The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-01-07

: go Chicago, Jan. 7-(AP)-Duc TO
the .a,ure OF Arnold Chick"
Gandil. former star first base
man Of the Chicago White SoN.
I" arpcar at the arpOinted hour,
Commissioner Lands today post
pOneH the resumption Of the
hearing into the White SoN-
Tigers "sloughed series Of 1917
from 1880 a. m. to I y. m.
Commissioned Lands was adj
vised that Gandl would appear at
that hour.
Chicago, Jan. 7.-tP) Arnold Can
dill. banished White Soy first base
man. has sworn in an affidavit that
Detroit threw four games TO the Chl-
cago team in 1917 and that almost
every member of the White Sox gave
S45 to fund subsequently turned
over to the Tigers.
The affidavit was made in the Of
flee of the Chicago Tribune. and the
charges uphold those made before
Commissioner Lands on Wednes day
by Swede Risberg. Gandil came here
to testify in the resumption OF the
hearing
In the affidavit Gandil maintained
that he was the one who sent word
TO the Detroit players that the Sox
would reward them for easing up
Gandil said the frame-up was made
before the first of those four games
was played. II met Bill James under
the grandstand at Comiskey Park be-
fore the first game" Gandifs affi-
davit reads. bill said 20 me. these
are going to be some pretty soft
games
And said, We'll Bill. if it goes
all right will see that you are fix
ed up"
Gandil offered to go before Kene-
saw Mountain Lands, ruler of base
ball, at O'Clock this afternoon.
Stories Coincide
.Candils affidavit and his subse-
quent verbal discussion OF the al
legged throwing substantiated Ris-
herg's story except in one particu
lar. Gandil said it was possible that
some Of the Sox players contributed
to the fund thinking it was TO be a
present for the Detroit pitchers and
+. not the payment Of crooked money,
Gandil said he would repeat the
story as contained in his affidavit
before Commissioner Lands, provid
the four games under question. Ii
any attempt is made Ito bully him,
he said, "Pll pick up my hat and
coat and leave
"Tm not going to talk
inst to get even with the
fellows who once threw me
down." he said. I'm going to talk
because Lands asked me for what
know, and Eve decided TO tell it
whether it hurts the hypoerits OF
not.
II don't want reinstatement. but
want Lands to tell me why, after be-
ing acquitted by jury Of charges OF
wrong doing in baseball, | cant play
in the big leagues
He spoke of Rsbcrg's testimony
and the fact that Risberg was called
u liar by some of those he accused.
Risberg Was TOO Easy
"Risberg was too easy with those
will call me liar in my hearing"
"What Swede told is true. He
couldn't tell all the story, becaus,
he didn't know it. | can tell it, AND
no man can scare me-"
Whereas Risbcrg's story was gen.
eral. Gandil's charges, as sworn to
in his affidavit, are definite. He
names several players and tells the
part which he said they played in
games he alleges were thrown"
Pertinent paragraphs in the affi-
davit are:
IL know that the four games be-
tween Detroit and Chicago, Septem-
Der 2 and 3, 1917, were thrown by
Detroit to Chicago, and that subsc-
quently fund of money was raised
to which all save one or two of the
White Sox team contributed Sac
apiece; and that subsequently the
money was delivered by me, in the
presence Of Risberg, to Bill James
pitcher on the Detroit baseball
club"
AT the time the series began
Chicago was 2ia games in the lead
with Boston pressing them. The
winning Of four games would make
the Chicago White Sox' pennant
chances almost sure; whereas the
loss of even half of those games
would cut the margin Of the SoS
over Boston to almost nothing.
after the first two games were
played / remember that the Chicago
players in the clubhouse repeated re-
easily we had won. have recol.
lection that Schalk, Collins, Felsch
Risbcrg, John Collins and others
took part in the conversation. AT
that time l don't remember that any
mention was made Of rcpaying the
Detroit club for this throwing OF
four games"
"Our club left after those four
games and did not return for a few
days. 1t was upon the return of the
club to Chicago that ! first heard
mention of what we ought to do foi
the Detroit players. Some one sug-
gested giving them-the pitchers,
mean-a suit of clothes. ! said
Lets make it money And we final.
IL decided that before the season
ended we would give the Detroit
pitchers about 5000 apiece. That
meant that every one Of us would
kick in with $45."
~ The affidavit says the money was
collected September %. Not all Of
the money he collected, Gandil said
ssvas in cash. Some made pledges
n remember getting promises Of
cash from Felsch, Williams. Sehalk
Liebold, John Collins. Risberg, Eddie
Collins. CicOtte, Faber, Jackson Joe
8enz. Eddie Murphy, Reb Russell
md 4 few others whose names de-
rot remember. l did not get any
prom Rowland or Kid Gleason"
II ReH Faber, according to Gandil
i've him q check for $500 to cover
:1he pledgeS az those who did moi
Ave the cash.
q The affidavit contradicts testi'
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