The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-22
MEMPHIS PAPERS
 ON MR. M. INGRAM
THEIR IDEA OF THE REASON THAT THE GIANTS DID NOT RE- TURN TO BIRMINGHAM AND A LITTLE LOCAL IDEA.

The following Is from the Memphis News-scimitar and may be taken to rep resent MeGraws idea of why he lei' Birmjneram.
 Manager McGraw will keep his New York team in this city for the remainder O. the week. He planned to spend tnis time in Birmingham, but circumstances over which he has no control inter1ereo with his plans.
 ITO state 1t frankly, the Giants think they got cold deal in Birmingham.
 And newspaper man was responsible for it.
 Last year. 1t will be well remembered flor the affair was thoroughly aired the New York team and the visiting newspaper men were paid every atten- tion in Birmingham. A reception was given the ball team and this was attend ed by the newspaper men.
 About this reception remarkable sto- ries were sent the New York papers. One scribe In particular sent in bit of fiction to the effect that he overheard two young ladies conversing and that he listened because he was attracted by the peculiarities of their language He went on to say that he heard one girl say that she had participated in the lynching of a negro and had even set off the fire by which negro was burned to death.
 Birmingham people were insulted that such a story should be published and they served notice that the newspaper man who sent it had better not appear In Birmingham again-and he did not.
 The Birmingham people however, tool: out their spite on the members of the New York team, who were in no pos>sple way responsible for the attack on Bir- mingham young ladies, and this state of affairs is given, by those who ought to know, as the reason that the New York phis"
 McGraws action shows the gratitude of a person who was treated right Last year the Giants were given every thing that any team could wish. In re- gard to the Athletic club affair there gre two sides to the question, and the clubs side is the biggest by far.
 When the Giants arrived in the city this year Assistant Secretary Murphy went to the club hunting for invitations and cards for the members of the team. Without any official power a man con nectei with the club said:
 "Oh. come on up. It will be all right I will fix 1t with the directors" and on that the members of the team butt into the club and started taking pos session of the quarters as a dressing room. The members objected, and natur- ally.
 The members of the board of direc. tors had already decided not to invite the ball players to use the club, because oi the happenings last year. One of the newspaper men with McGraws bunch last year sent out reports about Bir- msngham girls which were false from start to finish McGraw did nothing tc put a stop to these false reports or tc check any future stunt of that kind
 The club could not afford to take the team on faith again, nor trust to the newspaper men not to send out more false reports. On top of all this false reports went out from Montgomery that the governor was going to have negro convicts chased by blood hounds for the benefit and pleasure of the New York American team This cinched the mat ter.
 However, the club in a spirit of fair ness sent cards good for three days tc inc Nau YOrlr Mr foC not satisfied, but took a slip out of the city without even so much as saying good bye" to the baseball association, l which had certainly treated him right O. to 8 number of others who had beer | courteous to the team.
 No one objected to the Giants leaving Birmingham. It was the way they left In fact a majority of the people who are connected with baseball or know any. | thing about it are glad that he has folded his tents and departed.