Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-30
Manager Sam Morton Has Quite a
Confidential Talk With the
New York Catcher.
MORTON SAYS 1T is ALL RIGHT.
The Catcher Declares Himself in Very
Plain Terms About the Mag
mates of the East.
RCSIE WANTS A VERY BIG FIGURE.
Gossip About the Local Club Asirs-Basebsll News Of
General Interest.

Sam Morton, of the new American Asso-
citation club in Chicago, returned to the city
yesterday and was after big game. He had
q business conversation with Dick Buckley,
of the New York League club, and as re-
suit Mr. Morton said last evening that if
Rusie went to the Chicago Association club
so would Buckley The latter is residing
here at present and talked to Mr. Morton in
athoroughly business like way. Buckley was
frank, and stated that he was playing base
ball for the money there was in it Tor him,
and that if financial arrangements were
suitable to him he would just as soon go to
Chicago as anywhere else.
ABOUT BUCKLEY's PAL.
After the conference Mr.. Morton touched
the wires to Pfefer whom he, Morton, e1-
pected was in Indianapolis trying to sign
Rusie. When Mr. Morton left the city last
evening he seemed highly satisfied with the
progress he had made with Buckley. Dur
ing a conversation with the writer Buckley
said:
81 don't think / will be on the New York
team next season, simply because do not
want TO plav there. What the club officials
there call their contract with me is worth
less. IQeIB are LOO III i4iC
New York club for me and for many more
who PLAYED on the team last season. If
NIutrie was sole manager matters might be
different, but he is not. Rusie wants $1,000
to plav there, and if he does not get it 1
think he will 90 over to the Association.
The truth is, the New York club will have
great difficulty in re-signing their old play
ers Richardson claims that the club owes
him 81 900, and he told me he would by no
L.,
erS had no satisfaction last season playing
for the club, because several people were
trying TO run it.
Would you like to 60 back to New
York?" was asked
"Not particularly"
OUT FOR THE MONEY.
Would you go to the American Associa-
tion?" was the next query.
Now, I'll just tell you how 1 stand.
am out to play for money, and I'll play on
the street If can make satisfactory terms
as regards salary. am frank. on that sub
iect simply because l mean it.
Talking about the relative merits of
pitchers John Ewing and Rusie, Buckley
said: why, Ewing is not in it with Rusie.
The latter has pluck, but John lacks sand
whenever ne is being hit hard. Last season
the Pittsburg team gave him a trouncing in
the early part of the year, and ever after
that John was sick when the team had to
meet the Pittsburgs. John would be
great pitcher if he had the sand"
Whether or not Buckley will leave the
League remains to be seen, but Mr.. Morton
certainly made him good offer last even
ing. AS soon as Rusie'S mentions are
known Buckley may decide. The latter
emphaticallv contends that Rusie is worth
every cent of S., 00o to the New York club.
OF course every baseball patron knows of
Buclley's standing as a catcher
TRYING TO HOOK ELMER
Mr Morton also had long talk with
Elmer Smith. They conferred for an hour
and a half At the conclusion of their talk
Mr.. Morton said: f'Smith and L have
arrived at nothing defiGite vet, but our
negotiations have been adjourned for about
two davs. Smith talks very reasonably and
we may come to terms. / will know as soon
as I return home"
Mr.. Morton also had long talk with
Join a Chicago Association Club contract,
but as Mr.. Morton signed Catcher Gunson
while down East and as he is still negotiat-
ing with Buckley nothing was done with
Quinn.
The Chicago manager left for home on
the limited last evening. He NAV be here
next week. He failed to see Gumbert yes
terday as the latter was out of the city.
Before leaving Mr. Morton said: ''Now
lust let it be understood as a fact that we
have signed Hart, the pitcher of the Sioux
Civ team -