Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-01
NEW EVIDENCE NAY
WARRANT CRIMINAL
ACTION IN "f|xlNC"
More White Sox Players Said ~
be Ready 70 Tell What
They Know.
GAND1L MAKES
VIGOROUS DENIAL
1y As-oeialod Press y EVER Kveulur

by As~1fatod Press - EVER Kveuiua
New York, Oct - Hecaus a the
press ~ other bl4sDesw. Dls'nrf Af'ofnef
Lewn ~ Brooklyn. today announc'i VI
would not be- able - complete fls eeafn
instion to-day of Brooklyn Natlonsl I<arF
bascball players IA connection with ff
ports that NJ attempt had ben nlaff -
''hx' The approaching world scries
Mr.. Lswis said that is had arsnrfi
conference with President fhafIss n
Fbsetts ~ the Brooklyr, clnt, fur tanof
row when other players gill - questioned
Three a The brooklyn plsyTss Ont
fielder 'Tfy" Myers, Infeldsr jams
JohnytoD and Pitcher GoorRr Motsri
were questioned today ~ As-s'tAnt %
was Issued - - What trarsp'red ~ ~
conference
Later District A'sornev f~p1r r~rsor
ally questioned Cabehe~ otto Miller
and Erpest kr~iger and Pitehevs Leon
Cadorv. BurIesgh Crirnss snd John M
p,~. He declined % rnase any tommenf -
garding The cxerninsticn
Each player was arked 4 he hsd f~er
approached BY any gamblers ~ tn~~ snf
brooklyn PLAYERS who had t~~n n cofn-
nun,cntion with b~ssorx, Il rw ls.srset
Mr. L~wis also ug,cesinrrd ti~ f~ssr.f
men IN learn II thev knew srvfhins ~ fhr
efforts IN FIX the 1919 worlds sevsef ~
were acquainted vi's any a tho 1smhlers
w'o~e names have heer, roen~et~d sfsh
the scardsI being aired NJ Ch'caeo.
August Hermann. r~v~<s~pt a 80
/ Circinnssi Rods and frrr,~, chairman ~
the national comms~-'or, af'p~rv~d a. 'hs
1 states attf~nevs ofic~ ttvW novn,pg
with portfolio II do-r,rs~eo ard r.f~rs
| relative " The cs~~ ~ Had fhss~ snd 80
Msgr~, who ~~re driven fran ta4vnbnll
la-s year Hermann had s--rn r~ru~~s~a
by the grsnd Iury - trirr thsr p~rsws
He said he had afhdavrts n Chr~sy
Maftew~on. former fnansAw n tho sss-
/ cinnati team Greasy Nssl>. o1stsies<-v
John McGraw ARD fr+~har, Jsrn ksne nnd
Recan Hermann did ROT ery-~~* Va nn-
/ pear before the grand jury until shss after
noon.
/ states Attorney Hovne arrived home
from New York shortly h~forv Noon. tie
sald.
sT hav~ h.-en in N~~ York and c< conr~~
know nothing abosft ths actual fRrss ~ s'sn
caac. / mads NO demand thsA tls Insr~ti-
CATION be halted. ssmpsy ssbs~i sfss xrsna
\ pxy -nos - take any aaa4na oss4l L~4i .
chance TO 30 ovx tn rvadsncs A4>d
check up on sono svriNnce that ] sxEset
| 70 get. did not sxtsmpt 20 i,,tlu~nee 'h~
action of the grand isirrvs. They a course
are the final judsss IN tbs matter
/ Chicago. Oc. View evidence wnseh
may warrant criminal PERSECUTION "a the
baseball PLAYERS involved IN The 'fxtnx
I ~ the 1919 word serss-, wa exported BY
the grand jury To-Day. when state ~
+, torrey Maclav Hoync Arrives from New
/ York August Hermann. president ~ fhe
1 Cincinnati. Reds. was expeotss1 - tawtliy
today, and Alfred :. AUSTRIAN. attorney
I for the White COX. announced that he oe-
/ lieved more players were ready 20 isal
what they Knew.
The grand jury wsch ms been hearing
1 the case viii complete lts regular SESSION
I today but Chief Justice McDonald. ~ho
/ ordered the Investigation said 4 souid be
retained as special grand Jury.
The nature ni the rev evidence ~hsch
I Hoyne SAYS he obtained IN >cx YORK -
| not known He would say only that be- OBJ
! tanned the information from tNu mon
who are neither baseball uen nor rN4nssrs
and who have not yet bern nsut4onsa n
the inquiry. He Also asserted that he ha4
no evidence 70 r8p& l4lSt kA@f Ne~AA.~ AF-t
world series had been hxod.
Other witnesses Who are tn be ssAle4
before the grand jury lnciude DIR. RAY
mond 3. PrettymAn ~ho has dons dental
| work for the W hate >ox players. aaa tl,ele
Elliott. . motion pscture man who ao-
cornpanied "hid" Gleason to ST louaz "a
male an Investigation has; fail ~ Prsss-
dent ComIsAey request Buck Weaver
Sox third basenan. end fr~d Nc cA,dlin.
utility man for the club. snaolag iho~s
suspended BY ComEkey, are sad ~ ns
ready 70 appear
Wives of several of the players mas also
be called. Mrs. Claude Williams stated
that she had never bet 90 . basetsl gan.e
or knew anything Of the 'tlxuax
Reports SAID tO emanate from nenbsFS
Of the White >ox team credrt "HqpCy
FelSch with having placed tSH4 -
/ cepted as 8 br.bs from the gamblers, - .
bet AZ , 70 on Cincinnati N TIE secunei
game Of the series, thus sscumuiat.ns
$4,000.
II is claimed he wired his wife N Mi
waukee TO come 70 Chicago fpr the iir~s
game here and that when she n,et Asni ti-
greeting was 70 toss the sl5,'oo on ne
table.
There are various accounts ~ to wnal
followed. The players said the >ouple had
disagreement over the affair, bot lalei
made up and Mrs. Felsch deposited tbs
money N a savings bank hers.
The money was said 20 have been With.
drawn last Monday
4'Chick" Gandl. former White -
Continued ou p4se ~
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