Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-07-28
DEFENSE TRYS
TO FREE FORK
IN TRIAL TODAY
Eight White Sox Players
Coming 70 Chicago to Ts-
tify For Defense.

: cdAl secrets OF the CHICAGO Amer
kan league clubs always guard.
ed jealOuGy, were revealed In
the baseball trial today, the
clubs books showing . net profit
OF 4400,307 during the past six
years. more't1lan S995 900 OF this
coming in 1920 alone.
Harry Gardiner, secretary OF
the club, brought the records I'M
I'd court At the request OF the de-
tense which wanted to prove by
them that the alleged sell-out Of
the White Sox players in the 1919
worlds series had MOI injured
the club.
DEFICIT IN. 1918.
ceipts OF $2,622,B58 for the six
years. In only one yeap was
there q loas-1o1S when the war
cut the season short The def1cit
then was $51,673.
Grabiner's testimony !. also
showed the tremendous expense
Of q major league club, ranging
from more than $725 900 In 1915
to nearly 100000 In 1890.
In addition. Charles A. Conn
iskey, president of the club,
draws an annual salary of $780,
600, Gardiner testified.
Previous to Grahtner's testi-
mony the defense called John
Collins. and Harry Leibold. for
mer White Sox players, now with
the Boston Red Sox, and Walter
Reuther who pitched for Oncin-
natl In the 1919 worlds series
1t had been planned to have
these men tell whether they
thought the 1919 series was on
the square, bot the state raised
50 many objections that they
were withdrawn after being
asked ii they had On opinion on
the matter.
Chicago, July 2S.-The defense re
.umed its bombardnlent Of evidenc
presented by the state in the baseba.
rial which resulted in the freeing q
defendants, a tentative promis
rom the court to free three other
lnless evidence vas presente
md a well supported alibi for tn
dxth Of the II men on trial for an al
eyed conspiracy to throw the 191
world series.
St. Louis witnesses went on tn
tand today to testify for Carl Zorl
St. Louis defendant. who has bee
promised his freedom unless more ev
dence is introduced against him.
Buck Weaver. Happy Felsch an
Risberg, former White . So
yer expected to take tn
;tand in their own defense today an
Chick Gandil may also testify. Weave
nd Eo1cNh hNuA han~ ~~4VojaA5 <L4S
freedom also unless the state can sho,
some stronger evidence against then
Zelcer Presents Abb. :
Louis and Ben Levi Of Kokome
nd, yer freed yesterday; David Eel
:er presented an alibi through hi
'wn testimony and the defense toda
vas turning its attention to the free
ng of Joe jackson, Eddie Cicottt
Williams, Chick Gandil an
Swede Risberg. all former White Sd
with eight White sox players speed
ng back to Chicago from Washingto
o testify for the defense and man
,ther witnesses summoned, the de
'ense has announced that, it does nc
Expect to conclude its testimony be
ore the middle Of next week.
Forks attorneys presented severe
witnesses who contradicted much q
he evidence presented against the. S
louis man and who testified to hi
good character.
Testified in Behalf Of Fork.
E. P. Melrose said he was with Zor
he evening after the fourth gam
II the 1919 worlds series-the tim
said, according to Harry Red
testimony several days ago: 9
I'm the little red-head from st. Lou,
Who started the whole DEAL" referrin
q the alleged game throwing.
"Zork and I had dinner togethe
ind Redmon just dropped in,'' sal
Melrose. Cork never made a remar
any deal and never said h
bot $4,000 to 5000 on the Whit
sox after the fourth game as an ALL
for any other reason"