Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-24
YESTERDAYS LEAGUE GAMES.

Probably never a baseball team left Pitts
urg in a more broken up condition than the
local team left Yesterday morning. The
team was broken up into factions and there
no longer exists any doubt regarding the
existence of a conspiracy to down Manager
IIanlon. And what is more important still
the facts of yesterday seem to indicate that
President o'Neil has Joined the ranks of the enc
mics of Hanlon.
After Mondays game Manager Hanlon was
ordered by President OSeii to not go on the West
ern trip of the team. This astounded Hanlon but
he maintained his dignity and at once insisted that
as manager of the team he would go and that Pres-
dent O'Nei had no authority to stop him. Hanlon
triad In seq one or two directors and failed but he
was on hand yesterday morning, and. despite the
order of President o'Neil he proceeded to Cleve-
While Messrs Hanlon and O'Neil were discuss
ing the matter the latter stated that certain
player on the team. his name was mentioned, had
stances If Manager Hanlon was In charge. Man
ager Hanon at once proceeded to hunt the player
up and questioned him on the matter,
Very Strong Denial
The ulaver most emphaticaIly denied that he had
made auy such statement to Mr.. O'Seil and Mr..
IIanlon then ret0rted on Mr.. 0'Neil. The latter
then got wrathy because Mr.. Hanlon had men,
tiopcd the matter to the player at ALL claiming that
everything had been said in confidence The
PLAYER in question told a gentleman yesterday
morning that instead of saying he would not play
HanlOD
IIanlon much as he liked to play under any man
ager he had ever known. The player was, indeed
greatly excited over the matter, loudly asserting
thata gross falsehood had been told regarding him.
Now, the above are absolute facts, and Manager
Hanlon justly contends that nothing short of vote
OF the Board of Directors can remove him or stop
him from travelling with the team.
But the entire business is disgrace to the club,
and all the trouble can be traced to two or three
men. Matters have gone so far that It is about
fine for the directors to take hand and deal
rigidly with everybody concerned. Yesterdays
10 a shows trouble
lies and if discipline cannot be enforced any other
matter What the consequences are The club has
already become the laughing stock of the country.
ON the one hand we have Manager Hanlon justly
ninE PLAYERS for gross violations of the club rules
ON the other we have the clubs President taking
the side of the rebellious element and remittug
Whv the whins the enmities and caprices of one
or two players who want to do as they like are
simply going to down one of the most faithful and
most energetic managers that ever worked for
club.
He Did His Duty.
1t appears that the great and only fault of Mana
ger Hanlon in the estimation of these macontents
Is that, in duty bound to his employers and the
public he has tried to make these malcontents act
ND to rule. In case of this kind surely every
official of the club should be on the side of Hanlon
II Arson had players of the ilk of our macontents
TO deal with they would not receive dollar until
they resolved TO act like gentlemen.
Certainly Manager Hanlon, like everybody else
fairly II is only two weeks ago since President
O'Neil declared that he would down everything
and anything like conspiracy against Hanlon
some people now say that the President has
wheeled round to escape the responsibility of the
many defeats so that Manager HanlOn will be the
only scapegoat, but Mr.. O'Neil could not play
part of this kind. STILL the directors of the club
ought to know whether the influences of the rebel
lous element of the club to rule or whether
manager who IS responsible to his directors has 10
assert any authority. Under present conditions,
President O'Neil Is acting part that is only hu-
initiating a very brave and honest fellow-d Han
Ion. The duty of the directors Is quite clear They
must either at once insist that Hanlon be manager
in fact with full power to rigdy discipline the
GiSorGanZing element, or declare him out OF the
position entirely. 1t is farce and an insult
10 Hanlon 10 call him manager if Mr.. O'Neil is to
have leading strings on him.
A full inquiry into the matter will show that ono
or two players, in particular have acted
shamefully. few important facts will be devel-
oped shortly.