The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-05
Gordon,n Lcttcr to nnNi..

and brought back TO Richmond within
"a week
Gordon's Letter to Davis.
Following IS tho letter written by.
MIR. Gordon TO Davis on October II.
which will be in the hands of Chair
man Hermann of the National Com
mission when tho scalpins charges arc
taken up in Cincinnati this week
October 81, 1911.
Captain Harry Davis. 1870 North Twen-
tythird street Philadelphia Pa:
Dear Sir.--RcforrinS to the telephone
conversation win the writer IN Phila-
delphia last Thursday evening regard
ing tho matter of baseball tickets for
the worlds series which wore rur-
chased from YOU by Mr.. Walter Calvin.
a your request I am writing YOU CIV
ing details OF lis matter, and trust
YOU Will hc ablo to assist ms in locat-
ing MIR Calvin The facts are these:
y short while before the worlds Sc
lics MI Calvin camo 30 me with prop
usitiou to purchase some tickets for the
worlds series. lilo said he was a per-
sonal friend of yours and that you had
agreed to Let him have tittv ta0) grand
stand tickets for each game. including
the seventh game, OF the worlds series.
Air. Calvin said he knew YOU and
Manager Connie Mack very wen, and
II would bc no trouble to SECURE scats
Tor the game. When Your club played
tho MI star, in Richmond MIR. Calvin
proved conclusivcly to my mind that
he was very jntimatc with You and
thc members of Your team, ana II re-
member correctly. sat on tho players
bcnch during tho entire game.
The proposition from Mr. Calvin was
that ! put up certified check for
~ ia -
cts frGIl You, so to Philadelphia and
New York and sell them nj an advance
price.
SAW Ills Telegram.
WAS moro convinced than ever that
;hc proposition was all right. especially
sIter seeing your telegram addressed
20 Mr. Calvin Mt Richmond to come on
immediately; that you wanted to SEQ
Him. Mr.. Calvin LEFT Richmond on the
hight ot tho 18th. That afternoon
mailed q check for $to5o payable 20
Yourself q manager Of tho Philadelphia
Athletics and wrote Mr.. Calvin n lot
trr, sending both lcucr and check TO
him IN care Of YOU at your residence in
Philadelphia. since that timc have
received ono icttor ana ono telegram
from Mr.. Calvin. stating that every
thins was getting along aS NJ OK
pressed IL Ill right. Not hearing FROM
hiIn 70. Scvoral DAYS. ! went to Phla-
delphia on Thursday last, and, a3 you
VIII remember, called you over tho
'phono a your house after Tho last
sawe Of the worlds scrics explained ms
best could under the circumstances
'hc situation. You asked mo Mt that
time to write to you us soon IA 1 re
turned To Richmond In regard to tbs
matter. explaining that YOU were lcav-
ing Philadelphia for "A few days ex-
pnctinG 10 be back as well as | rcmem-
her about Sunday.
want TO take this opportunity to
thank you for tho courtesy you en-
tended me in giving me several minutes
Of your time Thursday afternoon,
when knew YOU must have been very
busy and tired SO soon after the worlds
series.
Davis Endorsed Check,
Now tho whole situation is tnis:
have waited two or three days to give
MIR. Calvin all the possible doubt in my
iuiHd, ami not having hcar. anythint;
rom him, | lave notifird tho Police,
Department ia Richmond. ana ~ tho
morning viii swear out a Warrant for
his arrest. and am assured by the de-
part'nent here that thorough search
Will he made for him in every city Of
any size In tho United states.
notice in receiving the chcrlt back
from tho bank that Il bears your in
dorsantui, ANA would like very tuuuh
indeed II you would lot nc know when
on turned the check over 10 Mr.. Cal
yin and when was the last time you
saw him. You also told mo over tho
phone that you lot Mir Calvin have
some tickets. ana if am not mistaken,
Aut YOU saw him with his wife in New
lcri during the series.
1f course, 4 irtond TO hnl Mr.. Cal
ND' u 1t Is possible to DO SO. ana want
III the hclp can get along tbs line.
am having pictures of MIR Calvin
distributed ana do not doubt but in Il
short while he will DO found and
brought back to Richmond