The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-13
rIAcRANT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Tho Letters sent to President Hcurr-
MUM u, weber and rhcIhn.


MUM nv weber and Phrinn.
Tho published accounts OF the trouble
between tho nronchos and Buffaloes in
the Houston aerios OF games left a gooa
deal untold. President IIeuermann received
some letters from llouston yesterday
which shed additional light on the matter
Manager Charley Weber Of the san AM
tonic team writes as follows
Louis iIeucrmann. San Antonio. Texas
Houston, Texas. June Dear sir
want to inform you about TINS Houston
ninnagcfnonts assuming your authority IN
its Town Phcan, the official umpire here,
wnR out on the grounds today and sam
Taub and other pnrties told us be conid
not umpire the game and that SID Proctor
would oficiate In his stead. We asked II
Won had given the order, and they said no;
that the order was their own, and as
neither We nor Phclan had any instructions
from you We would not play the game
Win Proctor umpirlng while Phelan ttho
official Ummrel was there.
rThey snld the reason thoy did II wac
TO get even for tho way Jack fireman
robbed thtm tn san Antonio. Now. we can
moi remember Of Breunan'H rohhiug them
In san Antonio. and NO mink something
ought TO ho done IN this matter
I'VE protest against Mr.. Proctor'H DC
olsion o, to in Irouslon'a favor, and
desire hearing on the case. Yours re-
spectfully, Chas. J. Wenar,
Manager San Antonio baseball Club
ulnpiru Jack phelan writes still more
detailed account OF the matter as fol-
lows:
MIR Louis Iieuermann, President Te1ah
Baseball League
Houston, Texas, June 9'-Dear Sir Tho
sorles lust closed between Houston ana
san Antonio was quite unsatisfactory VI
more resnects than ono. In the irst place.
Houston wants to win anyway, fair or ioul
81 utnnired the hrst game, ana must
say tho players of the Houston team acted
very diHgraccfuliy. ! put Ponder OUT oil
the game. and they accused me OF Trying
TO bronx uD the team 30 san Antonio opui1
win what 90 you think Of that render
Kicked most dngThcefuily. They kicked
so hard / loft the Mold In disgust. um.
plrsd the next day. aud umpired good
game, But the papers came out with the
old crY. Robbed by the umpire.
80 owing TO the fact that ] was
from San Antonio the Houston people and
them the worst Of IL. and for the welfare
Of all concerned / was asked iby several
pariiegl not 10 umpire today's game.
iold then would spenk "a Sir. proctor and
II he would umpire the game II would ba
satisfactory 10 me, ihey iuFihnr-
more Hald tiAt Cyhlu Hpb uiAPi'' iht
enin. but Tint waH after Mr.. Proctor and
/ had talked about his umpirlng.
"Whcn Il came time for the game Mike
O'Connor and Weber objected to Proclor's
urpirlng. md would not play. told Them
that had promised 20 lot Mr., Proctor um.
pirc, but that ! would umpire the game II
they wanted ine to.
From tho treatment have received !
win aay This IN behalf OF the San Antonio
plsyera~ihoy acted very gent!emsnly IN
deed. They did not Kick any, and they
behaved moro than well In yesterdays
game I gaze them the worst of Il,
"Tho psople say many bad things abb ~
the San Antono players especially Mike
u'counnr. i mus, ray that O'connor sur
prised even himself In regard 10 behavior.
lie aid MT Kick once, This may sound
strange. but It's the truth II over told
tho TRUTH
.'Cn the other hand. some OF The Iious-
ton players especially Bob pender, lave
acted dIsgracefuily. had to put rerder
out Of the game. both At Austin and here.
Ansd him so 10 the first game. as
wrote you