Show CINCINNATI BASEBALL CL CLUB IS REPORTED SOLD SALE REPORTED OF CINCINNATI CLUB TO CARTER Wealthy Californian Said to to toHa Ha Have c Purchased sed Control Control- ing Interest CHICAGO CHICAGO C Aug 13 The n.-The The Cincinnati J club of ot the National league was wi re reported reported reported re- re ported sold to Warren N N. N Carter a wealthy resident of ot Pasadena Cal atI at ata ata a I conference held here today accordIng accordIng accordIng accord- accord Ing to the Herald Harald The paper und understands that Charles Bultman had been given authority by the owners of or tho the club to negotiate the deal r pASADENA Cal Aug 13 Warren n.-Warren Warren 1 JT N. N Carter city trustee of South Pasadena confirmed today the report that he was Interested In a deal to ac ac acquire ac- ac quire huire ownership of or the Cincinnati club I I 1 ha have vo a thirty day option on the club said Mr Carter I will decide In a week whether I shall exercise the option Mr Ir Carter refused to state the amount of ot mone money Involved but Intimated that It approximated ted The transaction Uon said Mr tIr Carter contemplates purchase of ot exclusive ownership of t the club club meaning franchises fran fran- park and property of or every de de- de- de scrip ti on I Mr Carter said eald he procured an option from the owners of ot the Cincinnati club while he was on i a visit to his old home In Cincinnati two weeks ago If It I take tako the club I will try make to a n. leader lender n rm nut aut nf rf If IU It n C CINCINNATI CINCINNATI 0 O. Aug 13 When When Warren M. M Carter of Pasadena Cat CaL was In this city not long ago salt saki- saki August Herrmann president of ot the Cincinati club here tonight he asked me If It I thought he could purchase some stock In the tho Cincinnati club I told him I would consider the matter and confer with some omo of ot the stockholders a and let him know later At a subseQuent subsequent quent meeting I told him It could be arranged and he then a asked ked me If It J I thought he hc could obtain the controlling interest In the club and I told him he could If It he was willing to pa pay the price asked He said he would like to consider consider consider con con- sider it two weeks or a. a month and It will be a month next Tue Tuesday day since the conversation took place There was a figure named during our conversation but at that time I did not consider It Jt In the form torm of or an option although I 1 believe that the figure Is correct and that Mr Carter or anyone else who after Investigation we find to be all right could purchase the con cc- trolling Interest In the club for tor the a amount m ou at It lt Is purely purel a business proposition and does not mean that we desire to tc sell the Cincinnati club If It Mr Carter Catter purchased the club for the amount named It wi will mean a A. handsome revenue for those who desire to sell as aa well 11 as asa a good thing for those who remain lr In the club After Atter this conversation Mr Carter Cartel i left town and I have not heard beard fron froni him nor seen him since therefore L n 1 greatly surprised today when 1 wa was Informed that he had made a statement statement statement state state- ment that he had an option on the controlling controlling con con- trolling Interest of or the club Furthermore If It the club Is sold t to Mr Carter the condition was made thaI tha that I v would remain at the head of or the club and that the club would remain In th the National league Mr Herrmann stated further that he hi has knowledge that persons who ho had hat no authority had offered the controlling Interest In the thc club for sale lIale to the Federal Federal Fed Fed- eral oral league He said there was as absolutely absolutely no chance chanco for the die club being lr irs any league other othol than the r a National |