Clipping:Charges and counter-charges of game selling
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| Date | Tuesday, August 31, 1875 |
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| Text | [Hartford vs. Philadelphia 8/30/1875] The pools were selling before the game at 100 to 40 on the Philadelphias, and as a matter of course, the backers of the club were very indignant at their defeat, and immediately charged that the game was a “crooked” one, and that some of the players had been engaged in “funny” business. This discussion was carried into the club room, while the players were undressing, and McGeary in an angry voice charged Fred. Treacy with being in collusion with the gamblers and selling the game, and pointing to George Zettlein, said, there is another who is in it. Both indignantly denied the charges. Dr. Young, the President of the club, came up, and hearing the charges, demanded of McGeary his reasons. Mac. said he had been approached by a certain person and given the “steer,” and knew all who were in the ring. Treacy and Zettlein demanded that the charges against them should be immediately investigated, and they were suspended until such investigation could be made. The matter was soon noised around, and Zettlein and Treacy had a talk with Burdock, of the Hartford. Last night a meeting of the Philadelphia club was held, at which the subject was brought up. Zettlein and Treacy were present, and made statements to the effect that Burdock said he intended to publish a card and show that prior to the game McGeary had approached him and told him he had a large amount of omoney bet on the success of the Philadelphia, and had offered him $1000 to throw the game so that the Philadelphia should win, and that he refused to have anything to do with such an arrangement. Also, that on the Atlantic game last week McGeary said to him, “Let them make four or five runs in one inning and beat those whoa re betting on us winning in one inning.” Also, that on the Doerr game McGeary approached him with offers, saying they could make plenty of money. There was an exciting discussion over these astounding charges, in which the general management of the club was dragged in, and at last a committee was appointed to thoroughly investigate the case, and notice was sent to McGeary to attend its sessions. Treacy and Zettlein say there will be some interesting developments, while McGeary declares that he is on the war-path after those whom he charges with selling the game. To say the least it is a sad state of affairs, and we exceedingly regret that it should occur at this time, when the Philadelphias were doing so well. Yet villainy in base ball must be checked; let the matter be thoroughly investigated, and the guilty parties, whoever they are, properly punished. |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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