Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-10-02
OTHERS BLAMED
BY 'CONNELL
Other New York Team Players
lnStigat0rS of Bribery Plot,
Accused Man Says
D0LAN IS ALSO BLAMED
Baseball Gets Another Shock
as Sand, Philadelphia,
Tells of Bribe Plot
D0LAN IS ALSO BLAMED

NEW YORK, Oct. Jimmy o.
Connell, Giant outfielder, expelled
last night after he had confessed he
had offered a $500, bribe to Infelder
Heinie Sand. OF the Philadelphia
Nationals, to throw" last Satur-
days game, today declared he had
been made the goat" and that
other members of the New York
team were the instigators of the
bribery plot.
O,Connell reported with other
members of the team at the Polo
Grounds at 10 o'clock this morning,
declaring that he had not been off
cialIy or unofficially" notified of his
suspension. 81 didn't know what
else to do" he explained He
frankly discussed the details of the
attempted bribery.
Cozy Dolan, the Giant coach. who
also was expelled as a result of o.
Connelrs confession; George Kelly,
Captain Frank Frisch and Outfielder
Ross Young, ali spoke to him con-
cerning the bribery, O'Connell said,
adding that they gave him to under
stand that the entire Giant team was
Sin on it,
"They were all in on it," the
young outfielder said. Il am being
made the goat, that's all.
O'Connell said that the bribery
plan was first broached to him in
The Giants dressing room by Dolan
before last Saturdays game. Dolan,
he said. asked him II he was well
acouainted with sand. O'ConneH
Jsaid he told him he was. saying they
were both Californians and had
known each other for a long time.
Dolan then said, according to o.
Donnell:
.If YOU can get Sand to let down
in today's game tell him there's
$500 in it for him."
"I asked Dolan where the money
was to come from" continued q
Connell. "and he said, We'll, the
Giants are all going to chip IN ana
make up the purse. ! agreed, anu
said I would see Sand before the
| game" u,so -
strange that such an offer should
he made by fellow team member,
O'Connell replied:
mo. I didn't. Dolan said all the
other. PLAYERS on the team were IN
on II and said to myself, If all the
fellows are in this there is nothing
strange about it and it's all right
for me, too"
O'Connell said that he then sought
Sand. finding him on the baseball
field during the pre-game practice
"I went up to him and I said Sand
who are you fellows for?'" He re-
lated. sand said were not for any
body-we are finishing out the sea-
son. I then told Sand that II he
would not bear down in that days
game 1t would be worth $500 to him
and he said he wouldn't do 1t and
walked away. Nothing doing SAND
said.
O,Connell then said he reported to
Dolan in the dugout the result OF ms
colloquy with Sand. whereupon the
coach told him to "sorget IT.
.O'Connell said that short time al
ter Doian made the bribery proposal
to him, Ross Young entered the club
house and asked II Dolan had said
anything to him.
1T told him yes" the young out
leIder continued. "and Young SAD
hyou go ahead because it's all right.
"Then Frank Frisch came up TO
me-" O'Connell added. "and also told
me to tell Sand that If he would
throw the game iiC SONAA NN~s'o ~-s
thing he wanted. I don't remember
exactly what Kelly said to me but
do remember he talked to me ABOUT
the thing and that he gave the idea
he was in on it too
Believing that the person really
responsible for the O'Connell incl
dent was someone outside of base
hall. officials of the New York club
today began an investigation into
the movements of an unnamed per-
son who has been barred from the
Polo Grounds in recent years, but
who, 1t is said. was seen in the PARK
during tho series with the Pitts
burgh and Philadelphia clubs.
II developed today that during
the last four or five years the Giants
smanagement had employed detec-
tives to keep the players under sur
veillance at all times and to inform
McGraw as to their movements ana
their company. -Fhis watch had been
doub1v tight since the Phil Douglas
incident but the players know OF 1t
and ara not disposed to resent II.
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