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CHARGED THAT WHITE SOX “THREW WORLDS SERIESi•dMany Witnesses to be CalledInto Question — Boarding ! I■iHouse Landlady and White Sox Dentist to be Quizzed. | tCHICAGO, Kept. 28—Investigation of accuttations that members of the Chi eago White .Sox had “thrown** the 1919 world *s series was resumed today by the Cook county grand jury with Presidents Johnson, of the American League, and Heydler, of National League, expect ed to 1m* leading witnesses. Two other wit-other witnesses for today. exiwcted to be the leading witnesses. Two other witnesses for today, uecording to announce-ment by Assistant Prosecutor Hartley Replogle, are Mrs. Henrietta l. Kelly, and Mr. Raymond IL Prettyman. Several of the White Sox players roomed at Mrs. Kelley's boarding house and she will he questioned about conversation* be tweoo them which she may have over | heard, hr. Pettyman is dentist for the White Sox team and in a statement de dared he could %produce evidence of an attempt to perxumle Weaver to “throw *'gamesMa nager Hughey Jennings, of he troit, and President August lierrtnau, ofthe ( Hi. limati Re*Is, wili appear later in the week to testify, Keplogie announced.The White Sox Is'iug idle until next Friday, it is expected that some members | of the team may Ik* culled, “Kid*' (ilea | son, manager, and Ray Seiiulk. scat catch er, having been aireaux summoned. Soon after the series last fall (deason, it is said, went to St. Louis to inieatigute re ports received by President Comiskey, of the White Sox, that games had beeu “thrown. “Statements published here today said that Hilly Mahurg, former boxer of Phil adelphia, gave details by which the ju ries was “fixed. ”Preeideut Comiskey telegraphed Ma harg asking him to come to Chicago and offering him $10,000 for aubstuntialion of his accusations.According to Maliarg’s story the lirst. second and Una! games of the 1919 world series were “thrown to Cincinnati by eight members of the Chicago Americans. He said he and * * Hill ’ * Burns, a business partner and former American League pitcher, were approached by Eddie Cicotte, Chicago pitcher, who told them a group of prom ment Chicago players would be willing to “throw” the series if they were given $100,000.Maharg said the White box players were “double crossed” by Abe Attcll, former heavyweight boxing champion, who acted as the “fixer” aud “go be tneeu” aud they received ouly $10,000.He also declared that many gamblers in eluding Burns aud himself were “double crossed and left out in the cold. ” *“Attcli is the man the Chicago grandjury wants,” Maharg s story said, “hemade the bets, turned over $10,000 toBurns for the box players, and doublecrossed them out of $00,000. ”»Maharg is a former boxer and is well known in local sporting circles.Eddie Cicotte, when shown the statement issued in Philadelphia last night by Billy Maharg. charging him with making an offer to “throw” the world's series, declared it was not true. Cicotte would add nothing to that statement but expressed it vigorously.iititI
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Gastonia Daily Gazette
Gastonia, North Carolina, US
Tue, Sep 28, 1920
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