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Show EIGHT SOX PLAYERS WERE BRIBED IN 1919 SERIES. SAYS CiCOTTE . CHICAGO, Sept. -0 "Fixing" of Ihe 19 If world's rerles cost the players play-ers bribed, and their innocent team mates as well, on opportunity to Win $1952.65, the differences betw een their iofier's shares of ?35-l.3iJ and the $507.01 paid each victorious lied. Eight players were bribed, uccord inj to Cicottc and Jackson, flie auVBfi paid them ranging from $500u to $!.-000. $!.-000. Every one of the eight, it was said, was getting a salary In excess of (6000 a year, and some as high a-10,OOO a-10,OOO or more. Clcott testified bis salary was $10,000, Just the amount of the bribe he admitted taking. Jack' son, who got 85000 of the gamblers' mono, Is aald to have received a salary sal-ary in excess of $10,000 a year .Mr. Coinlakey was the; heaviest financial fin-ancial loser In the tramecllun, how-ever. how-ever. He csll mated today that se ii of tho ight player, excluding Gan-dll. Gan-dll. who is not with the team this ear, had a cash value ol ?23O,O00 before be-fore the expose of the eries fixing. |