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Date Thursday, October 22, 1885
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[minutes of the founding meeting of the Brotherhood held 10/22/1885] We, the undersigned, professional base-ball players, recognizing the important of united effort and impressed with its necessity in our own behalf, do form, ourselves this day into an organization to be known as the “Brotherhood of Professional Base-Ball Players.” The objects we seek to acplish are: To protect and benefit ourselves collectively and individually; To promote a high standard of professional conduct; To foster and encourage the interests of the game of Base Ball.” From the minutes book of the Brotherhood, quoted at www.huntauctions.

Source minutes of the founding meeting of the Brotherhood
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Submitted by Richard Hershberger
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