The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-27
COURT MAY
FREE WEAVER,
FELSCH, z0RK
Baseball Gambling Evil
dence Against Them
Held Insufficient

CHICAGO. July 27.---Juaee Ruga
Friend today Informed the state uf-
torneys In the baseball trial that he
would direct the jury TO return ver-
dict OF not guilty IN the cases OF
Buck Weaver ana Happy" Felsch,
former white sox piayern: ana Carl
Fork OF ST. Louis. unless further evi-
dence was introduced against these
men.
The state dropped it's cnse against
Ben and Louis Levi OF Rokou,o. Ind.
Motions 60 dismiss the charges
against Joe jackson and David zelcsr.
OF Des Moines. were overrulei.
State Won't Drop Gases.
The state refused 10 dismiss tho
cases despite Judge Friend's state
ment.
Fork. Weaver and Fsisch may not
be deeply implicated Wy the evidence
we have presented" said George
German, assistant states attorney"
but they have been brought Into It.
we have never definitely identi-
fled the men named as Brown and
sullivan who conferred with the
players In hotel conference hero
and who gave cicotte sio.eOe. Fork
may be one Of them and may be
Identified by one OF the players
present
We nolle the cases OF the two
Lewis. having been enable 10 connect
them with the conspiracy"
The defense began Its presentation
OF evidence IN tho afternoon session.
II announced that Faher, schsik and
other White sox stars had been or
dered TO return from the east. thus
seriously crippling the team.
zeiccr Tcstifies
David zelcer identified by BiIi
Burns and Billy Maharg ns the man
they knew as Bennett and said by
them 10 have been leader in the al
legged conspiracy for the defense this
afternoon.
zelcer teatified he was living In CHI
caEo from the middle OF July. 1919.
until about October 3. zelcer said he
went 10 Cincinnati FOR the worlds
series ON September rs. 1919. rcgis-
tcring at the hotel einton as ID. A.
zelcer and never used any other name.
He was In Cincinnati on September.
20. 1919. he said. II was on this
date that Bin Burma testified he met
Zelcer at the Ansonla hotel in New
York TO discuss the alleged conspir-
acy.
II was never In New York except
In 1917. and never heard OF the An
SONIA said zelcer y never met
Burns or Maharg IN Cincinnati.
never saw either Of them until they
testified here.
; zeicer said he knew Abo Attell and
that Abe might have visited him In
his hotel room IN Cincinnati. during
the world series Zslcer, saying he bet
ON Cincinnati In the series. He said
{ Ben Levi and several others occupied
I the same room with him but Louis
!. Levi was ROT with them. The slate
then produced the records Of the
stinton hotel for September and
. October showing zelcer, both Lewis
A and other registered for room $50.
zeloer said he was moved from one
room to another and that whfe nov
ing Attell told him he hid not have
Il volunteered to let him share my
room and registered him." said zel-
y Ger.
e Rests Maharg Case.
a The state today rested It's case In
/, the baseball trial after biliy Maharg
- OF Philadelphia. had given Testimony
e corroborntlng much OF Bnl Burns
X story OF the alleged conspiracy Tor
the Chicago white sox players u
II throw the 1919 worlds serieH
y. MaharE. who was Intimate with
Burns and Abe Atteii during the al
legged seli-out told OF meetings be-
tween Burns. Eddie clcotte and Chick
Gandil In New York. OF furthes
meetings In Cincinnati and Chicago
r and OF how Attell sent ten thousand
dollars TO the players in Cincinnati By
Burns when $4,000 was due them.
In Like Burns, Mahnrg Identified
h David Zelcer OF Des Moinos, Iowa, IA
Il man who he knew IN the alleged
y conspiracy as Bennett.
h Maharg denied that he wa,
:. Peaches Graham. former majO
le league catcher. as the defense ha
)t claimed.
MY name n Billy Maharg." h
In said. Il was raised ON a farm an'
20 was prize fighter from 1891 u