Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-29
DEFENSE IN BASEBALL
TRIAL RESTS ITS CAS-
Action Taken When Witnesses n,
prove Points in States
Evidence.
PRESENT WHITE son TESTyr
Declare Former Players Were Pra
ticing at Rcdland Field at Tin
Burns Says He Completed a
legged Deal to Throw Series.
PRESENT WHITE son TEsTY,

CHICAGO. July 2S.-The defense
tho baseball trial rested its. case
night. The action was taken M,
ave Chicago White Sox players. fore.
by law To abandon their team I'm -
East and journey 400 miles 10 test
IS, had made statements from ~
witness stand which tended TO di
prove come OF the most impor,o.
p"',,ts IN ia" states evidence again
thcir former team matcs. charged nj
c"nsb!ring 10 throw the 1919 worlr
series TO Cincinnati
Eddie Collins. RAY SChalk. hi,
k"rr. R"y. Wilkinson and Mauar
william Gleason. al the White So
resumed at night session OF ecu
That ;hc seven former piayers
trial w"r" at kcdland Field. Cine
nati. praCticing from 20 to 10
the daE before the nrst 1919 worlf
series games. Bili Burns had tort
n'd that II was ON this day and
,hesc hours that he completed the y
legged deal with the defendants whcr
By they were to throw games i'm q
der desired for 100000 receIyi,
$4,000 after each game thrown.
TOMORROW the state VIII begin
r"hnttai testimony with indicatip
lnht !nhse Friend may order Satu
uay anu niEht sessions OF court in I.
hope Of getting the ease To tho ii,
this week or the FIRST part OF ne
week
The testimony OF the players wi
ar" said I" hnv" been doubled cross
hE the men FOR whom thcy were h.
hiSIng, was BRIEF. each man bci,
asked tho came questions by tho al
f"nse attorneys, who had subuocna
them. thus forcing them to take pa
IN tn" trial.
Manager Gleason sa.d he loft CT
Faf. . 4, l.
Two days before the FIRST game
w" reached Cincinnati about S
~ said Gleason, and went to 1
Sinton Hotel. y little before 10 I
men went to E"dlaud Field for pra
t!c". We got OacN TO the hotel i !
lie betor" noon"
Gleason SAID he thought Weay
was at practice. and WAS sure l'.ls,
l:!sbcr@. Ganlil. Williams Jacks,
and Cicott". the other rlaycr-dofc
dants. were there
"Thcy weren't In the Sin,on then
h"m:' asked Tom Nash. defense =
tOrnc-
Il ivink not" said Gleason
Schnik said he believed all the :.
PENDANTS were at practice, as he !,
not missed any ~ them. Eddie ~
We're sure All We're present, ana C4
Inns said n. ana Weaver left the pa
together ana went TO the races /,
gcthcr that afternoon.
Schalk then was called as a Sta
witness.
2pid YOU see some of The dctc
dan':S together in a room the cNcuii
of the second game" asked Gcur
German. OF the prosecution.
II did hut can't remember wh
room" was the reply. BURNS d
testified as to another meeting IN
night.
All OF the players were asked
they had an opinion as 10 whether
defendants played "a the best OF tn,
ability. but tho states objections
answers wcr" sustained
DICK Kerr was indignant over i
ing called mere for Two minutes
testimony.
And | rode 500 miles on the he
test day or TIA" year 10 say that"
iuuttcrcd rs he walked past the d
fendarts without looking ut the
The closing OF the defense case W
announced without warning and wi
n score OF Witnesses waiting to t.
fifty.
The State tonight refused 70
what witnesses IL would put on
morrow In rcbuttal, admitting III
1t had been surprised by the dcfen
move. Whether the defense Will CT
ry ont its plan OF putting on the
PENDANTS during rehuttai Was
known.