The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-11-09

There Is 4 great chance that the CIR
cult OF one OF the ma or leagues. when
has remained unchanged for TWO urc-
AIDES. may be altered during the winter.
Baltimore Is making tremendous "l-
forts TO purchase franchise from ono
Of the existing teams--S"eming!E pre-
terring ;he National. although they
have approached at least TWO OF m"
American League clubs with offers t"
buy.
Whether they succeed or not seems
now TO depend upon the Sah' Of one CLUB
20 George NJ Conan. which appears ~
be hanging nre. When Mr.. t"han sailed
for Euru,p h" expected the d'al I" b"
closed the following Monday. but thus
far no announcement has been made
nor is II revealed which club he was
buv:ng He told mo the afternoon ne
sailed that he had pledged himself :"
secrecy until The deal was c"mplr'rd'
and could not reveal the identity "' the
club, but that everything would be S"i-
tied within \ few days.
The baltimore Chamber OF Commerce
and 4 committee composed 81 som" H'
the richest business men OF the p/"lo
city, have worked desperately 10 try :"
secure a franchise for Baltimore IN one
OF the major leagues. II Is known mat
their REPRESENTATIVES, have Irpr"a'h"h
The owners az both the rh!lad'lphi,
clubs with big and tempting offers. tina,
they have sounded out Brooklyn. Wash
inEton and both the Boston owners Win
out success so far
Gan baltimore Break rn7
The effort Of the baltimore people I"
break back into the major leagues Is
probab the thing TINT is blocking III"
sale ~ Jack Dunu's star l.aEcrS on IN"
RalfInnre tenn There ar" three. a.
least. OF his players who are IN G'r''
demand 10y major league clubs. and who
are too good really To lie kept ~ IN"
International II IL probable that lwAn
will he compelled 10 diSp"S" OF S"'ne OF
;lr"l :" ma inr league clubs. and II -
underst TODD that the. Ne i"rkw GIANTS
have irSl claim on two of them. li""
ever. he would not sell them II th"r" -
a chance To put major "lrh IN lHl'H
more. He has The f"unda ton OF Il real
hail club Of major Caliher If tn" fran
rhisc could lie secured.
The latest report is that the rhtlad"!.
ph.a Nationals may possibly lac sold 70
the baltimore interests The real 80
tate held by the club in lhilad"lphla
il rather u stumbling block I" III" sale
Of the club itself. Resides which no
. real estate - becoming Immensely Nalu'
able for uses other than baseball
Would Require Largo Investment.
II would require a LARGE Investment
10 handle the club and It's lea"" {" The
prnperty-although tn" prnpcrr might
he transferred Mt n profit. Til" prop
erty belongs to G. webb Murphy. f"r
mer owner OF the Ch!car" cubs. am
some arrangement with him nigh; h'
possible. In fact Murphy might lie
helpful in making som" arrangement,
n the Baltimore club should deal viii
him direct.
Baltimore never has had n chance e
show how we'll II viii SUr""it major
In schalI, and tn. only Indication VI
have is the support given III" lntcrna
t!nnaI League team in recent years II
the old days. h"for" John McGraw quar-
relied with Ban. johnson and tried -
wreck the American lcaru" 10y hrtral
ing II 10 the National Baltimore was
great. Attendance figures In IN" day
Of the old Orioles Lrc rather di>Hppu'nt
Ing The team did not draw anvthinr
in dompar. son with the other clubs n'
the (l"aguc even wien winning ohaw'
riUush!pS II uutdrCW cleveland am
. Washington In IT," twelve club. "utdr"w
Louisville. and was on y par with Gin
cIunati. lts Attendance iicures ala not
."ruarc With ih"S" "T RrS;"n. Ne"
York. Chicago or even Philadelphia.
when I'll" American league went iu:,
Baltimore there was a sudden inrr"d 80
in attendance followed nv Il quick
slump. The tactics Of MrGraw's team
drove many Of the patrons away. The
American '"aFr". thcn new. failed t.