New Britain herald., 1924-10-02
0'C0NNELL STATES HE'S THE GOAT:
 CHARGES OTHER PLAYERS INVOLVED: HE AND D0LAN BOTH SAPS, -McGRAW
Accused Out6elder h. sists Whole Team Im- picated And Names Kelly, Frisch And Young. .-.

New York, Oct. 2.-Jimmy o'Con- nell, Giant outfielder, expelled by the Baseball Commissioner, Landis, last night after he had confessed he had offered $500 bribe to infielder Heinie Sand of the Philadelphia Ma. tionals, to throw" last Saturdays 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.
 Discuss Bribery. O'Connell reported with other members of the team at the Polo Grounds at 10 o'clock this morning declared that he had not been "of- ficially or unofficially" notified of his suspension. T didn't know what else to do" he explained. He frank ly dicussed the details of the at- tempted bribery.
 They were all in on It," the young outfielder said. T am being made the goat, that's all." Mentions Other Players. According to O'Connell's confess sion George Kelly, Captain Frank F'risch and outfielder Ross Young all spoke to him concering the bribery. O'Connell said that they gave him to understand that the entire Giant team was fin on it."
 Dolan's Suggest.
 O'Connell said that the bribery plan was first approached to him in the Giants dressing room by Dolan before last Saturdays game. Dolan. he said, asked him if he was well | acquainted with Sand. O'Connell said he told him he was saying they were both Californians and had known each other for long time. Dolan then said, according to o'con- nell:
 If you can get Sand to let down in today's game tell him there's $500 in it for him." caiu ltethu VI OuIu SDtp. T asked Dolan where the money was to come from" continued O'Con nell, "and he said. well, the Giants are all going to chip in and make up the purse.' l agreed. and said would see Sand before the game"
 OConnell said that short time after Dolan made the bribery pro- posal to him.. Ross Young entered the club house and asked if Dolan had said anything to him.
 Go Ahead" Young Says.
 T told him yes," O'Connell con- tinued, "and Young said You go ahead because its all right"
 Then Frank Frisch came up to me-" O'Connel added, and also told me to tell Sand that it he would throw the game he could have any, thing he wanted. l don't remember exactly what Kelly said to me, but I do remember he talked to me about the thing and that he gave me the idea that he was in on it too"
 "Nothing Doing" Sand Says.
 O'Connell said that he then sought Sand, finding him on the baseball field during the pre-game practice.
 T went up to him and I said, Sand, who are you fellows for" he related. Sand said We're not for anybody-we are finishing out the season.. l then told Sand that if he would not bear down in that days game 1t would be worth $500 to him and he said he wouldn't do it and walked away. Nothing doing Sand said"
 O'Connel then said he reported to Dolan in the dugout the result of his colloquy with Sand, whereupon Dolan told him to forget it."
 Seek Mysterious Person.
 Believing that the person really responsible for the O'Connell inci- dent was someone outside of base ball, 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 the series with the Pitts burg and Philadelphia clubs.
 It developed today that during the last four or five years the Giants management have employed detec- tives 10 keep the players under sur veillance at all times and to inform McGraw as to their movements and their company. This watch has been doubly tight since the Phil Douglas incident but the players knew that they were constantly un- der surveillance.
 Case is Closed.
 By The Associated Press.
 Washington. Oct. 2.-Investigation of the charges of attempted bribery involving the New York Giants, Ma tional League champions, has been completed and baseball officials sp- parently are convinced that the ey- pusion Of Jimmy O'Connen. young outfield substitute, and Cozy Dolsn. vetran coach. has brought the case officially to close.
 This was the attitude reflected to- day by Commissioner Landis who announced in New York last night that Dolan and o'Connell had been ruled ineligible for the world series, and by John A. Heydler, President of the National League.
 No Further Action.
 Both officials arrived here early