Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-07-15
An Unfair Fair Association.

any thing OF such nature as to ag-
grarate an ill feeling between our
own community and faction or
clique in any of our neighboring
towns. We appreciate the many
benefits of friendly and neighborly
feeling. But the officers of the Man.
ming Fair Association have repeated.
ly wronged our base ball club, and
knowing them to be company OF
gentlemen, in every sense of the
word, we deem it a matter OF justice
that we make public the treatment
they have received at the hands of
the above named association.
Last year as an attraction to their
exhibition the Audubon base ball
club was invited to play their home
club on their grounds, the winners
to be awarded prize of $.5. Our
boys went there, and fairly and
squarely defeated the Manning club,
AT the close of the game Mr.. Oar
lington called at the treasurer's office
and asked for the money. A sub.
treasurer was at the post and inform.
ed Mr.. Darlington that the treasurer
was out, and that he must see him
to get his pay. The treasurer, Mr..
u. l.. Patton was found in another
part of the ground in company with
w. ]. Morrow, intently watching a
horse race. He told Mr.. Darlington
that he was very busy and could not
settle with the club that day, but
would hold himself personally re.
sponsible for the payment of the
amount. Mr.. Darlington would not
be so discourteous rs to question his
word or intention, and SO rested the
matter at this point, and came home.
Not receiving remittance within a
reasonable time, Mr.. Darlington
wrote Mr.. Patton note reminding
him of the delinquency, which elicit
ed the following response:
"MANNING, IA, Oct. s, 1885.
Mr.. Z. X Darlington,
Audubon, Iowa.
Dear Sir: Your favor 29th
September duly received, and | ask
your pardon for not answering soon
CT. | have been so busy ! could not
possibly get time any sooner. In
regard to your $s5 would say that
| supposed you had it until | receiv.
cd your letter. So far as | am con.
cerned l propose you shall have it.
While | did not endorse the agree
ment to pay the $a5 in the outset,
inasmuch as Morrow agreed to pay
it, / now say It must be paid. Our
fair association has always kept its
word and proposes to pay all its
debts dollar for dollar, that is just
and honest. Whoever says we do
not intend to pay you does not
know what he is talking about, or is
intentionally trying to do us an in.
jury. There has always been good
friendly feeling between Manning
and Audubon, and ! hope it will
always continue so. y y
Hoping y y and that
your matter of $,5 will be settled
to your entire satisfaction, remain
very respectfully yours
y. l.. PATTON"
The stars indicate an omission of
some matter Of personal nature
which is not germane to the subject
at hand. The letter is very clear
admission Of the obligation. AS fur.
Their evidence we quote the following
extract from letter written June
2Sth by member of the Manning
base ball club to II. w. VanGorder
of the Audubon club, soliciting
game with them at this place on
the sd inst:
ave would like very much to
play you. We would have game
here, but are not going to cater to
the wishes of the Fair Association.
They have used badly, and we wont
furnish them an attraction at our
own expense. We 0he ball club)
understood that you did not get the
money you won last fall, and the
boys feel very indignant over it.
They have used us just as mean and
we will not give them another
chance"
So from this it seems that the as
ISOLATION has used the Manning club
in about the same manner that il
treated the Audubon visitors last fall.
These two extracts clearly admit
that there is now due the Audubon
base ball club from the Manning
Fair Association the sum OF $25.
Mr.. Patton, in his letter says al now
say it must be paid" Will he please
name the date.
Notwithstanding that the recollec-
ton OF this shabby treatment was
fresh in the minds of our boys, they
agreed, as an accessible point, to
meet the Earling club on the grounds
of the Fair Association at Manning
last Thursday, thinking that the Of
ficers could lay aside the matter of
dollars and cents, and accord the
visitors fair and courteous treatment,
knowing, however, that il was not
neutral ground and that the senli-
ment would favor the Earling club.
1t was stipulated in the contract be-
tween the clubs that the gate re-
ceipts should defray equally the ex-
penses of the clubs, and the remain
der, if any, be given to the losers of
the purse. The gate receipts were
$66.9S, as reported by the treasurer.
Our boys were defeated, and after
the game made respectful application
for their portion OF the money re-
ceived at the gate, but were coolly
informed that this Fair Association
proposed to appropriate the amount
to their own barren treasury. Now
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