Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-25
President 0'Neil Wants Them to Meet
in Cincinnati Friday to
Discuss Matters.
GRAVE DIFFICULTIES LOOM UP.
League Attorneys State That hessrs.
Prince and Wagner Have Some
Very Solid Claims.
PLAYERS REPORTING FOR DUTY
Coed Prospects for Local Shooting Hsrdic,ps-esn.ss
Sporting News of the Day.

Baseball matters in Cincinnati are not in
good shape by any means, and it is proha-
bic that there will be lots of trouble there
before anything is put in apple-pie order.
The situation has been one so complicated
that President j. Palmer O'Neil, who rep
resents the National League in Cincinnati.
yesterday afternoon wired President n. e.
Young at Washington, requesting him to
call special meeting of the League, to be
held in Cincinnati Friday next, to have the
matter thoroughly discussed. The truth is
there have been gross misrepresentation
made by some people regarding their claims in
Cincinnati and as 4 result it is now quite ap-
parent that Al. johnson has not by any means
such an absolute control of the Cincinnati club
as he represented TO Mr.. ONeil.
The latter yesterday afternoon made the fol-
lowing very significant statement: II have
Just received a very important letter from the
League attorneys in Cincinnati which makes
matters look quite mixed up in that city of
hams and base ball troubles. Our attorneys
tell me that they have seen papers which con-
vince them that Al johnson had no right what
ever to sell the interests of Messrs. Prince
ard " agncr TO the League without first
consulting the TWO gentlemen named. MIR.
Prince has advanced $500 and Mr. Wagner
about s., 800 in the interest of the club and its
grounds. Altogether their joint interests in the
club amount to more than Sl3 900. and our at
tnruevs point out that Mr.. johnson could GER
fainly not sell ont the club without first settling
the claims of these two gentlemen. In other
words, there has been gross Misrepresentation
made to us by somebody, and the matter will be
probed thoroughly"
Local baseball authorities who are interested
in the matter argue that johnson must have
known of the valid claims of Messrs. Wagner
and Prince all along. At any rate there will
probably be lively time before the
matter is fixed up. Johnson has not
yet received a cent from the League. He has
a drafr on President Young, hut its payment
up. One thirg is certain, judging from the
letter Of the Leagues Cincinnati attorneys, and
that is that the League cannot get the regular
ball grounds AT Cincinnati until Messrs. Wagner
and Prince settled with.
During the last few davs another matter OF
importance has been discovered After the
deal with johnson was made by Mr.. O'Neil the
franchise for the club President Young wired
the other clubs and soon discovered that the
franchise had been granted to Mr.. Brush,
Notwithstanding the many reports to the
contrary. Mr.. U'Neil had then to open
negotiations with Mr.. Brush who had ground
already secured Mr.. Brush was quite willing
to Join with Mr.. O'Neil and go ahead but both
gentlemen were at loss TO know what grounds
TO begin and get in condition owing to the
claims of Messrs Wagner and Prince. This
was another cause for special meeting of the
League.
1. could not be learned last evening whether
not a special meeting will be called, but
President O'Neil claims that the business is of
such an important kind that it cannot be settled
hy al NH,