Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-09-23

GlendiVe, Mont, Sept. 20, 1909.
To Editor Sidney Herald.
Sidney. Montana


Informed, and I consider it my duty
on behalf Of the Fair Board and the
people Of the county to present the
facts regarding the Sidney ball play
ers and the crookedness Of the races,
the two matters to which your artl-
cles refer.
A few days before the fair, Mr..
Turner was in Glendive and came to
my office to see if he could arrange
for a series Of games for the Sidney
players during the fair While be
and | were talking in front Of my
office, three members of the Fair
Board came along and | stopped
them to talk the matter over with
Mr.. Turner. We asked him what
the Sidney boys would want to play
one game each day of the fair. He
replied that they would come for
their expenses. We told him that
If he would figure the amount of ex-
pense and give us a definite amount
that they would want, we would put
the matter before the board at the
next meeting and advise him Of the
action taken. After figuring, he
told us that it would cost them $96.
At the meeting of the board 500
was authorized set aside to be paid
the Sidney players for the three
games and they to take care Of
themselves. | was instructed to
notify Mr.. Turner to this effect and
this ! did, and he came knowing this
was all they were to receive. AS
secretary Of the fair make all con-
tracts, under instructions from the
board, for the expenditure Of all
fair moneys, and the article in your
paper which states that the Fair
Board agreed to guarantee the ex-
perses of the Sidney players is abso-
lutelY untrue.
The next morning after the close
Of the fair Mr.. Turner handed me
the following statement, saying
their expenses were more than they
had expected:
3 teams from Sidney 3 DAYS SIS
3 teams board in Glendive Is
Meals for 10 men at Jordan S.
Rooms for 10 men at Jordan 40
Car fare to grounds 3
S198
An actual statement of the ex-
pense incurred by the Sidney Base
ball Team during the fair.
(Signed) L. II. TURNER,
Manager.
] told him | could not pay more
than the hundred dollars as per our
agreement without instructions
from the board. and this amount
was paid to Mr.. ". x. Adams.
From the above statement it does
not seem as though it was necessary
for any Of the Sidney players to
sleep in a haymoW. Had Mr.. Tur-
ner told Us that they would want
$500, the amount would either have
been made up or he would have
been advised that the board could
not offer this amount Of money.
Regarding the crookedness Of the
races, the judges at no time an
nounced or authorized to be an
nounced that some or any Of the
races would be On the square. = On
the contrary. the judges and the
fair officers use every effort to see
that all races are free from corrupt
ness. On the last day Of the fair
the judges did find it necessary to
declare one race off on account Of
fraud. And shortly after this, the
announcer, whose duty It was to an
nounce results and call on races, in
calling on the squaW horse race sta
ted ct his own accord that this
race viii be on the square. !"
I submit the above that all con
cerned may know the facts il the
matters covered III your articles,
and feeling that the truth concern
ing these IS what you desire your
self.
W. r. FOSTER,
Secretary Dawson County Fair
Association.
MED Success Magazine
wants an energetic and responsible
man Or woman II Glendive to collect
for renewals and solicit new sub
scriptions during full or spare time.
Experience unnecessary. Any one.
can start among friends and ac-
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