White Sox players confess fixing 1919 World Series
Eddie Cicotte and Joe Jackson testified before Cook County grand jury admitting involvement in fixing the 1919 World Series for gamblers. Indicted eight players including Gandil, McMullin, Risberg and Weaver, with suspensions ordered by President Comiskey. Jackson’s account supported Cicotte’s. investigations expected to widen with possible new indictments and additional witnesses.
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White Sox
Eddie Cicotte
Joe Jackson
Sox
Cincinnati Reds
Cicotte
Jackson
Claude Williams
Oscar
Hap) Felsch
Charles
Swede) Risberg
George
Buck) Weaver
Fred McMullin
Arnold Gandil
Gandil
Comiskey
McMullin
Risberg
Associated Press
Brand
Flo
MccMullin
Mt Austrian
Heydler
Olson
Brooklyn
Rawlings
Philadelphia
Bill Maharg
Bill Burke
Texas
Abe Atell
Atell
Grand
Cook County
Chicago
Charles A. Comiskey
United News
Eddie Cicotte, Jr
Billy Maharg
Bill Burns
Geeries
Maharg
Henritta.d. Kelly
Grand Boulevard
Grand Jury
Jack Cicotte
Cincinnati
California
Gleason
Schalk
Gandhi
World Series of 1919 Scores and Bribery Confession
The Reds swept the 1919 World Series five games to Chicago with scores 9-1 4-2 3-0 2-0 5-0. Cicotte and Williams pitched in multiple games after confessing to being bribed to lose.
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Chicago
Reds
Cincinnati
Cicotte
Williams
White Sox
Players May Get Jail Terms and Heavy Fines
Chicago report indicates indictments to be drawn on today’s true bills with counts including conspiracy to commit an illegal act. Conviction on this count could carry one to five years in prison and fines up to $10,000.
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Replogle
Chicago
Baseball indictment shocks national league president
John A. Heydler, president of the National League, called the indictments and confessions “the most deplorable happening in the history of baseball,” as leaders reacted to the stunning news.
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John A. Heydler
National League
Gleason Defends Comiskey as White Sox Fight On
William Gleason, manager of the White Sox, says Comiskey’s honesty matters most after suspensions hit seven regulars. He vows to finish the season with a reconfigured lineup featuring Schalk, Kerr, Faber, Wilkinson, Hodge, Jordan, Collins, McClellar, Lisbold, Strunk and Murphy, and to keep fighting to the end.
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Chicago
William
Kid) Gleason
White Sox
Criminal Courts
Gleason
Comiskey
Ted Jordan
Collins
Harvey McClellar
J. Collins
Lisbold
Strunk
Murphy
John McGraw
Edldie
John Collins
Ray Schalk
Urban
Dick Kerr
Eddie Murphy
Nemo L[nnebeld
Amos Strunk
Hodge
Falk
Jourdan
McClellan
Interrogator of Harding Released in Police Court
Edward A. Ryan who claimed to be a Worcester and Washington lawyer was arrested at the Fifth Regiment Armory last night after interrupting Senator Harding with League of Nations questions. He was dismissed in Police Court with no one pressing disorderly conduct charges.
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Baltimore
Edward A. Ryan
Worcester
Mass
Washington
Fifth Regiment
Senator Harding
League of Nations
Entire Yankee team offered to Comiskey
New York owners Ruppert and Huston sent a telegram offering the entire Yankees to Charles A. Comiskey after he suspended seven White Sox players amid fixing allegations. The message praises his actions, calls for preserving the game, and suggests the world series could proceed with the Yankee roster if needed.
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New York
New York American Baseball
Charles— A. Comiskey
White Sox
Jacob Ruppert
T. L. Huston
Yankee
Cleveland
National Commission
Eddie Collins Examines Fourth Inning Errors In World Series
Eddie Collins, White Sox second baseman and nonindicted participant, wrote for the Post about the fourth game of the World Series. He cites Cicotte's two errors in one inning and questions why he rushed a throw after knocking down a bounder and why he interfered with Jackson's throw home after Kopf's single.
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Eddie Collins
White Sox
The
Post
Cicotte
Duncan
Jackson
Kopf
Grand Jury Commended by White Sox Boss in Chicago
President Comiskey praised the grand jury for its handling of the indictment confession and suspension of eight players. He thanked Chief Justice McDonald foreman Harry Brigham and associates for striving to keep baseball clean. He stressed the game’s value and signaled a continued push toward another strong season with veteran players and new additions.
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Cjcotte
Austrian
Joe Jackson
McDonald
Replogle
Chicago
Comiskey
White Sox
Associated Press
Charles A. McDonald
Harry Brigham
America
Heppen
Erdeavor
East Boston Boy Struck by Auto Suffers Possible Brain Injury
John H. Goodnow age 10 of 822 Princeton Street East Boston was struck at Saratoga and Neptune streets by an automobile owned and operated by Eugene Derba of 47 Lowell Street Malden. He sustained a possible concussion and skull fracture, was treated by a physician and sent to East Boston Relief Hospital.
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East Boston
John H. Goodnow
Princeton Street
Eugene Derba
Lowell Street
Malden
Saratoga
Neptune Streets
Pepper Martin Edges Brown In Ten Round Ring Bout
Vincent Pepper Martin of Cambridge defeats Barry Kid Brown of Philadelphia by decision after ten rounds at Armour A A in Mechanics Building. Martin uses dodging and uppercuts to lead early while Brown dominates rounds six to nine before Martin rallies in the final frame. Other results include Red Chapman beating Young Tamsey and Jack Britton stopping Jack Mahoney.
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Vincent “Pepper” Martin
Cambridge
Barry
Kid" Brown
Philadelphia
Armour
A. A
Martin
Brown
Pepper
Red Chapman
Chelsea
Young Tamsey
Roxbury
Jack Britton
Lynn
Jack Mahoney
South Boston
Tommy Nee
Jack Curley
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