The San Francisco call., 1897-11-04
GAMBLING ON
THE DIAMOND
The Yellow Journal As
serts That Money Was
Wagered.
Committeeman Newhall Knows
Nothing About the Dam
aging Charges.
Eastern Ball Magnates Are Highly
Pleased With the Outlook for
the Series.

The yellow journal yesterday repeated
its charges thar gam bling as well as base
ball was going on at Central Park. The
ochre journal asserts that hereafter at the
mark no one Will be allowed TO wager a
Quarter with a friend on the result OF a
| game without being subjected to expul-
sion.
George A. Newhall, one of the mem bers
of the tournament committee, in discus
sing this new and serious phase OF the
baseball situation, said: LAS member
of the tournament com mittee l have
heard nothing about gambling at Central
Park. Large sums of money may be wag-
cred there on the results OF the games, but
am ignoront Of 1t if this condition ex-
lists"
Mr. NewhalPs attention was called to
the statement published in the Examin er
that the committee, at meeting, had de.
cided to pIacard the grounds informing
visitors that if they gambled they would
be perem ptorily elected. He denied that
he had ever attended such a meeting or
that the other members ofsthe committee
had met to consider the subject. "When
the matter is brought before the commit
tee" said Mr.. Newhall, I'VE may take
action.
The mem bers of the tournament COM
mittee comprise George A. Newhall,
James D Phean, Henry J. CrocKer, D..
r. McNeill and w. b. Pringle. Mr.. Phe-
Ian and Mr.. Crocker, like NJ. Newhall,
knew nothing about gambling at the
park.
charging that gambling is going on at
| Central Park, Is so far as its baseball in
| ,erests are concerned. mmitting SELF
destruction, for the yellow journal is
directly interested in the management at
the grounds and it is surprising that the
| gam bling has not been suppressed before
now.
! There is another reason why the Exam
| iner, after these many long months of in
activity in the suppression Of vice al the
park, is anxious to commence the crusade
now, This reason is the quarrel exi> ting
| between Captain Lees and Police Com
missioner Gunst. The latter wants wide
! open town, and the Chief is anxious, of
course, to suppress all kinds of gam bling.
! 1t is stated by gentleman on the
! inside that the ochre journal, fearful IT, a
the police might RAID Central Park and
lake into custody the sure-thing men who
! "wager large sums OF money on the
! games" concluded to take the initiativ e
and make the expose itself thus prevent
| ing a great scandal from obtaining wide
| spread publicity.
The disaffection in the clubs comp posing
the Central Park League is increasing.
| The players are greatly incensed over the
| scurriIous attack made on the Fresno
team by the yellow journal. Two clubs
| of the league are on the point of seced n @
! from the tournament.
| ]. Frank Eline, general manager of Bal
timores ana All-Americas, feels highly en-
couraged over the prospects. "The show
! ing" said he last night, "faT exceeds our
expectations; it is brilliant. We are max.
| ing many improvements at Recreation
Park The in and out fields are receiving
an additional dressing of loan. We are
! increasing the seating capacity OF the
grounds, putting in 5000 Seats"
| Already there is a brisk demand for
seats. Orders come in for blocks of ten at
a time. Fully 400 orders have been re-
! ceiyed. En- route to The coast the admis.
sion price to see the game was so cents,
| rs cents and ST. The general admission
price here will be the same as the Caliior-
MIA League, 25 cents. There will, however
be hig er-prlced seats. There will be
thirty-six people in the party, which will
stop at the Baldwin.
The first game of the series will be played
| Sunday.
Bill Clark of the Baltimore team ar.
rived in the city last night. He reports
| the trip across the country a triumphal
march Henry Rei,z, the great second.
baseman, came as lar as Sacramento with
Clark. The rest OF the team will arrive
with the All-Americans Saturday.