Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-06
A Communication.

To The kdttor Of the hsHhe6ee Journal:
| wish, through your columns, TO make a
few statements of facts concerning the treat
ment accorded the Augusta nine at Skow-
hogan, in order that other mines who may
contemplate Il trip TO that place may profit
from our experience.
few weeks ago when the Skowhegans
played in this city, we paid, according to
agreement, all their expenses We put them
up at one of the best hotels in the city. They
arrived in the forenoon and remained till the
following morning, making three mcals-din-
ner, supper and breakfast - and u nights
lodging 10 be paid for at the hotel | paid
this whole bill willingly and gladly. | was
not bound by the terms of our agreement to
keep the Skowhegan nine over night, but
when their manager. MIR. Hawes, stated to
me that they had game to play the follow
ing day and that the trip on the nigh. train
would leave his men i'll no condition to play
II. | invited them, as matter of courtesy
to remain over night and take the morning
train, and very cheertully settled the extra
expense.
Having thus dealt with the Skowhegan nine
when they visited this city, naturally looked
Tor similar courteous treatment when the
Augustus visited that place. But | was
doomed to disappointment, and am obliged
to say that in all my experience as manager
of tho Auyusta nina h,ya 49, -, III,
with so meanlv and Ga 1;sho,orah,v n.
fore the game began asL.J wana,,., H..
tbot il be Emi,sd 10 soy.,, ;,n;,,,: O. -
set at which it should be called, in order that
the Augustus might catch the $50 train
Mr.. llawes objected TO this and said that if
we would play the full nine innings he would
see that teams were furnished to convey us
TO Watervllle in season TO catch the night
was nlaved Atter sunnor I ,,a;,oa l., -,
for the apnearance of he teams which Mar.
ager UaYrs bad promised ~ have a, ,h. hn
Tel bv half nast six FinaII, nhs.rv;n,, NJ
| each tho nresidsnt of ,ha Skonhoar 49,
Rail Association nnon ,he yerands wan,
on, and asked him vhen tho fans ,vo,,d ha
round. Imagine nv surnrise whe, he xorv
coolv informed me that tho Jiroctors bad
met and yorrn rn r,y ~o yopr an, orv
uurs He bad heen dl.g,,,d 20 hroaL Tho
news of this astounding niece of meapness IN
ms |, wns, , Iis,yronShjo ,..k ,,hi,b NJ.
ger Uawes had evidently sbirked for he
failed ID: show mn Mr. ia,ch was evider,Iy
in no hurry tn narform tho ioh assigped him
for he had becn about ,hn bo,oi f,II, haIs
an bour without sovin, a word "a nvso,f az
anv of tho nine concern;ng il Had no,
gone to him myself. the chances arr that we
sbould have learned of the vote of tho diroc-
tors too late to catch the night train MT Wa
terville. and should have been forced tn re-
main in Skowbegan over Sunday. lam
glad to state for the honor of Skowbeoan
that when the action of the directors was
noised about il met with the most boartv
Several prominent citizens
of Skowhegan at once came to me. and as
sured me that the people of the place wouId
never uphold the Base Ball Association in
any such dispicable course of action. and
insisted in making up for me the amount
necessary to pay for our suppers and the
CONVEYANCE to Wnteryille. | refused TO per-
NIT them to do this When, however, /
went to Mr.. Heselton, the proprietor of the
hotel, to settle our bill, he refused to accept
any pay, saving that under the circumstances
he should not think of charging us ANYTHING
and that his teams were at our disposal to
convey us to Waterville. The full extent of
Mr. Hezelton's courteous and generous
treatment of us will be better appreciated
when it is known that it was only at much
that he was able to snare his
teams for this trip
This. Mr.. Editor, is the plain statement of
facts. every one of which / am prepared to
substantate | do not think that the citizens
of Skowhegan will uphold the Base Ball As
sociation in the disgraceful treatment ac-
corded us. fNpelieve that tbev will very gen
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