Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-04
A STAR BATTERY.
Manager HanIOn Thinks He Will GET Gum.
bert and Quinn--The New Club APP
plies for a Charter-A Few
ConfictfnR 0niuiOnn

Conflicting Opinions.
In accordance with the statement made in
THE DISPATCH yesterday morning Hanlon
had conference with Ad Gumbert, the prom
inent pitcher and as a result it is very probable
that Gumbert will sign contract to play with
the Pittsburg Brotherhood club. The confer
ence was of pleasant nature and while Gum
bert did not sign at once he talked SO satisfac-
torily that Manager Hanlon is confident that
the East Ender will be colleague of Calvin
and SGaley.
Manager Hanlon also had a conference with
Catcher Quinn, of Braddock. Quinn has signed
a contract to play with the Brooklyn Brother
hood club, but Mr.. Hanlon has been in COM
munication with John M. Ward regarding
Quinn, and as a result Mr.. Ward states that if
the Braddock player is willing he can play with
Pittsburg and he can have his release from
Brooklyn. Quinn is willing to do this and it is
certain that he will play here. Manager Han.
Ion expects to make star battery OF him and
Gumbert.
There have been and will doubtless continue
to be many changes in the baseball programmes
for a long time to come. One of the latest is
the change made by the local directors of the
new club in applying for their legal right to
have a club a few days ago they had the
papers all prepared to organize under the Linn
tied Partnership act Since the Philadelphia
club applied and was granted a charter, how
ever the local club officials have resolved to
follow the example of their eastern friends.
The application for the charter was, therefore,
This change caused considerable comment
Yesterday, and when asked the cause Of the
change Treasurer Kerr said: why we were
always in favor of organizing under charGer,
but some of us thought the law might be some
what against our doing so. However, as soon
as the Philadelphia courts decided in favor of
granting the club there a charter we deemed it
safe enough to apply here. That's all there is
in it"
The subscribers to the stock are: Mayor Nc
Calm, 80 shares; NJ. B. Lemon 20 shares;
Colonel William A. Stone $50 shares; W. w.
Kerr, so shares: Edward Hanlon, 80 shares;
Henry B. Rea. 60 shares; G. F. Beymer an
shares; Morris Baer. 40 shares, and w. P. Pot
ter, 40 shares. The par value of the stock is So5
per share. The total number of shares is 500
and the total capital stock $4,000 The direc,
tors are Mayor McCallin, w. w. Kerr. Edward
Hanlon, Henry b. Rea, G. F. Beymer, Colonel
Stone and Nj. B. Lemon.
1t will be seen that w A Stone renresentino
some outsiders, still holds the lions share Of
the stock. Some legal authorities stated yes
terday that the court would doubtless grant
the charter but that any profits accruing from
the games could not legally be distributed, as
organizations under first class charters must
not be for profits The charter applied for is in
the nrst class. 1t was this condition of law
that caused the old club to organize under the
limited partnership act. Secretary Potter, of
the new club, however says that the law
proper does not say anything about profits.
he claims that mot for profits" is only men,
toned In the title of the act and that the Phila-
delphla court decided that the title was not the
law. AT any rate amid all the controversy the
new CLUB otncials are quite satisfied that they
are proceeding with absolute safety.