The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-18
MAGNATES VICTIMS
OF POTTER SCRIBE
POWERS AND o'coNNoR GIVEN
A pANNIN3 IN WEEKLY
JOURNAL.
xsnessiiIe Writer Accuses Them of
Poor Faith for Not Attending
Base Ball Session.

YOuNGSTOWS. O.. Dec is.-
Charged with conspiring 20 wreck the
Interstate Base Ball League. Mag
nate Paul Powers. OF the Youngstown
team, and Thomas J OConnor. OF
Erie. are given a nice panning in re
cent issue of The Sporting News
by a Zanesville writer Vho signs him
self as M = Gauader" The Musk.
ingum county scribe goes the limit In
shading the designs and purposes OF
the aforesaid magnates. and finally
gums up the situation by chasing tho
Erie and youngstown base ball repre-.
sentatives az being unreliable and al
most unworthy OF the slightest conf
dence.
The writer OF the article ia ques-
ton attempts no explanation OF the
Affairs OF the Interstate or Central
leagues. but bases his entire uniusti-
Ned attack on the fact that neither
Powers nor O'Connor attended the
league session IN GAINESVILLE. for the
simple reason that they are trying 20
get away from those towns allotted
TO the new circuit az the dissection
exercises held In Fort Wayne not n
long time ago
The author of the article was never
nearer the truth than when he stated
Erie and Youngstown are both work
ing to land back in a rejuvenated edi-
ton OF the Central League. They de
serve praise for their work along this
line. and II Is impossible To see where
even the serious offense OF ditching
GAINESVILLE warrants such an unGertle-
manly attack. " anything. the story
should give Powers and OConnor re
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avoid the tank towns. and az the same
time interest them along the line OF
forcing the GAINESVILLE writer to re-
tract some of the miserable hash he
caused to be printed as refieCtine
upon the character OF the victims.
Gaunders attack on Powers and
O'Connor Is uncalled for He has ex
ceeded the speed limit when he at
tempted to pan these magnates be
cause they do not approve OF Zane
Vile as "A class n ball team. The
capital of Muskingum county may be
a winner In some respects. but a. q
port for the national pastime 1t is
very much punk
Who the author Is cannot be
fathomed AT this time Like some
more Of the writers in bush league
towns. he is not giving his opinion in
the point at issue but is SIMPLY voc
ing the sentiment Of some disgruntled
maGnate. and should he ferreted ont
and made to straighten up the mess
his story is responsible for IN the
minds Of those who are not acquaint.
ed with the men impugned
Judging from the manner IN which
the GAINESVILLE aspirant closes his
story. he must be publicity manager
for Chairman Dawson. OF the Inter
state. who is evidently aspiring "a
become the circuit president II is
perfectly in order TO boost DaW son 5
game. but II is dead wrong to try Ia
elevate the position Of any favorite 10y
disparaging the character Of those
who must be depended upon for sup
port.
Those who know Powers and
OConnor. of course. will pav not one
whit of attention to the fearful liter.
AIRY mess. but 10 those vro a.e not
acquainted with the VIC or the
facts IN the case. u viii about
the same impression that Usually en-
dures IN the mind OF one who hears
Of second story workers, pickpockets
or confidence men
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