The Washington herald., 1920-09-05

Veeck revealed today that warn
ings of a gambling coup Centering
about Tuesdays game were sent to
Cub officials in six kilograms from
Detroit and Cleveland and two long
distance telephone messages, all of
which were received just before
the game started
The club started an investigation
at once, he said, and stationed de-
tectives in the park during the
game. II was Claude HendriX's :
turn to pitch and the tip was that
the Cubs would lose.
Alexander Told to Pitch.
- Yeeck called Pitcher Alexander to
him fifteen minutes before the game
and told him to pitch instead of
Hendrix and offered him $500 bonus
if he won. Despite his best efforts.
the Cubs lost
Neeck today told of the details
of the plot as revealed to him.
Hendrix, who did not go with the
team to Pittsburgh. where it played
today, said he had not heard of the
scandal tOdaN Veeck said Hendrix
had not gone to Pittsburgh because
ne was rarely successful against
that team.
President Veeck issued the fol-
lowing statement:
Charges that there were fixed
players on the Chicago National
League team in the last game
against Philadelphia Tuesday came
as no surprise to me.
IF l have any regret at their
publication at this time it is merely
that Investigations that are being
made might be hampered through
the advanced publicity.
The whole matter was, and is
under investigation under the fol-
lowing circumstances
TrIeGrams Gave Warming.
on Last Tuesday. August 81,
about , o'clock. l received the first
of several kilograms, the last of
which came to hand at 2:45. I give
them here in full:
Detroit. Mich. August 81, 1920.
National League Baseball Club.
Clark and Addison streets. Chicago:
Unlimited amount of money here
today by Chicago sharks TO be wa
gered on PhiIadelphia's winning to-
days game. Something peculiar
W. H Brown
"'DetIOit, Mich. August 81, 1920.
Fred Mitchell. care National
League Baseball Club Clark and
Addison streets. Chicago: Com
missions Of thousands of dollars
being bet on Phillies to win today
sRumors that game IS fixed. Inves-
tigate.-MitCheI B. Stevens
" Cleveland, Ohio. August 81. 1920.
Manager Chicago Cubs Baseball
In
notified Heydler and Wrigley.-
Tommy Ryan
%. " Detroit. Mich. August 81. 1920.
Mr.. Mitchell. Manager Chicago
Team. Chicago National Park. Clark
and Addison. Chicago: They're bet
ting on Philadelphia in all large
cities. They got your team. Pitch
Alexander and you will beat them
Friend Harry
q" Chicago. Ill. August 81. 1920
Fred F Mitchell: Commissions of
thousands of dollars being bet on
Phillies to win today! RumOrs
that game is fixed. Investigate
3. Stevens
, In the same period" continued
PRESIDENT EeeCk, = received two
long distance teIephene NlIIs, both
from Detroit. One from a man who
gave his name as G.. L. Allen and
the other from a man who said he
was J. II. Clinton.
Sums Wngered. Report.
Both in substance said that sums
were being waEered in Detroit ana
other cities on the Cubs losing and
that they looked to me to see
that the alleged occurrence was
thwarted.
Il got in touch with Manager
Mitchell. Until o'clock neither Of
us had the slightest idea that there
was any suspicion in connection
with any player on the Cub team.
our unfortunate experience Of
last year made US feel dOubly re-
spOnsible to the great baseball low
ing public. and after a conference
Manager Mitchell and I decided 70
pitch Mr.. Alexander, though he had
pitched but three days before and
it was another twenty-foUr hours
before his turn should come again
I'VE knO wthat Alexander is
man above all suspicion and felt
with him in the box we were doing