The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-28
lions FOR SALE OF WHEELING BALL TEAM FALL THROUGH
INTERSTATE LEAGUE COMMITTEE
REGARD 81, 800 PRICE A Joke"
: and three ticket cans. That is what
thew want for $500"
Akron Mar Talks.

and three ticket cans. That is what
thew want for $500"
Akron Man Talks.
Attorney Art ROwley. of Akron. pres
ident OF the baseball club of that city,
waS present when the Wheeling own
ers gave out their interview, he added:
I think he price of 81 800 is too low
Tor any consideration. The big feature
OF the sale OF this club Is the fact
that no consideration IS taken of the
lease. which would-be purchasers
would secure on their ball park for
the next three years free OF charge.
Up I'm Akron We have TO pay $l.O5O
q year for our park and the playing
season is practically - weeks old, 80
YOU see We pay for just about twenty
W weeks including the training sea.
son. In Wheeling they would get a
lease tor three years for nothing. IL
Is ridiculous TO consider such an
offer as Sl.j0O.'
During the meeting Of the joint
committees h valuation OF the Dall
PLAYERS was discussed. Bobby Quinn
offered TO purchase the entire nine
teen payers on the Wheeling clubs
roster Tor the sum Of 81 800 and the
citizens committee take over the
franchise. which they refused to do.
Another proposition was made that
the league TAKE over the ball PLAYERS
and the citizens committee pay $500
Tor the franchise. They also refused
this proposition. President Charles
\. Dawson aid that he believed that
the Steubenvillc club would be tickled
To death To buy the players for Sl.5O0.
1t Is Just a case OF two men sell
ing oranges said Bobby Quinn. "One
II selling them II for a nickel and the
other Il selling them - for a dime.
lfefOre the buyer VIII purchase from
a man he dislikes at 100 per cent less.
he would sooner pay the 100 per cent
difference. just because of his dislike
q Harvey &. Smith. president OF
the GAINESVILLE club. said: The price
is too low to consider. Every bace
ball nan knows that a bare franchise
in the Interstate league Is worth
S2.5c0. while this proposition is not
bare; they have nineteen players on
their roster
lard to Understand.
While Quinn was in conference with
the Wheeling owners he said: Won
ann make these mon understand
the real valuation OF a ball player be
cause they don't know. ana YOU can.
not blame them For instance. IL |
should 70 down 10 a lumber yard aud.
not knowing anything about lumber.
IN" owner would come up and ask me
the price of lumber ! guess If I would
tell him he would hit me on tho head.
] have seen those same things happen
before. right in the American assOCIa-
ton. You take a man of another bust
ness coming into baseball. His man.
ager comes up 70 him and tells him
he n get q good pitcher from 81.
Louis or I'o~tOn who will make a
COrker in the league. DO you know
what that owner will do IL he tells
him This pitcher is worth $4,000 Why.
he will tell him that he can buy a
farm for $1,000. OF course when he
gets wise 20 baseball he learns dii-
ferent"
What will he tho outcome or the
proposed deal j. not known. There
are several matters. however. that can
bc recalled at an early date. when
the sale OF the club vas first
preached TO the Wheeling owners.
President Dawson. when he first
called tho Board Of Trade committee
AZ a meeting. said he valued the
franchise al 5000. lie added that
he thought ne could get il At $4,000.
Immediately after this meeting
M"ssrs. Nen. |IAnghaus and Naylor
went 10 Owner Robinson and asked
him 70 he would consider $4,000. Mr..
Robinson replied that he would have
10 have line 10 do so Last night
Mr.. Robinson said they never ap.
preached him on the subject after
that time.
Thinks Il a Joke.
Frank DcmetrCUs. O: Tho Stouheu.
Vile club. said last evening J. am
sorry 10 learn that tho deal was not