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Show OFFERED BRIBE TO 'FIX' GAME, PITCHER SAYS Rube Benton, New York Pitcher, Pitch-er, in Chicago to Testify Before Jury CHICAGO, Sept 23. Jacob " Rube" Benton. New York National league club pitcher, who arrived here today to testify before ihe grand Jury Investigating In-vestigating reports of "fixed" baseball game.- .tsi rls In a signed statement by the Journal, that Charles ' Muck' Eierxog and Hal Chase proposed to him that he lose the last gain.- the Giants played in Chicago last year No mention was made of the amount he was to receive If he "threw lb game," the Journal quotes BCOtlon as saying but after the Giants won 6 to 3. Heinle Zlmmermun. who had been suspended the night before, is said to ha vi -mpped Penton in a hote lobhv and said. "You poor fish, don t you know-there know-there was $300 waiting for you to lose that game todav ?" Benton will appear before the grand Jury this afternoon. Hersog In a statement this morning, Bald he had been accused of offering Lenton $S0o to lose the game but denied de-nied he had ever been Involved In any crooked work, and declared President Ibydler, of the Natlonla league had Investigated the reports and then Issued Is-sued a letter exonerating Hersog. |