Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-07-23
WORKING FOR FAIR.
Albuquerque Delegation Working
Up an Interest at 81 Paso.
THEY ARE INTERVIEWED.

From the News, July %.
Albuquerque is well represented in
Ell Paso today by delegation of her
leading citizens who are here to talk
fair and base ball and are stopping at
the Sheldon. They are F. A. Hubbell,
a capitalist and chairman of the repub-
lican territorial central committee; c..
c.. Hall, merchandise broker, and
Thomas Hughes, editor of The Daily
Citizen. They are also directors of the
Territorial Fair association, which
gives such excellent entertainments at
Albuquerque in the fall of each year.
The main object of the visit OF these
gentlemen is to induce Ell Paso to Sc
cure team of league base ball players
to play against one which Albuquerque
is securing at the coming territorial
fair. They will remain until tomor-
row night.
Harry Chairman, DR.. A. X. Albers,
George Ogden, ST Ryan and NJ. c. Ed
wards have charge OF the base ball
matter in this city and the Albuquer-
cue delegation has been in conference
with them today. Tomorrow the rep
resentatives of the two cities will can
vass Ell Paso for the purpose of rails
ing funds to secure the team for FL
Paso.
Its a sure 60" said Editor Hughes
this morning, "and you can tell the
people that Ell Paso will be there with
a good team. We expect to meet with
no difficulty in raising the means. FL
Paso people must not be discouraged
by the lack of success last season.
which was due to rain. The successful
! on ati Of ha
of mutual benefit to FL Paso and Albu-
querque and it matters not whether it
is a paying venture in a direct finan-
cial way it will pay, inasmuch as a
ball team for El Paso at Albuquerque
will take many El Paso people to our
place and will in turn result in as
many Albuquerqueans coming to your
carnival.
And | wish to correct an express
sion made recently in an FL Paso pa
per that albuquerque had already Sc
cured all the best league players to be
had and none were left for Ell Paso.
| While we have a man in the east Sc
| curing players and he has secured
some, there are plenty more to be had,
and TO show you that we do not mean
/ to gobble up all the best ones and give
]
| agrees to give El Paso the pick of
those we have secured. 1t is a friendly
/ contest we want TO have and we hope
/ TO have the teams of so equal strength
as TO result in a mutual benefit to the
cities.
The plans for the ball feature of
the fair are about the same this year
as last. 1t is the intention TO play the
teams during the Albuquerque fair for
a good purse and then play for gate re-
ceipts in El PasO,"
so far the prospects for raising the
necessary funds for FL Paso's team are
good said Mr. Hail. and / haven't
the least fear but what the money will
be quickly guaranteed. The friendly
relations existing between FL Paso and
Albuquerque are gratifying and they
should be strengthened in every way
possible. These friendly contests Dc
much toward this and that is one rea
soE for being so anxious TO bring then
about. It's sure go; it must go, and
We will not rest until the Fl Paso team
is assured
Messrs. Hubbell, Hall and Hughes
are also enthusiastic Elks and will at
tend the meeting of the local lodge TO
night. Matters pertaining TO the triI
of the "Quien Sabe CluD' TO Salt Lake
! City will be talked over at the meet
ing as Albuquerque will send a gooC
, delegation along with that from Z
Paso. Several candidates will also bC
initiated at tonight's meeting.