Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-12-24
BADLY TREATED
IN FL PASO
THE LOCAL FOOT BALL PLAYERS
GIVEN a lost UF TEXAS HOS.
PtThLl1" THE VISITORS
CALLED YLE NAMES.


NJ inuHhlin uHarnr uf Ihp FI
paao team. being uuD.rtIu cri nf AIbu.
quCrGua.s superiority 1H.uenf f1r "a
return game to boz played Boo E pasn
After considerable CORE uludnnen tho /.
game was arranged and contract a.ru .
ed hy both managers. This contract I
called Tor o. guarantee uf 500 above .
expenses t0 be paid to The hHI1upr.
que Athletic association in JH tUu
aurruuO lost tu 90 pn1o AMI $500
above expenses iu Gaze A.uuUH
won THE $500 was deposited H fHe
iouden National bank subject to mar
aver Houston dran. and game .l.
scheduled for December 49,
The said contract further called Gov
the same players and substitutes who
took part in the game of December m
and NO others
Upon arriving at tho Athletic park
in El paso. Capt Montgomery learned
that 90 pasO had strengthened her
ioam with two new men. one at len
half and the other pt right end. who
were 90 bo played under assumed
names and Dc refused Co start the
game except ns per contract
Manager lauphliu. however went 90
Manager Houston and gave hiH word
upon Die honor ns a gentleman and "a
citizcu of El paHo that the men oh
ioctci Co were NOT playing under as.
snmcd nnmcs. and the game was
commenced
Manager LaughlIn bad provided
himself with pickaNe handle and
during the progress uf the game
prunccl up nnd down the side lines
anl 0ui upon the Geld hrandIshinH thc
aforesaid 'UIrkuKp handle Iu the
faces off Che Albuquerque players and
calling Anderson. Small and Capt
Montgomery hy their names. applied
tho y.Iost and most proiauo opIihcis iu
'hCm and saving ihu, hc would mash
their brains cut
an This u O. loud voice could bo
heard ail over the fold
First Hail
The game was called at Q 30 b. m.
and Albuquerque received thC kick of
ON the first three plays the ball was
poorly handled az cpnter and never
reached tho man who was to carry o.
Consequently un gains wore made and
tho bah was puntcd to Fl paso. The
ball changed hands frequently duriur
this haif which ended without "a score
for either side.
Second HaH
E p1eo received the k.cEon at fho
beginning off che second half and afof
q fUw minutes nf play baird broke
through Che lDfi side OF Albuquerque
limo and made "a dash for tho goal line
being uvpriHkou hy Scott and brought
down con- thp five yard line
El pHW then succeeded boz showing
fhp hrII over for touchdown but
missed tho try Tor goal maxim. thU
.oura to 70 Boo El pnHo.a favor
Albuquerque then received tnD sck
M aul fIr hp nr Time dur.1s Inc
HWU husun fu SHOW their true playing
form and made considerable gaIns ON
each attempt IUH hlI wHs carried
hlH, t0 thu o,utor OF the 0Oid when
Gas. Montgomery r.rripi EI 14suH
l.rhr UnI and 800. brought down Hi
Oh pHsus five NarI lime
Tine referee placed His fool Goa fug
hall and play WaH about Geo hr r.-gW
Ui whom an 90 pas1 player rrIuU'cI
Ine BAH and ran away with Do The
crowd sUreUI onto thD 1cIl anI rUfuH
rd fu leave Tho ball Was brousHf back
! by No. uors tho 90 pasu coach. Zoo tb,
/ point from which DO had hoou stolen
and fhD referee gave Cnns Stroud fwt
minutes aa provided iu tho rules. Boz
which to bring his team back upon th,
/ HUlj
This ho could not Or would not do
/ and CO., Albuquerque team waited pa
/ uoufly nf least ten minutes hopini
chat the El pasO players would return
as there stili remained about oigh
minutes to play and "a touch down Co
/ Albuquerque was inevitable
This El paso knew and us the bal
was almost Boa front Of tho goal posts
there was a strong probability that
goal would have been kicked maxim
the score q to iu Albuquerque
favor
AZ am events tbo score could no
have boon worse than 3 tu g even
! Albuquerque had failed tn kick goal
However in rule rs. section ID. thor
Is provision that Zoo case either ienf
refuses to resume play after bein
given two minutes by the referee th
said referee shall award the gamo q
the opposing team upon which rule A
huquprluo now claims and demand
the $500. specified in the contract o.
case Albuquerque should win
They would rather not accept on
cent than to take tho 500 provided d
ease they lost because had che gam
been played out they feel they woul
have won and. aH 20 stands thOy wor
declared the winners hy the rrfrrDt
who has the sole authority 10 doCid
In such ease of refusal to play on th
part of either team.
The matter win be- carried iut
court bon fact proceedings were starte
. by Manager Houston before leaving .
J pnao last night
TO give some idea 0f the sports "a
like treatment of the AlbuIICJQu
team one incident might bo monione'
A fair minded El Paso citizen stoppo
out from the spectators and said "Fc
Gods sake give them n chance Il
was prnmptly Knocked down uy IA
hrawny flat uf policeman iu unIf0u
and draFTod away with bleeding noBl
Architect stahl In Jail.
Joseph u. sthhl. the architect ah
builder who has created more ina
enough notuHety Tor himself and Nj