The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-25
STATE WILL PLAY IFS TRUMP CARDS
 MARSHALL TRIAL
FirSt-Hand Story of Bill Burns Will Be Corroborated
 It Is Stated

Chicago, July 24-The prosecution in the baseball trial will play its final cards during the coming week, pre- senting evidence which it is said, will expose Hew and sensational details of the reported deal through which it is charged eight former White Sox players conspired with alleged gam glers to throw the 1919 worlds se- ries to Cincinnati. Persons expected to corroborate the first-hand story of Bill Burns, admitted accomplice and states witness. will be called to tes- tify.
 The flight oyer admission of the grand jury confessions of Eddie Cicotte. Claude Williams and Joe Jackson, former White Sox players. will be resumed when court con Venes tomorrow. with Hartley Replo- gle, former assistant states attorney who directed the grand jury inquiry ready to continue his testimony that the confessions were made volun- tsrily and that no promises were made the three players.
 Macdonald to Testify
 Judge Charles A. Macdonald, who ordered the inquiry, and Harry Brig ham, foreman of the grand jury, also will testify for the state.
 /. The defense then may place the three players on the stand to testify they confessed under duress and be- cause Of promises concerning immu- nity they claim were made them.
 With the original copies of these statements. the waivers of immunity. said to have been signed by the men and many other valuable documents missing stolen. according to the states attorney-the prosecution is presenting its evidence concerning the confessions with the jury absent. If Judge Hugo Friend rules that the testimony Is competent as evidence, despite the lack of original docu- ments, it will be repeated before the jury.
 The Squeeze Play
 We have filled the bases" said George German. assistant states at torney who is directing the prosecu e tion, "and now-after the confession matter Is settled-we will send Joe Gedeon, former St Louis player. and Billy Maharg of Philadelphia fin as pinch hitters to drive inerhe runs"
 IL was indicated that he would tes- 1 tify that the players arranged to throw the final game and did not abandon the alleged conspiracy after the second game, as Burns said he was told by Chick Gandil, Sox first baseman.
 l Gedeon's testimony will deal largely with meetings of players and the al legged fixers in hotel here during the series.
 i Attempt to Prove Alibi The defense has score of wit nesses who, the attorneys decla re will strike out the states star wit ness. An attempt will be made tc prcve an alibi for David Zelzer ot Des Moines, who was identified by Burns as man who helped direct the alleged conspiracy under the name of Bennett.
 1 Other witnesses will testify that some of the players Burns said ht met in Cincinnati hotel were al morning practice at the time of the alleged meeting. An attempt vii also be made to prove that Carl Zorl of St. Louis was not In Chicago al the time he is reported to have tolc Harry Redmon of East St. Louis | Ill., that he was the little red heat from St. Louis who started the whole deal"
 l All the White Sox players. who have been summoned as witnesses by tht defense left tonight for their easterr | trip, except Manager Kid Gleason and Ray Schalk. They agreed to re. turn when wanted Memo Liebolt and John Collins of the Boston Rec Sox were orderd to be here tomorrow as defense witnesses, but probably will be excused, if they agree to come i back when wanted