New Britain herald., 1925-01-10
MT. Dolan: No sir.

think over pretty carefully ! Cozy. and sec if you can recall any con versation with anybody else or any member of the New York team about this The subject of this conversation Is one that would not escape your mind in three days time.
 Mir. Dolan; cannot remember any conversation like that
 Judge Landis: With anybody?
 Mir. Dolan No, l cannot.
 Judge Landis: Is your memory pretty good?
 Mk Dolan: guess so.
 Would Not Forget.
 Judge Landis: Do you think that you might have had conversation about this subject and forget 1t in three days?
 Mir. Dolan: I don't think so.
 Judge Landis; You might think so, but you think 1t Is possible that 1t might?
 Mir. Dolan: I would not say at all. ....
 Judge Landis: Just what do you say? You said to me three or four times that have no memory as to such a conversation, that you can not recall any such conversation.
 Mr. Dolan: That is my answer. I cannot recall it. don't remem- Der 1t,
 O'Connell's Story. Judge Landis: Mir. O'Connell, as l understood you to tell me, in this conversation you had with player Sands. you asked him who the fel- lows were for. by fellows meaning the Philadelphia players, and Sands replied they were not for anybody. MT. O'Connell: That is right. Judge Landis: That they were just playing the season out, and you asked him then if he would not bear down against us in a pinch, mean ! ing the New York team; that there was some money in it for him, $500, and he said he would not do any | Int tldl, tllaL AC NouIO 6O out and do his best.
 MT. O'Connell: That is right.
 Judge Landis: That was last Sat urday afternoon at the Polo Grounds?
 MT. O'Connell: Yes sir.
 Judge Landis: And don't you re- member my asking you how you happened to say this to Sands, and did you state to me that you had your talk with Sands because Cozy Dolan asked you to?
 MT. O'Connell: Yes. sir.
 Judge Landis: Dolan said to you: Wont you talk to Sands and tell him that we will give him $500 if he would not play hard against us In a pinch?"
 Mir. O'Connell: Yes sir.
 Judge Landis And that you told Dolan you would see Sands?
 MT. O'Connell: Yes, sir.
 Judge Landis: Now Cozy does that refresh your memory at all about this incident? DoIan StiH Dumb
 MT. Dolan: It does not refresh my memory at all; l don't remen1- ber it at all.
 Judge Landis: Did Sands play in Saturdays game? MT. Dolan: Yes sir.
 Judge Landis: How did he play; did he play a ball game or not?
 Mir. Dolan: Yes, he played good ball.
 Judge Landis: Did you see any slgns that he was not playing base ball?
 Mir. Dolan: Not to my knowledge
 Judge Landis: Gro O'ConnellJ What did you think when Dollar made a proposition to you Of ths kind to so and see Sands, a player on an opposing team, and try to gel him to throw ball game?
 Acted Without Thinking.
 Mir, O'Connell: I didn't think oi it. l acted on the spur of the mo- ment.
 Judge Landis: That was not ac' cording to your observation and ex' perience the way ball games were on and lost, was it?
 MT. O'Connell: No.
 Judge Landis: Did you think about 1t afterwards?
 Mir. o'Connell: l thought 1t was not right after I had done it.
 Ross Young Quizzed.
 Ross Young, Giants outfelder then was questioned.
 Judge LandS: Do you remember having a conversation with OCon' nell last Saturday at the Polo Grounds before the game. about any thing in particular out of the or dinary?
 MT. Young: Not that remember no.
 Judge Landis: Do you remember seeing O'Connell and Dolan talking together and asking o'Connell what Cozy had said to him, and O'Connel telling you that Cozy had asked him O'Connell, to go and see Sands shortstop of the Philadelphia club?
 MT. Young; No sir.
 Judge Landis: To talk 10 Sands O. the Philadelphia club and offer hin $500 If he would not bear down or the New York club that day?
 Mir. Young: No sir.
 Judge Landis; wish you would tell me that again. Mir. O'Connell just what your talk with Young was
 MT. o'Connell: He asked me wha Cozy said.
 Judge Landis: What did you tel him?
 Mir. O'Connell: I told him he want ed me to see Sands and offer hin