Shoeless Joe Jackson During court testimony, Jackson relates his suspicion that "Chick" Gandil had cheated the other players out of money from the gamblers. A  I asked him what the hell had come off here. Q   What did he say? A  He said Gandil said we all got a screw through Abe Attel. Gandil said that we got double crossed through Abe Attel, he got the money and refused to turn it over to him. I don't think Gandil was crossed as much as he crossed us. Q   You think Gandil may have gotten the money and held it from you, is that right? A  That's what I think, I think he kept the majority of it. Q   What did you do then? A  I went to him and asked him what was the matter. He said Abe Attel gave him the jazzing. He said, "Take that or let it alone." As quick as the series was over I left town, I went right on out.

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