, 1877-08-05
worth more general knowledge, for which
reason the following from the Courler-.1ouY7aat

worth more general knowledge, for whts]
! OF Thursday is given: =. 80. =:
This morning the Coari<r-Journol lays before IT.
Ieaders q series of>d2n.aging accusations ayains
Mr Mrc George AeAanus the Manager of the St. Loui
around that Dan Devinncy. one OF the fsirest mi
best among the league unlpires had stated 10 On,
OF the Louitvilic Directors that Manager McManus
previously to Tuesdny's game, had offered lin
$50 il he would work things 10 as to bring tn.
n1o"as OUT on top in both OF the games playc
here To discover whether tl!ero was any trnti II
6:icd fuu1oEs. representative from th1s nape
called on pevlnney last night between and il
O'Clock; and requested hin, to make = fall state
ment o, anythIns which had occurred between Air.
AeManns and himself. The stgtemcnt was uadt
tcrcst1ng reading:
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broxns and wanted 70 make anything. he would give
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up - ~ 70 throw au the points in ourtaTor~ Mceary
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olll anu showed .ome a.8iag II 1t wasn't ps pile
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50 usurn money was very great.
So runs Deyinney's statement. Manager Nc
n anns ax ,5s met on aan st1ss1 after s
about 1t. He said, ''Notnin. ut all, only be
would take an oath as 10 ita falstty." Az Devin-
ney and AcManu= are the only parties to the trans
Is simply question OF verzci1y between the two.
One asserts and the other dcu,cs. The Courier
journal believes the story Of tho former 10 be
one, and was delivered IN such manner as to i'm
press one with its accuracy. II there wus no foun-
dalion TO the story. what object coull Ecvnney
guod Terms, no enmity exists cc'Tccn them.
Nothing malicious. therefore. prompts such a
dauas'ng accusation, xnd this circumstance alone
tru;hfuluess. The times u-c. indeed out If io!ut
when the manager Of base oa1l nine high up in
the world stoops to sueh dirty means "a to attempt
to hur up u1,pires and victories. Tho st. Louis
Club directory II composed Of nice set Of .ru-
.tle1nen lired a1L the Courier journal does
not believe for = moment that they were aware Of
what was going on. 1t Iooks as though Mcalanus
anu Mcticary were running haud-in- tant from
the manner IN which the former referred 10
The latter in his talk with Desinncy. Most liseiy
il WAS a private speculation hctween the two Mncs
with probanly one more Of the Notwithstanding
players in the background. In the face Of all thcac
things, whose swp1n auidayit would curry with it
the :reatest weight that Of Devlnncy Or that Of
.ucManus! By nceepzang The terms offered him,
Devrney would now have occn $3.50 better of; by
acting hepoFaoly be $4s " Fl po{nns H. %sa Int
He certainly deserves well for Resisting = great
tcmptation 60 eonraScously. and then throwing
nuud Of light unttle low, bnse, and dirty oyeEtIres
made to him, Tie St. Louis Club officials owe it
to themselves 10 investigate this matter from be-
ginning to end S;nce the organization OF tue
Leasue this Is the first downright attempt to bribe
an umpire ihat has bern with full exposition.
When it comes to bribery Oeng hro1Eht into play
to WIN games. the national sport begins to get into
lad odur firm attempt should be l.adc TO resist
1t; and AcManus, will such damaging accusations
resting against uin1, should bc made an example
OF, unless he thoroughly refues every one Of thcm
I'll rrihtr Notwithstanding task for Que man to
SO it wunld seen. Interview Manager
eicAauus, gentlemen OF the st. Louis Club. and
tel nm tha; iheEe M are only two alteruafises-
So fur as the statement Is concerned THE Tx1B- |
CNE bus no doubt that 1t is accurately report |
Il, but there is every reason to be suspicious Of |
he cll.lnas Of choiee morality which the CT ]
lie story truea The answer to that affects +
very club in the League, and the game itself;
mi yet 1t will be hard to agree upon said |
nswer. There seems absolutely no testimony !
xcept that Vt the two principals, who fatty
on1rad;ct ea:h otncr. Turning to the charac-
ers Of the men, there Is no satisfaction tt be
ound; Deyinnev seems, to put the matter
Mildly, to be capable Of getting along Without
Tork; aud, when reeen;ly asked, not one Of the
directors Of tie Louisville Club could say that
visible means Of support" He certainly has
10 standing IN the community where he lives.
CONCERNING bis u,nplring word further on.
The case Of MeManus Is different; he was
onnected With the st. Louis Club as ticket
clier uuuer Gratfen, having graduated into that
os1t:on from q circas-wag0n, aud was made
manager - because some one must have that
tile. tie is, however, only business agent, and
hat managing is done IS BY sfcGeary Or /
ouc Director who goes along. McManus is
ny indications Of being oyer-scrupulous. He
uuld not learn that either in Dan Rce's Show
r in the st. LOUIS Ball Club. 1t is utter non-
.nse for any St. Louis paper to play the old
UuEE D1 Lis pQSlGiOu III Luis CUt .tuulL} au4 !
he respect OF our well-known citKens,:: etc.,
IT, No! that won't tit on Mcs1auus at III.
lcre is nothing really known about the metz
lat renders it improbable that Mcalanus would
Her to ssquare" the game, OF that he would
.cl otherwise than perfectly free to offer
uney to Dcyinney. On the other hand, there
no record in Devipney's case that would en-
tie his story to be believed. or that would re-
ovc the sus plcion that, il the money had been !
Tered him, lie would have pocketcd it. To tie
ire. according to the story, Mac didn't propuse
nay In advance, aud SO get - crossed" There
no particular preponderance Of testimony,
I'd, while st. Louis swe4rs the story is false, |
I'd Louisville af1irns that it is true, Chicago
'nteuts itself with saying that it cannot make
, its mind from the testimony which is right,
it it is sound in the belief that McManus is !
pabIe Of having made the o1er, and, Oh the
her hand, Dcyinney is capable Of having lied
,out the whole thing, ana made up the whole
orY.
The St. Louis defense consists in the follow
2 affidavit By Mcsfauus:
George McNanus, being duly eworn, upon his
Ih says that the statements made by one Devin- =
y, charging him with attempted bribery, are
lolly untrue and false; that hu nad no conversa-
IN with ucvihuey IN relation to the games to be !
aged in Louisville between the Louisviies and
. lonis Clubs further than that he told the said !
.vinney that he did not have ncFre enough to