Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-06
NO CONFIRMATION GIVEN
OF RISBERC'S TESTIMONY
Investigation of ''Swedcs'' Charges of Thrown
Games Simmers Down To Question of His Word
Against That of the Accused

oscar Stanage. Detroit catcher. How
ara Ehmke. Detroit pitcher: hen Dyer,
Detroit substitute shortstop: Ped
Faber. Chicago pitcher: Dick Kerr.
former sox pitcher, Jchn (Shano) Col
inns. Sox outfieIder. Harry IeiboId, Sox
outneldFr Harry Holman. Detroit out
nelder; Eddie Murphy. Sox outfielder.
Joe Benz. Sox pitcher; Robert Neach
Detroit oufhelder. Bernie Roland Do
troit pitcher; "Reb" Russell. Sox nirch-
or; Fred Nicholson, Detroit outflcIder.
George Cunningham. Detroit pitch
er' Dave Danforth. Sox pitcher: RAY
Mckee called by mistake. George
weaver, former SoX third basrman. II
{. Jordan. formerly with the SOx. and
George Burns, then with Detroit
No Notification Produced.
Not one had word of veriacatIou
for Risberg's story. often they said
his statements were lies Many ad.
mitted me collection and distribution
of the pot to Detroit. but all denied
any connection between this and III,
Detroit-ChicagO series Of September
1917.
The high drama Of the afternoon
IT was evening thcn--was whom
Buck Weaver, long out of base bail
and enrolled as one of the BLACK
sheep" of the SoX flock of 1919. had
completed his testimony which was q
refutatiOn of what Risberg had
charged. Some had expected that his
testimony would help Risberg. but not
bit OF it. When he rose to leave
the stand, he said:
Judge. may l not add word. I've
always played base ball to win. | had
nothing to do with the throwing of
games in 1919. 1 want TO be reinstat
ed. am innocent. judge. and / want
to get back into the game"
Send me note TO that effect
weaver, and III consider It," Judge
Lands replied.
Now to the testimony
Eddie Collins. tense-faced player of
probity. man of high standing, came
10 the stand after Clarence Rowland
had prefaced what he had to say by
getting up and fairly shouting. IT'S
damned lie to the statement of
Rlsberg, which Judge Lands quoted
The judge, admonished the players 10
cut out superlatives thereafter.
Nothing observation-disclosures.
Collins declared that there was
nothing irregular about either the
1917 or the 1919 Detroit Chicago
games He denied with intensity the
Risbery statement that he had said.
My God. that's terrible" when
Dyer fumbled. When il came to Ris-
berg's yarn about Collins paying s4J
under compulsion i'm New York. Col
Inns muttered that He never would
do ii again The witness produced
his personal checkbook, showing
that this contribution was made to
the fund on October 16, after the
world
IF he says" Collins exclaimed as
bis voice mounted higher. that
gave the money before then. he is
damned liar" The room applaude,f.
Dyer. when asked about the error
which Risberg said Collins had
characterized as terrible" replied.
Il don't think it was an error.
Judge. That was a base HIT 1t came
fast and bounced off my shin. My
glove didn't even touch it,"
Others Deny Charges.
Other witnesses. one after another,
denied the "Swede's" story. The fact
of the purse to the Detroit pitchers
was gossip long ago. George Dauss.
Detroit pitcher. received $3.50 from
Bill James in Philadelphia. James is
presumed to have received the money
from Gandil and Risberg, who went
to Philadelphia while their team was
in New York. Oscar Stanage got $50
or SIS for a new suit of clothes. be
cause he was catcher for the pitchers:
Ehmke didn't get a cent: they forgot
him. Roland, got $50; Cunningham.
$50. Red Faber of the Sox gave Il
check for $500 toward the fund be
cause some Chicago players were
broke and they reimbursed him.
This was more than thee Detroit
players got, who testified "Wednesday
Twice during the hearing. Eisbcfc
whispered TO Judge Lands secretary
that Owen Bush was instructing wit
nesses by nOdding to them The sec.
ond time Bush flushed and let go a
verbal attack on Risberg. Trouble
seemed eminent. as others joined in
the general fire.
Chick" Gandil will be here for the
hearing when it reopens tomorrow
morning. He is coming TO back up
R1sberg's testimony SO he saws. And
he promises to tell more The play
ers here are waiting for the revela-
tionS.
Copyright. 1877