Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-13
Manager PadilIa Says Manage
Hunt and Board Of Control
Did Not Give Him a Square
Deal,
WANTED HIM TO PLAY
FIFTH GAME FOR NOTHING
Individual Interpretation of
kilograms About the Series
Cause of All the Trouble Last
Week,

Different construction or interpre-
tation of a teIegram caused prac-
ticallY all the trouble between Nam
agor Dan Padilla Of the Albuquerque
Grays and Manager Fred Hunt of the
Roswell baseball club at Roswell last
Saturday, according to Padilla, who
returned from the Pecos valley early
yesterday morning.
Manager Padilla admits that he re-
fused 70 play Roswell Saturday after
noon ana tool his men off the field.
But he also says that when the people
of Albuquerque learn how the man
agement of the Roswell team tried to
"flim-flam' him, they viii support
him in the action he took.
To begin mt the beginning of things,
Manager Padilla accepted an invita-
ton to play at Roswell on the strength
Of q telegram which read as follows.
Roswell, y. NJ. July Is, 1910,
Dan Padilla, Albuquerque, n. NJ.
start series Tuesday and play four
games. Terms, expense Of balls and
$40 for each game for grounds. de-
Quoted from gross. Divide balance.
60 and 40. Your transportation and
hotel bill eGa4anteed. Wire accept
ancc and | Will wire transportation
for twelve men.
(Signed) FRED HUNT,
Manager"
when accepting the terms laid
down in the above telegram. Padilla
tool it. for granted that Hunt meant
to deduct from the total gate receipts
Of the four games, the expenses of
the Albuquerque team, the expense
for the balls ana grounds, and then
to divide the balance sixty to the win
ner and forty to the loser.
Instead of that. however, Hunt in
terpreted the telegram to state that
the Albuquerque boys hotel bill and
transportation would be guaranteed;
that the expense of balls ana grounds
would be deducted from the gross re-
ceipts. and that Roswell would divide
the balance 60 and 40 after there had
been added to the Grays' expenses,
the expenses of the Roswell players.
who were to be paid at least SIS a
game.
According TO the official figures
furnished to Padilla by Hunt, the re-
ceipts for the four games, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
amounted to S545.S5. From this was
deducted $53.75 expenses for balls
and grounds. The Grays' expenses up
to Saturday morning, including trans
.portation, hotel bill, etc. amounted to
$354.60. The total expense. s40S.3J,
deducted from the total gate receipts,
$545.S5, left "A balance of $500.
From the S137.50 Manager Hunt of
the Roswell team wanted to deduct
the salaries of the Roswell players,
according to Padilla. This would wipe
the balance. and more, too.
Manager Padilla said last night that
was sorry that The trouble occurred
at Roswell, but that he believed then
and believes now that he was entirely
in the right.
THE Roswell fans treated us splen-
said Manager Dan. I'VE have
no complaint to make about them
The reports sent out from Roswell
the fans hooted tho Grays when
refused to play is made out of
whole cloth. or course, the fans were
disappointed. but when they learned
rue state of affairs, they were on
our side.
Manager Hunt placed one inter-
probation ON the telegram he sent 10
me asking for games. ! placed am
other construction on it. Hunts tclc-
to me read exactly the same as
hundreds of other kilograms | have
-eceived during the past three years.
For the Information Of the fans | viii
quote a telegram from Or. Graham,
manager of the Artcsia club. which |
received at about the same time as
he one from Hunt. The telegram
'eads:
"Artesia, y. NJ. July 20.
Dan Padilla. Albuquerque. \. NJ.
We want YOU on the 9Th and 9th
IF August. Make your Roswell date
accordingly. You can make some
money here. Expenses from Roswell
guaranteed, with 30 and 60 division
IF balance.
(Signed)
u. DALE GRAHAM.
Manager
I'm the case Of Manager Hunt at
Roswell. he wanted me to deduct the
expenses OF the Roswell players be-
ore the split. At Artcsia DR., Graham
irst paid us our expenses and then