | was crook, |
pitched the best ball knew how after
that first ball But ! lost because
was hit. not because | was throwing
the game"
Joe Jackson Described His Confession.
Joe Jackson described his confession
to the grand jury as follows:
Il heard / had been indicted. | de
cided that these men could not put
any thing over me. called up Judge
Mcdonald tChief Justice Charles A.
Mcdonald of the superior court, who
directed the grand jury inquiry and
said 1 know you are not and hung up
the receiver.
II figured somebody had squawked
and that the place for me was the
ground floor / went over to tell him
what | kffew.
II got in there and said I got $4,000
and they promised me $4,000 Lefty
Williams handed it to me in a dirty
envelope. l told that to Judge Nc
Donald.
"He said he didn't care what I got
that if got what | ought to get for
Grabbing the game of the kids
couldn't be telling him my story.
don't think the Judge likes me.
Before we broke up. ] climbed
Gandil and McMullin and Risberg about
it They said: You poor simp, go
ahead and squawk. Wen ali say
you're a liar Some OF the boys were
promised more than you and didn't get
as much
''And Pm giving you tip. A lot of
these sporting writer's have been say
ing the third game of the series was
on the square. The eight of us did
our best TO kick it and little Dick Kerr
won the game by his pitching. Be
cause he won it, these gamblers
double-crossed US for double scrossing
them.
They've hung il to me. They
ruined me when I went to the ship
yards. But I don't care what hapaans
now. ] guess I'm through with base
ball wasn't wise enough like Chick
(Gandill TO beat them to il.
Now Risberg threatens to bump me
off That's why had all the bsilifTs
with me when | left the grand jury
room. I'm not under arrest yet, but
I'm not going to get far from my pro
tectors until this blows over.
Both Weaver and Felsch denied hav-
ing taken any part in a "frameup" to
toss the series to the Reds. Williams I
said he would tell his story to the /
,,-,.,I ;,,r,. ;f ,aWaJ a,d ,,-c,,lI ,.t Il
discuss it further.
''Nobody's got anything on me- he 1
said "My word is as good as Jack /
sons. They are not stampeding me-
I'm not talking for publication"
Weaver declared that his batting
average Of 1893 and four errors in
thirty chances during the series were
his alibis, and vigorously denied that
he received any money for helping 10
throw games OF knew anything Of the
Its all hunk as far as I'm con
rerned.' said Hep" Felsch i've al
ways been on the square. All ! want
is a chance to face the grand jury"
Suspicious About Present Season.
Charges that some Of the PLAYERS
who are accused of throw ing the
rorld's series 70 Cincinnati last year
have used their efforts to prevent the
White Sox from becoming pennant
winners this season we're made to -dav
,v several members Of the club who
rave not been mentioned in the grand
ury testimony
One PLAYER. who refused n allow
lis name 10 he used. made the follow
M statement:
When we started on our last east
m trip We had every reason 70 be-
ieve We would win the pennsnt Sud
lenlv Williams and Cicotte seemed to
.C bad without any reason. Some of
is talked Il over and agreed il looked
Ike they were growing the ball
Then JsCkson. Felsch and Risberg
,ersn dumping the ball 10 the infeld
very time they came - bar when We
lad y chancp 20 get runs
We thought AZ first they might Just
J. IN q batting slump But when some
q ~ compared nodes regarding she
5tchinr and hitting we became more
han susnicious
-lt nav ~ vel - stated that some
9 ~ believed ever since the lasf
o-lds seTiss that - uerr saii bv
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