South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-12
Court Summons Con1iskey
To AnsWer FeISch's Charge
of Crooked 1917 Flag Race
Black Sox'' Player Accuses
White Sox Chief of Com
plicity in CrOokedness.

An order Tor Cnafles NOihlShtJ'
president OF the Chicago American
league baseball team. 20 appear IN
court here 20 be questioned regard
ing an ALLEGED fund made up BY
WhNe Sox players and others IN
1917 to purchase victories. was
issued by Judge J. J. Gregory.
The court order was issued on re-
quest Of an attorney acting for
HAPPY" Felsch. one OF the White
Sox players banned from organized
baseball as a result OF the 1913
world series scandal. In his re-
quest Felsch names the Detroit Am
orleans as the club from whom It
was said attempts we're made 10
have games thrown.
Atty. Raymond J. Cannon, who
started the action for Felsch. an
nounced that he soon would begin
similar actions for Buck Weaver
Eddie Cicotte and "Swede" Risberg'
former Sox players.
Fesch. in his affidavit requesting
the appearance OF Comiskey. states
that 20 perfect the complaint IN his
original suit he desires TO examine
the defendant on several points in
connection with the charges OF al
legged throwing" Of games and fl
nancial matters. Questions prepared
for submission 20 Comiskey include:
What agreement was made by
| Charles Comiskey with the players
! OF the Chicago White Sex in the late
summer or fall of 1917. concerning
Ian attempt 20 have the Detroit
/ baseball club fraudulently lose
games TO the White SoX2"
Was an agreement made between
| said Charles Comiskey and certain
I White Sox players that such players
should Fay $50 each into fund TO
/ be paid 10 certain pitchers OF the
Detroit American league baseball
team TO induce the said pitchers in
tentionally 10 throw the games 10
the White Sox?"
did the defendant make an eN-
press agreement with all members
of the Chicago White Sox I'm the
/ late summer or fall OF 1917, where
by II was agreed 20 pay each mem
/ Der of the baseball team $4,000 in
/ lieu OF their shares Of the worlds
series receipts. If the American pen
nant should be won by the Chicago
] White Sox for that year,"
! WAS an understanding had by
Charles Comiskey on behalf OF the
defendant in the fall OF 1919 with
the players of the Chicago White
Sox that four games were 10 be de-
[ liberately lost and thrown 20 the
Detroit American league team in
! \
troit team had rendered to the
White SoN in 1917 in permitting it
self to be defeated Intentionally in
eight out Of nine games. and aiding
the White SoX in defeating the Bos-
ton baseball team. in the race for
the American league pennant?"
What present players on the
Chicago White Sox baseball team
bet large sums Of money that the
Detroit American league baseball
team would defeat the Chicago
White SoX baseball team four
straight games after the Chicago
White Sox baseball team had cIinch-
ed the remnant i'm 1912"
why was IL that after the Chi
cago White 5ox baseball team won
the pennant and the worlds series
in 1917 the defendant without pre-
vious motive or negotiations i'm the
fall Of 1917. ordered a $500 cut in
salaries for each member of the
Chicago baseball team. and why
was il that I'm 1919 after the Chi
cago White Sox baseball team had
/ lost :he worlds series 10 the Gin
cinnati National league baseball
tear. and after the defendant had
obtained fun knowledge that the
world series for 1919 had been fixed.
and that the games had been fraud
ulently thrown and Intentionally
LOST by the Chicago White Sox base
l AaI team, the defendan. neverthe-
less voluntarily ard without previ-
Gus demand by the pla ,ers raised
the salary OF this plaintiff from
$4,000 a year 10 5000 per year.
and the salary Of Toe Jackson from
$500 a year 10 $4,000. and salary
OF Lefty Williams from S2.625 a
year 70 $4,000
For what purpose did Charles
Comiskey on behalf OF the defendant
corporation offer 20 pay $4,000 re-
ward for evidence concerning the
fixing 81 the games Of the worlds
series in 1919. Notwithstanding the
fact that ne and the said defendant
were in possession Of all the facts
concerning the fixing OF said games
and were indirectly participants in
'he fixing OF the said games Of said
series?
What sters I'm the conspiracy
and for what purpose was the denial
I by Charles Comiskey on behalf OF
the defendant. Of hearing 20 the
PLAYERS OF the Chicago White Sox
/ baseball team alleged 10 have been
involved in the fixing OF the games
In The 1919 worlds series. and why
was IL that the said Charles Comis.
key did not permit the players al
legged 70 have been involved IN the
fixing OF said games 70 discuss the
matter with him at the timee"
ID II To