The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-19

The campaign for the purchase Of
the Wheeling Baseball club of tn. In
terstate league WAS started Yesterday
afternoon and $4,000 will have TO be
raised by Saturday evening TO pay the
purchase price % $4,000 TO owners +.
Y. Robinson and r. J. Anderson. TO
place "A forfeit OF s2.0op in the leagues
treasury "a a guarantee thai the club
VIII finish the season and the remain
der will be used FOR operating ex-
penses.
\ meeting Of about TWENTY-FIVE
baseball enthusiasts was held at noon
yesterday at the Mcclure hotel. Geo.
w. Greig was named chairman and
Rov r. Nayior. secretary. President
Dawson Of the Interstate league was
present and explained all matters
thoroughly to the fans regarding any
proposed action they desired ~ take.
II Was decided u sell 1000 shares a,
50 each and about $1,000 was sub
Scribed at TN" meeting and a commit
tee was appointed which will work IN
the proposition and meet at the BoarS
nf Trade rooms in the Market Audi
ioridm this evening at go o'clock.
The committee appointed to secure
subscriptions is as follows W. r. FL
lott. J. \. Herschcl. Dr. IIcinlein.
Bridgeport: Morris Dubois. Bellaire.
9. Updegraff. Martins Ferry: Mr.. con
molly and Bert Kline.
Tho matter OF keeping tho franchise
in Wheeling rests solely on the work
OF h committee ana the generosity
Of the public I'm subscribing. Tn. final
answer must h. made n the meeting
Of IN" Interstate league AZ columbus
Monday and q W. Grcig and + V.
Robinson will be sent there to give
this C.ty's answer
No One Man Affair.
No Storkholder II the rlyb 10 ha
allowed To- purchase more than twenty
shares Ia this will insure tho small
stakeholder that no. one or two per-
sons will bee able to control th, infer
ests in the lab. After the entire
amount has been subscribed a charter
Will To" secured from ia, state. "a hoard
OF directors will BOO elected Iv m.
stockholders and a.. board ~ direct
"rs VIII IN turn elect Officers az IN.
club.
President Charles 4 Dan.,1 ~arriv.
81 ~ IT." city al noon yesterday from
GAINESVILLE. O. He spent The greater
portion Of Monday in Columbus. whore
d" heid "a brief conference with Bon.
uN quinn with reference 10 putting
IN" 'igh'h team Of the Interstate.
league In m" capital city. under such
conditions as SCI down ~ the Amer.
lca L~associat.on Regarding the mat
yer president Dawson said "It j. nc.
impossible 10 mth" such an arrane
mcut. "a r. will not be "a difficult ma.
fgr 20 gAafura "a L. .
population in which 10 place the
team and Their transfer IFS ramas ~
'olumbus 80 thai city VIII .niov con
tinucus bail This season. ~. did ma,
complete anything definite Nondav ss
the American association schedule
has not vet been completed T. Will
u" finally settled a. The league meet
inF IN Columbus or February .
Kids Get IN Free.
Oyer In /~4unSvIlir. continued
President uaV son There will bc no
more peepiug through Iuo' 30 es or
climbing telegraph poles or ir.o- m
order 20 500 rho national game. The
kiddies hav" a. 'as' como i.fu their
own TIN" chamber ~ CONNER. .-
advocating ire" admission for af
Youngsters under i- wears Of axe ~
the GAINESVILLE pax this season Even
those who are in their 18Th year mas
b" abb" 70 got by 40 equipped with
their vaccination scar. u g. believed
Tho directors 81 the cIgb VII take 'i.'
vorable action in his regard &C., their
neNt meeting Young America 600
GAINESVILLE viii have no. excuse what
ever for negIocf'ug their EDUCATION
as fans when 'hcs grow up Under the
children's free admission scheme thes .
will b. enabled ~ start early 800 thelr
schooling r. become graduate bugs
under 'hc tufrrship OF Marty U0rau
81 DO mo-. know vr1' action 'ho
Wheectng club be- rre would tato rr
the matter. - presented Co. hcm. hsf
! mink 10 Us 70 grand scheme arI
have always been iu favor OF 10
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arc rccpivs7 By fho Intelligence. quo.
will p" iwmr1iaf''r turned nt.r
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