Clipping:Keefe's wealth; investment; setting up sporting goods store
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| Date | Tuesday, January 15, 1889 |
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| Text | The fact that Tim Keefe has not yet signed to pitch for the Giants next season has caused considerable talk of late, although the opinion prevails that he will be on hand when needed. At present he is busy establishing a sporting goods emporium in this city [New York], and is naturally independent. Another cause for this independence, it is said is the sudden increase in value of some property owned by Tim at Cambridge, Mass. A few years ago, so the story runs, Keefe invested in a plot of land near the grounds of Harvard College, paying for it a small price. Recently the town officials of Cambridge decided to erect a public library, and selected as a site for it the ground owned by Tim. The latter heard of these plans, and when offered a fair price for the property refused the offer. He has refused several others since, the last being $30,000. Tim, it is said, holds off for $50,000, and is confident of obtaining that sum. He has also, it is said, a comfortable bank account, and looks hopefully to the time when he can put the name of Timothy J. Keefe to a check for $100,000. |
| Source | Pittsburgh Dispatch |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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