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Show Prominent Men Will Appear Before Jury On Gambling Charges New Developments Announced in Investigation Being Conducted Con-ducted at Chicago by Cock County Grand Jury ; Eight Sox Players Involved; Presidents Heydier and Johnson to Be Questioned CHICAGO. Sept. 25. Indicium Qt baod on charges of conspiracy to defraud de-fraud may be the result of the Cook county's prand jury Investigation of alleged crookedness by the players In last fall's world tries, it was Indicated Indi-cated today by Henry P Brighani. loreman of the jury. "There seems to be more than sufficient evidence to support such charges." Mr Brithar.i declared. In connection wjth Brigham's an nouncement that Arnold Rothstein, Hi w York turfman and chief owner SI the Havre dp Grace racetrack, hail bi en subpoenaed, It v. as learned fco day that President D B. Johnson, of the American league has been in New York for two days. Investigating reports involving New York men in the alleged plan to "fix" the 1911) world's series so Cincinnati would win and enable the gamblers on tie "inside" to win large sums. Besides Rothstein. subpoenacs also will be issued. Dngham announced for William Burn., former pitcher of the Chicago American and Clncin-Oat Clncin-Oat National league teams. Abe At-tell, At-tell, former featherweight champion, and reveral well known sportsmen. Eight members of the White Sox tram, whose shares in the world'. series money were held up by President Presi-dent Charles A f'omiskey for several months, probably will not be sum moned. Brigbam snid. adding ihat the grand Jury was "geiting plenty of evidence elsewhere." PRESIDENTS CALLED Among the leading witnesses ex- ' pected to appear when the grand jury resumes its investigation next Tuesday are Presidents Johnson and Heydier. The latter was in Detroit yesterday tracing reports of an al-leged al-leged attempt to "fix" a recent game here between Chicago and Philadelphia National league teaine. Heydier said he expected to go to Cleveland and Cincinnati in search of evidence and ; expected to arrive here Tuesday. Members of the grand jury. It was in- j dicated, wish to question him about I the true reasons fur the discharge last fall of "Heinie" Zimmerman and Hal Chase from the New York Giants Chase has been mentioned in connection With various angles of the present investigation by 'rrand jury witnesses, i According lo one version of ihe-al-leged "fixing" nf the series, as published pub-lished in the Chicago Tribune tolay. RothBteJn chased Abe Atell from his Office whi n approached with the object of securing his backing in forming o gambling syndicate to be based on 'fining" of certain White Sox players. The story said the letting ring was formed without Rothstein'a aid. DETROIT. Sept 25 A challenge to any onr "inside or outside the ranks Of professional baseball" to appear before the Chicago grand jury and proe that any championship 'game piayed in the National league in 1919 or 1920 was not "won or lost strictly on Its merits " was made in a statement last night by John A. Heydier. president of tho National eugue. Mr. Heydier spent the day in Detroit investigating rumors in connection with betting on the Philadelphia Chi cago game of August 31. he an nouueed. Mr. Heydier! statement said. "Kvi ry championship game played in the National league In 1919. as well as this scacuu has been won or lost strictly on its merits, i challenge any of these muck rakers either in side or outside the ranks of professional profes-sional baseball to apicar before the Chicago jury and prove otherwise DEST TEAM WON "Regardless of the alleged attempted at-tempted 'fixing' of (he iirst two gr.mes ot the last world's series, I always have contended, and do now conicnd that the best team won the pennant on the level. "If the testimony given by Pitcher Denton, of our New York club ia correctly set forth in today's press accounts then that fellow either perjured per-jured himself befofe the grand Jury or In his private examination before me. "His contradictory statements will be carefully gone over at the proper time No suspicicn should be fastened fas-tened on any player or group of players because of Benton's statement." |