The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-12
DETROIT
THREW, TO
CHICAGO.
NeWScandal in League Base.
ball duplicates Many
Players

Buck Weaver. banished White Soz
ball player. declares to be the true
inside story OF the Throwing" of ar
American league pennant-the pen
nant OF 1917--is told In the follow
ing exclusive interview. Weaver
was interviewed following the an
nouncement that Charles A. Comis-
key. president of the Chicago Amer
lean league club. had been sum-
moned to appear IN court in Milwau-
kee tomorrow to show cause why
he should not be questioned regard
ing certain 1917 games.)
BY JAMES L KILGALLlEN
Copyright 1922. by International
News Service)
CHICAGO. Ill. May IL. - Detroit
threw" the 1917 American leasu e
pennant to Chicago. according to
George Weaver. former third base
man OF the White Sox. who took
part in the alleged fixed" games.
The Tigers. he said today. DELHI
erate,y permitted tho White Sox &c
win seven games at the tail end OF
the season when Chicago and Bos-
toa were ra ling neck and neck fol
ne flag.
rae sensational charge that prac-
Ideally the entire Detroit 1917 team
many OF whom still are playing in
the American league. and all the
White Sox regulars. including sew
eral noted stars with the club. were
in" on the fixing of the games was
made by Weaver.
Each White Sox. he alleged. con-
t.ibuted $45 or $50 to a pool which
ers by Charles Chick" Gandil and
Charles ''Swede" Risberg.
Two years later. during the 1918
pennant race, the Sox reciprocated
by permitting Detroit to win four
ball games near the finish OF the
season so tho Tigers could get into
the three money. Weaver
said.
Here In weavers own story:
The first I ever heard of fixing
major league ball games was In
1917. We wanted TO win the pen
nant badly. Pants" Clarence Row
land. at present manager of the
Column b u 8 American Association
D.
kid" Gleason. who was his assist
ant. had been telling US In the clu o
house time and again that II we
won the worlds series that year
'Commy' Charles A. Comiskey)
would write each OF us check for
$4,000 regardless OF how much was
taken in at the gate during the
worlds series, That was to be our
share-s5,00
LAS the season neared a close, the
race became more and more excit
ing. The strong Boston Red Sox
were running US a neck and neck
race, We needed help. We knew
Detroit hated the Red Sox CUTS.
Besides. we knew Detroit didn't
want an eastern club to win the
pennant So 1t was decided to fix
the last two series between our
club and Detroit.
"Gandil and Risberg collected the
money from the White Sox players.
I remember the occasion as we'll as
If 1t was yesterday. We were in
Philadelphia and had an off day
Detroit was in New York. I have q
sister living at Stowe. Pa. my old
home, and I ran over to see her,
thus it happened that did not put
any money in the pot to pay off De-
troit- During the collection of the
money. the question came up OF
How about Oscar Witt? Somebody
said he Is weaver's friend; Weaver
will take care of him. They knew
] had been in the habit of visiting
Witt at his California ranch each
fall, and that we were good friends
When I got back from the short
run home. Gandil and Risberg had
been allowed off to take the money
over to the Tigers. 1t was just
enough to buy each one OF them a
suit of clothes. Just a little dona-
ton They hated Boston, anyway.
Il never did give Witt any money,
1 waited until Christmas tims. ano
gave him a nice leather bag.
I'VE won the worlds series all
right. but we never got the $4,000"
Weaver named several players
now with the White Sox as having
contributed TO the pool He said
that a pitcher, now with the Sox
naming him-had paid his share
and that OF two other players by
check.
Weaver said that his reason for
sqawking now Is that II seems that
he is banished from baseball for all
time, from all leagues. whereas. he
claims there are score OF players
now performing In the big show"
equally as guilty as he and the half
dozen others who have been ruled
out.
The court action In Milwaukee re-
lating 10 Mr.. Comiskey was filed in
behalf of Oscar Happy" Felsch. an
other of the so-called Black Sox,H'
Felsch. in an affidavit. insinuates by
inferential questions that the "Oid
Roman" as ComisNey is called by
his friends, personally participated
In the alleged conspiracy TO per-
suade the Detroit club to throw the
1917 games.