Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-10-20 | Page 14 | New Cincinnati Owner Plans to Rebuild Club for 1930 Drive

New Cincinnati Owner Plans Plan to Rebuild Club for 1930 Drive I Sidney W Weil il Has Ha Long ong Been Ar Ardent e t F Follower lo r I of f Team Wants Want to C Control nt Winning O Outfit I I I Ii i CINCINNATI O. O NEA lic J that Sidney ShIne Well rell Cincinnati l tr n sportsman vho V y v announced I that mt ho had gained CO lol of ot the Cincinnati J P 5 c baseball club b of ot I I the tho tho National IM represented I N w York capital that liat the Reds Keds I II I team of or 10 1929 would be replace with now talent valued at are aro current in this this' city It was Vaa ald said I that the thereal real owner Of bt tho the club club 1 Its hi a li lii i close friend pf pt William Wllliam u Wrigley lcy Chicago Cubs' Cubs owner All AU of ot the tha reports lacked official lal confirmation but bilt were said to como come from apparently alpar reliable sources rise to pow power r in the Reds' Reds cl club b was sudden Few knew what about until after hi t was all cam campaign was was fell 1011 under way Within a short timer timet Well Weil pained gained control contil l of shares of or common and pro pre preferred stock Approximately 6 0 enabled him I tn t buy the tho con con con- toIling Int Interest ret it was saz said S Some ino of or tho the shares wore bought at af OO each cach Some Somo cost more moio than th that L LARDENT ARDENT FAN FOR YEARS As J a bo boy Sidney Well Veil watched the Red Reds pla play at nt c Y When ho 10 hon was n 21 1 h hIs father r I. I st A. A Well Veil a n dealer lealer gave gt him a a. share of or Cincinnati Baseball club stock valued value at 1000 1 W Well r ll ii was Mas through sch school ol ho hot ho became associated with his father in the tho horse business Es This association tion continued until yea tIngo ago when ho lie Joined with Lou Bau Bauer r to form tho Bauer Bt Auto uto Sales commons commons' Like most business men well Veil had hada a hobby and it was b baseball M ball When When h ho stopped playing the tho gamo Kame he hc became an nn enthusiastic enthusiastic- follower of ot otI I tho the Red ned He held a ft box at Redland Redland Red Red- land field for many years Through the upa and downs many of-many seasons he remained a st staunch h fallowed d of ot his hili homo club always rg nu Jn In j his heart a 12 tf tiny Y hope that li ho might so some day own the club He Be wanted antEd to build it up Into a winning gation Ho advised the tha A J. J Frank Prank Co i brokers broker to ta buy up cn enough stock block to give gl him control When tho thiO last share shuo had been bee purchased mid arid ho lie howan was wan Ss lcd tho the con Control Centre r lor r iho club cil Weil U announced Vc c We want a u. winning team Anything Any- Any thing else lse follows that cl 1 Is pleasant and remains unC un- un ui C i turned ruffled under trying circumstances Ills IUs actions and words are quick as ns may b bo be gathered from his stock manipulations 10 Ho is 48 8 years old His ls wife Mrs Florenco Florence Levy Well before her marriage e was secretary to a n West Virginia congre congressman and there are three children c Care Caro- ro- ro Is 11 9 7 7 and Irwin Invin 1 lI 1 1 While Well Wel Wail waa engaged M In 11 bu buyIng buying buy buy- Ing the controlling interest ot of the club Louis Luis C. C Widrig holder of ot 2500 sh shares res sought to gain control f for fOz r himself The Tle amount of ot fi Widrig's aha share e I is no not known kno definitely al although although at- at though it I Is hr said bald ho 10 hl his h holdings to 2900 2300 or ot shares C. C J 1 J retiring p president president Ident I- I dent of at h he Reds Red elect elected d to that office almost two year ago ngo holds hold mos most of ot the tho Uio rem remaining B t