Clipping:Scanlan tries to talk Von der Ahe into joining the League
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| Date | Monday, August 16, 1886 |
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| Text | [from an interview of Mike Scanlan] I had a long talk with Von der Ahe of the St. Louis American Association Club. He complained that he was not making as much money as he should, and I showed him that his profits would be more than doubled if his club were in the League instead of the Association. The St. Louis people do not turn out to see Von der Ahe’s club play because they consider that the club has a sure thing on every other club of the Association. Away from home the club draws well, but that is no advantage to Von der Ahe, as he simply gets his guarantee. He admitted the force of my argument, and said that he would be only too glad to get his club into the League, and would endeavor to strike a bargain with Lucas, whom he knew to be sick of the business, except for the fact that he knew the “Millionaire” would ask about three prices just becuase it was he (Von der Ahe) who wanted to buy. After the Washington management had accepted Lucas’ figures I telegraphed Von der Ahe that the way was now open for him to into the League, and without the outlay of a cent either, as we proposed to give him the St. Louis franchise. I explained to him that he would then have the entire St. Louis base ball business to himself, could charge 50 cents admission, and that as the novelty of his popular club meeting League teams would raw big crowds every day, he could do very well without Sunday games. Von der Ahe considered the subject for two days, and then wired me that he could not accept. Just why I am sure I don’t see, unless the other American Association men have hoodwinked him into the belief that he couldn’t transfer his players from the Association to the League. He could, though, and not break the national agreement, either. St. |
| Source | St. Louis Post-Dispatch |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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