Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-08-10

' the territory, no professional players to be brought in for the series by either side. You have the privilege of playing men from any of the southern Arizona clubs now in the territory, the Series to be played on the Flagstaff grounds. team winning two of three games win ming purse Please write fully in re- gard to dates, expenses, etc., at your earliest convenience.
 Truly yours,
 CHAs. CANALL, Manager Flagstaff Base Ball Club.
 Which was answered as follows: MR. CHAs. CANALL, Flagstaff. | Dear Slr:-Ycur favor of the 25th inst at hand At a meeting of our club 1t was decided to make you the following proposition:
 That we play for $500 a side during 'he latter part of September, dates to be fixed later.
 That we play at Phoenix, it being neutral ground, each club to pay its own ! expenses. Gate receipts to be divided | between US.
 I think thIs is the best as Phoenix has an enclosed ground and we can make our expenses from the gate receipts. | If thus is satisfactory to your club let me know at once, also draw up articles l of agreement. We will do likewise and send them to you. We caa look over | both of them and decide what we will agree to. Soon as same are signed We will deposit Sl00 forfeit in some Phoenix hank ard will expect you to do tEe same.
 All players must be in the territory six months prior to dste we play and the clnb violating this ehail lose the purse.
 Please let me hear from you as soon as possible Yours truly,
 McsE DRACHMAN,
 Manager Tucson Club.
 The following reply was received yes- terdsy morning:
 FLAGSTAFF, Aug. 3, 1895. MOsE DRACHMAN, Manager Tucson Base Ball Club, Tucson.
 Dear Slr:-Your favor of the 3lst inst. to hand. In reply will ssy that your restrictions as to length of time players have resided in Arizona does not suit us. Of course none but amateurs will be allowed to play. As you are the challenging club We expected to select the grounds, but ID view of your desir- ing to meet half way between Tucson and Flagstaff, we will pay half of rail road fare from Tucson to Flagstaff and return. Would like to arrange game for last week ID August. You will con- fer favor by wiring your decision In the matter, as railroad rates and advertising will have to be looked after. If the fore going is not satisfactory let us drop the matter. Yours truly,
 CHAs. CANALL. Which vas answered as follows: MR. CHAs. CAEALL,
 Mgr. Flagstaff B. B c. Flagstaff. | DEAR SIR: R:-Your esteemed favor of | the Sd, inst. received and contents care fully noted. In reply We say: That | under no consideration will we agree to | change the length of time necessary for | a play CT tO be in the territory, we will | agree that all of our players have been | in the territory four years ard we also | agree that six of our players have been in the territory over 6fteen years, and all | we ask of you IS to agree that your play CTS shall have been iu the territory six | months. This think is more then fair. If this game Is going to be of Arizona ClOO=, COlDpOScu Ol 1IiZOuhDS lcb lb Uc so in every sense.
 Now MT. Canall you claim we are the challenging club, you are mistaken in this, as you 6rst made the proposition to MT. Heermans to play us. 1 then wrote you about 1t, and you challenged us. If you will read your first letter to me you will note that you don't accept anything Out that you propose to play us, in fact a direct challenge. So We have choice of grounds instead of you. Now you say you will pay half railroad fare from Tucson to Flagstaff. Then the other half and all our expenses for meals, etc., we will have to stand, this would cost us more than the $500. As the railroad fare at 1-5, which is the least the rail road ever gave us, would amount to S27. .19 per man so half of .he railroad fare would amount to 5190 for fourteen men and board would cost S150 a day per man this would amount S133. Our packers would give us hall If We won so we would be out S123 if We won and s303 if we lost, so it would be a losing either way. At Phoenix We could make expenses from the gate receipts and through the kindness of MT. Pratt, the grounds are offered to us free for three days during the latter part of September. Hoping that you will decide to come to Phoenix. I remain,
 Yours truly,
 MosE DRACHMAN,
 Manager Tucson B. B. c.