The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-19
ONLY A LITTLE ROW.

Puritan Athletic Clubs Officers Give
This Version of the Trouble.
The dissatisfaction in the Puritan
Athletic Club. detailed in The NEWS, is
not as serious as represented, some o I the
officials OF the club claim. They admit
that there Is trouble In the base ball
team. but maintain that only two of the
players nave quit The M an ager's az
planation of the origin Of the disturbance
is that the dissatisfied desired to break an
engagement to accommod ate q tardy
team. and he very properly refused. The
letter il appended:
To the Editor of The Jersey City Ne,cs.
Win you kindly grant the privilege
issue Of Friday. September IS, headed Pug
nacious Puritans" aud giving this as prominent
"a position in your nsxt issue.
III the first place the club is not disrupted, but
is stronger than ever, and instead of there being
only three members of the team remaining in
the club, the writer of the article should have
stated thar only two members to date have
shown any inclination 10 be counted amongst
those who left, and even they ma We not sent in
their designations.
The Morris A. C. was schedul ed to pIay the
Puritans 81 Greenville on Labor Day morning
at ten 4. NJ. but failed to appear. The man
ayers OF the home team selected q strong field
team and started a game with the understand
ing that play should stop at noon, thereby Civ.
ing the players who were to 60 to Williamsburg
ample time to cha nge their uniforms and take
the l:23 train to New York, the manager To
leave on the 1890 train. With one exception
no member OF the team notified the manager
that he would not play the afternoon game,
and that one had a business engagement.
AT 12:lD, as the game WAS ABOUT to stop. six
men representing the Morris A. c. appeared on
the ground and were informed that IL was not
possible for the Puritans to give them a game,
TWO hours after the time to start, owing 10 a
previous engagement, and that enlargement
was kept. aud by so doing the Puriians re-
tanned their good name, sven If by doing so
some members we're in any manner displsased.
II Is surprising how soon q change eau come
over some leopie The failure of the Morris a
e.. to appear as per agreement was this cause
OF no end of complaints during the morning
planning were the principal ones who wanted
the FuiIsans to break their engagement, res
main away from Williamsburg, and let the peo-
pie who attended the gama at that place wait
for tile coming of the Puritans.
Every engagement made by these two clubs
has been Kept. Therefore take it for granted
that had The Williamsburg team disappointed
the P~uritaEs-they have not done so-would
there be any justice or right in the latter club
breaking their agreement after deliberately
making 1t?
AS to auy prospect Of the club disbanding, 1t
Is more likely TO improve and continue 10 as
prosperous a manner as it has to the present
time. and before the time approaches when it
will be necessary to place another team in tile
field the Puritan Club will have been heard
from in other fields. as they do not attend to
lay idle during the winter months. Yours re-
spectfuily, WINFIELD G.. Dunn,
Manager Puiitau A. G.
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