The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-03
The BALL PLAYERS
WR MAINTAIN ACTIVITY

| The Bigbee Review of this morning
imparts the information that Manager
Johnson of the Bsbee Reds has tele-
graphed al acceptance OF the challenge
of the Grays TO play return game OF
ball for a side bet Of $500.
| The Review is in error, as no such
telegram has been received by any of
the officials of the Tucson Base Ball
association.
1t will please the Grays hugely to
get another chance with the Bisbee
fellows, whether for a side bet or not,
and ii satisfactory arrangements can
be made the game will doubtless be
played.
So far as Naco being selected as the
point for playing the game, the sug-
gestion seems 70 meet with consider
able dssfavor. Naco has no ball
ground worthy the name, and the re-
suit Of game played there would de-
pend to a great extent upon luck.
One Of the best amateur pitchers in
California has accepted a position with
| a local firm, and lis expected to take up
his residence In Tucson in the near fu-
ture. This addition to the Grays will
strengthen the team materially. The
new twiler, along with Rube, will make
il possible for the Grays to arrange
several games at closer intervals,
without fear Of Its force in the box Civ
ing out.
The management is trying TO ar
range game with Fort Grant The
soldiers are a strong aggregation. and
ajnNaR uHI1aax AA NTH he
inrineible White In the box. The fans
win be- treated TO a few more exciting
games before the season Is over
loren has gone 10 Ell Paso to re-
main.
Nose Kelley will Gil the position in
center field after this. Nose is known
as one OF the fastest feIders In the
business, and can cover territory like
n veteran. He will certainly bring mp
the fielding average OF the team.
To the Editor OF The Citizen:
/ Tucson has a goodiy number OF
| fans. = Of xEom the writer is one. who
enjoy and pafronize the American
/ nation d. game OF base ball, and who
believe In the encouragement locally
of 'hig greatest Of outdoor pastimes.
Isspeaalng for large circle OF these
"eranks." desire 10 make a protest
Through the columns OF The Citizen
iagainst The evident and repeated at
Itemps ef r. II Hughes organ. The
Daily knocker 20 discourage aud mis-
represent The home team.
The HACKERS account OF last Suo-
Iday's game was q manifest injustice to
1.-THE siayg. and displayed either q de-
glre 10 discourage and demorslize the
men who give IaKe portion OF their
/ time for the entertainment of the pub
lie. or else a iamentahie and mex
cusabie ignorance on the part OF the
reporter WHO made the abortive at
tempt 70 write up the game. or both.
/ ThA statement that the Grays put ar
q p6or game In Bos true, as will be ties.
ltiflee TO by any OF the coo or 200 fans
linssea1 Of $50. as the knocker report
ed the aftencancel who Saw the con
test With En due respect 10 the Bis
bee fellows. who are a fnc lot OF ball
players. the Tucson team outpIayed
Them Individually al many points, and
fsuffered defeat simply because Of Sc
ries OF hard luck. which occurs now
and. then 70 any tram, Their team
work In not very good TO be sure. but
the individual play shows what the
IGFsys are napahls of.
Nor is IL true that the Bisbees batted
IArusstrong at Will. as the Knocker
would have il appear. The ''Rube' was
touched for nine hsts only. but one of
them being Of the extra base order.
while the Grays got eight, including
ifwn dauhhex and what ghnl.fd have
been Triple. White pitched good
ball, but surpassed Armstrong only IN
being fortunate 10 keeping the hits
scattered.
Tucson has good ball team-beiter
than Il has had for seveal years-but
the sort of Misrepresentation and un-
earned criticism The Knocker' per-
sists in induigng does not lend the
men much ensoara cement.
ONE OF THE FANS.