, 1877-08-05
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| 1t docs not l,roye the truth of the proyert
r when rog,tes fall out, then honest men shal
| get their dues" 1t Is doubtful whether Devn
| ney won't want to umpire right along IN the
same way he always has, aud a1cManus will con
ttnue to press Burfis on visiting clubs with as
| much case aud care1essness as before. The ut.
tempt on the part Of DeyinneY to make q repu
tatlon out OF the affair is clear fzz!c; he has
been all the season dead failure as q fair utn
plre, and hs'latcst story lit proved true) would
only indicate that his reputation throughout tle
country was that Of man who could be bribed,
and that he WAS man whom any manager
under the writers eye were not those OF q faif
man nor OF gentleman. In the game
Of May 3lhe insulted Mr.. Spalding, Captain
OF the Chicago team, after having
deprived his Club Of run In the most hare.
faced manner hy decision which the elef OF
the Louisville Club told TRIBUNE reporter
was "outrsgeous and scoundrel|y.n ''Hut.''
added le, she has given us the worst OF it Qc-
i 1i9re; suppose some OF the boys have talked
Lest there should be some doubt about the
relative merits Of St. Louis and Louisville on
the umpire question, TnE TRIBUNE begs leave
to add that there il no difference between Bur
It's and Deslnuey, except that the universal de-
cison of the Hartford, Boston, Cincinnati, and
Chicago Clubs Is that Burtis is not so genteel
about his stealing as the other man. The Oh
1ect Of having both men umpire is Identical, and
the result is generally the same 1t has before
been noted lu these columns that the idea
scalawas" made ummres originated in st.
Louis, and was quickly adopted by Louisville.
Then both cities induced tue reputable citizens
to withdraw; aud both utterly refused to have
any one but the other fellow umpire the games.
He was paid by the home club, and generally
earned lis money, If Mr., McMauus attetnptcd
to pay one Of these chaps to steal the other way
for once, it must have been from The intimate
knowledge which he had OF the ways Of the
two men. Bong's assertion above, that Burtis
bets On the game in St. Louis, Is wild and foul
ish, becausa to bet honestly presupposes the
putttng-up Of something. 1t would not raise
lair on any mans head to know that Burtls bet
g. rmis e Dirrt,,rv that tHr M Krowns o wonl,1 wjn
e' 1xera ~ t..as tme Dr.. t eo',d
h., h. het ihat R,1r1;s cnu,1n't las. vrrr wci1 Il
would, however, come under the Illinois laws,
antt therefore we are not likely to have him
umpire over east OF the Mississippi River.
The Whule DevinneY -Nc.1auuS matter is dirty
t, au uSacslu :, ron enu TO eau. Elsnef o1
a"u hrar ~ 1o,nne" : i;ar - oa t1tst a'
u'aus' ~ " osstu - t1ai uuu - tuae1' ~
League c!uu manaSer On ehs one na,a anu tne
~, 'a'ut ~ 49, anu Pa slss.i W anosnes LeasuS
intinite scoundrel-ard both may be-
aud tho whole thing i a disgrace
to the participants, to their clubs,
to the League, aud to tie national game gener.
ally. Under League rules tSec. /, Art. Vlill
Louisville hes q right to bring complaint
araiust McManus aud every moment whi.h
thoy DELAY will add to the susrigiuu tbat they
are fostering Il malicious lfur in the person Of
Dcriuney. Louisville opcns the fight: II How 1t
does not prosecute 1t, it will DC n confession OF
the falsity Of the cllargss. Gall Oh the Boaftl
n once, gentlemen; produce your case, or own
up. Hubert, sodcn, and Bulkcley will adjudge
tor you. lou cunt Afford tu wait moment
Unless you back up Your charges, sou lay your
selves open to suspicion. Every ba!l man Is
whiting to see What you Will do. Let's see you
act!
~Tus WEEKS GAMES.
Louisville will play Tuesday and Thursday in
st. Louis
The Rostons and Hartfon1s wf], n1,v in
Broni.1vn Tses1ar md TV,dnes1av mn, ~ j2os-
TN FT;lnc an.i Sytnrf]ur ~ th;s wre|
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