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Show Former Utah Pitcher I Gives More Details of I Scandal In Baseball m Lefty Williams Gives Signed Statement Giving Names of K Gamblers Who Bribed Players to Throw Games; Jack- Bpff son Says Swede Risberg Threatens to "Bump Him Off"; Wants Guards B CHICAGO, Sept. 29. Identity of alleged go-betweens :md gamblers who! bribed White .Sox players was revealed in a confession made to the grand jury today bj Claude l.efty" Williams,, who Joined Clcotie' and Jackson in 'making a clean breast of the 1010' world's series frame-up Williams named Chick Qandll, former for-mer White Sox player, against whom a true bill was returned yesterday, OS I cheif go-betweens on the team, and "a Brown and Sullivan, gamblers," from, either New York or Huston as gO-be-t a pi ns for the gamblers. The Jurv immediately voted true hills for Brown and Sullivan. Williams said he Was supposed to get $20,000 and Jackson the ame but1 that he received only Sio.ooo, half of, which he gave Jnckson Hi said c-andli told him that BUI. Burns, veteran pitcher and Abe A t toll I tmnier prize fighter, were fixing it for j the Sox plavers to yet $)'i".i"'f. W ll 1,1 is- STATEMENT Before going before the grand Jury, Williams issued the following sworn statement to Alfred Austrian, attorney ; for the White Sox This situation was brought up to I me In New York. Mr. Qandll called 1 me to one side, out In front of the I Hotel Ansonla and asked me If any-I any-I body had approached me about the world's serle-. and 1 said. Just what do vou mean.' He said "that the -r Ues be. fixed. If they were fixed what I would you do about It? Would ou itake un active part or what? 1 said 'I lam in no position to say right now." 1 I said 1 will give ou my answer later I after thinking it over ' ' After coming back to Chicago 1 was called down to the Warner hotel. ! where eight members thut are named not eight. 1 will take thai back. 1 will name them for you Eddie Cl-cotte. Cl-cotte. chick oaudil, Buck Weaver and Happy Felsch and two fellows introduced intro-duced as Brown and SulUVon ." vames Tyi; GAMUEKRB They were the gamblers?" "Brown and Sullivan, supposed to be the gamblers, or fellows thai were ! fixing it for the gamblers, one of the I two. they didn't say which. They saiJ Ithev uen from New York. They were Introduced as Brown and Sullivan from New York Thev wanted us to - throw the series to Cincinnati for JC.'IOO.' Yes, and I Said 'h.il wasn't enough j money to fool with and Ivas Informed that whether or not I look any action tin- game would be fixed." Who Informed yoii of that?" "Chicle Gondii, i-o l told them anything any-thing they dll would oi agreeable j with me; If It was going to be clone (anyway that I had no money and 1 might ILS well get what 1 could SEES l01 BLJ i ROSS ' I was supposed to get $10,000 after tho second game when we got back 1" Chicago; and i didn't get this until after the fourth game, and Qandll then said that the gamblers had culled it off, and 1 figured then that there was B double cross some place. I In th second trip to Cincinnati Cicotte and jl had a conference; I told him thai we were double crossed and that I was I going to win if there a an) possible chance Cicotte said he was the Html way. liandil informed me In Cincinnati Cincin-nati that Bill Burns and Abe Altell I wore fixing It so that we could gel '$100 000. making $20,000 more. That 1 never received." "You had i meeting in Cincinnati of the plavers. where was that-'" IN GAXDII. S ROOM "That was In the hotel in Chick Qandll'S room." ho was there?" "We never had a meeting We Just went UP there We Just dropped In one at a time. There was Buck W a er. Eddie Cicotte. Chick liandil. liapviN Pelsch :iii myself." Was Weaver In there?" "Yes We asked Oandll when WS were going to gel the $100,4 that Burns and Altell were supposed lo give US. He said they are BUPPOBSd to give after Bach game tWenly or thiTtl tnousolnd dollars.' If the) gave aim that I know nothing Ol it at all " 1 "When did he sa he would get SOmS money " "He didn't soy; he didn't make ' stati ment. l was supposed l first to get so much -get $10,000 after the ec ond game I didn't receive ;i until after af-ter the fourth game " GIVES t l n I I JA RSI N lid you keep the $10,000. 1 "I did not. 1 kept $."..000 of it. ' "Five thousand was for you and $i.-ooo $i.-ooo for Jackson?'' "That was what I was instructed " "After the series von were to have Ki.ticn $10,000 or $20,000?" In all 1 was supposed to get $20.- 000 and Jackson to get $20,000 "Did you ever ask Candll or anVope else?" "1 never even talked to Ciandll from that duy to this." Did any of the other ball players talk to 0U about It? "They have never mentioned It to me. " "Do vou know how much W eaver got?" GOES TO HOTEL "I i ould not say None of the other boys ever told me a word of what they not whether they got a penny or not., That is all I know, l went lo Qandll'S room; he was there; there was the1 money laying two packages, two envelopes en-velopes laying there, and he says, i 'there, Is your dough.' l picked it up and went right back down to a tOXlcab and went right back to the hotel, wln rc 1 went in and threw a half of It on the bed; .some of the folks was' tr tin bathroom or In the bedroom f won't say which we had a big spite then but i went m the other room and 1 said here s supposed to be half of It ' " Questioned as to bow he knew what I was in the envelope. Williams iail: "Gandil told mo 'there is five foi yourself and five for Jackson and the r. b' has been called for.' "And that was after the fourth me ' That was after the fourth game.' "Did ou know what games the Sox were to lose for ill this money they were losing?" 'Why they were supposed to lose the drat two to Cincinnati and I never did hear whether 'hi were to lose or win the one with Kerr." Dick Kerr puuaod the third game and won i( CHICAGO. Sept. 29. Indictment ot five or six gamblers was considered today by the Cook county grand Jurv Investigating "throwing" of baseball names, according to Hartley Keplogle. assistant state's attorney in charge of the Inquiry. Abe Attelle. former featherweight champion and Arnold Rothstein, of New York, were said IV to have been Involved in testimony Bili presented to the Krand jury. Attelle, It was said, handled the money paid W lute Sox players, for ' throwing' tue 1919 world series. More ball playe rs may be indicted. It was also indicated by Keplogic, after the grand Jury hus heard the test!-moil)' test!-moil)' of Presidents Johnson and Heydler, of the American ani Na-1 Na-1 tlonal leagues, who were to lestlfy OFIES ' ' v TELEGRAMS. Mfcy Copies of telegrams sent prior and dnrinK the series by Ho) Chase ' anil Bill Burns, former major league I players, have been obtained by Heyd- ler for presentation to the grand jurv John J. McGruw. manager of the Giants, also has been asked bv Hie ; grand Jury to appear today, to tell about the release of Hal Chose, Leo Magnc and Heinle Zimmerman by the Giants last year. Statements by sev-t sev-t era) ball players have Involved Chase In the deal h) which gambleri Bald H to have paid eight White Sox players H i to "lay down ' In the 1914- worla IMOUNTS eXR EACH. R' - ritcher Eddie Cicotte told the grand Jury yesterday that he understood the ' eight players were to get $80,000, but that they were double crossed by the . Ramblers and so far as he knows only Ihrei himself, Jackson and Williams j ever received any money for throw-ing throw-ing the series. The amounts they were to receive, hs -aid. were: Eddie Cicotte, pitcher, $10,000; Claude Williams, pitcher, , $10,000; Charles Risberg. shortstop. $10.0oo. Buck Weaver, third busemin, IS000; Joe Jackson, left fielder. $.",000; Happy" I'elsch. center fielder $3000; "Chick" Qandll, former firs: b.-iae-man. $20,000. Fred .I M ulltii, utilltv player, $ir..ooo. TWO M LKE DENIAL. K I Both Weaver and FelsCh denied having taken any part In the 'frame- up" t.i toss Ho- series to the Reds. i Williams said he would tell his story to the grand jury if called and would noi discus. It further "Nobody's got anything on me," Bold Williams. "My word Is as good '. as Jackson's. They are not stamped- lug me. I'm not talking for publica- tion Weaver declared his baftihs; average . i of .333 and four errors in thiriv ' chances during the series were hi's alibi and vigorously denied ho re , celved any money for helping to "throw" games or knew anything ol the scheme. ' Its nil bunk as far as I am eon-earned." eon-earned." said "Hap" Eelsch "I've always been on the square. All I want is a chance to face the grand jury " "Risberg. Oandll and McMiillin WOT . at nie for a week before the series I started,' Cicotte Bald he told the grand Jury In his confession. "The) wanted I me to go crooked. 1 needed the money. I had the wife and kids They don't know- this and 1 don't know what II think I had bought a farm. There was a $-1000 uiortgagi I paid that off with crooked money. CICOTTES STORY E1; "The eight of us got together .it DIJ room thr.-e or four days before i he series starti d Oandll was t.i is-ter is-ter of ceremonies, We talked about H throwing the series an.: decided we could ge away with It We tig.ee I ( H to do ' I was thinking of the wife and kldl H and how i needed the money. I told H tin in I h id to have the cash In ad I didn't want any checks. I B didn't want any promises. I wanted the money in bills before I pitched a Sl "We all talked quite a while about It. Yes. all of US decided to do oui H 11 lo throw the came to Cincinnati. H Then Candll and Mc.Mullin took us. one by one. away from the others and H We talked turkey They asked me ro I i i ' I tod them $10,000 paid In ad i IXiKED TO GAXOIL, H', "It was Gandil I was talking to. He H wanted to give some money nt time and the rest after the games were lost. H in advance, not C. O. D.. 1 H reminded him. If you can't trust m 1 can't trust you. Pay or I play ball. H Weill the argument went on for H days but 1 stood pat. I wunted that and I got It. B ROW I wish thai 1 li-uJn't 'SS"1'' ' Before I went to Cincinnati I put it up to them squarely for the last time there would be nothing doln Unless 1 had the money. "That night I found the money un- H der my pillow. I had sold out 'Com-my' 'Com-my' and the boys to pay off a mort- H gage on a farm and for the wife and The first ball I pitched I won- H dered what the wife and kiddles would H say If they ever found out I was jJjH a crook. 1 pitched the best bull 1 H (Continued on Page Six.) Hv I 'I I H ll Former Utah Pitcher Gives More Details of Scandal in Baseball (Continued Prom Page One,) knew how after that first ball. But 1 lost because I was hit. not because 1 was throwing the R.inie" JACKSON IlFRAID. Joe Jackson described his confession confess-ion to the grand Jury as follows: "I heard I had been indicted. I decided de-cided these men tould not put anything any-thing over on me 1 ailed up Judge McDonald and told him I was an honest man. He said. I know you are not." and hunc up the receiver. I llKiir-Ml somebody had squawked and that the place for me was the ground floor, I went over to tell him what I knew. I got In there and said 1 got Jf.000 and told them 1 had been promised SL'O.OOO. Lefty Williams gave It to me In a dirty envelope. I told this lo Judge McDonald. Mr said that he did not care what, 1 got. that I got what 1 ought to get1 foi i rabbins the game of the kids, I wouldn't be telling him mv m.ttv I don't think the Judge iike8 me. RISBERG TliKbATKNs Before we broke up. 1 climbed" Gandil ami McMullln and Klsberg about ii They said you poor simp, go ahead and squawk. Wc II all say. you're a liar. You're out of luck. Some of the boys wore promised more than you and didn't get as much.' And I'm giving you a tip A lot Of the sporting writers have been saving the third game of the series was on the square. The elcht of us did our best to kick it and little DICK ; Kerr won I h. game by his pitc hing h Because he won it these gamblers li doubK crossed us rcr double crossing i them. "j, They've hung it on me. They ruined me when I went to thc shipyards, but -c I don't care what happens now. I guess I'm through with baseball. I wasn't wise enough like Chick Gandil ( (o beat them to It. "Now Rtsberg threatens to bump i me off That's why 1 had all the ball- ( iffs with me when I left the grand . Jury room. I'm not under arrest yet,' but I'm not going to get far from c my protci tors until this blows over " t |