, 1925-01-10

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Judge Lands: Have your reia.
tons with o'Corrnell been friendly?"
Mr.. Dolan: "on the same ball
club. I suppose SO. We have always
been friends.
Judge Lands: Have you ever felt
hat you were not his friend7"
Mr.. Dolan: NO. SIR"
Judge lands: IT wish you would
think over pretty carefully, Coy.
and see II you can recall any on
versstion with anybody eles or any
member OF the New York team
about this. This was only last Sat
urday. and this is Tuesday. The
subject of this conversation is one
that would not escape your mind in
three days time."
Mr.. Dolan; IT cannot remember
any conversation like that"
Judge lands: With anybody"
Mr.. Dolan: mo. I cannot"
Judge Lands; is your
pretty sood?"
Mr.. Dolan: 81 guess So
Judge Lands: do you think that
you might have had a conversation
about this subject and forget 1t in
three days.
Mr.. Doian: at don't think SO. I
don't remember. There was so
much stuff going around the club
house.
Judge lands: II say, do you think
you could have had such a
ton as this and forget 1t In three
daysr"
Mr.. Dolan; no. I don't think So"
Judge Landis: You don't think
so, but you think It is possible It
might"
Mr.. Dolan: 81 would not say that
at ALL"
Judge Lands: Just what do you
say? You said to me three or four
times that you have no a.
to such a conversation, that you
cannot recall any such converse.
ton"
Mr.. Dolan: That. is my answer.
I cannot recall 1t. I don't remem
Der n"
Judge lands: MFR. o'Connell, as
I understand you to tell me in this
conversation you had with player
Sands, you asked him who the fell
lows were for. by fellows meaning
the Philadelphia players. and Sands
replied to you they were not for
anybody"
Mr.. O'Connell: THAT is right"
Judge Lands: THAT they were
just playing the season out. and
you asked him then IL he would not
haar danrn a-1tns. va o. ,t,.-f.
meaning New York team, that there
was some money in it for him. $500.
and he said he would not do any.
thing like that. he would go out
there and do his best; that he would
not do anything like that"
Mr.. O'Connell: That is right"
Judge Lands: us hal substance
OF the conversation you have with
Sands?"
Mr.. o'Conneil: YES. sir"
Judge Lands: THAT was last
Saturday afternoon at the Polo
Grounds7'
Mr.. o'Connell: Yes, sir"
Judge Lands: and don't you re
member my asking you how you
happened to say this TO Sands anc
did you state to me that you hat
your.talk with Sands because Coy
Dolan asked you TOT"
Mr.. O'Conneli: Yes. SIR"
Judge Lands. "Dolan said tc
you: Won't you talk to Sands anc
tell him that we will give him $500
if he would not play hard against
us in a pinch7'"
Mr.. O'Conneil: Eyes. sir"
Judge Lands: And that you
told Dolan you would see Sands?'
Mr.. O'Connell: "Yes. sir"
Judge Lands: Nov. Cory. does
that refresh your memory at ak
about this incident7r
Mr.. Dolan: 1T does not refresh
my memory at all, I don't reminder
it at all"
Judge Lands: did Sands play
in Saturdays gamer"
Mr.. Dolan: Yes. SIR"
Judge Lands: How did he play?
Did he play a ball game or not?"
Mr.. Dolan: Yes. no played good
ball."
Judge Lands: Ibid you see any
signs that he was MOI playing base
ball?"
Mr.. Dolan: mot to my knowl-
edge"
Judge Lands: What did you
think when Dolan made a PROPOSE
ton to you of this kind to so and
see Sands, a player or an opposing
team and try TO get him to throw
a ball game? What did o think
about it?"
Mr.. o'conner: "I didn't think of It.
I acted on the spur OF the moment"
Judge Lands: THAT was not &C
cording TO your observation and ex-
p~erience the way ball games YER
won and lost. was st."
Mr.. o'Connell; by throwing
them7'
Judge lands: Yes"
Mr.. O'Conneli: mo"
Judge Lands: Did you think
about II afterwards"
Mr.. o'connell: II thought It was
not right after l had lone it."
Ross Young. Giants outfielder,
then was questioned.
Judge lands: DO you remember
having conversation with o'conno /
last Saturday at the Polo Grounds
before the game. about anything In
particular out OF the ordinary"
Mr.. Young: Not that I remember
no."