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Show 'w smmmn mam $$mm mm tcm URGES SPEEDY TRIAL FOR Defense Attorneys Claim Attempt At-tempt Being Made - Against Accused CHICAGO, March 15. Re sponsibility for delay in the .trial of the indicted players and olhers in the baseball scandal was thrown upon the state by President Ban B. Johnson of the American Ameri-can leajrne in a mat errant made public today. He declared there would have been no controversy such aa cauaed the postponement of the opening hearing yesterday until Thursday If the cases had not been bungled when they firat came up before the Brand Jury. it mmi ho m lamiiy to wimiiii haaeball If these casea result ea in fiasco for lack of evidence." Johnson said, "because It would embolden other players- to take chances." CLAIM PRAM EUP. In reply, defense attorneys said an attempt at-tempt was peine made to keep the indicted in-dicted men under a cloud of suspicion and to prevent them from earning an honest living. To this, the state replied that Judge f-snrtts, baseball commissioner, had placed the player on the ineligible list. Benedict Short, attorney for Willlsms and Ja kaon, said the men were ebing given "dirfy treatment." "There is a raeaarlike person who site st the head of baseball and issues ukases with both hands," he said. "One of -his object seema to be to besmirch these innocent men. Despite protests of the state attorney's attor-ney's office, counsel for six of the eight indicted Chicago White Rox player were successful yesterday In forcing aa early trial before Judge W. E. lever. EARLY TRIALS. Judge Pever announced that the rase would be called Thursday and that an early date for the trial would be set. Former Judge O. K. Barrett, special prosecutor and Assistant Htates Attorney Attor-ney E. (iorman asserted thnt the atat bad ost Clcotts. riaTme"V.Tilliarna and Joe Jackson aa witnesses. The Indictments In-dictments were said to have been based on their testimony. IXW ANOEI.KS. Cah. March tS. The Fniversitv of California defeated University Uni-versity of Southern California, Sft to 41 ft. in a track and field meet her yesterday. Charles Paddock, 1. 8. C., Olvmpic team sprinter, won the 100-yard 100-yard dash in 4-5 and the 220-yard dash in 23 seconds fist, despite a muddy track. "Brick" Mullcr, University Univer-sity of California, also of the Olympic team, waa the individual star, with 14 points won. |