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Show 1 WHITE SOXDENY I EAR LY REPORTS Secretary of Baseball Club Says Redmond Failed to Give Club Tip CHICAGO. Oct. 2S. The Chicago American league club. In a statement 1 iit night through it- aecretery, H:.r- Hl ry Grablner. dei '.ared that neither Hfl Harrv Redmond or any one else had 1 given the club positive evidence prior J ttor thai Chi igo Payers had 1 ' thrown ' games to Cincinnati In the 1 world ere HI port, that the club ha4 Iswd atrara of the game throwing and coulu eve f taken action before 'ho grand r iurv began its Investigation. Redmond, who was brought here by President B. TV Johnson of the Ameri- I ntffht that he had told the Jury he had given President Charlea A. Comtek) of the club positive evidence last wtn- L ter that the scries was fixed." Redmond never gave, any "ne H' nertrd with this eluh any OVta" upon whieh the club could set. said Kr. the ft..tement. "The club was informed Lffl last winter that Redmond hnd lost jEj . heavilv on the rlei and had learned f that Karnes were thrown and would be willing to give evidence upon WhlCh Lfafj the guilt v persons could be convicted if the club would make good hi? losses "Manager William Oleaadn nd Nor-ri, Nor-ri, O'Neill immediately went to EH IBj Loula to sec Redmond and Mer n csme to Chicago at the club re- M aueat. n -Redmond could not. hower-r. tell anything definitely. II" had only ru- iH mors. His story seem'-n i i- mci... th- hard lurk varn of : OS. -The only person he could rerer the, elub to wna Carl Boark of St. LOUlS, rk told the club he knew nothing of any crooked work and that l.ed- "Every effort, however, w.is made bv the club to verify hla hearsav re-ports re-ports and obtain evidence upor wheh lra- ue action could be taken out none wcs obtained until alter the grand H' jury i ried Us investigation. BP "When real evidence of erookednejy was obtained this club acted In a manner which Is n known need not be further referred to." Officials In the state s fittorner n office refused to verify Redmond a ntatement that he had told the Jury IB. ho had given Comlskey "convincing evidence," of series crookedness laat |