Evening star., 1925-01-10

s game!
Mr.. Dolan-Yes, sir.
Judge Landis-How did he play?
Did he play a ball game or not?
Mr.. Dolan--Yes, he played good
ball.
Judge Landis-Did you see any
signs that he was not playing base
ball?
Mr.. Dofan-Not to my knowledge.
Judge Lands Ito OConnelD-Wh hat
did you think when Dolan made
to you of this kind to &C
and see Sands, a player on an oppos-
ing team. and try to get him to throw
a ball game?
Mr. O'Connell--I didn't think of 1t.
I acted on the spur of the moment.
Judge Landis-That was not ac-
cording to your observation and ex-
perience the way ball games We're
won and lost, was 1t?
Mr.. O'Connell-No.
Judge Landis-Did you think about
1t afterward.
Mr.. oConneIl-I thought 1t was not
right after I had done 1t.
Ross Young Called.
Ross Young, Giants outfelder, then
was questioned.
Judge Landslide you remember
having a conversation with O'ConneH
last Saturday at the Polo GROUNDS
before the game, about anything In
particular out Of the ordinary!
Mr.. Young-Not that / remember;
no.
Judge Landslide you remember
seeing O'Connell and Dolan talking
together and asking O'Connell what
Cozy had said to him, and OConnell
telling you that Cozy had asked
him, OConne1l. to go and see Sands,
shortstop of the Philadelphia club?
Mr.. Youns-No. sir.
Judge Landis-To talk to Sands
of the Philadelphia club and offer
him $500 II he would not bear down
on the New York club that day? ..
Mr. Young-No, sir.
Judge Landis-I wish you would
tell me that again, Mr.. O'Connell
just what your talk with Young
was.
Mr.. o'Connell-He asked me what
Cozy said. -a.=-
Judge Landis-what did you tell
him?
Says Young Said "Go Ahead"
Mr.. O'Connell-I told him he want
ed me to see Sands and offer him
$500 not to bear down against US.
Judge Landis-What did Young say
to you?
Mr.. OConnell-As far as / can re.
call, he said GO ahead"
Judge Landis-What do you say
about that, Young?
Mr.. Young-No, sir; l did not say
to anybody about fixing
or anything like that.
Judge Landis-Did you have any
urday?
Mr.. Youns-I did not have any
talk at all; no, sir.
Judge Landis-Have you any idea
why O'Connell should tell me this II
1t had not happened?
Mr.. Young--I haven't the. slightest
idea. Why should I tell him to tel
anybody to do that?
Judge Landis-When did you frs
hear about this matter?
Mr.. Young-Just now, when yol
called me In.
Judge Landis-This is the first yor
ever heard of any such thing?
Mr.. Young-I have heard talking
around. and such things, mentioning
1t, but / don't remember who by
You hear fellows talking around thai
boys are offering money and some.
thing like that. I never heard any
thing like this, offering money here
F'rfsch lis Called. -.-
frankie Frisch, Giant second base
man, then was examined.
Judge Landslide you remember
having a talk with O'Connell las
Saturday, at the Polo Grounds. be
fore the ball game, about any Phila
delphia player?
= Mr.. Frisch-No, sir.
Judge Landis-Just what was tina
talk between you and Frisch
OConnell?
Mr.. o'Conneil-I told him wha
Dolan told me.
Dolan said to you or did you jus
tell him?
Mr.. OConnell-I just told him.
told him Dolan wanted me to tall
to Sands and offer him $500 not t,
bear down on US.
Mr.. Frisch-I think he must hav,
been Kidding"
Judge Landis-O'Connell, what d,
you say Frisch said to you, after yo,
told him what Dolan said to you?
Mr.. OConnell-Give him anythin,
he wants"
Mr. Frisch--I never said that. Tha
Is news TO me.
Frisch then said he had no ide,
why O'Connell would say that, tina
he never had had any trouble will
O'Connell. and also that he never ha,
heard any thing against Sands
just Heard Kidding.
"On a pennant contender" Friscl
said, you always hear a lot of stuf
like that, a lot of kidding and som
other things. That Is all / ever hear
Judge Landis-Have you any idei
why these men, IL this thing happen
ed, as you say 1t did, should deny 1
this way? There cannot be any mis-
take about it as you have told 1t t
me?
Mr.. O'Connell-No, sir.
Sands substantiated O'Connelrs stor
of the $500 offer. He said he toll
Horace Ford, Philadelphia infielder
between innings, about the the $50
offer. from O'ConnelI which ha
knocked him silly"
II said. what shall / do and For
said, use your own Judgment Afte
the game I did not tell Fletcher 9th
Philadelphia manager) about 1t,
Sands told Commissioner Lands
Late that night ( went down an
got Fletcher out of bed, and told him.
Sands added.
Kelly Denies Story.
George L. Kelly. Giants first base
man, under questioning, also denie
having any conversation with O'Con
nell, as the latter had said.
OConnel1, on October s, after hav
ing received notice that he had bee
placed Il the ineligible list of play
ers, went to see Commissioner Landi.
IT want to know about that ne,
statement you gave to the paper
about what l said" O'Connell sait
You made liar out of me. Becaus
you haven't believed my story abou
Frisch. Kelly and Young"