Clipping:The ethics of buying and selling players; the reserve
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| Date | Monday, August 30, 1886 |
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| Text | The awakening came with Dunlap’s sale to the Detroit Club by Mr. Lucas. That transaction did more to disillusionize the managers, as well as the public, than all other base ball deals that have gone before. It gave a glimpse of possible transactions, which, if allowed to be made, would be very injurious to the game. This buying and selling players is not right, and to the public sounds even worse than it really is. If a ball player is of such value that it is profitable for a club to pay several thousand dollars for his release, besides paying him a regular salary, the player himself, and not his former employer, should reap the benefit. A man is not a horse, and should not be treated as one. The interests of the players and managers are identical, and the sooner this is realized by both the better it will be for the game. It is to the best interest of both to elevate base ball. If a club has no use for a player he should be released and allowed to go where he sees fit or where he can make the best terms for his services. The rule compelling a man to play for season after season with a club in which he is not satisfied is bad policy. It would be far better to do away with the reserve rule altogether. St. |
| Source | St. Louis Post-Dispatch |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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