Clipping:The AA declares war on the UA
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| Date | Wednesday, December 19, 1883 |
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| Text | [reporting on the AA annual meeting of 12/12/1883] ...the constitution was discussed. A long discussion ensued, but few changes were made. The only real important measure was the one which declared war to the knife of the Union Association. It was inserted in section 7, of article 3, and reads as follows: “Any Association club shall be subject to expulsion for playing any game of ball with any club that employs or presents in its team any player who has been reserved by any club of the American Association, National League or North-western League and not released; or any club that plays with such club so employing any such reserved player unreleased; or any club which belongs to any association where a club belonging to either of said associations is located.” This also practically aims a blow at the Union League, which was represented by Bob Ferguson. Bob attempted to get a hearing, but was excluded. There was some opposition to that portion of the amended clause of the constitution which prohibits any American Association Club from playing with a Union League club located in a city where there is already a National League or American Association club, but it was not powerful enough to overcome the other side. |
| Source | Sporting Life |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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