Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-21
Totals.

"Whatever officials OF baseball clubs may
publicly state to the contrary the fact is all OF
them are very weary Of the business so far this
season. Dozens Of them would be glad to get
out Of IL II they could do 1t gracefully"
The above was the statement of an official
OF local clnb yesterday, and there was consid-
erable truth In his statement Direc tor J. T..
o'Neil was asked his opinion OF the situation
now, and be said:
A STRONG STATEMENT.
81 don't care n matters get low down that
not citizen goes near game. The game Is being
rdined, and Rt very rapid rate at that. Those
who hAsr injured the game, ! mean the new
League backcig, may howl as they like about the
bad weather. but there has been bad weather In
every season, and there never such rdcu-
louBy low httendances NJ there has been THIS
season. Now, all this could be avoided II club
officials generally were not afraid OF the news
papers
''Tf they were not afraid OF beingI called
weakcncrG, etc, by the prcss they would get
together and talk about consolidation. That
would be sensible business For Instance the
ofncRis Of the two rittsburg clubs could meet and
reason thus. The old League people could say 10
the other clubi The lease OF Our grounds will
soon expire and you have excellent grounds and
are In hole financially. Why cant We take the
best players Of the two clubs and make one good
Cluby You can take sOne OF our stock and we can
have one irst-oass club Now this would be the
way good business men would act and their action
would BE- pleasure 60 the people.
AFRAID TO ACT.
''But we won't do that. might say we dare
not do that because Of the criticisms OF the news
papers. don't think either side would have the
nerve 60 even privately suggest such thing, be.
cause The fact Of the proposed deal would In Hh
instant beesme public, ana that would kill II ANA
Incur eeHsufe on the man who made The suEEsss
tieh, know that would not take w. ppg aud offer
She suggestion aud don't thinL the other side
would,
Doubtless the frank statement OF Mf u'keii IL
TehAFk able ~ this luHuiuFe more because there
IL truth In every word more Than anything else,
The statement shows clearly that the quarrel now
TBiHF IL not ~ The Interest Of the public, but
iof eHe party ~ the oihuf 10 gain y basebali m1E
that can secure The pubip's cash as far as base
bail playing is concerned That the public IL
rapidly bscOming convinced Of this Tact IL being
proven ever daY
HUMRUGaISd THE PUBLIC,
Yesterday pittsburFors interested In the game
simply talked ab0Ht the clubs IN spirit Of Tidi-
ouin, The quarrel 10 bad enough, hut when the
NTeIohed playing Of Monday 10 added OF the
burden IL mora than even good-nAtured people
can bear, Sir, u'Nail's remarks, ~ they msan
anything ~ ni muau that The public ought nat 10
nuas men connected with the Two Leagues not
have nerve enough 60 call halt 20 the propOslrr-
Ouu proceedings now going onF 10 there any cun-
sure or ruwArdicr attached 10 the making OF n
wise nnd honest buFgrhtUnf Both parties are IN
the ring, aud IN long as they remain there the
public will be humbugged aud 10 great extent
hoodwinked. II matters cannot be forced 20 n
penceAhle conclusion any other way the public
might take n hand IN Il, and let tho players per-
form only 10 directors and umplrca. That would
soon settle H.