The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-10-03
FEDERAL'PR0BB
OF BALL FRAUD
Is ADVOCATED
Ban Johnson, President OF
American League, Is
Wrathy Over Exposure
WOULD BAN SERIES
Was Not Notified of the
Charges Against Two Ma
tional League Players

. DREYFUSS TO WASHINGTON
Pittsburgh, Pa, Oct. 3.-Reit-
Grating his previous statement
that he believed there were
''others in the background who
knew all about basebalrs latest
scandal, Barney Dreyfuss, own
er of the Pittsburgh Nationals,
left for Washington with the ex-
pected intention of suggesting
that Commissioner Landis re-
open :sis investigation.
81 am going down to repeat all |
said yesterday to which some per-
sons appear to have taken exception
and if anybody wants to start any
thing with me I'll be there to give
them all the satisfaction they want"
the Pittsburgh magnate said.
"If this thing is not cleared up
properly and to the satisfaction Of
the public and there must be more
than two involved-I will be in
favor of eliminating the world. SER
les, for time at least, as a growing
menace to the best interests of the
game.
"The series is being made into
too much of a big circus or show and
in view of the present trend Of
things is Il growing menace.
Manager McGraw of the New York
nj, 1,os boon unofoI takinr ov.
ception to my remarks and to have
said that | was still sore about the
defeat of the Pirates in 1921" con-
tinued the club owner. "If all that
happened in 1921 had been exposed
Mr.. McGraw might not look very
good. The old saying about people
in glass houses may apply in this
case. Mr.. McGraw should be the
Hast person ever to refer to 1921.
But I am not going to get into any
argument with him. He is not in
my class"
Chicago, Oct. 3.-Federal investi-
cation to rid baseball Of its alleged
crookedness, will be demanded by
President Ban Johnson, of the Am
erican League, as the result of the
scandal involving Jimmy O'Connell,
Giant outfielder, expelled from the
game after confessing that he had
offered a $500 bribe to Heine Sand,
Philadelphia infielder, to throw last
Saturdays game. Cozy Dolan,
Giant coach, also was expelled as
a result of the Giant outfielder's
confession.
President Johnson declaring that
baseball is the national game, said
last night that it must be protected
by the government and that the pre-
sent situation may represent point
Of Towering up" which he said, the
American league would not condone
or accept.
Guilty Ones Must Suffer
81 will insist upon an investiga-
tion by the federal judiciary so that
we may know all the facts and
bring to the surface the individuals
who have been guilty of this great
misconduct and are positive men,
ace to the integrity of BASEBALL
President Johnson said.
The American league executive
declared that in view Of published
statements that the world series
between the Giants and Washington
should have been Immediately de-
clared off. He. said that from all
accounts it would appear "that the
American league had been handed
a championship club to compete with
which is tainted in all things that
it represents"
Johnson Not Notified.
President Johnson revealed that
Commissioner Lands, whose inves-
tigation of the attempted bribery
resulted in O'Connell's and Dolan's
expulsion, had not advised him OF
any of the developments nor COM
municated with him in regard to the
scandal, although Johnson together
with President Heydler of the Ma
tional league and Lands form the
baseball advisory board.
"It is unfortunate that we should
be confronted with these conditions
on the threshold of worlds SER
ies," President johnson said.
House Cleaning Hard.
The American league executive,
threw the resources of his organi-
cation back Of the investigation of
the White Sox involved in the
crooked worlds series Of 1919. 1t
was through President Johnson's
effort that Billy Maharg, Of Phila-
delphia, confessed his participation
in the bribery of the White Sox
and johnson later induced Bill
Burns, former major league player,
to appear before the Cook county
grand jury to tell his connection
with the throwing of the worlds
series. The American league, Presi-
dent Johnson said, spent between
100000 and 100000 in attempting
to obtain the conviction of the
White Sox involved in the scandal.
1--WE pledged our support to drive
crooked players out of the game and
we succeeded, insofar as the Amer1-
can league was concerned" Mr.
Johnson said.