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Gambling and Game Fixing

Were members of the 1886 Washington Club guilty of fixing games? There were warnings throughout the year that something was up. No doubt rumors spread by people who had some knowledge of the bets that had been placed. The evidence indicates that at least one game was fixed, but there could easily have been several …

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