, 1870-08-22
THE NATIONAL GAME.
Craver's Version Of His Trouble with
the White Stocking Man
agement,
ssnsc HALL News Mt Home and
from Abrond.

CARD FROM cRAyER,
To tAe Ea,tor ~ The Chicago Tribune.
IL your iasuc OF th.s date, you punish docu-
Nehs' ssSnft1 ~ FErtl. Erbs. Secretary Of tho Chi
caeo Haze ball Club. In wbck great aud gross IT,
Justice Ii done me before the base ball fraternity
and the public at large, anh desire that yEp In
sest this letter In your coluuna as truthful
statcnent In contradiction Of the faIseboods cop-
talned In the Aforesaid document and that tho
fdefs maJ he known and myself Judged eceorsl-
iasly- The paper signed BY Nj. Erby, charges,
Qsht. tEot have Violated tults TOT INCLUSIVE,
OF the s'hieago Club. l have observed
.1c t1rc fur practising, md been punctual In
2ucEdaEec. have always taken q warm inter-
fF& IL every game played, whether m atca OF lGr
rrnc:!cc. ns every one we'll Knows have nevrr
Jeff the bait Held wit.Ious the permtsaioa OF the
Captain. have always hclt myself in sea4lsae S
for Practice was stck at the time set u MAY
"Hh tnc Esnaa On Wednesday, and uuab.e to
play. fe}ofted The fact 70 Mr. Tom Foley, wio
s:Aa nc VT uld take no hours notice, AMI ordered
tut to Eus IN Iny clothes ami ptsy. Iw4s uuable
toi'as, ard. nndtng had no relief, tar oush the
"nht u Regard for The health Of tie ,ne uoess of
'Lt Tilt. retuscd to take mY posl,ion- II thla
may IL called breaking Rule 5, nn guilty. Of the
ehute; tut 1t nppearato mt, Il think IL will 70
~ mt 2 Of sense that, under the crc rmstances,
tne fIIc "Es hAhFuEeu. luHsMuuh IL I-enorted, ;ls
ltquir; G,-ni3 application Tor release be1nx refused
" FClcy 1ur rcasous best known to htMsrlt
Iul= iHu!'tt!ts the Use u liquors Whit Oh ,ne
ntan, ef 1poA aoy tuuF 'dur11+J the seusoH-" |
havc ,'hlj 4, saJ. In this REGARD, that liquors hare
tten hlor1sat u the tei aul given 10 the players
" the :n4<ss 2! the cln vino hare never d.scour-
aEt'l, hot iAtEs1 Encouraged, their uEe- Seseril
Mrrlters OF the nine accepted the offer made by
The n.ai'aerts+ ard nysclf auloAg them. drank
10 lIofe t1aal the others, auI never "a u iul-
Gair MT efficiency rs pI1yes in tnc leust. Kul.
sothids sEluAluE On thr ntll- hare ntrer
,,as 's,t. seo -, also, tas ass OF pFofAne Ian.
have on'J to say, tu TITS Er1asd, that nouuc ever
aeat!f sucn lanzuage FUN n.. vu the nel.t ur uu
II, IN ehatgeA aiso With ttteal3nx Ru!e l3,
lnt Instance Is as tol:nss: When the Forest
ctfy Slas,, Of Hotkfuri. played at baxter PARE,
M m et tIsa ns aea nn
*sn. M scEas's 'se.unarns CHARGES NE With she
70 .nuoFs - IN 1. " Wiz Hsnes-
:rt,e a.Ei ia, M i irttrra n ,.sIh mi ~
player. Us i reward tpr having beaten the Rocf.
tGFi, ciun In thtcr or four instarcrs dur1ny nnr
tsste,u t.tp, Matot Fne4pe, then manager Il 1Ae
club, savc me slB wbei the Chicago Mite won
ald proposed to give the same amount Ii
nttcr Instances, nut, 2s the Chicago p!ns
were ttsttn, the money was not gtren THIS Il the
cAtctt VI nsoAey received ~ ua tnauce1n:ns {t
Nnnir raL,cs.~ do not mention this a. any
ftSee ,ihu 10 gtvr tie facta 1t il aIsa CHARGE,
:tat III. i,tiettcd to the club several ,.undfed
.;t siu. q tly cIu,,usucsment, Muscn Is, This
! .rs lutte y, Ut wnlctl time was pail In fulL
| 'irs.,. III frrar1: u payment has bten supposed
II eac:. II puth at ii H. m This rlltc has MI been
.sed ur TO, howcre9, and ut thA t:ne 10 not
>roa row my accuuut stands with the clur,
ling #l"u. It. i strikes me that II Iht n,ana-
| rrs Of :hc Chicago Line Wunll talS less aGout
!. nd:et hecon1iny gentlemen, And ru, ip LITTLE
| 1Itnt viii have bcsu male. Tit vas1 amuunt ii
,'is e.ianctns charges made are without fouuda-
I lHn. ann very few Of the intelligent 1cas.lng plb-
| nc will ever be allie IN understand them. Tag
s:e L tlA=ue of ta1s<hotls afn T. great e:rhy uf
:s!tttfitis Eereraltles made to Svfer eltasM tn
! Crak.u crater Of Jeal1u-s AMI rivalry between
ctE1a,ll parties who have aiMay3 wrancletl, au,i
Al~7ye VIII wsangls, fnr a position to which theT
! Wy. Il. SxsSEx-
| CHICAGO, Aug. 81, fS1n
4uk 1orE OF rnE naI7'cs
r.,,. .,s.'' -, " t,'',,.... ~ I.',.s
/ ~ I4nr! III! ~ N!G.i1hH ~ .os, istHesn the
fs IN ia1t.,t taS .n x nr,. r, ~ ~ - rs
| sttlls Aae ~ .hcNn1p"scno " ,sa"lole!s. r1tel,t
- t,,;s., 1+ ao y "a.taetsa ~ sep eveiJ ail
s Js eeu Iun M I'm ~. 'te tec "sf sSo ny ssn ~ ,a
| ,uA tn.s Monla liate non Aotnss tlsnsy. ~
"A-, ~ IT aiiu l'aSiss ntensf ant cetch-
~ Uah ilaa ~ Vi'cN ana - taI''ine G.tth lAe
s.sms ,';aae IE. saa nasoe ot ihe eas5 pitching
I 1,av uas I'm .,,1 ti.,un ,F;,,,. rnrn'nV ,h go
III i n.t t.te, anu iatl ur, aud immtsa.cly after
}: Ga Tin. n:c..:cst '.jsT u|na: the ilsht knec.
all ills tal played !! ttEcIy xaIlc and &a re!i
IL aEss l.x Iflnr h make Int e9 They are "a.
deavo:.ns to a4rarse a:skucr game viii the
slru In Il Today tS,uT,usl. ,h.y Ma, ih.s roIs
Glib ii Dlxo,,, ani lien luiln, th,: exqmnie ri
aIothtr citr club ~ eony Into hospitai. NJ.
Dlxys, Au.. su. is;o.
| T4NS At T11y srorx y.xns.
C.leN STOCK YARDS. h1ic. Fl. isio.-Thr eamc
! # h.,e Laji blaseI NJ n,xtIr Fri Sa,urifaT he.
tarreI, lie Trans.ts and Ac,ues. resultei X, thr
tefcai Of latter ny Il 10 .. SIX iaulugs leinq
y aytn,
1pt.rx.yYSr ar noy,c,,c.
A1a>e hail t,S,namrni Is ~ H.. hid at INV,
,:!ac, Sicl,, tsclnnipg Oh the e!s; pi au.u.t an
iastls ls1ss diys, st wh,eh "a: N premiums M ",
"a 10 sccf,nt: tnr i,nyuS s.n,Is IS r. urst IN,
4, H. sccond. an,l = zach fnr i,,r hest hasr nm
:d, ;ra tnr, r.; Sash. "a H. ht,e' an gsnss pass5
sE.r,s..ui ~, t,r irI.:" Auonst ~ ~ -
"~'A' wa - n.sE m.1I. rssmy.
,a l. H., i11c ,.ss iii c1ns ~ HmsftcaSn,, III;
ny H1 m rrtT,s % an.ths, -; ~,
,it:!svria,li, ari two mnre w1ih tnc Erkfotls. q
sr rliosss or f;aty. f of 'Ss sane ssS nae AZ. ~
~ ,h ,.rcs 's hn .nsp pna,},s ~ ~
xrrr.,svs ,n,1rr,r.
t Tue .thletic Rsse bal. Club, Of Tits c.,y, hay
Ia, wnlca now ,naSss tive. Ycstss1iay af;sTnoo
: hey },iase,l tha1ss, Of series Of three g1tnl
j :cr thr cbar pteoshir Of the United Ststrs ~ll
1 | Ike NcfHhl ttnh oi New York pnH were mo.
: sgthi.s sletea,ct. They appeared to be alnlo
, tpwrr,tss in the hands Of inc New Yorkera, IN
t.cu pt!Iher Lat Eer rrli. II was confidently q,
.,.creu by ;he1r trtcni4, taking into cous!ciaio
Z 'nc rue playing they have dine this season. tn.
c | hey waEll! completely walk away with their OF
l t.J.uosu