Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-06
NIMICK'S FLATDENIAL
he Replies to Strange Report From
Indianapolis.
ABOUT THE OLD CLUBS FUTURE.
Mr.. Converse is Ready to Put Up Plenty
Of Money If Needed.
GEORGE MILLER As A THIRD BAsEMAN

Baseball writers at indianapolis evidently
have everything cut and dried regarding
the Pittsburg National League club. One
young mamie cannot be:very old or else he
wouldn't apparently be SO innocent-has
flooded the country with the following very
definite announcement The dispatch il
dated indianapolis:
Director Schmidt, of the old ball club. is in
| Pittsburg and, it is known on reliable author
| ity is arranging for the transfer Of the club OF
| that city to Indianapolis Notwithstanding Nick
Young's denial that Pittsburg is to go out
| When Brush agreed to transfer his players to
New York there was a proviso in the agree.
/ ment that should Indianapolis go into the
| season Glasscock and one other player, prob
| ably Boyle and Rusie were to return, provided
the amount of advance money paid them by
New ork was refunded. Brush has all along
desired club, but his fellow-directors were
not in favor of it. This the willy President has
overcome, and his recent admission that he
would not interfere with Pittsburg's coming
here is now shown up in its true light When
the Pittsburg clnb completes its trip it will
not return to its old abode, but will land in
Hoosierdom.
SOMEWHAT OUT OF LINE.
The writer of the above has certainly lab
ored to leave no room for doubt in the mat
ter, and if ne is not the veriest prevaricator
some other people are telling the most willful
falsehoods to the public. President Nimick
was shown the dispatch yesterday, and after
reading 1t had hearty laugh. He said:
"Now, when is this nonsense going to end?
I am puzzled to know what reason there is
for some persistently publishing to the world
that we are going to transfer our club. Let
me make statement, full statement, re-
garding the whole matter. I will now
talk just as if I was under oath.
We have never spoken to any
body about transferring our club.
We have never written anybody on the sub
ject, and most certainly there never has
been anybody to see US on the matter either
from indianapolis or anywhere else. Now
I want this statement to be thoroughly
relied upon, because it is absolutely true
! will say more. r.club will be here this
year and for many years. I have just re-
ceived word from Mr.. Converse, one Of our
directors, who says that he is ready to put
up $4,000 to help the club along. He
rightfully says that other people are trying
to usurp the clubs rightful territory. His
admiration for the national game began in
this city, and he naturally feels opposed to
being pushed out by people who heretofore
have done nothing at all for the game.
Bear in mind it has been our money that
popularized the game here and we mean to
stay. We will stay.
THE LEAGUE NOT WILLING.
"But," continued Mr.. Nimick, "even if
we did wish to transfer our team, we
couldn't do it without the consent of the
National League. That organization could
carry q club here without us. At any rate,
the League is not willing for any transfer,
even if We were. I hope that all these
malicious rumors will stop, because they are