The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-07-29
SHOW HUGE PROFITS
Financial Base Ball Secrets
Are Revealep 49,
CASH OF CHICAGO CLUB
Earnings During Past Six Years
S409, 1897; Costs Were
High
Associated Press Dispatch.l

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l
Chicago, July 2S.-The financial Sc
crets OF the Chicago American League
baseIa club, always guarded zeal,
ously, were revealed in the oasepall
trial today, the clubs BOOKS showtns
a net protlt of S409,SS7 during the past
six years, more than S225,O0O OF this
coming in 1920 alone. Harry Gardiner
secretary OF the club, brought the
records into court at the request OF
the defense, which wanted TO prove
by them that the alleged sell out OF
the White Sox players in the 1919
worlds series had not injured the clun
The figures showed gross recelps
of $2,622,s6S for the six years ,oi IN
only one year was there loss-lS1e
when the war cut the season snort
The deficit then was SOL,
Expenses Are Alec Shown.
Grabiner's testimony also showed
the tremendous expense or a major
league club, ranging from more than
s225, 600 in 1915 TO nearly 100000 in
1920. In addition, Charles A. Comis-
key president of the club, draws an
annual salary of $4,000, Graoiner
testified.
Previous to Gra5iner's testimony the
defense called John Collins and Harry
Leibold, former White Sox players,
now with the Boston Red Sox, and
Walter Ruether, who pitched Tor Gin
cinnatt in the 1919 worlds series. 1t
had been planned to have these men
tell whether they thought the 1913
series was on the square. 'dt "a,
state raised so many objections that
they were withdrawn after being
asked If they had an opinion on the
matter.
Bombardment Is Resumed
The defense today resumed It's
bcmbardment of evidence presented
by the state in the baseball trial,
which resulted. in the freeing OF TWO
defendants, a tentative promise
from the court to free three others
unless more evidence was presented
and a well supported alibi for the
sixth of the eleven men on trial for
an alleged conspiracy TO throw the
1913 worlds series.
ST. Louis witnesses went on the
stand to testify for Carl Fork, 81.
Louis defendent, who mas been pro-
missed his freedom unless more eyi-s
dence is introduced against him.
Buck Weaver, Happy Felsch ana
Swede Risberg. former White Sox
players. were expected to take the
stand in their own defense and Chick
Gandil may also testify. Weaver
and Felsch have been promised tner
freedom Dy the CouiI oAoo 1865 Il
state can show some stronger eVl-
dence against them.
Louis and Ben Levi of Kokomo,
Ind, were freed yesterday; Davld
Zelcer of Des Moines, presented an
alibi through his own testimony and
the defense today was turning us at
tention to the freeing OF Jas SaGkS Tos
Chick Gandil and Swede Rlsoerg' al
foryoor White S0x DlayerS.
With eight White Sox players
speeding back to Chicago from
Washington to testify for the defense
and many other witnesses summoned
the defense has announced that II
does not expect to conclude lts tes
timony before the middle OF next
week.
White sox On Way To Chicago
With eight members Of the Chicago
White Sox team speeding from
Washington to Chicago to TESTIFY IN
the trial President Ban Johnson OF
the American League, was expected
to decide today whether the rest of
the washington Chicago series, and
possibly the New York Chicago ser
les should be postponed owing to the
absence Of Chicago players.
While this is an eventually that
has been feared since it was an
nounced that most of the White Sox
who participated In the 1918 worio
series would be called to testify IT
did not seem 80 serious To-Day as
might have been supposed.
While three members or the Wnlte
Sox pitching staff are summoned to
Chicago, this is considered no ser
ious draw back to the Sox: Both Ur-
ban Faber and Dick Kerr have pitch
while kid" Gleason, the manager,
Is called away as Is also Trainer
Stephenson, the summoaing or tne
eight men yet leaves the Sox with
nlenty of material to put up a stiff
fieht with any American club in case
President Johnson decides to contin-
ue the schedule.
Zork's attorneys presented several
witnesses who contradicted much Of
the evidence presented against the st.
Louis man and who testified to his
good character. -
p. P. Melrose sara he was with
Fork the evening after the fourth
game of the 1919 worlds series-the
time Fork said, according to Harry
Redmon's testimony several days
ago: 81 am the little red head from
ST Louis who started the whole deal,'
referring to the alleged game throw
ing.
"Zork and had dinner together
and Redmon just dropped in" said
Melrose. Fork never made a remark
about starting any deal and never
said he bet $4,000 to $4,000 ON the
White Sox after the fourth game as
an Slibi or for any other reason"