Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-20
TIRED OF FIGHTING.
Local Baseball Magnates Talk of an
Interesting Consolidation of
the Two Teams.
SOME DEFINITE PLANS STATED.
Hecker's Unfortunates Meet Two Defeats at
the Windy City-An ANA
tours Failure.
A RUMOR ABOUT WARD AND BYRNE.
Tennis Tournament at AltoOua-Tournament Wins
the Omnibus Stakes s-A New Local Ball Player
A RUMOR ABOUT WARD AND BYRNE.

rainy day in the midst of the baseball
season is always productive of much specu.
iative talk among the professionals and
patrons of the game. The argument on the
diamond cannot be seen, but indoors games
are not only lost and won by talk, but the
entire system OF baseball playing is invari.
ably revolutionized. Yesterday in Pitts
Durg was no exception. Watery clouds
settled all playing at Exposition Park and
there was nothing lett for the cranks to do
but conjecture about the future.
Amid the rain falling and the thunder's
roar, Mr.. Palmer O'Neil, OF the local n. L.
club, talked considerably, and SO did Man
ager Aanlon and Secretary Tener, of the
local p L. team. But the most important
statement OF all those that were made re-
Garding baseball affairs was one relative to
d conversation that took place between
Mr.. O'Neil and Mr.. Kerr The latter as
DISPATCH readers know. is the ex-treasurer of
the Players League team in Pittsburg. Their
talk referred to was entirely concerning
CONSOLIDATED TEAM;
that is, a team made up of the best IA or Is
players of the two teams at present profession
ally identified with Pittsburg. The opinions
expressed by the two gentleman are vouched
for by Mr.. ONel
The latter and Mr.. Kerr accidentally met at
Fratts store, and at once they began to dis
cuss the compromise idea. Both agreed THAI
compromise would be the best thing possible
for baseball After talking the general princi-
pie over, here is their expressed notion of a con-
solidated club for next year
A new baseball company should be formed
and the capital stock must be SlO0OOO. OF
that amount the National League club should
have $4,000 worth and the Players League
$4,000 In other words each party to have
what they are now rated or estimated at The
remaining $4,000 worth of shares is to be sold
and the money to be devoted toward paying
debts. The National League is to have the
President
Both gentlemen agreed to this plan, and then
the makeup of the team was agreed to.
Aessrs. O'Ne1 and Kerr made up a consoli-
dated team, as follows: Beckley, first base:
LaRoque, second; Corcoran, Short; Roat, third;
Hanlon, Sunday and probably Maui or Miller
in the outfeld; Carroll, Quinn, Miller and
Fields as catchers and Calvin, Baker, Hecker
ano Tener as pitchers 1t was further suggested
that MI. Tener be Secretary and Treasurer.
VERY SIGNIFICANT.
The above is only significant because it shows
clearly that prominent stockholders of each
team have a desire to consolidate, and if
straws indicate in what direction the stream
nows, the above opinions show that compro-
mise or consolidation is very likely 1t is fact
that both Messrs. 0'Neil and Kerr favor the
notion, because they state that each club Is
losing money. A consolidation such as spoken
Of means that the proposed new team play at
Exposition Park The notion may to some
seem unlikely of being carried into practice
put there is some sound business sense in it.
1t is fact that every deliberarlve man con-
nected in any way with either team favors a |
compromise The public does also Mr..
Nlmlek, talking about the matter, said:
1T is foolish to carry on this war. 1t will not /
only ruin us all, but it will kill the game. We /
could make good team out of the two teams /
We have in the city, and something will have to /
be done. However we are determined to have
National League team here next year, and
let nobody be fooled on this point"
MeSsrss Tener and Hanlon are certain that
she Payers League team will. be here next
year, because they claim it is the representa-
tive club of PittsDurg. They further declare
that there will be no National League club. and
that is just how matters stand 1t is however
authoritativey stated that the officials of each
team are talking seriously about a system of
compromise in tittsburg.