Clipping:Early rumor of the Players' League
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| Date | Wednesday, August 31, 1887 |
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| Text | The players are beginning to grow restive under the abuses engendered by the Reserve Rule. Some of them are men of education, many are men of shrewd business sense. It is a question how long they will endure to remain “chattels.” If they ever come to any agreement among themselves they may effect a great change. Suppose, for instance, says the New York Mail and Express, that they were to hold a convention next October, and draw up and adopt a “bill of rights.” Suppose the directors of the League refused to grant it. Suppose, further, that the players thereupon should form a co-operative league of their own, apportion their own players and their territory, and begin next season on their own hook. What would be the result? Very likely nothing of the sort will be attempted so soon. Still, such a thing is by no means impossible, and in case no change is made in the present constitution of the League and the Association it is hardly improbable. Base ball is a new business, comparatively—less than twenty years old—and its principles are not yet thoroughly determined. It is not yet past the experimental stage in respect to methods. Pecuniarily, it is a tremendous success, but the relations between employers and employees are not yet settled, and are not likely to be until they are put upon a fairer basis than the present one. |
| Source | Sporting Life |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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