Clipping:Word of Von der Ahe planning a European tour
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| Date | Wednesday, January 4, 1888 |
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| Text | Von der Ahe can hardly be serious in his announced intention of taking two teams to England next summer. In the first place, the championship season here would interfere, and in the second place it would not pay. It was tried once before and failed financially, and the same result would await another venture, as the English are as indifferent to the game now as then. The Sporting Life January 4, 1888 President Chris Von der Ahe of the St. Louis Browns say anent the proposed European trip next fall: “I shall take a double team to :Europe next fall, and my agent will go over in a month or so to make all the arrangements and work up the business. You have stated that I would find it up-hill work, just as Spalding and Wright did. Now, I want to say that there has been a great change in England regarding base ball in the last fifteen years, and there are great numbers of Americans over there, and any number of Englishmen who have been here and returned. I talked with many people about this plan, and all seemed to think it would pay. I propose to try it.” Cleveland Plain Dealer March 24, 1888 |
| Source | Sporting Life |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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