Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-07
Makes Affidavit Containing
Details of Deal and Pay
ment of Money.
READY TO TELL LANDIS,
BUT "WON'T BE BULLIED"
Banished Player Says He Passed
Word That Tigers Would Be
Paid for Easing Up

By the Associated Press
CHICAGO, January 7.-ArnolC
Gandil, banished White Sox first
haseman. has sworn in an affidavi
that Detroit threw four games to the
Chicago team in 1917 and that almost
every member of the White Sox gave
s45 to a fund subsequently turned
over to the Tigers.
The affidavit was made in the office
of the Chicago Tribune, and the
charges uphold those made before
Commissioner Lands on Wednesday
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 SoS
would reward them for easing up"
Gandil said the frame-up was made
before the first of those four games
was played.
Fixed it With Bill James.
Il met Bill James under the grand
stand at Comiskey Park before the
first game" Gandil's affidavit read
Bill said to me. These are going tc
be some pretty soft games
And / said, Well, Bill. if 1t goes
all right 1 will see that you are fixed
up"
Gandil offered to go before kene
saw Mountain Lands, ruler of base
ball, at clock this afternoon.
After reciting his conversation Wltf
James, the Tribune quotes the afti
davit as continuing:
THE first intima ton that / hac
that it was generally known among
the Chicago players that these games
were being thrown was the night after
the first. ball game. in the clubhouse
when Rowland, Schalk. Eddie Collins
and Gleaso were discussing how
easily we had won the game: they
mentioned different things that hac
happened during the day and Eddie
Collins made the remark how terrible
the games looked
Not Blaming All.
At another point the affidavit said
Il don't claim that every single one
of the fellows who contributed to this
pool, which to my recollection seemed
between 5000 and $1.10o, did so think
ing that we were paying Detroit for
throwing four games. | only know
that 1t was the general talk among
the fellows that Detroit had beer
pretty friendly with us in September
when we needed it and we ought to
do something for them"
Gandil's affidavit substantiated
Swede Risberg's story except in one
particular. Gandil said 1t was pos
sible that some of the Sox players
contributed to the fund thinking il
was to be a present for the Detroit
pitchers and not the payment OF
crooked money
Gandil said he would repeat his
story to Commissioner Landis today
provided the questioning is confined
to the four games under question. II
any attempt is made Ito bully" him
he said, IN pick up my hat and coat
and leave"
I'm not going to talk just to get
even with the fellows who once threw
me down" he said I'm going to
talk because Landis asked me for
what l know, and I've decided to tell
it.
II don't want reinstatement but
want Landis to tell me why. after be,
ing acquitted by a jury of charges of
wrongdoing in base ball, l can't play
in the big leagues"
Won't Be Scared.
He spoke of the fact that Risberg
was called liar by some of those he
accused.
"Risberg was too easy" Gandil
said. Nobody will call me liar in
my hearing.
What swede told is true. He
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