Show I I FACES A SCANDAL SANDAl II I I I New York Manager Accused of Trying to Bribe Opposing Opposing Opposing ing Pitchers W IS ON THE GRIDDLE Philadelphia Team and Newspapers Newspapers Newspapers News News- papers Demand an Investigation BY DY HUGH HUGH S. S FULLERTON Detroit Mich Oct 0 The Tho biggest and worst scandal that the tho National L league has luu over ever faced has s resulted from the desperate pennant race that ended with the victory or of Chicago over New l York yesterday John J J J- McGraw l manager of theL the Now New v o York team stands charged with L attempting to dra drag dras the disreputable methods of the race raco track into base c- c ball bali and IK is openly accused by two S managers manager's of or attempts to influence ball ban ballplayers I players to throw games ames to the Giants Manager l J Joe oe of or the foster Boston I club a n. pt personal friend and old n so ns-so- o- o elate of McGraws McGraw's charges that Bill I Dahlen his Imis shortstop and Geor George Brown Drown hits his fielder both members ex of the New York team laid down to the Giants in the rt recent cent series in which New Jev evi York won three games William Imam Murray manager of ot tho time Philadelphia team backed b by the newspaper reporters of that city and by the time statements of or time tho men In Involved Involved In- In charges that McGraw attempted attempt attempt- ed ad to influence two of his pitchers I Charges t During the wild excitement at time the Polo grounds ground yesterday ay anti and both before before be be- fore tore and after the tho same game Kelley Kenoy and Murray reiterated their charges against the New York club Doth Both managers openly and frankly wanted New York to win and antI yet the tho alleged attempts to bribe their players angered angered an an- gored them beyond silence McGraw who narrowly escaped punishment In connection with his hOI horse o racing gam gam- bling Is accused of trying the same practices in baseball and the result is that both Boston and Philadelphia papers arc demanding that tho the National National Na Na- la- la league order an Investigation and purge purse itself of the tho suspicion of ot crookedness The Tho cases are arc simple Kelley lelley says Dahlen and amid Brown did not try to beat Now New York Paul Shannon Shannon Shan Shan- Shannon non of or Boston claims that the pair pall laid down From the Philadelphia club the charge comes that McGraw approach apP approached ed both and Spat Sparks It is not charged that he offered thorn them di direct direct dl- dl bribes but that he lie wont went to them saying It wont won't do 10 you f fellows any good to win and it might me mean n a lotto lotto lot to you OU to lose ose Th The pitchers It Is said Id reported tho the matter to Manager Murray Murra who beIng be be- ing InK one ant of the squarest fellows in iii baseball urged his team to greater ngai against lIt New York Jl U WRit dW und r g J j Im before bergre trw Roris ow York there 8 m 0 rs probably based on previous charges har tf against him reached the tue Chicago club chub Still none non of the players believe that lost to the Giants purpose purposely Rather they think that he be might have been over-anxious over to beat them and lost on that account One of the queer features of the tile scandal is that Ebbetts owner of or the time Brooklyn club chub was one of those who especially wanted to have New York win In the I pennant ennant Before Detore the Chicago o club opened Its last series In Brooklyn Brook Drool lyn Ebbetts called a meeting of or his team tam and threatened to put any ony play play- er or out of business ss who did not play his hardest to beat Chicago And he lie said New York must win As Dahlen ono one of ot the men by br Kelley Is delegated to manage manag-c Brooklyn BrookIn next year tho time situation is somewhat com ted Loath tO to tn o It II Those who know Dahlen and aud I Iam Iam am am among amons them having hating been a close friend of his for years are loath to believe e lie he would do an anything like 11 he lie Is charged with but the Boston press insists on urging th time the char charges es It Is iR up tip to Dahlen and Brown to clear themselves ls to tD suspicion In Tn fact oct It I Is h u up UI to the National league to purge itself of or Johh T. T Brush and John Mc Mc- Graw or admit that New York Is the league and that everything goes As lon long as two months ago McGraw was at his work of trying to unduly influence opposing pitchers Two of the St. St Louis players Beebe players Beebe and Sallee Sal- Sal lee lee charged that long ago ao McGraw w came to them antI and told toM them that he lie was working to get thorn them for 01 the New w York team and you'd like mee to be on championship etc From Flom all around the circuit the same stor story arose And during tho time recent desperate struggle for the pennant when er e every game counted rumors and charges grew apace Whether the charges es of Boston and Philadelphia people are proven or not the National league ought to order an immediate Investigation In and re remove remove re- re remove move the last doubt or remove remo the themen themon the themon mon men accused especially r McGraw Unless un- un les less they 1103 can prove themselves inno info cent CoOt |