Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-12
TRINIDAD FINALLY
DE C|DES TO
MAKE GOOD
"lNVINCIBLES" ACCEPT
CHALLENGE BY BROWNS
Two GamesS to Be Played in
Trinidad August "a and %,
Followed by TwoG Games Here
Within Thirty Days,

The Trinidad '%Jnvincibles" have
finally decided that they are willing
to try 1t and have accepted the chal-
lenge sem them by The Browns early
last week, for a series of four games.
the first two to be played in Trini-
dad and the second within thirty days
in this city.
Late saturday night Manager Mat
son received the following telegram
from Captain Webster. Of the Trini-
dad team:
Trinidad. Colo. Aug. 10.
"Will You come here gath and 25th
for transportation. hotel and 40 per
cent net gate receipts2
e. ID. WEBSTER"
To this Manager Matson at once re-
piled:
Albuquerque, y. NJ. Aug. II.
e. y. Webster. Trinidad:
proposition accepted provided you
play the 1--WE return games here at
same terms and within thirty days
after We are there. O.. A. WATSON"
The proposition as accepted is not
as in the original challenge of the
Browns. The Browns wanted 20 play
Trinidad In. all four games with 60 per
cen Of the gate receipts To go 10 the
winner.
Trinidad offers only 40 per cent
guarantee of the net gate receipts.
Evidently the .%Invincibles' consider
II a bare possibility mat there may be
a fluke somewhere and that The 60
per cent might not stay at home
~ ..-.ks.4 elmo. th. 50 49,. .nD.IftG. mill
obtain in the two games here the
Browns had no objection.
So at last the Colorado stellar Won
ders have determined that they are
willing TO let 60 for "a day Of great
league teams and canon city Texas
cowpunchers and play with an humble
amateur team ike the browns.
A considerable number Of Albu-
querque fans have already announced
their intention to go to Trinidad with
The team and this much Is assured.
when Trinidad comes 10 Albu-
querque the grand stand won't hold
the crowd.
The first two games of the series of
four are to be played I'm Trinidad Au-
gust "a ana rs, or a week from next
saturday.
Here is the way the Trinidad
Chronicle-News sizes up the proposed
series:
Manager Matson. OF the Albuquer-
que Browns. wired here Yesterday
asking to bring his team To Trinidad
for w games August 24th and 25th.
The Trinidads have signed to play
the last two games with Cripple creek
on those dates. the games that viii
help decide the question Of the state
championship. and unless these games
are cancelled. Of which there is not
much chance. as Manager Hanley is
very anxious 10 bring his strengthen
ed team back here. the Albuquerque
Browns Will be requested to wait a
week. Il has taken the Browns all
summer to get up the courage "a play
IN Trinidad and a weeks delay ought
10 help them materially.
The Browns signed Craible. the
husky Cimarron-Salida southpaw. last
week and his addition 10 their pitch
ing staff Is a material one. for Grail
BILE is a left handler with wonderful
and fools most good batters
effectively.
II is understood hat the Cimarron
team. which made such a beautiful
this season. has broken up. The
size Of the town would probably not
guarantee playing at home, and trips
away from Cimarrou are too expen-
sive. Trinidad fans will be sorry TO
hear this. as a game with Cimafron
was one Of the things that has beer
anticipat here. IL is understood that
Young and Diamond have both gone
to Albuquerque to join the Browns