Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-02

game make good their promise tor
The action of the states attorney Is
hailed by the public as sign that
something finally is to be done toward
establishing the guilt OF those VINO
have dragged the good name OF tiie
sport III the mire and further ehcoui
agement is gwen by thc prose- utoi >
federation of previous statements tiiht
81 the case will be brought 10 irldi as Hooii
g as it can be prepared
Data offered for Sale.
In addition to the former states at
torney and his assistants, those cdIleu
before the grand jury yestcrda! IN
cluded L. D. Nash. attorney lof ioui
of the eight indicted players anu
while nothing official rvsafuIhs Tue
proceedings was given out. II Is ",
derstood Nash denied ever having s'tiu
that the case never would come 10
trial or that he ever had offered 10
sell copies of the original testlmol!:
This testimony has been offered TOT
sale, however, although II mas NO
been established by whom. In refer
ence to this the states attofhty, ~
asLinp the newspapers not to publish
Il believe that the publication OF
. anything that TRANSFERRED in the s'"he
Jury room during the investlS'ttioh y,
this case WouIu teho W ~,,
embarrass the state IN the ploseo
ton of the men"
How situation Stands.
Ae the situation now stands all of
the indicted White SoN have lur
nished bonds for their appearance
when wanted except Joe jaChSoIl'
Claude Williams and enc .'ailo!.'
and, according to the state attot ~!
these three now are regarded as iusl
1iyes from justice, and efforts Will be
nade to force them to surrender IL
they do not surrender for trial.
Delay in the opening OF the prose
cutfon is attributed to the fact that
The testimony given at the original
grand jury investigation was SO
voluminous that the states attorney
, has not been able to complete reading
It. .,u
If the trial is not started within
short time In about a month the
PLAYERS and club officials whose testl-
fnony will be needed will be mixing
south for spring training, and their
Unayailability as witnesses Will Serl-
ously retard prosecution and cause
the trial to drag to an extent when
may prove fatal to its successful cui-
limitation.
The muddle which disguised the
fans with professional base ball will
not be forgotten by them. and If the
prosecution of those responsible for
the scandal proves fiasco all the
widely advertised steps taken to re-
habilitate the game Will count Tor
nothing
Two Long Jumps for Grfns.
Although tho grueling exhibition
trip INDUCED in by the Nationals
with the Cincinnati Reds last year is
not to be repeated. the schedule ar
ranged for the joint tour of the Griff-
men and Giants by Secretary O'Brien
Of the New York club will not lack
for arduous jumps. After disposing
of half a dozen or so contests with
the Phi1lies at Tampa, Gainesville and
Jacksonville and playing couple
with the Chattanooga Southern
Leaguers, the Nationals will join
forces with McGraw's men at Jackson.
Tenn, April 4, and Immediately make
an overnight jaunt of $50 miles, to
Knoxville. Right on top of that they
are to take another long journey to
Petersburg, Va, a trip of more than
fifteen hours, for a contest on April
g. The clubs have had 10 charter a
special train for that leg of the barn
storming expedition, in order to avoid
spending an additional day on the
road. From Petersburg the Nationals
and Giants will go to Norfolk for a
battle on April z. That night they
will take the boat for their only APP
spearance in Washington the follow
ing day. Friday. April s. and the next
two days will find them doing battle
at the Polo Grounds
The National League today reaches
: its forty fifth milestone, it having
been on Ground Hog day in 1876 that
the magnates completed organization
of the parent circuit at meeting in
! New York.
This is the open season for banuuets
10 base ball celebrities. Tomorrow at
New Haven. Conn, Chief Bender is to
+. be feted by New Haven fans as a
mark of appreciation for plotting the
team to the Eastern League pennant
Guests expected include Connie Mack
Eddie Collins, Stuffy McInnis and Ty
cobb. The last. in addition to Wal
ter Johnson. has just been elected a
director of the club.
Boston's chances of inducing Derrf1I
Pratt to accept his transfer from the
Yankees and play with the Red Sox
DO not appear overly bright Pratt.
In his capacity as base ball coach at
the University of Michigan has lust
issued a call for candidates for this
years team to report February 81
BELGIAN GUEST LEADS.
NEW YORK. January 2. - Edouard
Horemans. Belgian billiard champion.
ieo Albert Cutler of New York 500 to
3I5 last night at the end of the first
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