New Britain herald., 1924-10-24
|DOLAN IS GOING THROUGH WITH l
Giant Coach Discusses ChargI  With Lawyer

New York. Oct. 24.--"Coz Dolan took another step yesterda in his fight to clear himself charges that he was implicated vii Jimmy O'Connell in the attempt bribe Heinie Sand, Philadelph shortstop.
 In the office of his counsel, v J. Fallon, who intends to briI suit against Commissioner Land and organized baseball, Dolan r} enacted the scene of the examinatio by fLandis and related his versio of the conversation which took plac at the hearing which resulted in h punishment.
 The former Giant coach reiterate his denial of any knowledge of tn alleged bribery deal and re-asserte his innocence of any wrongdoinl Dolan also disclosed that his fins hearing before Landis almost ende in blows when he became involve in a heated verbal exchange with tn commissioner.
 "Landis rushed across the room pointed finger at me and ex claimed, 'Dolan, you are guilty The former coach declared in reI counting the details of what tool place during the commissioned closing examination.
 T am not guilty. don't rel member anything about it," Dola said he replied. We stood facinI each other and Landis apparentl1 interpreted my attitude as threaten| ing him and he said: .p.
 If you came here looking for ! fight, get out"
 Promising thorough airing o| many angles of the. case, Fallod said that he would summon Landis| President Heydler of the National league, O'Connell and Frank Frisch| George Kelly and Ross Young. th1 three Giant stars named by QConl nell In his confession but exonerated by the commissioner. If necessary Fallon said he would call all otbel members of the team.
 If Commissioner Landis were fail and wanted to give this man a fail trial he would give to the press a stenographic copy of O'Comelrs confession and Dolan's testimony.
 Tt seems to me that Commis- sioner Landis can't place much faith in O'Connell's confession when he convicted Dolan and exonerated Frisch, Young and Kelly, all oi whom were mentioned by the out. fielder as being implicated in the alleged bribe.
 Tt appears that Landis' decision In Dolan's case was based purely on the indefniteness of Dolan's an. sWers to his questions and O'Con. helrs charges. Landis, I am con. vinced, misinterpreted Dolans state ments that he didn't remember think Dolan has made it clear thai by this he meant he knew nothing about the bribery at all and used this term of expression as an abso- iute denial instead of hay memory as Landis evidently interpreted it.
 Dolan said that when he was first called before Landis and questioned relative to the alleged bribery he was so stunned by what Landis was driving at that it was impossible for him to make an emphatic denial other than to say that he didn't remember.
 He said that Landis' stenographer read just that part of O'Connelrs testimony. to him which involved him. He said that in the part that was read and the names of Frisch and Young were not mentioned, Dolan also said that he has not talked with O'Connell concerning the charges and that except for the brief time he was in Landis' room at the hotel when, O'Connell was present he has not seen the black listed outfielder.