The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-15
90E LIGHT On HOW D|CKERSON
ROBBED WHEELING Of PENNANT
-JLo TAKE EXPERT ACCOUNT
ANT TO EQUAL HIM AT
TIGUEES.
teerned Man From Grand Rapids
Makes rht,ty-ttve and Thirty
i've EopSl Seveuty-one.

i've EQn11 e'e+AsJ
Further revelations on the conspiracy
% detca: WheeunGs psnnan' uo ,.',
were made last night by I"P ,,,s 81; WIN i1I
p rer t',t corr~spuntlsne.: shown;
the revised schedule. i~sI'i oF w !
Dickerson., Hr"sldent, OK ,c tMs rrcsIIrI
from him following the p:"ScSt "t W
the seventy-oa- games p.aEtd 'S VIC
Spring field cl"b.
According 70 tho revised schedule re-
ceived BY the W9 1I =, NH, m's'" NJ honls
and thirty-ttve i.hroau for every 80 ~
with the exception Of t.EanSEuls 49,
was scheduled 70 play ihtttS-In' St'dv-
ing the circular from all angles. no NuS
under the sun can sc"entS -ons 900
be figured for Springfield or any o''lA
team on the circuit
49, In Introducing the revised Sch" M,s
IN The directors OF the Central league
Dickerson make: the assertion tH% ~
has worked hard upon it. hut jnaSihE
from the results of the past w. ,s,iin NJ
the pennant won BY Wheeling.
Tn Grand Rapids ncci. VI the "oous
r. NAV Seem that Wheeling has no no
chance bur while there IS = o'1 u A'1S
il will be fought TO the tinlsh'
Wheeling Immediately following Ina
esrenty-firs, game played b. spring
tlaII iilet, protest and subsequent tSlC-
grams failed 70 bring to ilEht now
thirty-tive and thirty-fiye can &c aoucu'
so o;ims,s ysat Wheeling uss query
as 10 the issuance of another Scneoute;
IL any were made. and the writer W 49,
bet a dollar to 4 hole in oeut tnn,S
that there was one. faileo 10 o'Aie
an answer.
The Devised Schedule.
Thu revised schedule received from
Dickerson follows:
Grand Rapids, Mich, July 3, 10;
40 the Directors Of the Cen16SA
Baseball League. Gent!eIaeni-,
N reyisinx Ins schedule for the
second 1916 championship season
find that 1t Will be necessary 70
schedule several dono4e eeaoo1s
thar each club may play the s1as
nuu,ber Of games at homo ano
abroad. unaer this arrangement
each club VIII play IS games az
home and the same number abroad,
--- With the exception of tho Evansville
team, which VIII play "a at nome
aud 81 abroad. nave worked long
on this and find myself unanAe ~
make a better arrangement.
while not wishing 10 be arh.t61ty
In this feel that AMI WarESNtnu
An ordering this schedule Plnyeo ous
for tho season that 10 70 Inv % 90
It would % nscessS-y G. nel W wv
Won together at considerable ea-
pense or spoLd several days ID ~
respondence hat would laake u W
mat are scheduled under this ar
ranrsment. II any great obJeoao3
Is intsrposed to this arrangement
win call meeting. II 90 nos
hear from you I win take IL as
meeting with your approval r,.,,,
Instead OF single gnn.es - WI
be necessary to play double neao'Rs
wheeling at Evansville, July ~.
wheeling at MuskeGon August =.
Dayton at Terre Haute, July A..
Dayton at Springfield, 'nty L.
.Terre Hante at Grand Haa1ps'
Grand Rapids st Springfield
Springfield at Grand Rapids
Springfield at South Bend. Sop
South Bend at Musfegon, July 30.
Ycping this meets With your ap-
worry respectfully youzs,
E. ". DIcKERsoN,
President
All vas we'll and good until Septem-
her 10. when Springfield played its sew,
enty-trst game That evening Pop
Shrive. demanded meeting OF XIV
board of directors and also caileI A.
field. In reply the following tHtesra III
was received.
Grand Raptds, Mich, Sept, II.
c. ). SERVER,
resday II protested games would
uats adherence In Standing for
frst place. But If games N sues cues,
Wheeling, Springfield would stAl
se S i aaif. Springfield seheduled
i ;stS1 n.s ct h sassstose nssIsss
E. W. D1CKERSoR.
Here is where Wheeling gets It's tirSt
aformatiou regarding the SeTcntE-one
James played by Spr:nEt!elG put ac-
no mention is made OF the extra game.
Shriye- Immediately replied asking tor
a copy OF the changes made in the re-
vised schedule but there was never an
answer.
Shriver's telegram is as follows:
w. DicEerson-
Grand Rapids, Mich.
your circular letter, July eight,
revised schedule and approved GOES
not correspond with telegram today.
IF any changes wire my expense.
c. S. SERIVER-
On the same day kilograms were sent
by the business manager 20 several OF
the. directors oi the league. asking II
they mad revised schcdu!" showing
Springfield playing seventy-one sames,
This telegram was answered oE one
man. J. Elmer RedelIe. OF the SPRING
field club Shrivcr said:
c. W. Marsh, MusRegon: Gus Sun,
Springfield; Louis Wehner. Dayton,
and n W Stah1hafer. Evansville:
Have you record revised schedule
whereby Springfield plays seventy
ono galues-Iast half, a thtTty-s1x
homie, thtrty-ftyo abroad2-See cir
cular letter Central league dtrec-
tors July eighth, signed Dtcke1son.
Wire my expense today.
c. S. Shrtyer.
!. Elmer Redelle. %: ;hc Springfield
club must have received different
schedule rom the one sens 70 ihe
Wheeling club and approved :or in his
answer. replying for Louis Nehner he
says:
C. S. Shr1ver:
our schedule revised by Dicker-
SON Of July calls for = games
we have won fair, even II your
games were not thrown out, we Will
Two mp to this schedule.