Clipping:A rationale for reinstating the expelled players
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| Date | Monday, April 13, 1885 |
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| Text | The league is in a very critical position, as every person who will take the time to ponder can easily see. There were very few clubs that made money last year, and as the times are hard it cannot be said that the prospects are any brighter just now. The American association is strong; it never was stronger; it has a strong octet of clubs, with a fine corps of players. Should Lucas drop out of the league, it would leave that body with seven clubs in a lop sided state. This would mar the schedule and spoil the whole programme of the campaign. To have Lucas in with the nine he now has would be suicide, as was amply proved by the game with the Browns Saturday. It would be suicide for Lucas; it would be suicide for the league. He could not draw at home; he could not draw away from home, especially as Lucas is not a player and is not on exhibition in every contest. But strengthen the team, let him have Dunlap, Shaffer and Rowe, who have signed with and are under engagement to him, and he will have a nine worth speaking of. … The rivalry between Chicago and St. Louis would be what it used to be in seasons gone by. It is therefore a question whether the league cares to lose thousands of dollars for each of its club or make corresponding amount. … The league cannot at such a crisis afford to lose its prestige to the American association, nor to endanger its own future, nor that of its members, and it is safe to say that this will not be done, and that by the dawn of another week the matter will be satisfactorily adjusted for the league, the public and for Mr. Lucas. |
| Source | Boston Herald |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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