Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-26
The Genial Pittsburg Baseball Mag
nate Comes Home Smiling and
Full of Confidence.
JOHN INWARD HAS NOT SIGNED YET
If He Objects to Go to Brooklyn There Is a
Strong Chance of His Coming to
Join the Local Team.
FoLEY'S RACY LETTER FROM BOSTON.
Efforts to Stop PriE: Fighting in the west-Gsusrsl
spc-tirg News Of the Day.

President J. Palmer o'Neill, of the local
ball club, returned from his mysterious trip
in the East yesterday morning. He was
looking as bright snd as joviai as if he had
signed every s.ar ball player in the business
during his absence. He has not lost an
oGnce Of confidence amid all the rumors OF
This great player and that good PLAYER being
snatched from Pittsbnrg's reach. With his
characteristic smile, that so prominently be-
tokens absolute confidence, he said:
Why, my boy, We still have our eye on
the pennant yet. We are not going about
the country merely as marks o. to pass away
idle time. We are out to do business and we
are doing it and don you forget that part of
it"
The heretofore loquacious magnate was. to
great extent, reticent on many things, claim
ing that too much talk had already interfcred
with some good plans. Yet il was not difficult
to learn that he has strong hopes of securing
Ad. Gumbert and Van Haltrcn together with
one or two good pitchers who are not ODay
oT.Ha ddock. When asked about Ward, he said:
John NJ. Ward has not signed to play IN
Brooklyn yet. Certainly the New York club
has released him to 20 to Brooklyn if he desires
20 go there but IL he objects the deal is OF. lie
has not made MP his mind yet and you can de-
pend oO that DO not WorT!. Wen coHle out
all right and we'll have a splendid outfeld and
intield. We have Mack and Bierbauer sure
and in few days will be able TO add some
more stars to the list.
In speaking of the National Board, MI.
o'Neui spoke of it IN the highest terms, and
predicted great and glorious results. ''I'll tell
you,' he said that this will be one of the best
years tor baseball ever known"
Regarding the case of Ward. the following
dispstch from New York Yesterday confirms
what Nj. O'Neill said. The dispatch says:
president Byrne OF the Brooklyn club and
John Ward had a conference Yesterday after
noon. From the way President Byrne smiled
when seen by Sun reporter it looks very much
as if Ward had agreed to play in Brooklyn.
Yes said Mr.. Byrne, 1 have just heard the
news should like to have Ward play on the
Brooklvn team, as he would greatly strengthen
II. But he has not said yet what he is willing
to do. From his talk 1t might be inferred that
he would rather stay IN the metropolitan dis
trict. Pittshurg wants him. and so does CIn-
cinnati. Ii he desires to play IN Brooklyn 1
think he can be accommodated providing he is
reasonable
shortly after President Byrne let drop
the remark that Ward was reasonable, and
looked 1T matters in a good business light. So
there can be no doubt from this repark, that
it Is perfectly understood matter that Ward
Will be found across the bridge"
The above dispatch would seem TO indicate
that there is yet hope of securing Ward to play
here. It might be well If the local mag mates
would get together to-day and see if means
cannot he arranged hy which the great short
stop can be secured for this city. He will he
worth all the money that may be paid for him.
President O'Neill will commence at once 10
sign all the old players he wants and doubtless
he will have few busy days That he has been
hustllng there is no doubt and he states that
sorle of his fellow maGnates are anxious to
help him in securing trst-class team for Pitts
burg.