Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-04

IoIu, auu hoping to Keep rue In ignor-
ance OF 10. 30 went 10 him on his
own club grounds in Fort wo.th and
asked him about 1t. He gave me- his
word OF honor he was not after Craw.
lord that he was after Hahn, released
by Minneapolis, and two other PLAYERS
whom he would have In about three
weeks. When ! again told him ] be-
heved he was after Crawford, Fowle
said:
=, Nc, am not after your Crawford, Mr. Me.
with The Dallas club last year. I'm afs,.r n
crawford In Chica 20 - y tchcr and catcher
your crawford Is only a nj, cher my Craw.
and catch. lsTf Te' - - fs"
told Mr.. Fowle that / had known
Mr.. Crawford probably as ultimately
as any man In Texas had, and thatI
never knew of his having a cousin
named Crawford, particularly a ball
player. But Fowle insisted Ii was so
and that he was the man Fort Worth
was after, and not Geo. w. Crawford.
Three weeks later became more fully
convinced that Fowle was after the
Crawford that belonged to Dallas and
again, on the Eallas grounds, went TO
and notified him that he must desist
from his illegal and dishonorable con-
duct; that 1 not only mott fled him as
manager of the Dallas club, but also
officially as the secretary of the Texas
State League association.
AT first he again denied that he
was after Crawford. but
soon became excited and
admitted that he was, and that he
would secure him, too. warned him
and told him would have both hun
self and Craw ford blacklisted and re-
port the Fort Worth club to the State
League association for expulsion. This
was about ten days or two weeks after
the State league had been organized.
| Five days after this conversation
Fowle, after having secured Crawford's
presence In Fort Worth, after the par,
of his ticket between Denison and
Dallas had been destroyed, induced his
victim TO sign an illegal agreement
take small sum Of advance money
and then claim to have him foul
which from one standpoint was true
1t was an act which II commit.
ted under similar circumstance,
against the National league
the Northwestern league or the Amer
lean association would have black
listed both of them, and should do s,
in the Texas State league, ifit Is TO b.
run on straight aud honorable priuci
Piles. There Is no Justification in start
ing the league out in its infancy on
rotten basis, and as far as am con
cerned, aud rs far as the Dallas Bss
Ball club Is concerned, 1t shall neve
secure our Endorsement or encourage
ment. We can get equally as goo
! players as Mr.. Crawford at equally q
good prices, but there is principle IL
,, volved which should be sustained
order to make the league respectful
and successful and looked upon wit
public favor and encouragement.
Mr.. Crawford realized IL
. wrong he had done, an
: went to Manager FOwle and II
: sisted that he free him frOl
his illegal obligation and allow him
: go to Dallas, where he legitimately b
longed. He also offered him back III
:, paltry amount of advance money
y Fowle had given him and S25 besio
:, to be allowed to pursue this cours
= but Fowle would not, and Crawfor
); trusting to a more lenient treatme
u from an old friend like myself than
could expect from u new one ii
Fowle, has decided to remain at he
.e Worth, believing, no doubt, that o
d friendship will deter me from endes
1t Oripg to have him black listed. Blu
rs will Just state that it Is not safe for hi
N to thus flatter and deceive hi
" self. My sympathies are
es with Crawford and again
v .E0wle. During all our intimate frier
IL ship this Is the only wrong step hA
n ever known him to take. and he Won
=. not have taken this one but
70 deceptioDs and misrepresentation
n practised by Fowle, who, in an Ov'
q Jealous desire to secure for Fort Wor
At a better ball club than Dallas Ina
.. resorted to the gravest ofiense know
~ TO base ball law-that of undermine
y sister club and cOrrupting an hon'
y player. But the very thing soug
n. against Dallas may strike nearer
as some other club. :.
Mr.. Crawford came over to Dali
e. even after signing the Illegal agr
q ment, and proceeded TO do what "
q, right, but FOwIe followed him o'
:" and forced him to go back at
ct he had played in the gan
~ against Paris, and all OF
4, work with the Fort Worth 81
~ has been work wrongfully performs
The Dallas club has been entitled
III and expecting his services for
II present season ever since his prom
er of the 9Th of last May. Fowle b
al ample warning not to undermine
no Dallas Climb. Neither he nor Crawft
nd can justify their conduct.
20 J. G. MCNEALus
: Manager Dallas Base Ball club .
e's secretary of Texas State Base L
. League association.
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