Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-03
NOT TO AFFECT SERIES

Washington. Oct. 2.-(By a. P.)--
The 1924 worlds series will so on
Notwithstanding that baseball was
shaken to its foundations today by a
whirlwind succession OF develop
ments growing out of the attempt of
Jimmy O'Connell. young New York
outfielder to bride Heine Sand,
Philadelphia shortstop In the game
that decided the National League
pennant race for the Giants.
This was the declaration tonight
of kenesaw Mountain Lands. higa
commissioner Of baseball. 1t was
made after hectic day during
which fresh charges were flung by
O'Connell. who has been banished
for all time from the game together
with Cozy Dolan, Giant coach accus-
ed Of lnstigating the bribery plot ami
during which prominent baseball Of
ncials, including President Ban
johnson of the American League and
Barney Dreyfuss, of the Pittsburgh
Pirates asserted the series should he
called off as 4 result of the scandal.
Unmoved, apparently by the days
developments, and declining to am
plify the statement he issued late
last night in New York the commits
sioner declared he saw no prospect
OF developments that would prevent
the start of the championship battle
Saturday between Washington and
Giants.
Furthermore. the commissioner
indicated he had no new evidence
calculated to widen the scope of The
attempted bribery deal. n possibility
brought to the fore today by O'Con-
nell's reiteration that the Giants
were "all III it," and the specific
mention Of three veterans. George
Kelly. Frank Frisch, and Ross
Young.
so far as l am concerned, no
cloud now hangs over any member
of the Giant team eligible to play in
the worlds SERIES" the commission
err declared. "They will go into the
worlds series with the Senators on
Saturday"
Waving asida as ridiculous" re-
PORTS that the Giants would be dis
barred as q team and Brooklyn. the
runner-up, selected to represent The
National League in the series. the
commissioner emphasized that. SO
far as he could foIesee, no further
finger of suspicion pointed to the
National League champions.
Shaking his fist en- n table when
pressed by newspaper men to COM
mcnt on the days developments, The
commissioner declared:
1T seems to me to he time for
those persons not clothed with re-
sponsibility to keep their shirts on.
There was n clear case of bribery;
1t proved abortive; the guilty men
have been punished. Why call off the
series?"
Although John A. Heyd.er. president
Of the National League, I'm a long con-
ference with newspaper men had as
serted his belief that the case was
closed, Commissioner Lands refused to
commit himself
Il have nothing further to add now
to my statement, but / will say that
in my opinion a case Is never closed so
long as interest In it remains no said.
Pressed to make public the written
confession of O'Connell and the testi-
mony of Dolan. and other mentioned In
the case. the commissioner said he
would not do so unless and until he
was convinced such a course would
serve a useful purpose.
Charges and counter-charges flew
thick and fast throughout the day. OBJ
securing the real playing issues OF the
worlds series and throwing the pre-
championship atmosphere into turmoil.
They eliminated in the declaration at
Chicago of Ban Johnson. american
League executive, that me series
should have been called on" and that
ne would demand a federal probe 10
purge the game Of its alleged crooked
ness.
In New York. O'ConneIl. former $751;
roo beauty" and center Of the storm
that has shaken as nothing else since
the White Sox scandal of 1919, reiter-
ated the charges ne had made before
Commissioner Lands duplicating 9TH
ers of his team mates besides Dolan
and asserting he was being made thu
goat"
OConneli not only insisted that Do
Ian was the instigator Of the scheme
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