The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-28
PRESIDENT DAWSON REFUSES
TO DISCUSS CONTROVERSY.
Perkins and Phillips Engage in a
Arsument-wheelins owners
Make Statement.


At the meeting of the Citizens base
ball committee. composed of W. b. FL
lott. chairman; George Phillips. A.
J. H~erschel. II. b. Naylor. J. r.. Con.
ley. G. W. Lutz and Mayor Harvey l..
Kirk. in joint session with the Inter.
state Baseball Leagues committee.
composed of President Charles A.
Dawson; Robert Quinn, Columbus:
Art Itowley. Akron. and Judge Harvey
{. smith. GAINESVILLE. for the purpose
OF purchasing the Wheeling base hall
franchise. resulted in no sale being
transacted.
me meeting opened promptly at >
O'Clock and newspapermen were ex.
Guided from the sessions. At 3
O'Clock. Robert Quinn was named bv
the joint committee to 20 into session
with Owner +. V. Robinson. Il. r. Per.
kins and W. w. Irwin. and presetn 10
Them the proposition of the Citizens
committee. whose offer for the fran.
chise was $500.
When Mr.. Quinn returned from his
conference with Messrs. Robinson.
W and Perkins after about an
hours session with them. he remark
ed You may as well jump out hose
as to ask them TO accept tn.
offer OF $1,000. they will not accept il.
] made about eighty-five propositions
10 them on the figure you offer and
>'hey refuse TO accept any of them"
The Citizens and leagues commit.
tee again Went into executive session.
The Owners Statement.
The following interview was given
out by Messrs. Robinson. Perkins and
Irwin, during the executive session OF
the TWO committees:
We are willing 10 arbitrate this
matter with the Citizens ,5mmi;t..
IN this manner We vii ALLOW them
TO appoint a committee of two. com
posed OF a carpenter or lumber man.
50 mat an estimate an b. placed on
me bail park as TO its value. "A base.
nan man who can judge TIE valuation
OF each ball player, whether he be
worth 81 or $1,000. Th-n To iucrraSa.
me committee 10 three men by having
tuese committeeman alr"adv appoint
80 TO appoint another member To place
The valuation on IL" baseball tran
thlse as a whole, and We viii auidr
by thclr decision. They have refused
70 arbitrate with Us N this propoSi-
ZION or any other. We have had Offers
liNm 'ul~iuF pdtlleS out 49," nav" ueN-
er considered any OF Them as W. have
100 much civic pride TO allow outside
parties 10 take IA club. Their, have
fcen some misleading statement, re-
Edrdtng us n IL Is very Illuminating.
We have never asked anyone - CON
tribute and have been public bare-
factors In baseball for the pas. four.
teen years The property OF TIE
Wheeling Baseball Club is as follows
Harry Wel-her. l.. EoCt. ~catcners.
Duke ~S"rvatIIS. first base. Eugene
St~'lubyyr1ner. second base. :. Nash
"r. +. Erwin. third base. William
Ora sLortst0p. Emmett Morcn. lcfr
field Harry Seutz. center field: Car!
Sp"igcl. right field. Oscar Graham.
X. J.. Clark. Robert Crowell. Alex
En.sh". s. y Ray. VI. KuCharski. VII.
Us Humphrios. Walter Richardson. J
! Fairbanks. pitchers.
Grand stand. two bieachcrs ana
fences with seating capacity Of ".1CO.
n pitchers plate. one home plate.
% hand roller. Two lawn mowers.
two -hOvcis. two rakes. one hundred
i'ct az lawn hose. on" Budd heater.
% Cas stove. one W~h"cibarroW. one
scr Of road uniforms. % Set OF home
uniforms. o. set Of coat sweaters