The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-10-02
0'C0NNELL IN
CONFESSION OF
OFFER T0SAND
Philadelphia Player First
Barred Offer of $500 to
Throw Game to New York
TWO ARE SUSPENDED
BASEBALL Commissioner Lands
Acts Upon Confession of
Young Outfielder

New York, Oct. 2.-(By the A. P.)
Jimmy O'Connell, Giant outfield-
er, expelled by Baseball Commission
er Lands last night after he had
confessed that he had offered q $500
bribe to infielder Heinie Sand Of the
Philadelphia Nationals 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 bri-
| berry plot.
Cozy Dolan, Giant coach, who also
was expelled as a result Of O'Con-
nell's confession. George Kelley, cap
tain Frank Frisch and outfielder
Ross Young all spoke to him con-
corning the bribery, O'Connell said,
adding that they gave him to UNDER
stand that the entire Giant team was
"in" on it.
They were all in on it," the young
| outfielder said. 81 am being made
the goat, that's ALL"
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 "of-
ficially or unofficially" notified of
his supension.
II didn't know what else to do" he
explained.
Discusses Details
He frankly discussed the details
Of the attempted bribery.
O'Connell said that the bribery
plan was first broached to him in
the Giants dressing room before last
Saturdays game. Dolan, he said,
asked him if he was we'll 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'Connell:
"If You can get Sand to let down
in today's game, tell him there's $500
in it for him"
II asked Dolan where the money
was to come FROM" continued O'Con-
nell. and he said: well, the Giants
are all going to pitch in and MAKO
up the purse. l agreed and said
would see Sand before the game"
Not Strange
Asked if he did not consider it
strange that such an offer should be
| made by fellow team member
O'Connell replied: mo, l didn't. Do
Ian said all the other players of the
team were in on it and said to N.Y.
self, If all the fellows are in on this,
there is nothing strange about it,
and it is all right for me, tool"
O'Connell 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:
II told him yes" the young out
fielder continued, and Young said:
You 60 ahead, because its all right"
"Then Frank Frisch came up to
him." said O'Connell and also told me
to tell Sand that if he would throw
the game he could have anything he
wanted. l don't remember exactly
what Kelley said to be but I do re-
member he talked to me about the
thing and that he gave me the idea
that he was in on it, too"
Reported To Dolan
O'Connell then said he reported to
Dolan in the dugout the result of
his colloquy with Sand, whereupon
the coach told him to "forget it,"
O'Connell said he then sought Sand,
finding him on the baseball field
during the pre-game practice.
II Aent up to him and I said
Sand, who are you fellows forT," he
related.
Sand said: "We're not for any
body-we are finishing out the sea-
son. l then told Sand that if he
would not "bear down" in the days
game it would be worth $500 to him
and he said he wouldn't do it and
walked away.
Nothing doing" Sand said.