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EMERY WHEELft* (Continued from Page .16)Indians for a home game—in Cleve-land—and in. so doing did not break the agreement. His promotion, as already mentioned, drew the second largest crowd of the season. Yes the Tigers won.m * -'if ■IT WAS PROBABLY because Manager Wise only had $22 left after paying all bills, that the boys around town circulated a petition to buy him a gift, ‘Tor the esteem in which he is held by us.” Whitman found the original petitions among the papers Tie uncovered, •and they bear the names of ■ many of Massillon’s illustrious-citizens- of the early years of the 20th century. Only a -few - of the' 82 signers are still living. They subscribed sufficient money to present Manager Wise with a handsome diamond ring, which lie gave late in life to his granddaughter, Mrs. Louis Anthony of this city'.'It is doubtful-If any document in the city contains as many namesof prominent citizens of that time as these petitions.Names we are able to read are A F. Portman, E. C. Mmvitt, Jesse J. Pitts, M. R. Bisseli, J. W. Mc-Clymonds, C. M. Russell, Arvine Wales, W. E. Russell, A. HI Coleman, L’ouis S, Blank, Burt Hankins, Harry C. Kurtz, Justin Williams, E, W. Fetzer, Charles Burd, S. W. Young, S. R. Weirich, R. T. Hipp, • W. II. Myers, F, Smith, S. F. Wefler, George A. Howells, Stanton II. Fox, E. C. Segner, Wm. Simonet, George H. List, Frank Kracker, Joe Snyder, E. C. Somers,E. H. Pille, Gieitsman and Ertib,F. A. Brown, Wm, A. Fietzcker, H.A. Croxton, W. A. Wallick, F. F.Taggart, Frank A. Vogt, L-, Schim-ke, Julius Schneider, J‘ S. Hoover,Albert Ellery, A. J. Loew. H, F.Rider, Wilson Graber, Z. T. Balt-zly, Busby Earl, William Wagoner,Tom Farrell, Wm. B. Martin, H. V.Kramer, W. H. Vogt,, H. C. Brown,F. W. Arnold, A. W; Inman, DanJ. Dusablon, F. Scheer, HenryWeible, Harold Howald, W. D,Ratchford, Maier, Shaidnagle Co.,George Conley, Maurice Smith, 0,T. Maier, Robert R. Hess, JohnDoll, Charles E, Jarvis, Charles G.King, H. L. Pille, H.-A. Rimmelft.W. S. Moke, J. Merwin, EdwardSworm, G. C. Haverstack, CharlesM. Wise, George Goodhart, HustRhine and.. George W. Doll.—_ ,
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Evening Independent
Massillon, Ohio, US
Fri, Jan 15, 1954
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