New Britain herald., 1927-01-07
GANDU SWEARS DETROIT
 THREW GAMES M 1917
Banished White Sox First Baseman Makes Affidavit of Charges-Says Frame-up Was Made Before First of Games Was Played-Offers to Go Before Judge Landis At O'Clock This Afternoon Claims All
 Players Didn't Know That Series Was "Sloughed"

baseman, has sworn in an affidavit that Detroit threw four games to the Chicago team in 1917 and that almost every member Of the White Sox gave $45 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 Landis on Wednesday by Swede Risberg. Gandil came here 10 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 leasing up."
 Gandil said the frame-up was made before the first of those four games was played.
 T met Bill James under the grandstand at Comiskey Park before the first game" Gandils affidavit read. Bill said to me, these are go- ing to be some pretty soft games.
 And I said, well, Bill, If it goes all right I will see that you are fix ed up.'"
 Gandil offered to go before Kene- saw Mountain Landis, ruler of base ball. at 1 o'clock this afternoon.
 After reciting his conversation with James. the Tribune quotes the affidavit as continuing:
 The first intimation that I had that it was generally known among the Chicago players that these games were being thrown was the night after the first ball games in the clubhouse, when Rowland, Schalk, Eddie Collins and Gleason were discussing how easily we had won the game; they mentioned diff ferent things that had happened during the day and Eddie Collins made the remark how terrible the games looked"
 At another point the affidavit said: T ion't claim that every single one of the fellows who contributed to this pool, which to my recollec- ton seemed between s900 and S1,- 100 did so thinking that we were paying Detroit for throwing four games: only know that it was the general talk among the fellows that Detroit had been pretty friendly with us in September when we needed it and we ought to do some thing for them"
 Chicago, Jan. ' LP-Chick Gan dil, one of eight men tarred with scandal when organized baseball cleaned house in 1920, was the cen- tral figure today in the resumption of Commissioner Landis' investiga- tion into alleged baseball crooked ness begun Wednesday with Swede Risberg's story.
 Although Risberg, another of the baseball outcasts, made charges of game "sloughing" involving nearly two score diamond lights Gandil has been quoted as saying Risberg didn't tell half of it." Friends of this former White Sox first base man said he would appear at the public hearing before the commits sioner today. endorse Risberg's story and possibly embellish it with de- tails Risberg omitted.
 Gandil has been described as the collector" of the s1 100 fund raised by the 1917 White Sox and paid to some members of the Detroit team. Risberg testified concerning the fund raising, and several of the men who played with the Sox in that year did not dispute that part of Risberg's testimony.
 When Risberg said, however, that | the fund was pooled to pay Detroit 1 to slough" a four game series to Chicago, thus smoothing the road to Chicago pennant, he was denounced l in chorus as a Liar" by the men he accused. Acknowledgment con- tributing to pool, several of the | 1917 Sox indignantly disputed Ris- berg's explanation of the purpose of | the pool. Far from being bribe to the Tygers for them to Hay down" to the Sox in a four game series, the | money, they said, was given certain | Tygers as a reward for beating Bos- ton three games in a row a fortnight | after the alleged "sloughed' series. | Boston was runner-up to the Sox that year.
 Bill James, the so-called pay off | man. is another principal which tes- timoney today was expected to let | up another shade that has been i drawn around some of the alleged | dugout doings of September, 1917. | James travelled here from the west ! coast to add his chapter to the story.
 James, Il member Of the Tygcr pitching staff in 1917 and later a player on the White Sox roster, has | been named as the man to whom Gandil handed the S1,10O for dis tribution to certain members of the Detroit team. In interviews with 1 newspaper men he has given no ink | ling of the nature of his intended statements 10 the commissioner
 Remaining over for today's con- tinuation of the public hearing are most of the players and former play CTS who damned the offices of base balls overlord Wednesday,. Risberg j was dliolls lnUSe WnO remained.
 T told Commissioner Landis l | would come here and face every man who took part in those games" he saiu, Well. faced them, didn't ]? And I'm still here, and will stay here until Landis says my presence is no longer required"
 Risberg said he didn't believe he had been treated exacth right at Wednesdays meeting
 "l came to the hearing 10 testify and act as q gentleman should act. l think l did my part, while certain players were allowed to call me d liar, q pig, and other names
 If any of those fellows want 10 step out in an open lot and call my