Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-25
IT'S A HOPEFUL SIGN.
A Local Baseball Magnate Receives a
Very Important Letter
From Boston.
MORE EFFORTS AT PEACEMAKING.
President 0'Neil Talks About Galyin's
Claim of $500 and About
the Clubs Status.
THE CHTCAGOs DOWN OUR sLUGGERS.
Darrin Arrives in the City 70 Run McCleIland-Gen.
eral Sporting News of the Day.

There are signs of settlement of the
trouble between the National League and
American Association. Yesterday after
noon prominent official of the local club
received a letter from Boston which holds
out a hope that matters will be adjusted
soon The letter advised the local club to
"rest for awhile and await developments.
This is taken to mean that efforts are being
made between the magnates of the two or
CARNATIONS TO have a settlement as soon as
possible At any rate the Boston League
magnates would not advise their brethren
10 "rest" if there were no signs of peace.
ABOUT THE LETTER
The official who received the letter said
TO the writer: "The letter was in reply to
4 letter l sent to Boston a few days ago.
Chiefly it means that we do not proceed at
once and put League clubs in St. Louis and
Baltimore, and of course that means that
something is going on. We resolved TO
place League teams in the two cities named
because the Association threaten TO place
teams in Chicago and other League cities.
We can easily get a good foothold in st.
Louis and also in Baltimore, and the Asso-
citation people know this. We intended to
make the move right away, but of course
action will be delayed since the letter in
question has been received. l may add
that 1t is still possible that the League may
consist OF ten clubs, and if it does there
will be no Association club in Boston, but
there will be League clubs in Baltimore
and St Louis. 1 am not at liberty 10 ex-
plain at present how this change will be
made, but the plan has been fully dis
cuSsed and is ready to put into operation.
CAN CORRAL THE PLAYERS.
"Oh, no; we are not requested to keep
our hands of Association players. Tom
Brown is almost booked for q certain
League team, and Dan Brouthers is almost
certain TO return to the Boston League
team. There are many other prominent
players in the Association ready at any
moment to Join League ranks
President O'Neil was questioned on the
above, and he would neither confirm nor
deny any of the statements. He was also
asked about the $500 promised Jimmy Gal
win if the latter won more games than he
lost during this season. Mr.. O'Neil said:
ED Hanlon signed Calvin and the con-
tract has no special condition connected |
with it, and Hanlon made no agreement |
with Calvin that L know of whereby the |
latter was to receive $500 extra. 1 certainly |
never VTOHlS6u duV SUCH IL
l did, or if any OF us made any such ar |
rangement with him, why, the money will |
be paid, but if no such arrangement was
made the money will not be paid. That is |
fair enough"
GOOD FINANCIAL RESULTS. |
Mr.. O'Neil was asked about the financial |
success of the club during the season, and |
be said: Manager McGunnigle brought |
home with him from the last Eastern trip |
200 after paying all expenses Our team
realized more than s., 200 in Boston. Dur
ing the year we have paid out about SC. 600
in bonuses and in improving the grounds,
and notwithstanding this we will come out
about even. We paid $4,000 for Shugart's
release; $500 for Wards and 500 for
Ncwell's. We also spent S2, 600 in improv-
ing the grounds and stands, and also car
ried general extra men in the early part of
the season. Altogether we have done well
considering that we have been tail enders
most Of the time. In 1889 the club lost
$4,000, and certainly this year is great
improvement on that"
A series of exhibition games is already
being mapped out President O'Neil states
that the team will play several games with
the East End Gyms, and he also favors the
idea Of PLAYING one or two games with the
Jeanette and UnIontown teams on their
Oxrn Grounds |