New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-30
State Asserts
C'icOtte Proved
Burns'sCllarges
Prosecution Makes Bitter
Attack ON Accused Sox:
Case Expected TO Go to
the Jury by Wednesday
Defense Wins One Point
reIsch's Alleged Admission
That He Got SIS, 900 for
Throwing Game Barred

CHICAGO, July 2e.-Final arguments
.. ths baseball trial were begun to-
asv. with the state directing q two
sonr attack on the defendants, in which
,Aa former White Sox players were
,;,.ured as traitors who for $4,000
- dirty money sold their souls, be-
s-.ved their comrades and the public
and conspired to make the only truly
American pleasure and sport, baseball,
confidence game"
Edward Prindiville directed the
rrosecution's first fire in the final plea.
his talk coming after the defense had
won battle of strategy from the
State by keeping out of the record a
statement Happy" Felsch. former Sox
eenterfelder, is alleged to have made
70 q newspaper reporter that he was
osjd $4,000 to throw games.
Mr.. Prindiville expects to finish his
argument in special session of court
tomorrow. The defense pleas will take
IN Monday and possibly part of Tues
dav. with George German closing for
the state late on Tuesday. The case
IL expected to be in the jury's hands
late Tuesday or early Wednesday.
Main Attack on Five Defendants
Mr.. Prindiville directed his words
mainly against Eddie Cicotte, Chick
Candil, Joe Jackson, Claude Williams
and David Zeicer, the latter identified
bv two states witnesses as man
VINO. under the name OF Bennett.
helped organize the alleged conspiracy
for the throwing Of the 1919 world
series.
After outlining the details of the
alleged conspiracy, as related by Bill
Burns, who turned states evidence, Mr..
Prindiyille called the jury's attention
10 the similarity of Burns's story and
the confession of Eddie Cicotte. He
was particularly bitter in speaking Of
Cicotte.
"This man, by his own confession,
sat in his room at the Warner Hotel
here and arranged TO receive $780, 900
for the dirty work he planned" said
Mr.. PrindiviIle. Then, Judas-like, he
innocent team mates and, in his own
words, to aliay the suspicious of the
men he had just betrayed.
"He said he'd throw the ball over
the fence, if necessary, TO lose the
first game. He confessed to Judge
Charles A Mcdonald, and then he went
to the jury and confessed. And what
happened in the first game z? Cicotte,
the American Leagues greatest pitcher,
hurting with q heavy heartily his
own confession = and pocket made
heavy by $40 600 in graft, was beaten
nine to one"
Says Gandil Was One of Leaders
Mr.. Prindiville declared the evidence
proved Gandil one of the conspiracy
stood convicted by their own confes-
sions.
Nv iams and Jackson have admitted
their guilt" he said. What can you
gentlemen do but go the limit in pun
ishing them ?"
"And this man Zelcer," he shouted.
he has tried to prove an alibi, to
prove he Is not the man Bennett who
helped Abe Attell run this deal.
yet we proved that Abe Attell had
thousands OF dollars under the mat
tresses in his room at the Cincinnati
Hotel. We proved there were suitcases
OF money there and that he took $l0,-
u0O Of this money against Bennett S
wishes and gave it to Burns for the
players and Burns gave it to Williams
and Jackson
Burns may be squealer. But is
he any worse than these defendants -?
Three Of them squealee. His story is
as good as theirs-better, because he
wIthstood two days of gruelling cross
examination without changing a single
main fact.
These men did what Abe Attell told
Them them. Abe said. Lose the first two
,Triney I'D. Able said, Win the third.