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Rercrtec? Tnat ZaneevHe Pa'*t es Are:Afte- the Local Fra^crte* 'iFlt; r th* i aft few day?. tb*-r* has tbeen h well (jpflnul luim r point, tie j*at an offer had been ma bj u party of eapitaiif from Zams-villf- fo'.’ tb« franchise and ©layer? ofrh* Canton baseball team. Tin- News has been frying to get some dj* I •mformat son a to the report and yes-; terday a membei of the Canton Ath-I* lt;rnJtlt;vt! letk Club Co.., who has taken a prominent part in its affaiis. said: 1 “Yes. we have had a very flatten offer for the Canton franchise but as ! vet 1 don't know if the sale will he made as I believe before this can be done tlit- stockholders of the association will have to be consulted, i am of th* opinion, however, tha* the peo-1 pie of Canton do not appreciate thlt; effort that have been made by the i officials of the local association to give • Cknton the best sport that can be purchased for money.Fake for instance, the footballiteam; after the sad experience that 1 he association had last year, it was not deemed advisable for the asso-c at ion to take any financial risk in or-i ganizing a football team that would be e to wrestle the championship from Massillon. A party of gentlemen, al! of them stockholders in the local as jsociation, undertook the risk and secured the services of Coach Wallace Everything went along smoothly, s long as the Canton team won. but aft er an off day of several players in the Massillon game, a great number of the patrons of the game began to cry tha1 | there had been a throw down, and that ] the Canton managament was in the ideal to that effect. On top of came the statement of several Massil- j j Ion parties interested in football it. that city of an allegel deal that was attempted, and by their own admissions was not consummated. The j \ lt;an ton fans, instead of backing u;-» t | their home team, untiMhe facts could 1; be ascertained, at once started tc i knock t he Canton team and its man-!* agement. In spite of the efforts and i s explanations of all the parties con cerned. the peopfc* or at least a great-I et part of them, not only remaine, ! j away from the game yesterday, but induced as many others as they pos sibly could, to also join them in the t colt. This sort of thing is very dij cotiraging, and I believe ought to be re-j sented. While I dont know what will be done in the way of selling out the j franchise of the ball club, and wind ling up the affairs of the association if t!i** other members of the association fell as I do, the entire affairs ofthe association wiTfbe wound tip and the sporting fraternity will have to content thems« Ives by witnessing amateur games in the future, so far asCanton is concerned. The Zanesville people clamored for a chance last suru-mei, and Manager Ferd Drumm immediately sold the franchise of that eitv in the O. £ 1*. league t i Marion, Ohio.| Since that time, the fans in that city, nave been clamoring for a Professionalball team and now they are witling to i tray almost any price within reason, to i secure the Canton franchise of the 1 Central league.”j Several officials of the Canton Athletic Co. were asked about the offer from Zanesvill but refits d to be ■ quoted, only replyir't. thiii Hie” were I disgusted with the trea mlt; r,t t’uat partj of the public has given them in th*3 Massdton-( anton football contrivers’’.€ 11{■■if* wm my, -
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Canton Morning News
Canton, Ohio, US
Fri, Nov 30, 1906
Page 3
Full Page
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Gregg F.
GA, USA 07 Dec 2019
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