Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-07-31
WHAT THEY SAY.
Talks With Several of the Baseball 1
rectors About the Situation.

Talks With Several of the Baseball Di-
rectors About the Situation.
The release of Lang, the Manager of the
Sacramentos, as announced in yesterdays
RECORD UNION, created no end of gossip
about town, and in baseball circles things
are in an uproar. The Direc ors are all
quarreling among themselves, and those
who espoused Lang's cause are only too
willing to throw up the whole business.
In fact, the club is undoubtedly in bad
way, and the fact that it is the tail ender
in the League makes matters worse, and
with little hope of lettering the condition.
Director Marshall was seen yesterday,
and remarked that he knew nothing of the
matter until he read the RECORD UNION,
when the announcement of Lang's dis
missal almost paralyzed him.
Are you willing to sell your stock ?"
asked the reporter.
Sell it Why just get me an offer and
see how quick Eli deed it over
Continuing, Marshall said the club had
been managed all right under Lang, and it
was just splitting up the whole combina-
ton to put out a man that has been more
successful than any one else.
While the conversation was going on T.
I. Wiseman, another of the Directors.
cameup, and said that he, too, did not know
a word about the action of the Directors
before he had seen the published account
OF the meeting
Something will have to be done to
even-up matters. At the meeting the other
evening, an assessment of $40 was called
Tor from each Director. However, after
other settlements had been made, the
amount was decreased to $22 so per man,
but this they consider too much to put
out every month, and claim that the club
ought to run itself. That is about the way
the matter stands.
Director Gamble, the Secretary of the
club, says he had not the least idea that
anything would come up at the meeting in
regard to Manager. Charles SERVER, he
said, would not be the real Manager. but
that Enright, of Holbrook, Merrill & Stet.
sons, firm was to be the power behind the
throne. I'VE haven't got money enough to
pay the men, and there is probably fun
ahead, said Gamble.
Lang appears happy, and says he doesn't
know OF one good reason the opposing Di-
rectors have for releasing him. However,
he did not care, and would Just as soon
have the whole thing off his hands.
w. +. Peterson, one of the Directors
who voted to GUST Lang, says his reason for
so acting was good one, as he did not con-
slider Lang able to manipulate the finances
OF the club so as to make both ends meet
He said he had other reasons, but did not
wish to state what they WERE
Mr.. Lang was seen again last evening
and announced positively that he would
have nothing more to do with the club.
If | wanted to make kick" said he, II
have ample opportunity and good grounds
for so doing. | am informed by promi-
nent attorney that l can yet consider N.Y.
self the Manager, as the bylaws provide
that thirds vote is required on ques-
tons OF releasing members. However, !
will have no more to say now. l will re-
mark, by the way, that have been offered
81 600 to buy up all the stock in the club
and run it myself, and the offer was
made by prominent corporation in
this city, to whose Interests it would
be to keep up the ball games 1t was
my intention, had l remained as Manager,
TO sign Fairhurst right away. as could get
him cheap, and he is a good catcher"
The popular expression is that Lang had
made good Manager, and that he had
been successful with his club is evidenced
by the percentage of games won during
his management. 1t remains to be seen
how the new Manager will do. His friends
claim that he will prove equal to the emer-
gency, and that the team will go on play
ing as good ball as if nothing had hap.
pened.