Word: morrisseys
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Dates: during 1874-1874
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...Mitchell. In fact, Saratoga has in every way vindicated its character for straightforward dealing. The promises of the S. R. A. in regard to pool-selling, accommodations, etc., were observed with the most punctilious exactness. The greatest order and decorum prevailed, and the much-dreaded John Morrissey was rather a blessing than otherwise, by concentrating whatever wickedness there was in town behind the green curtains of his club-house. Never before has Saratoga been filled with so large or so respectable an assemblage as that which thronged to witness the Regatta of 1874, and it is safe to assert that...
This reason why the games should not be played at Saratoga may be considered selfish, since we seem to begrudge the wicked minions of J. Morrissey the pleasure of seeing a base-ball match between men whom they cannot bribe; but there is another and a weightier argument against Saratoga. When this town was chosen for the boat-race, a great outcry was made, as everybody knows, that the upright boating lads would be corrupted by the evil influences of that sinful place. This objection, however, was groundless, since the strict training of the oarsmen would effectually prevent any dissipation...
...Tammany. We need not name the methods that were probably employed to procure the bringing of innocent college boys within reach of those unmentionable influences in the great metropolis. The ways of Tammany are dark, and its appliances to warp the judgment of men are subtle and powerful. John Morrissey may not have been present at the convention in person, but does any one doubt that his influence silently swayed those delegates? It will no doubt be worth millions of dollars to John Morrissey to have that literary contest held in New York City, where he can lure the unsuspecting...