[citation needed] In 1907, the Ohio Works' sponsors, local industrialists Joseph and Thomas McDonald, approved the sale of the franchise to Zanesville investors.
The article added that three candidates were initially considered for the position of club manager: Mert Whitney, a player with a Buffalo, New York, franchise who previously played first base for the Youngstown club; Harry Ostdiek, a recently signed catcher from Canton, Ohio; and Sam L. Wright, the city editor of The Youngstown Daily Vindicator.
According to the article, however, the withdrawal of the Youngstown club's previous manager had dampened efforts to secure funding for a new franchise.
"The fact that Marty Hogan will in no way be connected with the Youngstown team has made the work much harder than ordinary for the promoters", the paper stated.
[1] The team was later replaced by the Youngstown Indians, which competed in the Ohio–Pennsylvania League in 1909, under the sponsorship of a New Castle, Pennsylvania, stock company.