The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-12
MANAGER M'DERMOTT
WANTS TO RESIGN
His Terms Said to Have Been Accepted
by Bangor.
SCRANTON OWNERS DIDN'T KNOW IT
Mr.. Brooks Brands as False the Ru.
NOR That McDermott and Several
Players We're to Be Released..T The
Manager Believed the Idle Talk.

Manager M. H. McDermott, Of the
Scranton base ball club. has negotiated
with the directors Of the Bangor club
Of the New England league. The Ban
gor directors met last night and de-
cided to engage McDermott as man.
ager, as indicated In the following dis
patch received by The Tribune soon
after midnight:
BY United Press.
Bangor, Me-, June 1.-THE directors CT
the Bangor base ball association today
| received the resignation Of William n.
Long and accepted the terms Of NJ. H. Nc
Dermott, Of the Scranton club, Of the
Eastern league to manage the local team
They have asked McDermott to report
here at once.
Manager McDermott and Mr.. Brooks,
one Of the owners of the Scranton club,
were interviewed by Tribune reporter
at an early hour this morning. The re-
suit Of the two interviews indicates that
the Scranton owners had never taken
any formal action on either retaining or
releasing McDermOtt; that the negotia-
tiOns between the Bangor association
| and McDermott were started by the
former, and that McDermott was led to
negotiate because he had heard he was
to be released.
McDermott was found in his room at
the st. Charles hotel. He was shown
the dispatch and in response to the re-
porter's questions said
THE BANGOR NEGOTIATIONS.
Il was called away last week by the
illness Of my wife. My appearance in
Fall River / suppose accounted for an
article in q Providence Journal to the
effect that had been released. This
article evidently was brought to the no.
tive of the Bangor people Today (yes-
terday) received from them telegram
asking If would accept an engagement
with Bangor. wired asking what they
would pay me- That's all know about
1t.
II had heard from several sources that
I and Latham and several players were
to be released and naturally took ad-
vantage Of a chance to make a new en-
gagement. However, when ! asked Mr..
Brooks at the park yesterday IL the
rumor about the releases was true he
said 1t was not true"
Mr. Brooks was found at his home on
Linden street. He expressed surprise
at the contents Of the dispatch and said
'If Mr.. McDermott is dissatisfied and
wants to leave us l think 1t probable
that he will be permitted to go. al
though this information Is something
entirely new and unexpected and I do
not want to be emphatic on the matter.
We have not at any time decided to re-
lease Mr.. McDermott. in fact we have
never taken any action on the matter.
II we had. we certainly would have IN
formed him before anybody else. so the
foundation for the rumor which prompt
ed him to negotiate with another club
is entirely groundless.
1T is also untrue that we had de-
cided to release number of players
That Is mere idle talk. If we intended
to do so, where have we got any men ia
replace them?
WHAT WILL FOLLOW.
LAS far as Mr.. McDermott Is con.
cerned ! am sorry that he should have
taken any steps leading to an engage
ment elsewhere until he had consulted
us. In his case. speak individual,
and mean to echo nothing Of the view,
OF the other owners. Isuppose we will
pursue the course that would be fol
lowed In any business enterprise undel
similar circumstances.
REST assured this matter will no.
deter, halt nor hinder us In making .