The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-11
New York Americans Send Out
a Hot Challenge.
Wants POst-Season Between
His Club and Giants.
PUTS BRUSH ON RECORD
President Gordon Willing tt
Any Old Terms.
Intimates That Nationals Are
Not i'm His Glass.

New York, Sept. 11.-Fresident Cor
don of the New York American league
baseball tear1 has not given up the idea
of arranging a post-season series of
games between his club and the Giants
Some time ago Mr.. Gordon issued a
challenge addressed to John T. Brush.
president of the New York National
league team. Mr.. Brush answered. alb
solutely refusing to arrange the series.
saying in part that such a series would
be a poor business proposition.
Mr. Gordon is still anxious to arrange
the games and will try to show Mr..
Brush that he is wrong in turning the
offer down.
Mr.. Gordon has sent the following
letter to Mr.. Brush. which explains the
stand he takes in the matter:
Mr.. John T. Brush, President New York
Baseball Club:
Dear Sir-On August 16 the manager
of the Greater New York baseball club
wrote TO the manager of the local Ma
tional league club challenging him to
play series of games. The reply. in
which the challenge was declined said
that public opinion has demonstrated
which of the two clubs is considered
the superior. About the same time you
were quoted in several newspapers as
saying: Il do not care to recognize the
I
not know who these people are"
While conceding your club has drawn
more spectators than ours, l attribute
this fact wholly to the better transit
facilities to the polo grounds. This
condition. however. is merely tempo
rary. Next season will convey our pa
irons from the OoStoff1ce to our gates
within 20 minutes. Notwithstanding
the fact that the transit facilities to our
park next year will far excel those to
the polo grounds. L wish to go on rec
ord now as saying that any challenge
you may issue to the Greater New York
baseball club hereafter will not be de-
clined because of our more advantage
Gus location.
You say you do not know who these
people are" Let me introduce myself.
When you were keeping a small cloth
ing store in Muncie. Ind. was a di-
rector in the New York baseball club,
the only local team which ever won
and held the championship of the world.
Inasmuch as you have been in New
York barely a year, 1 can appreciate
your lack of acquaintance.
These matters. however. are trivial
My club wishes to play your club a Sc
ries of games for the local champion
ship. You may name any reasonable
conditions and 1 will accept them
wish to show the public the difference
between baseball and ping-pong.-e Per-
nit me to point out that my request
for series of games is neither unusual
hOI uIlliiIiely- Inc american league
and National league clubs in Chicago,
PHILADELPHIA and St Louis and the
Cleveland American league and Cincin-
natl National league clubs have arrang-
ed to May. President Dreyfus of the
champion Pittsburgs has challenged
the winner of the American league pen
na3t.
By asking your confreres you can find
out who we are. By playing us you
will End out what we are
Trusting that YOUR StaV TINS far in
New York has been pleasant, l am
dear sir yours very truly,
JOSEPH GORDON,
Pres. Greater New York b b G.