The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-16
JACKSONVILLE HAS REFUSED To
GIVE GULLS RETURN GAME.
FEAR THAT ATTENDANCE
WILL NOT PAY FOR GAME.
CHARLESTON HAS GUARANTEED
EXPENSES AND A BONUS.

vannah ROOters-Jays Turning All
of Their Attention to Getting
Ready for Game With Savannah
Christmas Day - Arrangements
Have Been Made for Securing
More Hired Help.
1t has been definitely settled that
there will not be another contest be-
tween the Jacksonville and Charleston
football teams this season. Charleston
says Jacksonville is afraid of the Gulls,
and Jacksonville says it is afraid of
the gate receipts.
For some unknown reason, says the
Charleston News and Courier, though
extreme skittishness and coyness, re-
inforced by chilly extremities of the
Jays, may have played their part, the
game of football which was sched-
uled to be played in this city Satur-
day afternoon between teams repre-
senting the city of Jacksonville and
Charleston will not be played. When
this fact became positively known
the Charleston management wired the
manager of the Jays that, if more al
Turing, the Gulls would meet the Jays
in Savannah. and at midnight no re-
ply had been received to this tele-
grant, was probably delayed some
where-possibly in the managers
pocket.
So do the hopes of the football low
ing public of Charleston go up IN
smoke. And so disguised were MEM
bers of the Charleston Athletic Club
with the conduct of the Jays that jack
sonville was blacklisted and her con-
duct adjudged unsportsmanlike in the
extreme.
What 1t All Means.
The story in connection with the
Charleston-J jacksonville game is rath-
er a long one, and many letters and
kilograms have passed between the
management of the two teams. The
first letter received from a Jackson
willie man was signed by Charles Mo-
rant written on Sept. %, accepting
the proposition to meet the Charleston
team on that Charleston ground on
Dec. 10.
Then a long period of silence en-
sued, and every one thought that Jack
sonville would play in Charleston in
December. Then Manager Dozier
doomed up on the horizon, and ex-
pressed the desire that the Charles
ton team play in Jacksonville first,
and that Jacksonville would play in
Charleston later.
Shortly after the Jacksonville game
letter was received from the Jay
manager to the effect that a game in
Savannah would probably pay better
than a game in Charleston. An effort
was made to have the teams meet
here, but Jacksonville appeared very
retiring in the matter. Before the
game had been played in Jacksonville
articles of agreement for a game to
be played in Charleston on Dec. II
were signed by Manager Dozier for
Jacksonville and Manager Coleman for
Charleston. In these articles Charles
ton only guaranteed expenses, which
were the terms offered Charleston to
go to Jacksonville.
Not in Savannah.
when it was learned that ii was
on account of the fear of lack of clear
ing money that frightened the Jays
wire was sent the management to
the effect that 800 and expenses would
be guaranteed If the Jay team would
come to Charleston. At midnight no
answer had been received, so it would
appear to the unprejudiced observer
that it is not money that the Jays fear
lit might be the Charleston football
team.
What manner. of defense the Jack
sonville papers will put up for the Jays
remains to be seen. Briefly the case
is this: Charleston had a date with
Jacksonville. Jacksonville says, play
us down here and we will go up to
Charleston and play you" Charleston
goes to Jaytown; never fumbles, new
er loses the bah on no gain, yet loses
the game.
Charleston comes home. Jays are
financially embarrassed: they say,
Afraid we won't attract a crowd in
Charleston. Better play in Savannah
or call 1t Off Charleston protests. as
the citizens Of Charleston have sup
ported the team and should be given an
opportunity of seeing the team in ac-
ton. Considerable correspondence.
Charleston wires. Come on up here
and we guarantee expenses and 800
extra And Jacksonville-wel Jack
sonville holds her peace-and the
Charleston management hold a piece of
paper on which is written an agree
ment between the arrangements of the
two elevens."'
What the Jays Say.
The Florida Times-Union has the
following from the Jacksonville view
point
The loss to the football enthusiasts
of the two cities of this game is due
TO the fact that there was too much
time ueNotcQ 10 QulDDlinB over the
place for the game. At the first
Charleston and Jacksonville were to
play the second game in Charleston,
but otter Manager Coleman had acted
SO hastily as to take his men off the
field in the game here after they had
practically lost the game, II was fear
ed the feeling would be too intense
and that the probability OF a good
crowd in Savannah would make
game there preferable.
This arrangement was decided up
on, and IL was thought II would hold
Jacksonville at once commenced a
vigorous campaign Of coaching and
getting IN shape for the second con-
test against this GREAT team, when
there came the word from Manager
Coleman that II had been determined
10 rlay the @a1le IN Charleston. Man
aR,r Coleman stated that the back
ers Of the Charleston team wanted the
second game under their own palmet-
20 tree. and that the Savannah ar
rangement was declared on"
Two Men withdrew.
1T was then that the Jacksonville
squad were led 20 believe that there
was doubt 'aa 10 a game and the re-
suit was that some Of them lost In
forest A. a matter ~ fact two oi
the best local men withdrew from the
game. and this neccaalinted sending a.
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