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Show RISBERG CLAIMS 'HNOCENCE Former Ogden Baseball Stai'i En Route to Chicago to Face Grand Jury Charles "Swede"' Blsberg. formei shortstop of the Ogden club of the Union Association and later a star with the Vernon club of the Pacific Coasl , league was an Ogden visitor yesterday I afternoon n route to Chicago from his home at San Francisco. RMbergj Was indicted last fall together With seven other members of the Chicago White Box team lor alleged throwing of games In the i r l r world series and: was Unconditionally released prior to' lhe world serlee of 1920 by Owner Oharles Comiskey of the White House. Rlsberg, however, asserts thai he is Innocent of the ohargs and that hej will be back in R While Ilose uniform before the season gets well underway. In the alleged throwing of games,' which created nation-wide interest., Rlsberg was alleged ,0 have received 1 9,000 for hlfl part In the worK Tills however w as denied by Rlsberg yes-j t rda ' Pl II HITTER In one of the games in the 1910' world series P.lsberg was sent In to1 Pinch hit He delivered with a double to the right field wall which sent two men over the platter. He took part In three of the games played While In Ogden yesterday Rlsberg slated that he recently conferred with 1 Charles Comiskey, owner of the White 1 ilose. and thai the Old Roman had Informed him that he was the only' man In the eight Indicted players who had herve enough to bring up the subject sub-ject and talk like a man- Rlsberg is now en route to Chicago, where he hopes to prove his innocence. He will appear before the Chicago grand Jury during th" enrl part of j the eonilng month. Kddle Clcotte, Claude Williams. Chic Candil Bob Weaver, Happy Peisch. I Joo Jackson and McMullen were the( other players charged with throwing games'. Some of these men are alleged alleg-ed to have received as much as $10,-000 $10,-000 for their part in the frani-'ip Will KN N Ml RE. Rlsberg Is well known to Ogden fans. During the days of the I'nion association Rlsberg and Ducky Jones performed In brilliant style at the far! corner of the diamond for the Ogden club. Jones, who is now with Detroit, held down the third base position and Rlsberg was the marvel of the league at the short field. The Swede" i;. a hltier of the first order and during Ms BtS) in the Pacific-Coast Pacific-Coast and American leagues batted the horse hide for good averages. |