Clipping:Von der Ahe's demand and/or denial thereof; St. Louis Club finances
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| Date | Monday, January 19, 1885 |
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| Text | From information developed here [Washington] it seems that the St. Louis base-ball issue is a question not of sporting ethics, as some have tried to make out, but of dollars and cents. Mr. Von der Ahe's position has been explained to President Young. He takes the ground that what Mr. Lucas asks of him is a valuable business privilege. It is very questionable, he thinks if St. Louis can sustain two high-priced first-class clubs. Therefore, in consenting to Mr. Lucas entering the League he is increasing that club's chances of success. He also demonstrates by figures that the Association club in St. Louis made no money last year, the course of Mr. Lucas having run up salaries to such a standard that expenses swept away all possible profits. In view of these facts Mr. Von der Ahe takes the position that he is entitled to be paid for his consent. The price is all that stands in the way of a settlement. As nearly as can be learned the amount which Mr. Lucas is expected to pay is about $20,000. Mr. Von der Ahe is visiting several cities explaining to base-ball men just what the situation is. He has not come, and perhaps will not, but his position is much better understood than it was by the League officers before the explanations were made a day or two ago. The latest information is that he has the requisite votes to keep the arrangement with the League if he finds it necessary to call for them, and that the League will not break over the agreement with the association by taking Mr. Lucas in without the consent of the latter organization. Cincinnati Enquirer January 19, 1885 Mr. Von der Ahe says now that he will never consent. Mr. Lucas’ friends state that Von der Ahe had, at one time, agreed to leg Lucas in, if Lucas would pay him all expenses arising out of the fight with the St. Louis Union Association last year, including the loss of Catcher Doland, and that Mr. Von der Ahe thought that $20,000 would sufficiently compensate him. This Mr. Von der Ahe denies in toto. St. Louis Post-Dispatch January 21, 1885 |
| Source | Cincinnati Enquirer |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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