The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-21
FERRY EX-H|CH-TO TORONTO BATTLE
CAlS|NG VALLEY WIDE INTEREST
YANKEES REPLY



In reply to n statement MADE ny
Manager y. s. Woods Of the Martins
Ferry Ex-uirh Football club. which
was published IN yesterday morn
ins's IntellIgencer & Register MARI
G. Satler, Manager Of The YANKEE
Athletic Club OF Wheeling. w. Va
wish TO state and to clearly nave
understood by all persons inlereste1
IN the prospective High
rsme that the conditions that where
s,ted and explained in Mr.. WOODS
nuhIIca ton are not the true conAt-
IONS as they exist between these
two clubs at the present time. In the
following para graphs ] Will cndeaVor
to explain and point out the true
facts as they now exist. and as &c
the truth Of my statement l am
willing - take oath TO the following
explanation.
q, Sunday night November otn
inst. myself and my assistant ne.u
conference with Mr.. Woods al Mar-
tins Ferry. and put our proposition
m for his consideration whlch "'s
az follows. that the Yankee club was
vary dosirous of booking the cA'
High club for two games this season
stating that we desired the hrss
game 10 be played at Bauer's Bal!
park Wheeling and that we whers
willing to give the EX-H'gh S'o'
th'rty-fve percent gross OF the gate
rccelpts and that we wou!o p'a!
them n return game at League FarR'
Martins Ferry, for which we whale
satisfied 10 place a forfeit Tor onr
apnearance to rlay this return game
and that we where to receive Tor our
services the same percentage hat
thew -ece,ved from tao first game.
tho above proposition did not meet
Mr.. Woods approval the reason TOR
this he absolutely refused 70 grant
us the FIRST game at wheeling. 80
our meeting for that night was ad-
tourned without any party coming
to any definite decision.
On the following Sunday morning
had 4 phone conversation with Mt
Woods asking him II he had recon
sidercG our offer Of the 5th TO which
he rep'ycd he had not. but that the
Ey-H!gh where willing to accept our
term. and conditions with one cx-
fnir promotion and what really Is =
fair rronosit'on he encEe-ted tNnt
we toss coin In order 70 arrive at
the decision as TO where the n-st
game was to he nlaved. and - th's
question I re7lvcd that ! would like
! 10 have permission to take lit'is
debate amongst my teammates con-
corning this new proDosition OF the
toss so again our conference ended
without coming 70 any definite point
81 that night again called Mr..
Woods stating that we where
willing TO toss and that we whore
very anxious 70 toss that night. To
which he replied. Nothing doing you
either play at Martins Ferry or Won
don't r!av our Club" and so to-dato
have held m further conversation IS
with Mr.. Woods.
Also wish to state that feel Jus
tined in issuing the following Ceal-
lege to the Martins Ferry Ex-High
club FOR Sunday Dew. 3. 1922 unde.
the following conditions and terms.
That myself and Manager Woods
toss the coin as to where the game
shall be played at Martins Ferry nr
Wheeling and that the total gate re-
celpts shall be divided evenly amont
the two clubs allowing the home club a
certain amount (This amount TO be
agreed upon) for the game expense.
The above proposition Is fair and
Just proposition and Is the only
terms and conditions that the Yam
kce Club will accept.
(SignndD J. ]. CROCK
KARL g. SAILER
Manager Yankee Athletic club