Show IS GET RICH QUICK GAME CAME SAYS LYNCH Scheme of Pool Selling in B Baseball May Be Very Short Lived NEW YORK YORE Feb Teb 28 The The scheme schema of a betting syndicate t to introduce pool selling colling into the tho baseball games of ot the National and American leagues this summer will be promptly investigated by state authorities and it is 15 not unlikely unlikely un un- likely that they will will find a r. method of ot putting a prompt quietus on the proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed innovation Copies of ot the syndicates syndicate's circular were pla placed ed in lathe inthe the hands of ot the United States District Attorney Henry A. A Wise Wise and District Attorney Charles S. S Whitman Whitman Whit Whit- man as a. soon Boon as received by local loea baso base baseball ball officials Both prosecutors announced announced announced an an- at once that they would do allin allin all allin in their power to stop the gamblers u Time The T c cir circular ular carefully instructs subscribers subscribers sub sub- scribers not to u use e the mails said Mr 1 Wise Vise but 4 but nevertheless I am am ani going to turn one of these over 0 to the tho posto ice inspectors and toll tell them to watch tho the mall mails I am also going to in investigate sti tc the use of tho the express companies for forthe or orthe the tho purpose and seo if I can tako take an any action District Attorney Whitman said he be would instruct his bis detectives to watch tho the I press express press and tele telegraph aph companies companiE's for bets bein being made mado as a result of the pamphlets pamphlet It t is as s a against the law Jaw in this state oven even though the mon men have ha their headquarters head bead quarters rs in JD another state said nid Mr birman 4 The law says say aJ that i if a a. whole or a part put of a crime crimo crime is 38 committed committed com corn in this state the perpetrator can be bo prosecuted If Jf I find that any bets are bein being mado with this circular as a stimulus I shall immediately prose prose- cute Baseball men will help the tho district attorney at at- tome torney to get evidence against tho the gam am bJers Thomas J. J Lynch president o of the National league c thinks thinks the scheme is a swindle II It It looks look ho he said aid like a get et rich quick game Jame pure and simple Kimple Look at Rt atthe tho the od odds odus s offered They are ridiculous You can teay ay 8 for mo me that tho the National league will do all aU in its power t to break breakup up the scheme because it is a bad thin thing for baseball Although b I do not think you can hurt the game gamo now still such a plan as this is not going oin to improve improve im im- im prove it and it will only mean that a alot alot alot lot of persons pOrtions who cannot snake make a living liv liv- i jug ing at other othery gambling enterprises are aro turning to baseball Y You ou cant can't make m my objection to the proposition too top strong said Edward Edward Ed Ed- ward Barrow president 0 of of the Eastern le league ue Such a scheme as this lowers baseball from the hi high b plane on which I it has been placed after years of ef ef- ef I fort Of course there is nothing that I Ican can permanently hurt tho the game ame now but this scheme brings the sport down downto to a lower level loyel and causes the skeptical cal to look on the sport with suspicion |