Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-22
MORE LIGHT ON ATLANTA
McQUADE BUIIDOHED AND
THEN OFFERED A BRIDE.

/ III GU UADA ~ lnItIOAGD NhNC
THEN OFFERED A BRIDE.
Flight Preferred to Forced Dishonor-
An Open Letter from the Umpire to
His Friend O'Day-Rysn's Crooked
ness Beginning TO Dawn on President
ProudGt-TacoU to Play Here Tuesday
--Piucky CharlestOn Stands by SRvan-
nah-The Capital City Crowd Com
pletely CheckmSted.
The five members of the Savannah
team, who were detained in Atlanta by
the police, reached here yesterday morn
ing. They were met at the depot by those
of the club who came the day before, and
were escorted to the Pulaski House.
The men say they were badly treated in
Atlanta, and were glad to get away.
| Their arrest was bold effort on the part
Of the Atlanta directors TO detain the
team there in the hope that some arrange
ment could be made to play out the series
of games. or, if not, a series Of exhibition
games. They did not appear in court.
The charge against them was trumpet
up, and they were arrested because it
was the only way that the Atlanta di-
| rectors could prevent their leaving. AS
sOoD as the men were released they shook
the dust Of Atlanta from their feet and
started home. 1t is not likely that any
OF them will return there very soon.
THE ATLANTA WAY.
It is the custom in Savannah to allow
base balists and other visitors
little latitude on public occasions. and if
any indiscretiOns are committed, the
Mayor or the Chef OF Police are, as rule
very cOnsiderate. 1t appears, however,
that Atlanta is not run on this hOspita-
BILE schedule, especially in base ball mat
ters. The Savannah players, who were ar
rested on a very trivial charge. were
locked uD in the station house and then
fined. Four OF them paid s. 10 into At
lanta's treasury and the fifth $40 IS. Ii
is true that the base ball players of Sa-
vanuab, like those OF the Atlanta club,
are ''not to the manor BORN" they are
hired 10 play ball, but for the nonce they
represented Savannah and were entitled
to the hospitality and courtesy due to any
OF her citizens visiting Atlanta.
1t is to be regretted that such impos-
tons as appear to have been put upon
Savannah representatives, come from
what source they may, should have been
permitted. 1t has created a hostile feel
ing between the two cities which cannot
fail to produce disagreeable results in the
future.
ABOUT THE UMPIRE.
There is a good deal of talk here about
| the charge that the Savannah directors
influenced Umpire McQuade to leave At
lanta. Besides the affidavit that Nc
Quade made in Macon on Friday in which
he stated that Director Haas had nothing
to do with his leaving Atlanta and his
failure to umpire the Atlanta Savannah
games, letter was received yesterday
| by O'Dav. pitcher of the Savannah team,
| from McQuade, who is in Macon, which
| throws some light upon the methods of
the Atlanta directors.
M'QUADE's LETTER.
In bis letter McQuade says: 81 suppose
| you have seen by the Atlanta papers that
| was bought out and sent away. They
know they aim telling the truth when they
say that. | want to put myself right be-
fore the eyes of the public. John Ryan
came down to Nashville the day before
the first game was PLAYED and staid with
me. He asked me how would like to
umpire the games between Savannah and
Atlanta, and eaid, first rate.' He said
he could fix it for me. That day got
orders to report at Atlanta, which L did"
McQuade goes on to say that one OF the
Atlanta directors told him they would
have to have the games, and he says that
he was offered 800 a game to umpire the
series, with the understanding that he
was to give the games to Atlanta.
There seems to be very little doubt that
McQuade's failure to appear was brought
about by the Atlanta management.
ANY WAY TO WIN.
The Atlanta directors were determined
to get everyone of the games, and they
were prepared to use almost any means to
accomplish their purpose. Secretary Haas
is abused because he refused to submit to
the that steal the Atlanta directors had
planned and withdrew the club. 1t is
claimed that the failure to finish the se-
ries will result in loss to the Atlanta
club of about $4,000.
The club was So, 800 short before the
opening Savannah game. This dedcien-
cy it expected to make up by the four
games. the first game Melted $40. There
were 5000 in the gates the next day and
the four games, it Is claimed, would have
paid the deficiency and let the directors
out with the loss of the $4,000 which they
claim to have already paid in. The di-
rectors say they will now have to 60
down in their pockets tor 81, 600 more.
WHERE THE TROUBLE LIES.
This seems to be where the trouble is.
The Atlanta management believed that
Savannah would submit to be beng
robbed Of the games by local umpire and
that they would get both the games
} and the gate money. Failing in
this, they are heaping abuse on
the Savannah management and are SEEM
{ ingly trying to create a personal differ
| euce between Secretary Haas and Um-
: pire Whtlock. NIB Haas says that he
does not know Mr.. Whitlock. His only
objection to him as an umpire for the Al
lanta games was expressed In his letter
to President PrOudGt protesting against
his appoin tment on the ground that he
= was an Atlanta man.
1t was stated here that Atlanta agreed
g at the opening of the series to give Savan-
= nah the choice of the umpire on the sec
1 ond day. Mr.. Haas says that this is not so,
ana local umpire was accepted for the
first game without any understanding in
regard TO the other games. AS to his
differences with Mr.. Ryan, and the
( charges that have been made against him.
1 Mr.. Haas says that he has Placed the
/, matter in the hands OF his friends and
has nothing to say at present.
/ ACTION OF THE ASSOCIATION,
= In order TO do away with
: the belief that might exist in the
E minds OF a few that the directors and
, stockholders OF the Savannah club do not
3 uphold Messrs Haas and Martin in their
withdrawal of the club from Atlanta, the
association met yesterday afternoon and
} unanimously adopted the following reso-
luton: