Clipping:An analysis of Von der Ahe's player sales
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| Date | Wednesday, December 14, 1887 |
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| Text | [from the Boston correspondent] There is more in that boss manager out in St. Louis by the name of Von der Ahe than many give him credit for. He has a level base ball head, does not beat around the bush, but comes out bluntly with the assertion that he is not going to run a nine for fun and glory any longer. It is going to be for boodle hereafter. A walk-over for the championship means no money, and the Browns' president has found that out. What is more, he has taken the very sensible view of the case that the old favorites cease to be attractions after a while where they have been seen too long. Who thinks for a moment that Von der Ahe considers “Doc” Bushong or Foutz a weaker battery than they have been for two years, or that Curt Welch is not just as good an outfielder as he ever was? Nothing is the matter with their playing, but St. Louis is too strong, and then St. Louis people have seen these men in the Browns' uniforms so long that they want a change. Von der Ahe is a dead copy of Al Spalding in this move. Brooklyn and Philadelphia are the two best Association towns, so he puts his star players where they will help draw the best when he gets around with the remains of the champs. And then, too, the Brooklyns and Athletics will both be big drawing cards in St. Louis. Each will have old St. Louis favorites, and their admirers will turn out to see them. How was it when the Bostons went to Chicago this year? The attendance was tremendous, as everybody wanted to see Kelly. |
| Source | Sporting Life |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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