National Republican., 1883-04-10
Was tho Game Throwns
Chicago Tribune

The result of ths game was not satisfactory
TO all who witnessed it, and there was much
growing, not merely among those who lost
money, which was to have been expected, but
also on the part Of several disinterested on
lockers. The burden Of their grievances may
be concisely stated in an interview had by q
reporter with an expert who sat out the game,
and who was seen after Its close. " II is my
belief" mid he, THAT il was understood from
the outset that Schaefer was to win the game"
What are your reasons for thatp
Briefly, theie: The hrst thing that no.
tioed that made mo suspect anything was
wrong wac tho betting. II attracted my ut.
tention pretty early in the day. saw that
thoss sstrers whom we know az persons who
put up theit money only ON what Is called
sure thing We're betting against the French
man. This fact came under the observation
Of one frieEd Of mine who had wagered 5000
on Vignaux, aud he set 20 work at once to
hedge and believe came out nearly even.
"Dut while this was to me pretty sure
sign that there was something wrong, yet it
is not always safe TO rely OH the betting even
of the sure thing fellows. l sat where l
could watch tho play closely, aud II, to my
mind, showed that II had been settled that
the game was TO be won by Schaefer. 1t
seemed to mo as X IL was hard work, on one
or two occasions, for tho Frenchman to help
winning. There wac one tirno when Schae-
fer got badly IAttled, and was not able TO
count for several innings During that time
VignauS had the Same bad luck, and was so
unfortunate rs 70 miss some easy shots which
under ordinary circumstances he certainly
ought to have made. VignAux is cool, de-
lberato player, who mover gets ratified rs the
other man does, and hence thore WAS no ex-
cuse for his missing. You may judge what
the audience thought Of ID when say that
whilO the majority of them weTo In favor of
Schaefer yet they hissed Vignaux heartily
when he missed ono of those easy shots that
spoke Of"
"What reason could there DO on Vignaux's
part for allowing the other man to win 2"
Had not he himself money up on the match p"
No; on the contrary, the other evening,
Ms his wife was about TO bet 500 on him, he
stopped her and told her not to do it, saying
that he did not feel sure of himself and was
afraid Of the other fellow No, he had no
money up. In fact, as everybody knows, he
is here on a salary, and did not expect to get
much Of anything beyond that. Ny belief is
that II was the desire of those specially inter
osted to have the emblem for which they
played kept in this country, so that there
could DO moro matches In which Schaefer,
Slosson, and other good players might take
part aud the interest in the gume be thereby
kept up. II II went abroad that would be the
end o? the thing. so the moro | think itover
the more confirmed ] am in my belief that the
result Of the match was prearranged."
"Was there much money up on the match ~
"Yes, good deal, and the knowing ones
were greedy To put up all that they could find
takers for. But many Of those who had
started In to back tho FTenchman heavily
soon saw the turn that things were taking
and began 10 hedge. i toll you, the opinion
among those who aaw that game, whether