Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-14
DEFENSE WILL
TRY TO- PROVE
SERIES SQUARE &
Did Cincinnati Win on Their
Merits? Big Question
Faces Court.

S".So6v, MdTCu ~ Nl1ClnHatl
won the 1913 World Series on the
square by playing better baseball
than the Chicago White Sox.nSs
That will be one Of the contentious
of the defense when the eight Chica-
go White Sox players indicted on
charges OF, throwing stheSseries and ac-
cepttng brides are brought to trial
here' today, y
Claude Williams and Joe Jackson,
in their confessions to- the grand jury
which investigated the series, main
tanned they had played their best,
confessing only to- receiving money
and to discussing the throwing saof
games. Cicotte confessed to hitting
Rath. the first man UP in the first
game. purposely, but said he played
his best after that. The other players
denied either throwing games. enter
Ing into the conspiracy or receiving
money!. ~
The defense will be prepared to
submit the. play by play account OF
the series. which shows that Chicago
won its three games largely. through
the feats of some Of the indicted play
ers. In reply, the state plans to point
out that Cincinnati won it's five games
through hard hitting Of two indicted
pitchers n below par playing of
other indicted men.
n story of the series shows that
in the first game, Cincinnati scored
in the first inning after Cicotte hit
Rath-deliberately, he told the grand
Jury. 3 :.
Jackson, Felsch and Gandil, indict-
ed players, produced a run which tied
the score in the second inning. Jack
SON was safe on an error. Felsch
sacrificed and Gandil's single scored
In the fourth Cincinnati drove CT
cote, who confessed to receiving $10,-
and produced five runs. Cincinnati
won. 9 to 1. J
Cincinnati won the second game, 4
to 2. Williams. the, other pitcher who
confessed to receiving money, walked
two men in the second and a single
and triple scored t~hreeNruns for Gin
cinnati. Another walk, followed by a
single and "a. sacrifice produced a run
in the sixth. =
Weaver, who was indicted, doubled
tnathe sixth for Chicago, Jackson, the
third player who confessed famed,
but Felsch, another indicted man, hit
one far out into the field. A sensa-
tional catch by Rousch prevented a
Chicago run.
Chicago's two runs came in the
seventh when ,Risberg. charged with
taking part of the conspiracy, singled;
schalk singled and both scored on
Neale's wild throw. In the ninth
[Gandil singled but Risberg hit into a
double play.
The third game was won for Chi
cago through the defensive work Of
Dick Kerr. who pitched. and the Of
%fensivc work of the indicted players.
IN the second inning jackson singled,
Fclsch hunted safely and both scored
on Gandil's hit. In the fourth Risberg
singled and went to third when the
ball got away. Schalk's bunt, felded
slowly by Fisher, scored Risbere for
the third and final run.
Cicotte pitched the fourth game for
Chicago, losing 2 to 0. his own errors
being responsible for both the Ma
tional leaguer's runs, In the fourth
inning Cicottee threw wild to first,
muffed a throw from Jackson and al,
lowed 2 hits for 2 runs. #
In the fifth game Eller shut out the
'Ieibold walked, Collins went out and
Weaver singled. With two on Felsch
and Jackson flied out. With two out
in the ninth Weaver tripled, but
jackson could pot score him. Chica-
go had no other chances to score.
Williams pitched for Chicago.
In the sixth inning Eller. hit be-
tween Felsch and Jackson and what
was described at the time as slow
fielding by the pair gave him an extra,
base Rath singled. scoring Eller.
Daubert sacrificed, Groh walked, and
Felsch misjudged Rousch's fly, letting
it drop for a triple which scored two
more runs. The indicted players did
not figure in any other scoring.
The accused players won the sixth
game by their individual work. bring
ing a S to 4 ten inning victory to the
Sox with Kerr pitching. Felsch's ex-5
the first. cut off a Cincinnati run and
in the fourth jackson threw out d
man at the plat for a double play.
Weaver dropped a pop fly in short
center for a single in the sixth. get
ting second on it. Jackson scored
him with a hit and Felsch doubled,
scoring Jackson. Gandil flied out.
The game was decided1in the tenth
when Weaver again hit a short fly for
a single getting to second when the
ball bounded away from Duncan.
jackson hunted safely and Felschl
famed. Gandil singled through the
pitcher, scoring Weaver. Risberg.
Filmed to kopf for a double play.
The seventh game was another Chi
cago victory in WHICH the eight men
charged with throwing the series fig
ured. jackson scored j. Collins with
singles in the first am third inninga..
Later. with E. Collins on first, Weaver
was safe on a tumble. jackson APP
parently hit into a double play butsthe
ball bounded up and hit Rath and the
bases were full. Felsch singled sscor
ing two runs. but Gandil was an easy
out and Risberg famed.
The eighth game found the Reds
hitting Williams with ease and knock
ing him out iii the first inning. The
score was 10 to 5 for Cincinnati.
Jackson hit a homer with the bases
empty in the third. Doubles by,
Weaver and Jackson helped Chicago
score, but the outf1elder grounded out