The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-02

Shocking as were the charges con-
-, corning the throwing OF lho world
series 20 the Cincinnati Reds they are
mild compared with tho revelations
which wcro made In the ira. AZ 'Al-
ra.o Tho idea tina, bold, bad gamblers
had tempted pure ana UDsul.icd ball
piavcrs Gr'li thcy fell vas strong. Now
nc prepoHGCraDCo nf evidence runs :"
tho support OF the statement mat the
plan was conserved and executed hy IN"
ball players. who approached Iamo'"r
rtcr gambler to persuade him 1" get In
and finance the deal They seem 10 nave
hunted up persons TO bribe them.
Worse thcro no longer romans any
/ doubt that tho players involved In this
s:ckeninS moss doublc-crossed crooked
Gamblers dou b!c-crosscd each other. and
that at least half of.thcm were planning
u rob each other.
1t would DO amusing II It wore not 80
serious To uncover all tho ramihcauons
Of the fllthy scheming which preceded
tho actual throwing OF the series. Fh"T"
was no doubt that some OF the WHIT"
Sox wore doing business win ST.
Louis group Of crooks long before the
worlds series were played. Nor Is there
any doubt that some Of them were, As
; the gamblers claimed, working ior
/ BOSTON gamblers There s"oms to he Il"
| doubt that these players wero not true
70 the agreements they entered into, ana
that they sold out TO whoever bid Tor
theIr services. played both ends against
tho middle. accepted money t"r throw
ing games that they Qid not taro" a.
all. Nor is II certain that they dld not
collect for hone4 and straight ba''
pIayers and represent TO the gamblers
that the honest players were throwing
games and in on the play
Odd Angles To Case.
There are some peculiar angles 70 tn"
White Sox case. angles which !. for onc.
am unable TO understand. The oriEiha'
idea Of this Investigation was to un-
cover the person or persons who framed
rho thing. Some ono put up largo sum
Of money. From tho best evidence pro-
curable at loass 100000 was reQuir!d to
nnance the thing. No ono actively had
that much money. Whore did they
get Il?
Money was sent by telegraph from
New York to Cincinnati the day OF th'
second Eamo. Long distance telephone
calls wsre made from tho Terminal
building, Now York. TO a gambler III
.ha call bo.ng pr-Arrnnscd. Why does
not tho Inquiry I'm! who did tho toic'
phoninS?
: II Arnold Rothsto!n. IN" New York
gambler whose name has been IRE
ouently and many times Incorrectly used
In connection with this Casa. presses
his threatened suit against Ian Johnson
,herc Is q chance for magnificent refe
.a,lons. johnson shot wild or tho mhrN
Il he - correctly quoted. fut ne can
norhaps get soro bal players 10 tell, Il
tho casa comes 10 hearing. where lA'
h,c hunrhcs C., money came from. u
,v,u make M Interesting case and may
throw lot or light on tho situatoN
~, ,dea now IL 70 keep baseball rlean
7, will bn necessary to clean ont ra'
most # folk. including Il number of
rcrsons who are vitality Interested III
h,sebau tcnmn but who har" "r""inu'
Z io,eI friends and inrimates among the
worst elements that Rr" pr"E'ns upon
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