Clipping:A proposal for a hybrid percentage-guarantee system
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| Date | Sunday, August 21, 1887 |
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| Text | It is reported that at the special meeting of the League directors on Monday last a proposition was introduced providing for the continuance of the guarantee system, and also a graded percentage based on the drawing capacity of the visiting club. For instance, when the Philadelphias visit Washington and draw out a crowd beyond a certain number, they should be allowed the regular guarantee and some percentage of the gross receipts. If Chicago is able to draw out an unusually large crowd in Detroit, she should reap a certain benefit because of the attractiveness of her team. Such a system would stimulate all the clubs to get together the best drawing teams to be found, and those who simply attract an average attendance will continue to draw only the usual guarantee. Harry Wright declares that a club able to attract several thousand people beyond the average on any ground should be rewarded accordingly, and he heartily approved of the graded percentage system in addition to the present guarantee. |
| Source | Philadelphia Times |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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