Clipping:St. Louis's side of the story of the jumps
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| Date | Wednesday, November 20, 1889 |
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| Text | [from a statement by John J. O'Neill:] You have been aware of the statements that have been circulated through the corridors of this hotel the last few days. The members of the clubs are present and will bear me out when I state that every statement furnished the press of any 'combine' or organization having for its object any injury to either the Brooklyn or Cincinnati Club is absolutely without the slightest foundation. We became convinced some time since that it was the intention of the Brooklyn and Cincinnati clubs to go into the League. Mr. Von der Ahe has in his possession a dispatch to Cincinnati parties, sent several days ago, showing that such was the intention of the Cincinnati Club. We realized that we were dealing with a conspiracy and we proposed to only take for the head of this organization a man above suspicion and absolutely removed from pecuniary interest in the Association. Mr. Phelps has been a friend of the Association from its inception, and had at different times been identified with the Association, and was known as a lawyer of considerable ability and a man of unimpeachable character, and, not having a dollar's interest in the Louisville Club, we believe him a man who would not, even for the club in his own city, give the slightest favor inimical to any other club, and we determined that no matter what should happen we intended to preserve this organization from disintegration and from the attacks of some men whom we believed were conspirators. The Sporting Life November 20, 1889 replacement clubs for the AA [reporting the AA meeting 11/16/1889] The American Association adjourned to-day until Dec. 9, to meet at Columbus. The only business done to-day was to admit Syracuse to membership. The finance committee leaves to-night for Rochester and Toledo. It has been decided to admit those clubs to complete the circuit if arrangements can be made. Rochester is sure as Pat. Powers received a dispatch to that effect after the Association had adjourned. Detroit will be ignored and Toledo taken if possible. Great secrecy is being maintained about Toledo so as not to scare off Detroit if Toledo will not come in. The Sporting Life November 20, 1889 |
| Source | Sporting Life |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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