Clipping:Early talk of Pittsburgh clubs consolidating; Pittsburgh Club grounds
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| Date | Sunday, May 25, 1890 |
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| Text | [quoting J. Palmer O'Neill] Both clubs, he says, are losing hundreds of dollars daily, and there are many solid business reasons why they should come together. In the first place, the old League has a lease on its grounds that will expire in a year or so, and can't be renewed. The grounds have become too valuable for building lots. The new League grounds, though too near the river to be safe from freshets, are admirably located, the rent is reasonable and they can often be leased for snug sums. For instance, Forepaugh's show occupied them two days this week, paying therefor $1,000 rent and $300 to place the grounds in ever better shape than they were before. Mr. O'Neill's next argument is that the old club's franchise is the best and, though it has no players that are “stars,” or ever likely to be, between the two clubs a first-class team could be selected. He things such a move would so please the conservative ball game patron that the patronage, at 50 cents instead of 25 cents per head, would make the consolidation a good paying business investment. The Players' League people say they don't doubt a consolidation would much please Mr. O'Neill, but it is an utter impossibility. They admit they are losing money, but claim they have enough left to make a rattling fight, and that they won't be the first to cry “enough.” At the same time, it is asserted that after about one more pay-day for each club, unless it quits raining and the clubs are able to draw better crowds and more of them, something is bound to drop, in one side or the other. |
| Source | Philadelphia Times |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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