Evening journal., 1921-02-09
Gamblers Scheme to Quiet" Baseball Cases
See Peril to Business If Pubiic's
Aroused
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CHICAGO, Feb. 9.-PrOfessionalI
gamblers and lottery syndicates
throughout the nation, are watching
every step in the cases OF the eight
Chicago ballplayers and five hundred
alleged gamblers Indicted for throw
ing the 1919 world series.
Every days delay In putting the
accused men on trial for conspiracy
fllls the gamblers with hope that the
cases will be dropped.
They fear that the ccntering OF
public attention OF baseball gambling,
with the crOOkedness that II has IN
jected into the great American game,
viii create a pubic demand that ied-
eral, State and city officials stop H.
Their bushes in bets, pools and
lotteries total several million dollars
a day. A large part OF this IS prOiit,
taken from suckers.
So they are busy spreading propa-
ganda- They are playing on these
That the game has been cleaned up
by the publicity given the original
That the crooked ballplayers have
been punished by being driven from
the game.
That revival OF the case through
the trials, would injure the baseball
business.
That it would be legally difficult 10
prove the charges or conspiracy.
That II acquitted the accused ball
players could sue and collect dam
ages
But many fans throughout the
country are voicing the demand that
the cases be pushed through 10 their
logical conclusion. They crihcise let
ting some OF the crooked players live
at ease on their spoils. They say such
punishment should be meted out 70
them as will deter players from going
wrong for all time
The players indicted are all former
White S0x:. Arnold Gandil, Oscar
Felsch. Charles Risberg, Fred McMul-
lin, George Weaver, Claude Williams,
Joe Jackson and Edward Cicotte.
The alleged gamblers indicted arr
Racheld Brown. William Burns, Abe
Attell, Joseph ]. Sullivan and Ha
Chase. Attell Is the former pugillst
Chase The former Dallplayer.
They are charged with obtaining
money under false pretenses and viii
-Four of the defendants are undei
5000 bail each, two under $3.50
bail each. The others haven't been ar
rested.
Cicotte. Williams and Jackson con
| fessed before the grand jury. Aftel
/ the deal to throw the series wa.
made, said Clcotte, ne found $1,000
under his pillow. Williams said ~
was given $4,000, which ne spill
with Jackson. The others, it was said
were cheated" out Of the spoili
promised them.
Owner Charles COmiskey. OF thl
White Sox, Immediately discharge,
the accused players, wrecEng
team that was in the pennant race
lie is still trying 10 rebuild his club
Another upshot OF the expose wa
Tightening up on gamblers In yariou
big league towns.
Finally the magnates decided. afte
talks Of war 10 the knife, and ne'
league, TO make Federal Judge Ian
dis, OF Chicago, the supreme dictator
at $i2,5OO a year, to guide the destir
les Of the game through clear water
Just how Lands stands on pushln
the prosecutions IS unknown.
Meanwhile Hartley Replogle, IN
assistant States attorney, who cor
Quoted the grand jury expose, ia
gone out Of Office as the result OF IN
election.
Robert Grove, the new States al
tOrney, says his assistant, Geore
German. will try the cases. Gorma