, 1881-05-29
The Week Closes with Chicago in a
Strong Lead in the Champion
ship Race.
Torcester Beaten Third Time by Cfeye.
land, and Troy Gets Another
Game from Buffalo.
aow q Young Lady from Boston Gushed
Forth Her Admiration for Char
ley Snyder.
AN ADORTIyE CONSPIRACY.

as rondurted un}ar f}la arsuit.eS of thf. club
COMPRISING the National League, is utterl
free from crookeduvss and fraud. and tia
,NIa,o,,o o,,nos ar.. ,,1ovpt3 or +t,p;r morris
~ 80. ,+ta,, ,.r,,, ,h,, +,,5c ~, oor,
- '"i Nv ouae4 'easoA .Ia'' t's' ~ As"G '',',
deserves to i've anu occupy an honorslhl
place il, the annals of American sports all,
+,,.,;,,,.. ~ H. .nita IT IN cafneuorl
pas1l'1'es' ie' Ill spne u tne o'leEullo
and preventiyes contriVed TO protect ami pre-
serve the game from the encroachntel,ts O
gamblers and thieves, and Ill spite OF the SC
we're penalties relentlesly imposed for ever,
=, C,shs tha.a 80. - 80 ~
o1 prayers Ill League Cluos, 11lere are 10 ot
found rascalS ready to tempt players fron
t1,e nath of rectitude by the offer of ,ncuni
,.e r..'1 - :.,s+ oa.-'. -
1ry gain. a case III polht mas JUST come tt
notice through Piukerton's Detective
Agency, 4 which, by vote OF The League Al
1&s A'ot .1''o"i '4'ee'"1:' % III. oeo "At4l tt'e
"o1h o1 1e1re1inS OUT any anu al1 crooked
ness, performed or attempted, that shall
80. - ~
snip gdl1ts VI plase1s. the ulPllHclplco
scoundrel who figures as the tempter in this
f,c+,,cn ie , maj, o,our,-i,,u , trotti+, ,1,1o an,
lha'a"ee 10 Ai".: oee4ps u - eleu'.'o!c au
1esponslple posltlon III ehlcago business
t,>.., 1.,,s. C,a ~ .,,5 a.' ;.,a- oe11e.
u'0. rvnn o!"pp' ue oqa"l1oeu n1lu ,'ieo1'
Iuptible Captain and manager Of the Cleve-
!au .eam c,1",o a't.eI ,ot, meeAs S au Iiapp
received at Cleveland 4 letter, OF Which the
following is 4 literal copy:
1rrp xo
,,> ,ce, r.
rc,ee ~ 9as f i+. ., iI, onH: .+ fease .s
business. I used TO know yoa when you was in
er ooS' e 1 a1 nnx my Fuu .u .;ns9 y ~" ~ sra'h
Tor r an3 | to Win tie "ndans n1 a
ssend 10Y lsle;99 dollars! ous hundred dollars.
an9 SEAL 9ee @ On E,c,:. MONDAY g game On ~ the
CieSelands. Is Now WIN ~ for me-: :johnnie and
W ; Stna w ~ ~ uu 1ee oetns WI pe ~ 10
nr hu5 ,sb3c III SO sond can m anosu ~ 70 Se up
= & "alc1 - H. & ss:.u ~ ~ yg on "euhes
; a. ] ~ as o' sh, h :. NJ ~, ane wy 10
MI ~ fho st v,, aan and tne ney Jufe t
hnndred buns red Tor yqa m if sou win aad vii
seod ~, 1sa io1ter W sng alrscon lnat
Aseno tne le1'er' LOU senaenoeF' Ro%; .ro>
vas written three days later. and ts an inter-
ten shec1s oi note paper. Is this @ iet1cr dnrr1 Mr
Muy ID. the Young mai rfytss bi1nsrlf a,rn1. ah-
soutely. reScaii,sx bis true % name ana bl Business
ploycr. beaded .s()fIice of Jiankr11nf stnrc il.
and iS6 Sta1e street topposit Palmer Houseis3 l!
He explains how it was 't that be fatied to forward
the $l0l promised in his urst letter by suyinr:
= have been jun 'tp. Koted Of out S735.0o.
Ana new ronnnle, please haXe p3chunts and
nsTcI Msa.. .'!l ~, tesl you @ me ~nole tnins
h, tnen ,res aGtGS % fnfn about how
h;a,,ees hameo LOWING who WORKS IN EamollnF-
tcLe.s ~ the cshc oea o1 tha M'an nls pooa
the ~hoIe on Chicago in ua the sa,urday nies
f1 n1t 1d ,,n', o suunn nan t co1larcd the
sno Ie nd 70 t9 hay nave misunder
money on Cleveland instcad,-a very stale trick
assurcs saafg 1ann 91pdnaoon fbar oMG woodruff
cut Throurht = Thief ' ncver" ,frnd"
But he is very anxious Clapp should think him
others 1Ua.00 before this season is over" He IS
going to win S3o90 this season, and Clupp shall
made bis OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES wears aro' whcn
Clapp played IN st. Louisiana to show how
square he is he inc!oses the pool tickets With
1ncIoses his tWoodruffs 81 note OF hand, promising
to pay John Clapp $4,000 six months from date,
May ~ end egRed ed III cts, s. 20 n the
n piy,5oy nofnfers rn rr;do h;n ~ 4 HasrtpP TnpP
Send trunk at once was the mcssare When
when the visiting club was to win. lie laws out
his program thus:
with the Bostons. think you will lose the last
game WITH rrovidence
md coscs hte .a";ne ~, ~ " KY gu'4ea o@ Llapp
ra1eTram ~, ~ %3 ~ ,, % uas lece!se tne
>'4ef'4' '"4' '''as uus l. WI pay Us YOU say"
C1app received was dated %.Thursday D. m..''
and announced that :" | have plaid you to loose
TO day tor doll only. for did mt hpAr frnrr
play Won ia win the tirst Rnsfon ss 81 e, ~
play ttint day. and do YOUR Bat i'd sh nH "n nt
In about = or 5 hundred" If he ,.knnrEs
out few dollars he will AXE un thnt mir Ho |
IS going to play Cleveland to ..loose the secnnd
game with Boston and then he can seni tho
$lCN immediately - would like. rather fn have |
You Loose one with the Troys" he saws and # |
things 70 right Clapp cal, make Sa0 neyr 1roat
or So
A~x-,o,-e |
~ eSEAsa.
s!a5 II IS me date Or the next epstle, which is
et "a.eie.l upon oeep-eogeu mourning paper, with
SSuse!ol;e VI Lne same style lie explains that |!
ne MItes On tais paper 1or still. He begins |
oy sHsnEs NJ" cant get word from you, |
anu "asn you would write and let nc know
eometnlnR- enclose u telegram for You to |
9ena mr. ana II you think i alright send it and |
~. ~. te1:r,, SGnu nunasen tlty Doll Tuesday"
w.. I a1cioseo Ior Ilnpp to send is On
"ss.esn -. .,:s unlon olahk, ana reads Us follows:
&C sctkvELASn =. .- 1ss--7o J; $. 1EIodrns .4 and t
IT,: ~eok. s''fe'' 4''"k'"'1 stoTe' Chicago H. 4antro
.., tnls VIZ 70 sno" mat Cleyeland would +
1ose oesa MonaaS GANG with the Bostons- Being !
Z ust1c nervous aoout tlapps prolonged silence, \
oe u.Gs MN 10 scnd back those pool tickets in
c.oseo ~ u 5ot7ncr letter rs nc thinks he can {
sett1c tnit oeA and get S100 out Of it.
CLApP'S DEcOy.
We now come to nm ,utcrcsf{n,, ,,to.o - ~. h