New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-25
Double Cross
Broke Burns
And Mallarg
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Former pugilist Asserts
They Lost ON Third Game
All They Had Won on the
First Two Framed Ones
Had to Pawn Diamond Pin
Says Abe AtteIl Had Gang
of Is New York Gamblers
at Work i'm Cincinnati;

one-time pugilist and widely known in
sport circles, will be the star witness
for the prosecution in the baseball
scandal this week. His testimony is
expected to substantiate that given by
Bill Burns. and he is expected to bring
cut some new and sensational facts.
Maharg, it Is said, will verify the
statement by Burns that 1t was the
ulayers instead Of the gamblers who
conceived the plot to throw the 1919
world series and double-cross the
public.
In interviews Maharg said that Ed
die Cicotte. idol of White Sex fans,
made the first advances in the matter
TO Bill Burns in New York hotel. The
White Sox were promised 100000. but
received only $4,000.
Abe Attell. former prizefghter and
now a camp follower in sporting
circles, represented the gamblers in
the deal, but broke faith with the
players who did the work for them,
Maharg asserts.
Maharg Tells Of Ansonia Conference
Maharg says he was in room at
the Ansonia Hotel in company with
Burns, Bill James and Cicotte and
overheard enough Of the conversation
bween Cicotte and Burns to learn that
group OF White Sox players was will
ing to throw the series for 500. 900.
Maharg went to Philadelphia to see
what could be done, but the gamblers
there said that it was too big q deal
for them to handle and suggested that
Arnold Rothstein, wealthy New York
gambler, be asked to finance and man
age the deal. Mahsrg and Burns, &C
cording to his story, met Rothstein by
clined TO go in, saying frame-up
would be impossible.
Maharg then returned to Philadel-
phia, supposing the heal was off, but
Inter received a telegram from Burns
saying: ARNOLD has como through with
everything. Got eight in. Leaving for
Cincinnati at 4:30."
Maharg says he met Burns in Cincin-
natl who told him he had met Abe At
tell, who made it appear the matter
rad been fixed up with Rothstein.
Attell was CHARTERED in large suite in
Cincinnati hotel and had band of
twenty-five New York gamblers with
him. He said they were all working
for Rothstein, but 1t later was said
that this was fiction, as Rotsstein de-
MED he was in the deal at Ill.
"The Attell gamblers work was raw"
says Maharg. "They stood in the hotel
lobby bracing every person who looked
like he might have q dollar. They &C
cepted bets right and left, placing
many bets Of $1,000 each.
~ had my suspicious on the morn
ing Of the first game when Attell re-
fused to turn over the 100000 to
Burns for the players. Atten said he
needed the money to place bets and
offered TO give the players $4,000 at
the end of each losing game and they
had to be satisfied with this.
Piles of Money in AttelPs Room
1--WE all bet on Cincinnati the first
game and won. After that game we
went to Attell's headquarters in the
Sinton Hotel and I never saw SO much
money. Stacks of bills were being
counted on dressers and tables.
"Attell was still stalling the players.
leases worth $4,000 to the players as
saved him that much money Attell
finally tossed $4,000 on the table and
sad to take that to the players. Burns
asked me to deliver it, but refused and
sa turned i, over to one OF tins players.
He reported back that TIE players were
restless and wanted the full amount.
He was afraid they would not keep the
agreement.
"As a matter of fact they didn't.
They got even by winning the third
game. Burns and lost all we had won
on the first two games and everything
else we could raise. l had to pawn my
diamond pin to get back to Philadelphia.
~ heard new deal was made on the
final game with st. Louis gamblers, but
know nothing about that. l took my
medicine and went back to Philadelphia
and went to work. Attell and his gang
double-crossed the players out of
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