Clipping:Stealing a player on a technicality
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| Date | Wednesday, November 9, 1887 |
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| Text | [from George Stackhouse's column] The New York Club or rather its rulers were informed that there was irregularity in the contracts of some of the Metropolitan players. It awoke with a start and the result was that Thomas O'Brien, formerly of the Jersey City Club, but later a Metropolitan Indian, was signed a Giant. … From what I can leanr there is quite a difference of opinion between Walter W. Watrous and O. P. Caylor. Caylor was, as you know, manager, and Watrous managing director. Here the question hinges. Watrous intimates that he supposed that Caylor had attended to the proper singing of the players and Caylor thought apparently the other way. Who is to blame is not for me to say, but there has been gross negligence somewhere. … [quoting Day:] “He was not a member of the club 31 days after he first agreed to play for it. The Metropolitans' management had to file his contract within 30 days, and failing to do so really set the man at liberty. When the n Club bought out the Metropolitans ti probably did not inquire into the case, and so reserved the men under misapprehension. |
| Source | The Sporting Life |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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