13 Charges of Corruption Chicago, Oct. 30.
The Federal Grand Jury, which has been investigating the charges of corruption in connexion with baseball, has returned two indictments, charging 13 persons with operating a "confidence game" conspiracy in connexion with the "fixing" of the 1919 world's championship series.
Those indicted are Eddie Cicotte, Joe Jackson, Cloud Williams, Fred MceMullin, George Weaver. Oscar Felsch, Charles Risberg, of the "White Sox" (Chicago) Club, Chick Gandil, Hal Chase, Abe Attell (the ex-boxer), Joseph Sullivan and Charles Brown, of New York.—Renter.
New York, Oct. 26.
The contract for the Dempsey-Carpentier fight stipulates that the meeting shall take place between February 1, and June 1, 1921 for a 10 or 15 round bout. The prize will be a record purse and a percentage of thd moving-picture receipts. It is officially estimated that the fighters will divide $500.- 000.
The contest will probably be held at the Madison Square Garden, but the contract does not prevent it being held in Canada, Mexico, Cuba or the West Indies.
The contract was completed after a lengthy conference between Messrs. Kearns, Deschamps, Cochran and William Brady.
New York, Oct. 28.
The official announcement of the arrangements for the Dempsey-Carpentier fight states that it will be held at Havana for a_ record purse of $500,000, "Tex" Rickard, it is stated, is one of the promoters of the contest.—Reuter.
M. C. C.'s First Game in Australia
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