The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-07-20

Q. What floor and what rooms In
the Sinton. A. 70s, think.
@. Whose room was it? A. They were
all there.
Q. Who's all? A. Cicotte, Gandil,
Risberg. McMullin, Williams. Felsch Cat
this point Attorney Nash objected, be-
cause the witnesses eyes scanned the
list of defendants).
Q. Who else? A. Weaver.
@. What was said by you to the
players? A. I told them 1 had 500, 900
to handle the worlds series. l told
them had the men to finance it.
Q. Who did you name? A. Rothstein,
Attell and Bennett.
@. What did the players say? A.
They said, Bring 'em up
Q. Who said that? A. Chick Gandf.
Gets AtteII and Bennett.
@. What did you do then? A. I went
and got Attell and Bennett. just across
the street. I had an appointment to
meet them there. I took them up to
the players room.
Q. Who did the talking? A. Attell,
Bennett and the players.
@. What did Attell say? A. He said
he would put $4,000 on each game.
@. Who spoke for Rothstein? A. Bet
nett He said he was Rothstein's con-
fldential secretary.
Q. Did the players ask anything? A
Chick Gandil wanted to know If Roth
stein was responsible, and Bennett said
he was walking bank"
@. What did Abe say the 100000 was
for? A To throw the 1919 worlds
series.
@. What was said, If anything. about
the order In which the games were to
be thrown. A. They players said they
would throw them one, two, three, or
any other way the gamblers wanted.
@. Was anything said concerning any
one of the plays? A. Cicotte said he
would lose the first game If he had to
throw the ball over the fence
Q. Tell the substance of the rest Of
the conversation. A. AttelI and Bennett
were to give me the $4,000 after the
first game. and I was to give it to the
players. Chick Gandil said l was to be
the stakeholder
@. Was anything said concerning CT
cotte's contract for the next year? A
Yes, sir.
@. What was 1t Gandil or Cicotte said
about Cicotte's contract for the next
year? A. Cicotte was to lose the first
game and win the second. He didn't
want to lose his contract for the next
year.
Q. Who went out of the room first?
A. Attell and Bennett. l stayed about
ten minutes and talked with the players
about what would be my share in the
100000. and Gandil said that I was
to get players part.
@. Did you see the game that after
noon? A. Yes, sir. About o'clock.
after the game, met Maharg and At
4ol1 tfaI1 60 he. nj
he said his bets were out and he could
not pay until he collected.
Burns will continue his story to-mor-
row, going further into details. He has
been promised complete immunity.
EARLY Legal lTechnfcafities.
II ball players contract is effective
between April IL and October / inclusive
and this player participates In u series
for the worlds championship on subse-
quent October days, can that player,
not being under specific contract to play
a world series, possibly be guilty of
conspiracy to throw" or otherwise mall
treat baseball games?
And here is another novel point:
Is 1t right that in defiance of the
written terms of his contract, a player
should be forced to participate In a
worlds series. and be forced to receive
approximately $500 II his team wins
or some $500 If his team loses?
Judging from his cross-examination
to-day Of Harry Nj. Grabiner, secretary
of the White Sox, that Is the view of
Attorney Michael j. Ahern, who is
counsel for Buck Weaver. Swede Ris-
berg and Eddie Cicotte. Secretary
Grabiner's testimony was that the con-
tracts cover the American League play
In rhad NIL nf ur,t Is IA
championship would be regarded as
part, according to precedent.
After two hours wrangling, the White
Sox secretary was dismissed until Mon
day, when he will show the gate re-
ceipts of the club since 1914, the APP
parent object of Attorney Henry c.
Berger being to show that Charles A.
Comiskey has consistently made money,
irrespective of the debacle OF 1919.
Eddie ColIins's Salary $4,000.
In discussing the salaries of the play
ers, Gardiner stated that Eddie" Col
Inns. the star second baseman of tho
Sox. receives $4,000 a year and Ray
the country, gets $1,000 month with a
bonus of $500 a month as an option on
his services for the following year.
Most of the contracts of the White
Sox are run on fiat monthly salary
basis plus a certain amount for giving
the club the right to renew the contract
the following season. The salaries of
some of the players for the 1919 season,
which have not as yet been made public,
were as follows:
Urban Faber. $500 a month. plus s2i1
a month for giving the renewal right.
Richard Kerr, $500 a month, plus 500
for renewal right.
John Collins, $500 a month, plus 500
renewal right
Memo" Leibold, $500 month, plus
800 for renewal right.
Harvey Mcclellan, $500 a month. plus
$50 for renewal right.
Roy Wilkinson, $500 a month. plus
$50 for renewal right.
Manager Gleason received FIAT salary
Of $3.50 for the season.
At Cleveland.