BASEBALL SCANDAL
. « PLATERS ACCUSED OF.SELLING A GAME. (Rec. September 29, 11.10 p.m.) New York, September 28. Eight members of thto Chicago White Sox Baseball players have been indicted before a grand jury. The case promises sensational revelations. Last year Cincinnati won the world's championship, whereupon millions of dollars in tho shape of liets changed hands. When the case came beforo the Court, Eddie Cicotte, the star pitchor, confessed that ho and seven other players allowed Cinoinafcti to win. Evidence is in • possession of the authorities showing that in-' criminated players wero promised j220,000 to lose, but received less than .£2OOO, the balance allegedly going to a syndicate of gamblers'who double-crossed tie players. —Reuter.
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Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 4, 30 September 1920, Page 5
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113BASEBALL SCANDAL Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 4, 30 September 1920, Page 5
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