Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-01
The Good Points of the Appointment
Of ". E. McGunnigle as the
Local Clubs Manager.
ABOUT 0'KEIL'S RESIGNATION,
a Few Features of the General Situation,
and About a New National
Agreement.
TEE LATEST TALK OF ]. L. SULLIVAN.
Goszp Ahcut Prominent Pugilists and Other Branches
ofEsery Day Sport

enQ OF meetings OF local baseball directors.
Too many meetings mean bad business and
that there is something wrong. The affairs
OF tie local club have had an extremely zig
Eag course first and last and directors meet
ings have weekly been the central pivot
toward which every eye of the local base
ball public has been turned. Within the
last few DAYS there have been two very im-
portsut meetings of the local directors At
one J. Palmer O'Neil resigned the Presi-
vas selectsd manager OF the club for next year.
I am indeed well pleased because of
MI. McGunnigls's appointment, not only
because of his sterling abilities as mana
ger, but because of the general wish, in
fact easerness, of all the players to have
him as a manager There was fear that
my friend, Ed Hanlon, would 60 if Nc
GunIigle was manager. There is nothing
to be feared. Hanlon has a home
sn6 knows what it is to leave it The direc-
tors die, in my estimation, one of their best
acts when they unanimously elected Mr..
NcGuGnigle to manage this team next year.
Let h:m manage it and hold him strictly re-
spopSible tcr it. That will be fair to him,
the players ard the public, and certainly
relief to cur worried directors.
lZr. o'NeiPs Resignation.
want to say few words about the
resignation of j. Palmer O'Neil from the
presi iency Of the local club. Few people
have assaiied Mr.. O'Neil more directly than
] have because OF what I have at times
deemed his bad policy; but nobody regrets
more than Go the fact that Mr.. O'Neil has
stepped down and out from the most active
position Of the club. To be frank, 1 don't
thin there is a man ia Pittsburg who could
be as valuable to the Pittsburg club as j.
Palmer O'Neil. and 1 say this mindful of
oil his human foibles as far as j know
them M O'Neil has figured in troubled
and Cnlucky times, and in baseball history
he appears to me Just what a Disraeli, q
Count Cayour and Count Andrassy was in
European politics in times of rebellion and
diplomatic intrigue. Depend upon it, there
are few Palmer O'Neils in baseball There
never was u harder worker, never harder
fighter and never more successful tactician
than Mr. O'Neil. Certainly he had ene-
mics of uncompromising kind, and they
hsve taken advantage of temporary re-
yersals and made matters SO unpleasant that
he has stepped down and out. Let Ire say
one word, word in kindly feeling to all,
friends and foes alike. Let bygones be by
goes, and lst j. Palmer O'Neil once more
advocate before the world the importance
and the worth of Pittsburg as baseball
city. It will be gain to the club and
gain to the community.
The General Situation.
a general survey of the condition of base
bsll affairs gives hope that common un-
derstanding of peace will be arrived at soon
BY the opposing parties. The contest be-
tween the Association and the League is
becoming, in fact, has become so hot that a
termination nav be looked for at any time.
The conflict is too disastrous to those inter-
ested to continue. and it is because of this
that think the folly CT continuing it much |
longer Will forcibly impress those who are
taking part in it. Of course, 1 still contend |
that the American Association magnates are |
almost entirely responsible for the un-
pleasant state of things, and, therefore, |
oyertures for closing up of the breach |
ought to come from them. I think they |
must be convinced beyond all doubt that |
they will be the sufferers more than any, \
body else if the conflict continues, for it is |
g conflict now. a week or two ago every |
prominent man in the American Associa-
tloc talked very gushingly about all the
stSr players in the League who were ready |
70 sep over to the Association at the first |
solicitation. What {, disappointment there
the inducements and allurements that have
been hell out L know of none who have
Jumped" The trip of nv friend Sam
Morton East to hook prominent League
players for The new Chicago team must have
been q very disheSrtening one. He was
unable to sign any of the stars he set out to
catch, a@d wbea he cannot succeed 1 don't
think Ii worth while for anybody else to
try. This goes to show that as usual the
A-eo Io-J
they have fooled themselves.
They evidently have forgotten that all |
prominect ball players have had taste of
the jump.sE business and do not care for
any more Of it Tie Association magnates
ought to remember this, and if they take
this fact into consideration 1 have verv
strong hopes tfat they will resolve to at
least try and act like sensible men. Depend
upon it, they have enough difficulties of
their own 10 contend agailst without hav-
Ing them augmented by fighting the Ma
.lonaI Leasle. Every day is proving this
Tact.
What Should BE Done.
The baseball season that has Just ended
oas not been very bad one; in fact, when
we take into consideration the fight of last
rear, the recent season has been much better
han many of US expected. But the time
|
,oward getting baseball once more down to
or up 10 national basis In short, the
sooner there is national agreement by
which every professional baseball. organiza-
ion is bound to act on common principles,
he sooner will the business become more
profitable for those directly interested in it,
md certainly more pleasant for the public.
The value and necessity of a national agree
nent have often been pointed out In this
,aper, but its necessity was never more ap-
parent than now. Why, the ball players
ire complete masters of the situation, and
he competition for the best of them is
iragging the national game down to level
over than has been known for years |
the players are reaping the
,eneft, of course. But let me say that
reaction of this abnormal state Of
hings will come just as sure
S the tide ebbs and flows. The
eaction will be disadvantageous to the
,iayer without the good effects of a na-
ionai agreement come 10 his protection. 1t
eems 10 me exceedingly strange that capi-
aIists who have money invested in baseball
hould not insist that national agreement
e adopted at once by all the baseball or
anizations without one every dollar in
ested in the business is in the greatest
eopardv. and its value therefore Gcpre-
lated. This fact alone should WELD very
reat influence: certainly an influence suffi-
ieutly strong to suboue all personalities in
be matter. am aware tina; representatives
the Association not long ago subUittsd
ONE propositions to the National League
n which they based tlieir notions OF ma
ioral agreement. Those propositions were
Q rnonstrously unfair that they appeared
lore as an Insult to he League representa-
ives than overtIres for peace on a logical
sste Vh.. Is needed now is represlta- \