New Britain herald., 1924-10-02
OConneN Blacklisted; DoIan
 Also, h Mew Baseball Scandal
Giants S75,OOO Beauty and Coach Involved in At tempt to Bribe Philadel- phia Player-Landis to Continue Investigating, Seeking "Men Higher Up."
By The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
 New York, Oct. 2.-As prepara- tiens were being made to receive baseball. prodigal son of the nation, back into the hearts of the people, new scandal has been revealed whose ultimate effects cannot now be estimated.
 Commissioner Landis, who an- nounced last night that Jimmy O'Connell and Cozy Dolan of the Giants had been declared ineligible for attempted bribery, will continue his investigation in Washington to- day in an effort to discover who put the $500 into the hands of the sub stitute outfelder, who originated the scheme now credited to Dolan, and to what extent it was practiced dur ing the season.
 People over the length and breadth of the land who yesterday forgot business and politics and or dinary affairs of life to rejoice with the national capital as it returned its heroes, people who had prepared for "a real celebration at the new baptism of popular approval of the national game, today try to under stand the circumstances of the sit- uation sketchiy presented by Com missioner Landis in his announce ment.
 Heinie Sand. Philadelphia short stop, looms as the hero in baseball's latest family tragedy. The commits sioner acted upon information fur nished by Sand who charged that O'Connell had offered $500 to him to throw" the game between the Giants and Phillies on September 27. New York won the contest 5 to 1 and clinched the pennant.
 O'Connell, called before the com missioner, President Heyder of the National league and John McGraw, manager of the Giants, confessed to offering the bribe and implicated Cozy Dolan. coach of the team, Cap tain Frank Frisch, George Kelly and Ross Young, the latter trio compos- ing the backbone of the team.
 Frisch, Kelly and Young were completely absolved by the commits sioner following a hearing, but Do- Ian, whose testimony in favor of himself was of such a character as to be unacceptable" the commission CT said, was blamed as the man who instigated the plot.
 Immediately after announcing the story to The Associated Press in New York, Commissioner Landis, accom- panied by his wife, left for Wash ington to take over supervision of details of the world series which is now expected to he played in an at- mosphere whose drama can only be guessed.
 Manager McGraw and the mem- bers of the New York team are scheduled to leave at 3:25 this aft ernoen for Washington. Although none had left the city last night, Captain Frank Frisch was the only Giant remotely involved who could be reached for statement
 T was dumbfounded when called before Commissioner Landis." Frisch said. T hope the whole matter will be sifted to the bottom and that if any player has been guilty of wrong doing he will be properly punished"
 Neither Manager McGraw. Presi- dent Stoneham, Secretary Tiernev. nor Treasurer McQuade Of the Giants could be located. Stoneham is awaiting trial in federal court on November 10 in connection with the failure of brokerage firm of which he was member.
 Dolan, to whom present implica- ton points the most severe finger. has been base running coach for McGraw since 1921. He was for merly an tntielder on the Phillies, Pirates, Reds Cardinals and Yan- kees and has been playing profes- sional ball for the last 20 Of his 37 years.
 1AS 4iVNTol blO" lD DdSCDaI has landed most heavily on the Pacific coast where Jimmy OConneI, S75,- 900 Beauty" purchased by New York in 1921 but who did not report until the end of 1922, occupied the same relative position in public es- teem that Babe Ruth now holds in the national field. He was lionizcd wherever he went and was especiallv popular With the younger boys. Be fore he left for New York an "o'Connell Day" was held at the San Francisco baseball park and fans presented him with a home.
 o'Connel's failure to immcdiateIv burn up the National league was at- tributed by his admirers to home sickness and youth. They have been patiently waiting for Jimmy" 10 fulfill the promise of bright future
 Manager Fletcher of the PbiI'ies could not be reached and Sand, when located in Hazleton, Pa, would not snlplify Commissioner Landis' ac- count Of his part in the affair.
 NUTMEG JRS. OPEN SEASON.