Deserters Walk the Gauntlet of Shame
A courtroom scene recap shows baseball figures like Claude Williams facing the grand jury amid scandal. Oldtimers including Bresnahan McGraw and O’Leary discuss the eight guilty players, their pasts, and the impact on baseball’s integrity and future prospects.
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Dan O'Leary
Jim Devlin
Dick Kinsella
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Massachusetts National Guard battery joins federal service
A Battery of the 1st Field Artillery, Massachusetts National Guard, was mustered into federal service at the Commonwealth Armory by Colonel Sherer of the Northeastern Department. General Sherburne presented the guidon of the old battery to Captain Needham of the new battery after a brief history.
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Eight Players to Receive $80 000 in Game Fixing Scheme
In Chicago on September 29 the jurors heard Cicotte state that eight players were to be paid 80 000 dollars but were betrayed by gamblers. He indicated only three players Jackson and Williams and himself got any money for throwing the series with listed shares for Cicotte Williams Risberg Weaver Jackson Felsch Gandil McMulll n.
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Buck” Weaver
Cicotte Fallen Idol Passes Bitterly to Children
Eddie Cicotte, once a famed White Sox pitcher, returns to Detroit after indictment in Chicago and faces a public scorn that also hurts his daughter Rose. Local clubs reclaim cherished souvenirs including the first ball pitched in last year’s world series once given to Cicotte, as he admits throwing crooked pitches.
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Magee Confesses in Game Fixing Tale from 1918 incident
Hearings reveal Lee Magee confessed to throwing games after being pressed by Heydler and William Veeck. The testimony recounts Magee forcing a risky path to third on a grounder as Roush hit a deciding homer, and notes Sullivan and other Boston gamblers shifting bets when signs of a World Series fix emerged.
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Sullivan’s early take on first World Series game
Boston gamblers were tipped off to series throwing after Cincinnati won the previous year. The piece notes betting patterns in the first game, with White Sox favored at ten to eight or ten to seven and wagers focused on innings scores and batter reach events.
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Bribery Ties Eight Players to 1919 World Series Losses
The 1919 world series fixing allegedly involved eight players who accepted bribes from gamblers. Total bribes ranged from 5000 to 10000 dollars per player, with losses to the eight players totaling about 1952.65 compared to the winnings of the victors. Cicotte and Jackson testified the players earned salaries above 5000 per year, with Cicotte claiming a 10000 dollar salary and Jackson receiving 5000 from gamblers.
Gandil Recovering After Appendectomy in Texas Hospital
Former White Sox star Eddie Gandil, named as a ringleader in the 1919 World Series fix plot, lies in a Lufkin Texas hospital after an appendectomy. He has not granted interviews and awaits physicians' clearance before any statement, noting his return to activity depends on his condition. Gandil, once a Lufkin resident, underwent the operation yesterday.
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Indictments cost Comiskey $230000 for seven White Sox players
Chicago reported that owner Charles A. Comiskey said the indictments cost him $230,000 in potential player services. He valued the seven players individually at Joe Jackson 50000 Buck Weaver 50000 Oscar Felsch 50000 Claude Williams 235000 Eddie Cicotte 25000 Charley Risberg 20000 and noted the total.
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Joe Jackson
Buck Weaver
Oscar Felsch
Claude Williams
Eddie Cicotte
Charley Risberg
Fred McMullin
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