Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-11-22
MINERS GIVE THEIR
VIEWS ON CALLING
OFF OF GAME
Manager kirchman Declares
In Interview at Socorro That
Men Contested by University
Would Have been Withdrawn

THAT the contract entered into be-
tween the Mexico School of Mines and
the University of New Mexico football
teams for a game to be played in AL
buquerque last Saturday contained a
clause to the effect that Manager Lee
Of the Varsity team was to advance
transportation to Albuquerque and re-
turn for the Miners, and that his fall
ure TO do so was responsible for the
cancellation of the game, is the state
ment made by Manager r. l. Kirch-
man Of the Socorro eleven in a
lengthy interview, published in the
socorro Chieftain of November 20.
Mr.. KIrchman also states in the in
terview that he had agreed to the
Varsity managers request that Dono-
van be withdrawn from the game and
that Powell, had not been seriously
considered as a possible member of
the Miners team.
The Chieftan's article in full, fol-
lows:
The game of football scheduled to
be pulled off on the Albuquerque grid
iron between the University and
School Of Mines teams today Will not
materialize. The reason for, the
abandonment of the game is in a gem
eral way a misunderstanding in re-
gard TO the terms of the agreement
entered into by the managers of the
two teams.
In the first place, Manager kireh-
mai of the School of Mines team, says
that one of the articles in the con-
tract for the game was that Manager
Lee of the University team, should
send down transportation for the Min
ers TO Albuquerque and return. and
that Manager Lee failed to comply
with this agreement. The agreement
was in line with the practice hat has
prevailed whenever the School OF
Mines team has played an inter-colle-
giate game, the rule working both
ways.
In an interview published in the
Albuquerque Morning Journal this
morning, Manager Lee is quoted as
saying, In my opinion, their plan was
to have us advance transportation to
Albuquerque, and upon their arrival
lATlG lllNN NOulu manu- III tltli ihot Va
men, containing the names of Dona-
van, Powell, Bentley and Kirchman,
four men who were barred from the
game with the Aggics at Mesilla three
weeks ago and who have absolutely
no right to play on any college foot
ball eleven Mr.. Lee is misinformed
as to every essential fact in the fore
going statement quoted. Mr.. Kirch-
man had already consented to the
withdrawal of Donavan's name, Pow
ell had not been seriously considered
as a possible member of the Miners
team. Bentley is In no whatever
and never was, a professional football
player, none of these three men were
barred from the game at Mesilla, and.
whether Kirchman has a right to play
on the Miners football eleven is an
open question.
In the interview given by Mr.. Lee
TO the Morning Journal, two condi-
Tons Of mind seem to make them
selves especially manifest. In the
iirst place, MI. Lee is very much
afraid that the Miners are not dis
posed to play fair, and, in the second
place, he is afraid that the world at
large will not take it for granted that
ne was not afraid to play the game
the Miners as scheduled. In
to Mr.. Lees fear that the Min
ers would not play clean football. it Is
to the University's football
record in point of cleanliness to say
10 more than that the record of the
of Mines will bear COMPARE
In regard to Mr.. Lees repeated
protest that he Is not afraid to play
he Miners, it might almost be said
nat he doth protest too much