, 1876-07-30

"1a ehSaseu " 9et ccloerL's money Tor him.
Does Tie pool,,buycr like the prospect Of bet
ting against such odds as thosef
But there is another point to this matter
which should receive the attention of the au-
thoritles: Every bookseller and pool-buyer in
lnc cty Is plainly violating the law, and would
Justice in the county. The statutes are very
strict touching gambling, and if complaint were
made every gambling pool-room could be closed,
anu every man who patronizcs them punished.
THE ATTITUDE OF THE CHICAGO C1uB
management has never been doubtful On the
subject OF pool-selling, or the encouragement
OF the practice. It has maintained the inhexi-
nlc rule Ut not encouraging or permitting bet
ting on any games it plays, SO far asst could
control the matter. At the beginning OF the
present season the management insisted thatthe
Western Union Telegraph Company, which has
telegraph wire to tic grounds, should not fur
1iish the pool-roOms with dispatches and carried
their point by threatening to dismiss the instru
ucnt and operator ii their wish was not com
piled with. It has been, and the gamblers have
not been able tu boast ercn ! connection by
wire with the Chicago grounds. They have since
been forced to Keep up co1nn1nieatlon n u BY boys
Twcnty-sccond street. It Is matter Of record
that the booksellers and their friends have ap-
Piled III dozeNs OF ways for Il revocation OF the
urder, but it has never been granted, and proba-
rectors manage the affairs Of the Chicago Club
BASE BALL NOT GAMBLING GAME.
There is a great truth about baseball which
lies back Of all the stories that have been made
public and that is that it is not from its nature
4 game to bet on; it is undoubtedly the finest
athletic exhibition i'll the eworlu, aud the most
enjoyable. 1t should be played by gentlemen,
anu men o1 rs much honor anu honesty as ore
',t - th;u. 81; utSa ~ " Wi, .snot;o
viii, 3hc low III. If thc r,mhlcr or With Tie
bummcrs who hang about the pool-box. Its
very life and cssencc are freedom from these
tllngs' anu II 'sln only nope TO l1Ve as the M H.
% fsp:a' spu.e y nS1 1. otTnct ,,a,,v 1;:nose
of th.. idea that the PLAYER must be !, hummer
and associate with bummcrs, gamblers, and
thieves. Not one OF the present Club tan DC
o'nteu out as H. 1c ,o, !,iIu ~ ,s.l1;,a " n,as
Ts Is nnt mucl; RI tl,cr credit. rxcent IS in lis-
tinction from lust ycar,-it is just as
it should be, not only III Chicago but in every
city that ststaills DaseDa1 Us ~. eanplelon. ~
~ ~ tc, ~ , hrn1ht sho,t Ills staff. IF
tI,ings. and they propose t. keep it up
Nothin. can murc clearly show the state OF
affairs than Il conversation mad Il lew uays ago
with ulvlhe u tliIs ei',' "no oe'onse ~ oNo ~
'Ae s'1"' s,In .r ~ coxvrns.r1os.
uNow. really. I should like abovc all things
to attend some Of those games Of ball; uscu
Wien was III college to enJo} pa1l-playln@ oet-
Ier 1I!a,' wy f u." ~ .+a,,,o ,rhv don,+ Ao po.
+,.. ..,n.ot W. io any t,rm, h it. ran therc7,'
HWly, read about players willfully losing
games for pay, and saw in q daily paper that
one Of TIC ChlcnGo ClaD "as Lug eosel' +n;hf i'
pa1on " !;;t.. nf ir,,n.cnorss AMI other ex
rcsscs. rr.a You would not ask ME to encourage
such men!n
1t was explained as clearly as possilie 1at 1e
Class oi men reietl ~, " tb"t tha 1,rtcnI,ry IT. &
s',,t 1luv aI I,'s n n. had been adopted by Hart
ford, where he was said to have been reformed.
1t is proper to say that the reverend gentlemunf
has since become one u tne fegulaf p1'fohS "
Inc en'caeo s'1A'er: Tur TRUTHS.
the bookseller and liza gang have undertaken to
hang on to the outer edge Of the game, and II to
make living out u H. Dut ~ ot4ef ~; " ~ aI tls
tHey nave sGus as ~,r 10 aIu. th ,noraIs Of the
1r,1,a ~ tbn nl,vcrsl Si1nply nothing; and, III
Fact, they would be pleased to have all the play
ers corrupt. because then their JOB OF hecc1ng
the grceny would be al, e..sier one than now:
But the truth Of the matter IS, the players
and the game are neither OF them corrupt; thcy
have
STOOD OUT WELL
against the temptations which have beset them,
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