Clipping:Mickey Welch jumps to the NL, has a family to support
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| Date | Sunday, January 19, 1890 |
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| Text | [from the column of “Veteran”] Mickey Welch, who has been shaky for some time, jumped from the Brotherhood into the League during the week by signing with the New York Club. After signing his contract Welch met Mike Tiernan, and they both called on Tim Keefe. Tim is not the man to let a business transaction interfere with his personal feelings, and he shook hands with Welch, with the remark that every man knew his own business best. Welch explained that his action was simply one of business. He said that he would have been willing to have played with the Players’ League for $2,000 less than he signed for with the New York League Club, but they would not guarantee him his salary for more than one year at a time. He had always been in the habit of securing a personal agreement with Mr. Day, and he felt as though he could not stop the custom now. He said that he had a large family to look after, and that he could not afford to take any unnecessary risks. Had the Players’ League guaranteed him his salary for three years he would have signed with them. “You see by that,” continued Welch, “that I am looking out for No. 1. I think that the Players’ League will be a success, and would have liked to have come to some agreement, but could not. I suppose that the players will find much fault with me for what I have done, but I hope that they will not be too hard on me.” The Philadelphia Evening Item January 19, 1890 Pittsburgh PL Club ownership The capital stock of the Pittsburgh Brotherhood Club is $20,000, divided into 800 shares of the par value of $25 each. The subscribers and the number of shares of stock subscribed by each are as follows: William McCallim, Mayor of Pittsburgh, 60; M. B. Lemon, member of the Legislature, 20; William a Stone, ex-United States District Attorney, 380; W. W. Kerr, mercantile manager, 80; Edward Hanlon, ball player, 80; Henry B. Rea, commission merchange, 60; C. A. Beymer, lead manufacturer, 40; Morris Baer, advertising agent, 40; W. P. Potter, attorney, 40. The Philadelphia Evening Item January 19, 1890 |
| Source | The Philadelphia Evening Item |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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