The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-08

OF the Wheeling Central League club
OF 1912. developments Of Q startling
nature came TO light to-day and place
certain members OF the old Central
League In an unfavorable HIGHT before
the public. According to information
which leaked out here last night Il 10
alleged that Anderson and Robinson
never owned the Wheeling franchise.
and they were simply the tools" OF
w. w. Irwin and BENJAMIN r. Per-
kips. OF Wheeling. who. II n stated,
made fake" sale OF the club to the
men in order to keep Wheeling In the
Central League.
"As a result of the supposed fake
deal. Il is stated that Robinson and
Anderson have gotten themselves into
a financial tangle from which they will
have dificulty In freeing themselves.
when the sale was announced last
spring both Anderson and Robinson
asserted repeatedly Il was bona fide.
but 10 is now known that at least one
of the monthly pay rolls during the
latter part OF last season, when the
team was playing to empty benches,
was met by Benjamin +. Perkins. erst-
while president and principal owner
OF the club.
Along with Anderson and Robinson
as owners there was a dummy board
of directors which never met and
which assumed no liabilities"
Carson a "Fakir."
II seems as 80 the writer has for
gotten that he has reflected upon the
ing citizens, DR.. +. r. Carson, former
nrnofAont nj ~. IT har
he writes regarding a fake" sale OF
that DIR. r r. Carson was the prin-
cipaI party to the deal and when the
alleged writer calls Il a fake deal
he may as well call DIR. Carson a IA
kir. for DIR. Carson, while in Wheel
ing. said THE transaction was open
and above board"
The Intelligencer stands ready TO
be corrected, IL the following state
ment is not true. but IT IL believed
that the alleged author OF the article
was connected with the South Bend
Club for a short time last season and
that he was in attendance at the Gen.
trail League meeting in Fort Wayne,
Ind. when the sale OF the club was
ratified by the league directors. IL
the sale was not bonafide. why did
lot the author of the article protest
at the meeting?
1t is indeed n great compliment to
Mr.. b. F. Perkins. when the alleged
scribe said that he met one OF the
monthly pay rolls to help Anderson
and Robinson. That Is one OF the
many unknown beneficial acts OF Mr.
Perkins in base ball. which have not
been recorded because Mr.. Perkins
was never given TO notoriety and al
ways assumed all responsibilities OF
the game together with Mr.. w. w.
Irwin. while they were interested in
base ball. Whether Mr.. Perkins met
this obligation for Messrs. Robinson
and Perkins, was not learned last
evenings nor was there any attempt
made TO probe his personal affairs
regarding the matter. but IL Is GER
tcinly pleasing TO learn and for the
fans or Wheeling to know that out in
South Bend. Ind. such a fact has
been brought to light and It can be
added that the South Bend writer
can hardly find any other interested
or disinterested man in base ball in
wheeling TO assume such a great OBJ
legation.
Deposited Money.
The Intelligencer talked to Claude
Farnell last evening regarding the
sale OF the Wheeling club and the
owner OF the Fort Wayne club said
President Carson made me his depu-
~ to collect the forfeit money of 81
600 for the league and Mr. Anderson