, 1876-08-06
TIE CLIPPER ON SEIBERT.
The New York Clipper editorially reviews the

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AIathcws-Seibert case, and says:
There is nothing new In this revelation. except,
we might say, in its exposure; for the same systc-
matte efforts have been going On for years-etforts
to buy expert ball PLAYERS and use them ioT put
to fastcn an ofFense Of this kind on any one yet
there is no doubt whatever that some Of the most
exciting contests in the history Of the game have
been bought and sold by entcrprising spectators
and equally entcrpTising professional players and
notwithstanding the facts have been well known oy
cub~managers, the latter have stndtously
them from the public, in the fear that the club 8
interests would suffer by their disclosure, and the
entire fraternity of baltossers would share in the
publics condemnation OF the fraud.
who, few years ago, had not wherewith to pro-
vide themselves with the ncccssaries Of life. RyT
practice of the closest economy their salaries conld
not by any possibility have enabled them to invest
20 many ducats in bricks and mortar and Govern
mcnt bonds. How, then, did they do it! ~ ways
that nre dark and tricks that have not been IL yan
By the sale Of themselves and subsequent dabbl1ng
in pools Which they could not lose! And, go long
as these swindlny transactions are wlnked at by
club directors or CLOSED over IN their RIetenaeo
Investigation Of the same, Just so long will the con
victims Of caba Of gamblers and thie7ish players
These be gricrous words, and arc open to be
construed in only two ways: either they are
malicious and slandcrous lies, or else they are
capable of proof If they are not true, they are
direct stabs ut and attacks on the profession, on
tbe r,Yne on the managers, AMI on the people
who support them all. VIII the clipper answer
these questions: .....
i. What i exciting contests" can you prove
we're sold out! .
:. What club managers have known and con
cca1cd the factss
5. What players Own houses and lands bought
with the proceeds of their thieVerys
The answers can be given in advance: The
C7ipper doesn't know anything about it, and
cannot tell anything; it has simply made a
grossly malicious attack, which is saved from
Being fibclous only BY being general. The writer
of the article is too complete coward to name
D single player or manager, and he will fail to
reply to these questions because he cannot
answer them.
4 paragraph explaining the appearance Of
such an article in the Clipper seems called for.
That paper was for many years the organ Of the
bal1-paying fraternity {professional), made their
rules for them, and generally dictated what they
should do. Tic formation Of the League put
an end to all that, and the managers Of clubs
took their business into their own hands. Now,
and not until now, has 1t been made to appear
that the managers we're corrupt, md that they
knew of corruption In others without check
ing it.
In another part Of the Clipper it is acknowl'
edged that Mr.. Scibert has utterly failed to
rcply to the attack un his honesty as he prom
ised reporter that he would do, anu the 1ol-
lowing letter from Mr.. Cam1ncrcr Is given:
Union GROUNDS, July -, 1s5o.-ln regard e
the Seibert matter, it is authentic, and nave III,
letter in my possession. which Will eno" you Q;
INV time This Is the first opportunity ever nao
of this kind. and TIE :Iatsef saoaid 1a'e e'e'1