Bisbee daily review., 1921-07-29
KNOCKS DOWN FURTHER
 TEST |N0NY
Witnesses Testify Play CT s Were Practicing at Time
 of Alleged Meeting

CHICAGO, July 2S. - The defense in the baseball trial rested its case late today. The actiCn was taken aft CT five Chicago White SoX players, forced by law to abandon their team in the east and journey 900 miles to testify. had made statements from the witness stand. which tended to dis prove some of the ~most important points in the states evidence against their former team mates, charged with conspiring to throw the i515 world series to Cincinnati.
 Eddie Collins, Ray Schalk, Dick Kerr, Roy Wilkinson and Manager William Gleason of the White SoX, testified at a night session of court that the seven former players on trial were at Redland Field. Cincinnati, practicing from 10 to 12 the day be- fore the first 1919 world series game. Bill Burns had testified that it was on this, day and at these hours that The completed the alleged deal with the defendants whereby they were to throw games for $100,000. receiving S20,000 after each game thrown.
 Start RebuttaI Today
 
 rebuttaI testimony with indications that Judge Friend may order Satur- day and night sessions of court in the hope of getting the case to the Jury this week or early next week.
 The testimony of the players who are said to have been double crossed by the men for whom they were tes- tifving was brief. each man being ask ed the same questions by the cefense which has subpoenaed them, thus forcing them to take part in the trial, whether they wished to or not.
 Manager Gleason said he left Chi cago with his team Monday night, two days before the first game.
 ''We reached Cincinnati about s a. m" he said. "and went to the Sinton Hotel. A little before 10 o'clock, the men went to Redland Field for prac- tice. We got back to the hotel lit tie before noon."
 Gleason said he thought Weaver was at practice and was sure Felsch, Risburg, Gandil. Williams, JacNson and Cicotte were there.
 "They weren't in the Sinton then. at the hours Burns says he talked with them?"a sked Tom Nash, de- fense attorney.
 q think not" said Gleason.
 Schalk Is Witness
 Schalk said he believed all the de- fendants were at practice as he had not missed any of them, Eddie Col lins, Roy Williams and Dick Kerr were sure all were present ani Col lins said he and Weaver left the park together and went to the races in the afternoon.
 Schalk then was called as a state witness.
 Did you see some of the defend ants together in a room the evening of the second gamer" asked George German of the prosecution.
 q did, but I cGst remember what room," was the reply. Burns testi- fled to another meeting that night
 All of the players were asked if they had an opinion as to whether the defendants played to the best of their ability but the state objections to answers were sustained.
 Dick Kerr was indignant over be- ing called here for two minutes of testimony.
 And I rode 900 miles on the hottest day of the year to say that" he nut | tered as he walked past the defend ants without looking at them.
 The closing of the defense case was announced without warning with score of witnesses waiting to testify. Attorney Henry Bouger had been try ing to persuade the state to waive the calling of number of character witnesses for Carl Fork of St. Louis, hv admittino that tbav uould boue