Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-15

With one or two exceptions every
one of the nearly fifty members OF
the Commercial club nj the annual
meeting last night pledged the club 4
moral and financial support Of the
Dukes.
&. O. Cushman, retiring president,
called for a standing Vow To give the
new administration a line on the
clubs sentiment This came after
several talks had been made, the Key
note OF which was that 20 allow the
club 10 fail now. throwing the onus
Of the breaking up OF the Rio Grande
association upon Albuuucrque, would
give the eity a black eye.
Everyb 1uy within range Of vision OF
the press box jumped 10 his feet
with one exception. Another one In
another part OF the room may have
remained seated Hence the wording
Of the first sentence.
Arthur Prayer started the discus
aion OF the baseball situation lie
didn't do more than throw the first
ball, however and WAS followed 10y
City Clerk Hughes, who IL business
pilot of the Dukes MIR, Hughes said
about dozen fans had been working
awfilly hard TO keep the club going.
he believed Il would continue "a go
ahead with little support from the
club or fair association The biggest
part of the state fair he said would
be baseball and to have the fana
educated % attending through the
Dukes and 20 have an Albuquerque
team Ia The fan tournament would be
valuable to the fair people
The aspect ~ the baseball STATUS Is
absolutely different now than It was
at the beginning. said u. " Wiley,
publicity expert The question now.
he said, was whether Albuquerque
could afford to let II drop. Mr., VII
ey announced that $4,000 was needed
outside the gate receipts TO carry the
club through the season
While not fan himself NJ. J.. Eos,
editor of The Journal, recognized that
the reputation Of Albuquerque was
somewhat at stake, he said. Albu-
qucruue's reputation iA that she does
what she sets out 20 do. II Is a val
liable asset he said. II seemed TO
Mr. Fox that the city could not at
ford 90 let the league be broken up
hy Albuquerque If the league ~ go-
INK "a rhluw up let vi Paao, or
Tucson. ~ Phoenix, do II. and save
Aihuquerque a black eye, he declared.
An cplgrlmauc remark pertinent 70
the situation by Mr., Fox WIS that Al
huquerque lives by advertising. II Is
the money brought In from the OUT
side that keeps the city alive, no
pointed 1ut
'lf we don't carry baseball through
the season wen be the laughing stock
of the whole southwest" said u A..
Macpherson, when asked for his
views III $4,000 VIII save the club
let ms get IL. It can be done
Roy Mcdonald, who was afterWard
elected TO the board OF directors told
OF the hard work of the fans who had
kept the Dukes from eoing the route
Of the defmct Douglas ana las
Cruces clubs Tie said he had not
been at hs desk Ia the Stale National
bank but two or three times last
week lie checked the question a.
to whether Albuquerque was 60 hayo
baseball NJ to the club
Mr.. Cushmnn believed the city
wanted baseball, ilo advised the
economie operation OF The club, shy
ing however that this was not an
lntmatlon That such was not the case
~ thv FAST,
Alter the vote Mr. Cushinan suid
'tEat assures ihc moral aud financial
Support of tle club