The Washington herald., 1909-04-25
BASEBALL SCANDAL
DR.. Creamer Tried to. Bribe
Umpire, Is Claim.
$4,000 TO THROW THE GAME
WeII-knoyvn New York Physician
Accused h. Umpires KLEIN and
JohnStOne-SensatfO story in
Connection with GIants-CubS Game
Last FaII-Creamer Denies story.

New York. April 34-According To an
Official bulletin received by all organized
BAH clubs. including the New York Ma
tionals. the New York Americans. and the
Brooklyns. the much discussed man who
tried 10 bri5e Umpires Klein and John
stone 10 throw the deciding game be-
tween the Chicago Cubs and the Giants
at the Polo Grounds last fall to the lat
ter team IS DR.. Joseph II. Cresner. OF
this city
The bulletin. which was received here
to-day from the National Baseball Com
mission. contained orders to deny admis-
sion 10 League grounds 10 DIT Creamer
on grounds that he had been found guilty
CT the charges lodged BY thp umpires
with President n c. PuHiam, Of the
National League. The Giants regular
physician last season bore the above
name. and Umpires Johnst0ne and KEN,
in their sahdavits. which are fled with
the commission. set forth that they were
approached by the same Individual
Denies He l. Guilty.
Dr.. Creamer, when asked about the
matter to-day. emphaticaIly denied that
he was the guilty man. but could not ex-
plain why the two umpires had identified
him positively in their afRdavits. He said
It looked like a conspiracy TO ruin him,
and while denying the charges against
him again and again, his friends said
that he had been used as q tool, and had
been deserted by the real conspirators-
said to be three members Of the New
York team.
The afldavits OF Umpires Klein and
Johnstone tel a remarkable story. The
enc signed by Klein Is particularly SEN
setional
According to authentic information. it
sets forth that Just before the final play
Of game between the Cubs and Charts
at the Polo Grounds, a man named Dr.
Creamer. the official physician of the
Giants, met Klein under the grand stand
st the Polo Grounds; that said cTeameF,
holding a bunch of greenbacks in his
right hand, said to Klein:
Attempts 20 BrEbe Klein
Here's S25.Oo0. which is yours. If you
viii give all the close decisions to the
Giants. and see that they win sure. You
know who is behind me, and you needn't
be afraid OF anything. You viii have g
good job the rest Of your ife.,'
In the affidavit. Klein declares that
Creaner mentioned the name Of we'll
known politician. who. by the way. does
not know Creamer. except in a casual
way. Klein concludes by describing how
he turned the alleged bribe down and
sped 70 gixe the facts TO President Pull
liam
While DR.. Creamer. denied that he was
the guilty man. the facts relating to his
engagement by the New York club Leak
ed out to-day. Il appears that John 7.
Brush. president Of the New York club.
did not know that creamer was the
teams physician until the latter present.
ed bin for $50 for his services last
fan. Brush. II is said, did not even know
Creamer personally, and upon the receipt
OF the bin he refused TO make a payment
ana promptly Instituted an investigation.
McGraw Engaged Creamer.
Creamer, who had been engaged by
McGraw. received the fun amount Of his
bin, but was not re-engaged. Through both
major league circuits details OF this scan
dsl are being circulated. including a posi-
tive assertion that the ss5.Go0 which I'm
pIre Klein alleges was offered hin By
Creamer. belonged 10 three members OF
the New York team. who wanted TO make
It a sure thing that the Giants would
get into the worlds gerieS with the De-
troit, and thereby seeEe 3 part Of the