The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04

"socUrro, sept. 30.
Editor Evening Herald.
albuquerque, N. NJ.
I ''Doar Sir.
In View OF the article appearing
In The Evening Herald Sept. rs re-
garding the football game between
Varsity and Mines, may we rely on
your spirit OF fair play to give pub
licity 20 the salient features OF the
enclosed copies OF the correspond
ence exchanged between Varsity and
Mines. the originals OF which We
have placed In the office OF the
president OF the state School Of
Mines for the open notification OF
anyone Interested.
ave wish to afford the public an
opportunity TO Judge tho question be-
tween Varsity and Mines on It's
inertia and NOT on n one.aided ana
untrue account thereof such as he
article referred to.
i'm 1914 Mines played Varsity at
Albuquerque and was defeated 81 to
o.. Varsity Coach McGough and
Manager G.. Caldwell gave their
verbal agreement to Mines Coach
Reynolds and Manager W. Burke TO
play a return game with Mines at
Socorro In 1920.
"on July z. 1920. Football Man
ager W. +. Hamm OF Mines wrote
@. s. Bryan, Football manager OF
Varsity: The New Mexico School
OF Mines football I am would like TO
schedule the game with your team
Tor November 10 ut Socorro. VIII
guarantee expenses Cor Is men and
a coach, provided you guarantee our
Expense to Albuquerque next year
ION July 10 Manager Bryan of
VarsitS wrote: We cannot accept
November 10 as a football date at
Socorro. I could offer you October 2
either at Socorro or Albuquerque. I
do not doubt that an arrangement
can be made In regard to the guar
antee to play the game in Socorro.
Hoping that this date will prove
satisfactory, etc
"oh July 10, Mine Manager
Hamm wrote: Am sorry that you
cannot play us at a later date thar
October 2. ! would like to have the
game PLAYED at Socorro. We will
offer you n guarantee of $4,000
ION August 20, Varsity Manager
Bryan wrote: 4 have taken tho
matter up with the coach and as he
had instructed me to have the first
game OF the season In Albuquerque
| do not know what his final decision
will be. VIII you Send us q contract
'1NNAANk Nohf EAOEkHANAON W AhaNA
here before September 1872
ION September 10, Mines Manager
Ham wrote; To close our corre-
l%spondence on tho game scheduled for
October . a. per your request, we
guarantee you $lT5.O0 on tho COM
pietion OF the game TO be played at
Socorro between Mines and Varsity.
conditional upon your agreeing to
reciprocate in the guarantee OF
Sl75.00 under similar conditions foI
a return game In football in 1871
"On September %, Mines Manager
Hamm wrote again; We have beer
surprised at your delay In replying
to our letter of the - in which W,
elected 10 play here, In accordance
with the choice that you submitted
to us OF playing you on October {.
either nj 9ocorro or Albuquerque
Kindly inform US at once as TO youi
acceptance or refusal or tho contract
as submitted by us, as we will be
unable to hold, this date open foi
YOU much longer. II You cancel thii
game, II Is possible thnt we can ar
range for another game at n latel
date ND
ION the evening of the % Varsity
Manager Bryan called up Mines Ath'
letic Director O'Eoughlin over the
phone and asked for a transfer of th'