Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-06-30
u, Associated ,r-

tHp'AtiO. June 3H.--Ihg inNUsiigu
tion into alleged gambling. bribery aud
game throwing ~ major league ISIS.
ball was olTned officially IN Scptcm
bar. 1890, when Judge Charles \. Nc
Donald. chief Justice of the criminal
courts. charged the Cook county grand
Jury with looking into reports which
had come 10 his attention concerning
fixed games
The grand jury Investigation which
followed proved IN" muSt sensational
in the sports history u finally re-
suited IN IN. indictment ~ eight mem
beers of IN. worlds champions Chicago
White SoN. two former major league
players. two alleged gamblers and "a
former world champion pug.list on
charges that they had cunspircd foi
the white sox Ia throw the 1918 world
scrics IT, the Cincinnati Reds. and that
some White SuN players acccised
bribes ranging az high AS siV,0oo t.
deliberately lose games In that series
when the case was called a. trial on
March II. 1921, however. Il appeared
that the sensational expose would de
vciop into the greatest legal fiasco on
record The state. charging that it,
witnesses had been corrupted. declared
Il was not ready 10 prosecute, and
when Judge William 4. Dcycr refused
q postponment. states Attorney Rob
ert y. cruwc declared that there was
''no game" and dropped the cases
against seven II the PLAYERS. Judg'
Dcvcr to,k the others OF the court
call
proved 60 he boomerang for instead
Of marking the end of the scandal, l,
proved really To L. the beginning. a
few days later new grand jury In
vcstixation was started Unlike the
first onc. which was attended by blair
Ing of trumpets which made all IL tn,
testimony public. the second inquiry
was secret President han Johnson OF
the American League was the chief
witness aside from state officials who
fvsd the testimony submi,,ed at the
first hearing
On March o. the thirteen men origin.
ally indicted were rcindicted and with
them five others were named. The
thirteen ns,ncd In the first indictments
were the eight White sox players
Eddie cscotte. pitcher. Claude Williams,
pllcher: Joe jackson. left field. Happy
i. rslsch. center field; Chick Gsndil first
mscman; Swcdc Risberg. shorts,op
Buck Weaver. third haseman. Fred Nc
uullin. utility player. Hal Chase ano
III Burns former major league play
ers. Rachel Brown and Joseph J. Sulli
vun. alleged gamblers: and Abe Attcll.
onld TO have been the Abe Atteii who
ltrmesly WINS world champion feather.
weight fighter.
D6,ctments named hen Franklin and
s>rl Fork IL ~. Louis. two brothers
unSncd Levi. said to have lived In Dies
00lnc~ nj one time. aud David Zelser.
Wtd To he from San Francisco. states
efStclsIs DECLARED tina, witnesses test.
lied zork and franklin were leaders
u the alleged conspiracy.
While Judge McDonalds charge 10
thc jury was the official opening u the
fIFSt Investigation by the state. there
md hem many rumors since the close
- the 1918 world series that 4, had no,
otcn played on the square and testi
0cny given the grand laries revealed
ehnt various baseball officials had con
oarted private investigations for months
hut without definite results.
These runners canr - head when q
GssatnSe t;assr, In a copyright-d article.
0poned ss alleeed attempt Ia FIX"
NATIONAL league gam, In August. 1899
The first INVESTIGATION then was
og1rred and the investigators started on
~ 1913 world series The days that
eo1lcwed produced one sensation after
onsnlser until finally Edward c. Cico,te.
white Sox pitcher. once rated the best
n sae American league. with tears In
~ eves conferscd that he had received
o1e.eoe 10 throw gsmes and named
orsen ~ his teammates as ASSOCIATES In
~ alleged deal.
Following cicottc's confession. the
9nry voted indictments against the
G1Ght white sox players
TIE indictments wcr. voted the day
Clrete confesrcsi-Sept. -. 1899. A
ogon ~ they WERE announced. Joe Jack
en- went 60 the jury and confessed TO
Bureived $4,000. saying II Was given to
I'm by Claude williams. The next day
williams csnfesxed Ia receiving sie.ooo
~ 10 giving s. eoe ~ II Ia jackson.
1he money Was given him by Gandil.
Williams ssld.
Williams named Candil and two
- Brown and sullivan" as Tho go.
or<werrs ~ho arranged the deal with
- White sox players.
Indictments Immediately were voted
eRsinst Brown and Sullivan and later
chsse
ctcotte told the grand jury his $40
~ vas given him befof. the series
started. II WAS risccd under his pillow
~ snid. conccrninr The srtusl throw
M cf she games. the pitcher confessed
% onIy one deliberate misplay. H. sald
- pnrp"-sly hit I,ath. the firs, man ur
n the first game. hut then RESENTED
and after that played his hest through
cut the sries. Cico'ie talked io scv
ezi officials i,cf,H. going a. the grand
tnry chambers. Th.s. officials quoted
hbn ~ ccnfessing o. other mlspayH
hps the hitting a. Rs,h was the only
eRs officially reported To the grand
tury hy the pitcher
Williams and jackson said they nd
NJ actually throw any games Th'
seh~r players claim tina, they did nd
receive money and did not throw an,
snmes. jackson. Williams and Cico'i'
WIRE m. only indictri players "a r.
hrfre the grand jury.
Williams raid the eish, White s.,
players met with Brown and Sullivan
" cirotfe's roofn In small souihsid'