Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-27
SAYS PLAYERs
AGREED TO IT.


Q-What conversation did you have
with Burns al the AnsOnia after Cicotte
and Gandu leftf
A-Burns told ne these boys had
agreed TO sell the series for 100000 so
gamblers would make 4 cleaning. Burns
asked if I could raise the money l told
him ! would try
AIaharg said be tried To get Rosie
Philadelphian, TO underwrite the bribe'
but he refused.
7 came back to New York" the wit
ness said, and went TO the race track
20 see Arnold ROthstein, the gambler.
with Burns.
we told Rothstein II he would put
up 100000 the series would be thrown.
He refused
Maharg said he thought the deal was
all off and went back home to work
II then received a telegram from Burns
telling me TO meet him on the train for
Cincinnati. We arrived there the morn
ing OF the first game.
Il asked Bill what he had done about
the series. BE told ne Abe AtteI had
got ROthstein TO finance the deal
I'VE met AtteI that night and asked
him why ROthstein had come in after ne
had turned me down
HOW ATTELL
PUT OVER TRIM
Attell said Rothstein was under obi
cations to him because he saved his life
in q shooting sCrape one time"
Maharg then told how Abe Atteu
q
Burns asked Attea about the first in
stallment OF $4,000" said Maharg.
ABE flashed wire on US which read
Wired you twenty grand ana was
signed "A. r. asked Atteu what he was
trying to pull off"
\ The ex-pugiIist was asked to point
ont any OF the gamblers ne saw at the
next conference in Cincinnati.
That's Bennett" said Maharg, as be
pointed out David Zeiner. Des MOines,
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The witness then went into the story
of the suitcase full OF money flashed by
AttelL.
He also recounted how Attell threw a
paltry $4,000 at the players when they
started 10 'squawk" for their money.
Maharg, with Burns and other gam
glers, then came on TO Chicago for the
before We left Cincinnati we arranged
a conference with Attell in Chicago" tes-
titled Maharg.
Maharg described a new arrangement
made between gamblers and players in
Chicago before the fourth game. Atteu
agreed TO put up $4,000 on the Reds to
win the next two games and the proceeds
OF the bet were TO go TO the crooked
players If they carried out their agree
ment, according TO Maharg's story.
The testimony Of Maharg remained IN
shaken after a examination Ly At
torney Benedict Short, for the defense.
he corroborated in every way the story
told by Burns several days ago. He also
denied he had tried TO get the reward
Of $4,000 offered by Charles COmiskey,
owner OF the White SOX, for an expose
OF the scandal. He admitted his salary
and expenses were paid by Ban Johnson
while he was here.
Before taking the stand Maharg denied
his name was Peaches" Graham, former
White Sox catcher, and that his name
was an anagram fthe name Graham. -
The first witness Of the morning was
Arthur E. Hammer. room clerk at the
Sherman Hotel here. He was asked to
identity several photographic copies Of
the register Of the hotel during the 1913
series. and in each instance picked out
the handwriting of Abe Attel, whom be
said he knew well.
The Black Sox" defense is to call
players on the Cincinnati Reds to their
aid. il was announced today.
Members Of the Queen City team who
played in the world series of 1919 which
the State charged was thrown by seven
former White SOx stars now on trial.
viii be called to testify that they saw
nothing crooked in the alleged fake series.
This announcement was made by James
g. O'Brien, defense lawyer, who stated
he had already issued papers for Pitcher
Dutch" Reuther to appear in court.
There have been no witnesses yet who
testified they saw the world champion
ship games and judged they were fixed. 50