Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-03-03
ton to Mr.. MOssH Timel

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You intimate that when it comes
to character you have an edge on me,
possibly you do, and IL so know a
lot of people who would consider you
perfectly good man--but still hu-
man and subject to mistakes and un-
fair play especially when your own
interests are at issue. / have lived
and am known quite widely in Salt
Lake, Provo, Logan, American Fork,
Richfield and Cedar and I believe l
have in these different places fairly
good reputation. I have never beat
board, room, laundry, rent, gro
Gerry or any other bill and my checks
have always been recognized whether
I had the exact reserve funds or not.
I hope you can say truthfully the
same things about yourself. Let me
ask you; have you ever lived or are
you very we'll known outside of Par
owan--if what you intimate is true
about your honesty and fairness, ev-
identity you are not very well known
even here in Cedar. Unfortunately
the people in Parowan, st. George and
Beaver who think they know me best
are those individuals who feed them
selves mentally on too much small
town, pool-hall, narrow street gossip.
The real big, splendid man in your
community, such as Mr.. Day, Mr..
Johnson, Mr.. Marsden Mr.. Decker and
others always seem to have for me
hearty, wholesome, glad hand and
greeting and / believe them to be
honest about it. Play balll Batters
up!
Third Innings
You say you have refereed games
for me at different times during the
past eight years and that have just
discovered your unfairness-does it
not occur to you that this is the first
time in eight years Parowan has been
likely contender for Division hon.
ors? Did not the game in question
give your own team the trip 30 the
Tournament, il not what did? You
have heard Of the mule that was good
for forty-nine years and what he did
to his master on the fiftieth haven't
you? II you are the clean, fair sport
you claim why stoop to try and make
a point in saying that you had to ask
me to desist from coaching and that
l actually fired the gun which ended
the first half-you bsow better than
that don't you? If I have ever done
any coaching from the side lines why
have not been fouled for lit Why
do you not get something new on me?
Should walk right out on the floor
and coach our players as did Coach
Van Buren, during tie second half Of
our last game here, would I have ever
heard the last Of it, Did refuse 10
have an umpire to assist you in said
game of Feb. 4th, or did I tell you I
thought 1t Unnecessary In view Of the
big expense attached, and am I not
right? Did some Salt Lake reporter
missquote me on several things and
did you stoop to use them in your
letter unfairly? "OH! MINI" "Will
Uncle BIN get in wrong if he marries
the Widow Zander!"
In your letter you do not deny the
statment Paul Hafen made to you
in my presence and want to express
my appreciation for that bit of hon.
esty on your part, it is refreshing
| can assure you. However you do
shift the responsibility on to some
one else and say that Mr.. Hafen de-
MED said statment to Mr.. Melodies.
should like to ask, what did
friend Melodies give said Hafen for
denying the statement he made to you,
his full credits in something? You
end your communication with let
ter signed Clifford Empy and / am
again pleased to note that said Cliff
ford is very careful in not denying
the fact that he ran out on the floor
during the second half and held with
you a secret conference-more hon
esty. I did not attempt to read his
mind and say just what your confer
ence was about and / did not see