New Britain herald., 1925-01-10

meaning the Giants team and for o'Connell to tell Sands, that Is you told O'conpell to offer Sands $500 If he would not bear down too hard. Mir Dolan; don't remember 1t, judge.
 Judge Landis. And that is tho best answer that you can give?
 Mir. Dolan: l don't remember. Judge Landis: Then you do re- member of O'Connell coming back to the bench after practice, and your asking o'Connell what Sands said. O'Connell. what was your reply to Dolan.
 o'Connell Breaks in
 Mir. O'ConnelI (who was present: l told Dolan that he would not do 1t, Judge: Landis: Do you remem- Der that conversation?
 MT. Dolan: don't remember anything like that at all. Judge Landis: How long had you known Sands?
 Mir. Dolan: Just to speak to him. Judge Landis: How long?
 MT Dolan: Since he has been with the Philadelphia ball team.
 Judge Landis: How long has that been?
 Mir. Dolan: think he has been there---I don't know whether 1t is two or three years. could not say off hand. 
 Judge Landls: It has been two or three years, has 1t? Mr. Dolan: think 1t has.
 Judge Landis: Has he ever done anything under your observation or have you ever heard of his having ever done anything that would make you think that he would be the kind of a man to make such proposition to?
 Still Acts Dumb MT. Dolan: What proposition do you mean?
 Judge Landis: Offering him $500 not to bear down too hard against you? MT. Dolan: As say, I knew him two or three years.
 Judge Lands: Men get pretty well acquainted in two or three years. Have you ever heard any, thing about him that would lead you to think that he would fall for such thing?
 MT. Doylan: AS to offer him money?, Judge Landis: Yes. MT. Dolan: Ill what way?
 Judge Landis: Just as we have been talking here.
 MT. Dolan: No.
 Judge Landis: We are still talk ing about this thing here.
 MT. Dolan: I don't think he would.
 Judge Landis: Where was New York in the pennant race at the beginning of last Saturdays game? How close were you to 8 pennant?
 Mir. Dolan: I think VIC were a game and half or game and a point, or something like that, ahead.
 Judge Landis: Did not Satur- days victory over Philadelphia cinch the pennant for the Giants?(
 Mir. Dolan: Yes. that is, of Brooklyn lost.
 Judge Landis: Well, Brooklyn lost.
 Mir. Dolan: Yes sir.
 Judge Landis: And New York won against Philadelphia?
 Mir. Dodan: Yes sir.
 Judge Landis: And that cinched the pennant7
 MT. Dolan: Yes sir.
 Judge Landis: Before this con- versation that MT. O'Connell has told about, did you have any talk with anybody about the general subject?
 Mir. Dolan: Not that I can re- member about 1t.
 Judge Landis: After O'Connell came back to the bench did you have a talk with anybody about this?
 Mir. Dolan: Just what are you referring to?
 Judge Landis: To this subject of talking with Sands.
 Mir. Dolan: No sir Judge Landis: Did you have any talk with any member of the team?
 Mir. Dolan: Not that can re- member.
 Judge Landis: And you cannot remember having talk with any member of the team or anybody connected with the team about that particular subject before this con- versation that O'Connell tells me about? Mir. DoIan: Not that can re- member, judge.
 NIT. Landis: Have you any idea in your mind why O'Connell would tell me this if it had not happened |? MT. Dolan: I don't know. I cannot recall any conversation like that.
 In Ills Right Mind.
 Judge Landis: He seems to be In his right mind, doesn't he?
 MT. Dolan: I guess so.
 Judge Landis: Have you any rea- son in the world why he should tell me this if it had not happened?
 MT. Dolan: I don't know. I have no idea.
 Judge Landis: Have your rela- tions with O'Connoll been friendly ?
 MT. Dolan: On the same ball club, suppose so. We have al- ways been friendly.
 Judge Landis: Have you ever felt that he was not your friend. or have you ever felt that you were. not his friend!