The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-04
A BIG BASE Ball ROW.
League in a State Of Eruption Over
a Conspiracy to Defeat
Chicago
Other Clubs Dropped Games to
the Beaneaters to Give Them
tho Pennant.
Old TavorltAs Jealous of Anson and His
f Colts Brotherhood Mon Get
Kven-sporting Events.

Hart of tho Chicago base ball club. has
protested the four double games played at
Boston, and has officially notified President
N. q. Young, and tho life Of tho game in
the east is threatened by hugo scandal.
The dates on which the double or protested
games were played were those of September
10Th with Pittsburg, September % with
Brooklyn, and September 20 and 30
with New York. The protest WAS entered
under section IS of the league constitution.
which provides that no club can play two
games on one day, without first having se-t
cured the consent of two-thirds of the clubs
in tho league. The Chicago CLUB was not
asked for this permission, but It is believed
that consent was given secretly BY all the
other clubs.
The belief is general here and in all
league cities that Boston won the pennant
by unfair MEANS and Indignation is great
ON that account. a
Until to-day President Hart believed that
Boston YVES winning on its merits. The air
began to fill with rumors after Brooklyn
lost four straight games to the Beaneaters.
Then, when Philadelphia dropped three
straight folks began to talk Of q job to beat
Chicago out of the pennant.
The climax came with the Boston-New
York series, which closed Thursday. The
Giants putt such weak pitchers as CouRhlin
and Sullivan, the latter being an experi-
ment, and for three days their sole object
seemed to be, gays Boston base ball writer,
to make as many base hits as POSSIBLE, and
then 20 out on bases as quickly as they
could. They played listlsssly. and it is
even said that Buck Ewing gave Boston his
pitchers signs. II a conspiracy existed to
deprive Chicago of the pennant by fraud,
it can be laid to Captain Anson's unpopu-
larity, the fact that Chicago has the cheap
est team in the league, which angered the
high-salaried stars, who saw themselves
beaten, and the disposition Of ths old
brotherhood PLAYERS to even up old scores.
These rumors Of crookednesB arc creating a
great commotion in the base ball world and
will prove greatly injurious to the national
game
A reporter for tile Associated press called
on President Jandes Hart. Of the Chicago
club, to-day, to learn what steps he pro
posed taking in regard to the alleged throw
ing OF games to the Boston club in order to
defeat Chicago in the race for the pennunt.
Mr.. Hart said in part: II do share the
opinion OF MANY that it was combined
effort on the part OF the eastern cluhs 70
throw the championship to Boston. That
team Of late has been playing strong
game and might possibly have won five
straight from New York on their merits.
but it iG very unfortunate for them and all
concerned that their title to the pennant
should be clonded by the suspicious actions
OF those in control Of the placing of the
New York team. From present informa-
tion and from private advicea from Boston,
I cannot but feel that there has been either
downright dishonesty on the part of the
New York club or gross incompetency on
the part of those in control of the team in
the games played in Boston," b.
Mr.. Hart cited the repeated putting in Of
incon petent pitchers and catchers and the
taking out of good tielders in the last two
games, making the team hopelessly weak,
and said If the New Yorks were SO badly
broken up ns they claimed, why did they
consent to the playing of two extra games
in Boston, one of which should have been
played in New York? Mr.. Hart said he
would leave no stone unturned to probe the
matter to the bottom and place the resron-
sibjlity where it belongs, and shall insist
upon the expulsion of the guilty parties be
they ''magnates," managers, captains OF
players.