The St. Louis Republic., 1900-06-26
robson MUST COUGH Up.
Dreyfuss Says st. Louis Man Shall
Pay for Donovan on Date.


Pittsburg. Pa. June 2s.-President Ber-
nard ]. Dreyfuss OF the Pittshurg club to-
night talks at length on the difference be-
tween himself and Frank De Haas Robson
of st. Louis regarding the purchase Of
Jack OCornor. The little president Is fight
Ing mad and promises to raise the tempera-
ture in Robisons vicinity II there are any
more threats from st. Louis. He said:
Il bought O'Connor from st. Louis for
s,ooe. Frank De Haas Robison's own figures
! mailed him a check for the amount but
he returned II to me with bitter letter,
saying the price agreed on was S2,0l.
filed the check away, and as soon as Mr..
ing TO accept the terms of his own propo-
sitlon i will give II to him again. but not
one cent more. j wonder at the stand taken
by Robson. because he knows / have his
telegram voluntarily offering me Jack
O'Connor for $1,000 He knows / have all
n his sS e9Srrespondence S1s,s carried on upon the
Not only have i all OF Mr. Robis1a's
correspondence regarding the deal on a
81 600 basis. but also have OConnors ev-
the deal was on Mr.. Robson called him
into his private Office at League Park in
to dispose of him to the Pittsburg club fo.
leo. The conditions OF the sale were that
OConnor was to receive half of the rur-
informed by Mr.. Robson that 800 was his
share Of the amount.
Had he asked me two or three thou
L
to talk any more on this line
have paid 5000 or ss.oco for DC o'connor @ rIua had
it been necessary. Mr.. Dreyfuss?"
The little baseball magnate smiled and
said evasively:
Il consider Jack O'Connor one Of the most
valuable pieces Of property In the National
League to-day. I see Robson threatens 10
bold out our money for Donovan in case we
do not accede to his late demands for
OConnor. Mr.. Robson iests. He should
play poker. He bluffs very much and we'll.
His game won't go with me- however, wh,le
OConnor. we hold his notes for Donovan
There are several of these notes. aggre-
eating 1850. They fall due at differen. peri
DDS. The first one is not yet due and I
won't tell when 1t will come due / will
say. however, that as they fall due they will
be paid very promptly. I don't know the
man whose notes 1 would rather hold than
Robison's. I don't accept the report that
Mr. Robson threatens to make good out Of
what we hold against him, but should he
desire to do 20 am willing TO take the mat
ter right into the courts with him.
81 am tired Of being a good thing in the
League. First hand over to New York my
good catcher, Bowerman and don't get 50
much thank you Now Mr. Robson
on me and is said to threaten II DON'T come
In. In the play, 'Pecks Bad Boy .here Is
a scene where the bad boy hangs sign on
the grocer's apple barrel reading. Take
have tried to make me the League barrel
but have taken in the sign.
ITO begin with. Robson Is sore at me for
no good cause He claims threw him
Ptttsburg instead of selling him Wagner.
Clarke and some others. He is wrong there
and he does me an injustice. I've gone far
enough with this gentleman to tell him that
no fooling goes He will accept 81, 600 or
nothing for OConnor and he will pay every
cent OF s.. 500 for Donovan.