The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-16
PHILLIES SOLD
T0ASYNDICATE
William H. Locke Exercises
Option and Now Controls
National League Club.
PHILADELPHIANS GOVERN
Quaker City Capital Invested-Loeke
Made President-Dooin Will
Manage Club.
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SPECIAL 70 The Washington Herald
Philadelphia. Pa, Jan. 15.-Fifty-fve
minutes before the time limit >on the
option Of William II. Locke to purchase
the PhiIlies would have expired the last
paper necessary to swing the ownership
OF the club from Charles p. Taft, OF Gin
cinnati, TO a syndicate of prominent Phil
adelphians was signed.
The closing chapter of a baseball deal
which has attracted national attention
for months took place in the office or
Alfred D. WiIer, who was elected presi-
dent of the club last November. on the
twenty-first floor of the Land and Title
Building.
1t was announced that, with the ex-
ception of William + Baker, of New
York who will hold a very small in
terest. all the purchasers of the Phillies
are Philadelphians. They are Samuel NJ.
Clement, ir., who will be the counsel Of
the club: Fred T. Chandler, the banker;
Morris L. ClOthier. merchant; Walter
Clothier and Harrison X. Gamer. who are
connected with the Ketterlinus Company;
Col, Thomas +. Murphy. brother of the
former Lieutenant Governor of Pennsyl-
Vania, who died recently. and Chester p.
Ray, vice president of the Penn Reduc-
ton Company and an officer in other
large enterprises here.
1t is believed that other Philadelphians
VIII be taken in as stockholders later.
No announcement was made as to the
Irice paid for the club.
The announcement of the sale of the
club was made by Mr.. Clement as soon
the final signature was put on paper.
A few minutes later Mr.. Locke an
nOunccd the names of the stockholders.
Later in the afternoon meeting of the
stockholders was held. at which the fol-
lowing officers were elected:
President. William II. Locke. secretary
treasurer David c. Snyder. Of Pittsburg
" no is the fatheSin-law Of Mr.. Locke;
directors. Messrs. Locke and Snyder,
William F. Baker former police commits
sioner of New York: Fred T. Chandler,
and Wilbur F. Sadlcr, Jr., adjutant gem
eTal of New Jersey. The latter is the
New Jersey representative on the board,
Mr., Locke. after announcing the names
OF the stockholders. said:
Il desire to make this announcement
10 the baseball patrons OF this city and
the fans in general. No owner of a Ssin-
gle share of stock in this company Is in
any way interested in any other club or
holds share Ui stock in any other base
ir'l club. No other baseball man out
side of this city is in any way, directly
~ indirectly, concerned in the PhiIlies,
nor was one dollar OF money borrowed
from any other man in baseball. There
of syndicate baseball in the club.
pledged my word for this.
No announcement was made by Mr..
Locke Is to his plans for the club. II is
believed that William J. Shettsline, who
has been connected with the Phillies
since the club was first organized, will
continue in his position of business man.
ger. and that Charles Doom will remain
manager.
Doom is now at Southern Pines. \.
G.. looking over the place us training
camp He is expected to return before
the end of the week, when a decision
will be made regarding where the play
,rs will be taken to get into condition
for the coming championship race.
Although Mr.. Locke could not take any
official action regarding the club until
the final papers were actually signed. |
he has paid several visits recently to
Philadelphia Park, where he held con-
ferences with Messrs. Shettsline and
DOOM. He has thus been able to get a
good line on the situation regarding
the affairs of the club and some impor- |
tanr announcements are looked for from |
the new president as soon as he returns
from his final visit to Philadelphia.