The Anaconda standard., 1896-01-13
BOB PERHAM WANTED
Oregon People Say He'll Be With
Them This Season.
STILL HE'LL LIVE IN BUTTE
Description of the Famous OIym
pic Athletic Club Rooms and Its
Centlemanly Managers-They
Are Royal Entertainers.

The Portland Oregonfan is giving tt
self a great deal of trouble about Bob
Perham. and the efforts that are being
made TO compel him to play with the
Partland baseball team next summer.
The Oregonfan says:
Bob Perham of the Butte football
team has placed himself In a peculiar
position by accepting terms to play
next season with Manager Glenalvin's Is
Portland team of the new Pacific base
20 be THAT Penfham was written to by
an official of the league and asked
whether he would play. and what his
terms would be. Perham answered the
correspondence, stating the terms,
wtfdch proved satisfactory TO Manager
Glenaavtn, virtually closing the con-
tract The fact that Perham had ac-
cepted terms and would play with the
Portland club was then officially pro-
mulgated by the leagues secretary In
an official bulletin, the effect of which
was to make Perham a member of the
professional team. and protect him
from other clubs that were deSirous OF
signing him. Subsequent Ito this. the
Butte people, with whom Perham is a
great favorite, learned of this move on
thfs part and, as by playing professional
ball, lhe would be shut out from playing
on their football team, they asked him
ITO reconsider his decision AS Perham
himself said he saw that his prospects
would be better IL he remained in
Butte, and he accordingly decided 20
withdraw from his agreement, and
when the usual baseball contract was
forwarded TO him. dne refused to sign 1T.
He, however, added that III he ever
played professional ball he would play
with Manager Glenalvin. 1t is now
claimed that Perham has forfeited his
amateur standing by agreeing to play
with the Portland club, as it appears
ito be in conflict with that portion of
the definition of an amateur, who is
defined as one who has not entered
many open competitions for money. 1t
looks as df one who contracts to play
with a professional ball team for a sal
airy might have such a construction
placed upon his action" rd0t
The revengefIl efforts of the Port
hand people to turn Bob Perham into a
professional have created little appre-
lhenSlOn. The real facts In THE case are
that when Perham was written to for
his terms by Manager Glenallvin he had
only been in Butte a short time and
had not fully decided whether he would
remain here or not. He accordingly
sent Glenalvin a conditional reply stat
ing that If he finally decided to play
base hall next summer his terms would
be $50 month and expenses He ex-
planned that he had not yet decided on
his plans for the future, and that he
mdgiht make up mis- mind TO stay in
Butte and remaim an amateur. When
GleinalVin forwarded him "a contract he
returned ii unsigned, as il the mean
time he mad become a etsat favorite
here, had secured a good position and
had decided TO stay here. These are the
actual facts in the case, and no consid-
eraticn OF the rules of amateur sport
can place Perham in the ranks of pro-
fessiOnal.Sm.
Perham Is exceedingly popular i'm
Butte, both as a football player and as
a gentleman. lie is one of che best
players in the West, has no bad habits,
and rs always in condition. He dropped
off ait Portland when the Butte team
was returning from the coast, and af-
ter settling up his business affairs
there. Win return here and locate per-
manent1y.