Clipping:An evaluation of NL-AA relations
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Date | Saturday, September 10, 1887 |
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Text | The League ever since its formation in the spring of 1876 has had full control of the baseball business. Their most formidable rival has been the American Association, but the moment they grew too powerful for the League to utterly ignore other tactics were brought into play by the long headed Leaguers. The American Association were given recognition and to all outward appearances the Association were given an equal share with the League in the great baseball monopoly. In every deal, however, the League bested the Association and by the time the latter tumbled to the fact that they were outwitted it was always too late to make amends, so they would simply froth a little at the mouth and vow vengeance what they would go the next time. It was the same old story over and over again each time they entered into any kind of an agreement with the League until it became quite a chestnut for them to make a bold front but always get left. This time they say they have a clear case in the Detroit-Cincinnati squabble over Beatin and Kinslow, and they have made a big bluff in the shape of showing fight, but the chances are that when the matter comes to an issue they will stick their tails between their legs and permit the League to convince them that they have made a mistake. |
Source | National Police Gazette |
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Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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