Clipping:Whispers of hired players
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| Date | Monday, September 3, 1866 |
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| Text | HIRING PLAYERS.--considerable has been said on this subject of late, and the matter will undoubtedly soon come up for settlement. Of course it is unknown how far any club in this vicinity may be guilty of this practice as no specific charges have been made, although there are some pretty loud whispers heard occasionally. The Athletics, however, have not escaped so easily. Col. Fitzgerald is “after” them “with a sharp stick.” he charges them directly and openly with paying four of their first nine. If the Colonel can sustain his statements, of course all games played by the Association clubs this season are at once “null and void.” It seems hardly possible that a club of gentlemen, as the Philadelphians have been and are considered, should be guilty of a practice so injurious to the interests of the game, and so directly contrary to its rules and regulations. For their own sakes, therefore, the President of the Athletics should immediately deny and refute the charges. Silence in this case is almost an admission of the truth of Col. Fitzgerald's statements. |
| Source | Brooklyn Eagle |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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