The New York herald., 1921-07-17
CONFESSIONS REVEAL
HOW WORLDS SERIES
PLOT WAS EXECUTED
Stories Told by Cicotte,
Jackson and Williams
Made Public.
ALL WERE SWINDLED
Outfielder Wanted PlOtters
to Kill Him After He
Entered Deal.
TOLD WIFE ABOUT PLAN
Lefty Said $4,000 Was Not
Enough ito Do Dirty Trick
of That Nature
TOLD WIFE ABOUT PLAN


of how Eddie Cicotte, Joe Jackson and
Lefty Williams. former members OF
the White Sox team suddenly acquired
large sums of money just before the
worlds series championship games in
1919 between the Chicago and Cincin-
natl teams Of the American and Ma
tional leagues were learned here to-
day.
Cicotte tells how he insisted on
cash in advance" and how he tried to
walk" Rath and instead hit him with
the ball.
Jackson tells Of inviting the plotters
to kill him rather than insist that he
go through with his agreement to
throw" the series; how they prom
ised him $40. 1000 ana gave him $4,000.
Williams reveals how he said "$5, 900
was not enough for working man to
do a dirty trick" but agreed to do it
for $4,000.
The confession of Cicotte says:
My name is Edward v. Cicotte and
| was pitcher on the White Sox team
during the worlds series of 1919.
live In Detroit. A few weeks before the
worlds series we had conference ut
the Ansonia Hotel. with seven players.
eight with myself-Claude Williams, Joe
jackson. Arnold Gandil. George Weaver,
Oscar Felsch, Charles Risberg, Fred
McMullin and myself This was Sep
tember. 1913; around the 10th or 18th.
We were then playing in New York.
We had not won the pennant then. We
won 1t In about ten days afterward.
Incepticn of the Plot.
AT this conference. some OF the play
ers (McMullin and GandiD said We
amt getting a devil of lot OF money,
and II looks like we could make a big
thing If we could throw these games 10
Cincinnati
"One of them said: How much would
you take to throw the world series,
and l said: L wouldn't do any
thing like that for less than $40,
That looked like an awful big amount
They said: We can get together and we
can fix 1t up That was all there was
to this conference.
meeting at the Warner Hotel. When
we were at the Warner Hotel we knew
that we were going to participate In the
worlds series. This was about three
days before the worlds series.
II said in respect to money: There
Is so much double crossing stuff IL I
go In the series / want the money put
in my hand | meant that If we went
in to throw these ball games that /
wanted the money in my pocket before
/ started. Somebody said. I forget.
Gandil or somebody. that If the series
was going TO be played that way 1
would get my money in advance. I
said: That's the only way 1 would
go into the series.
10000 Was Under Pillow.
"I went back to my room at II. 80, or
something like that. and the $4,000 was
under the pillow at that time. 1t was
in paper money two or three $1,000 bills
and 500 bills. | put the money in my
pocket and took II TO Cincinnati with
me and kept 1t in my room. After the
worlds series took II home TO Detroit
with me and hid 1t.
"I took 1000 of 1t and paid mort
gage on a farm / owned. l spent the
other 5000 here and there. put some
new floors in the barn and bought
little stock for The farm and feed.
"In the worlds series / tried to walk
Rath, and l hit him and they scored
one run A ball was hit to Joe Jackson
and he didn't make a good play. but
can't tell whether he intentionally did
n or not On q ball knocked over me
Risberg handled the ball and stumbled
and lost his man at first. In this inning
they made Ave runs off of me. l tried to
make good but / made two errors If
we could have made four or five runs
[ would have won the game, and would
have won IL even though | had the
10000 | lost that game by score of
10 1. did not talk with Gandil or
McMullen before the game started with
Cincinnati or after / got the $4,000.
was sick All Might.
After the game was over I went up
to my room was ILL., had head
ache after the game / stayed In my
room. was sick all night.
"I pitched the next game In Chicago
and was beaten, 2 to 0. A ball was hit
TO me and I made a bad throw 10 first.
I didn't intend 10 make a bad throw.
1 tried to get my man.
"I tried TO win this game because !
didn't care whether | got shot out there
the next minute I was going to win
tConttnued on Ttoonty-second Pdoe.D
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