Clipping:The California League and the National Agreement
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Date | Wednesday, January 16, 1889 |
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Text | There is a break in the stone wall the national agreement has built around the national game which should be repaired at once. The California League last season employed three ineligible players—J. J. Smith, Ebright, and Whitehead—and is likely to become a refuge for more of that ilk next season. Close upon the announcement that the Newark Club's reserved pitcher, Norman Baker, has signed with the Sacramento Club comes the news that Third Baseman Alvord, reserved by Des Moines, has also signed with that club, and that other Des Moines reserved players contemplate doing the same thing. The California League surely needs looking after. It is a prosperous institution, pays good salaries, and is apparently permanently established. Under the circumstances, no strong efforts should be spared to make the League an ally instead of a menace to national agreement interests. New York Sun January 16, 1889, quoting the San Francisco Chronicle baseball reporter in Columbus ...the Ohio State Journal's base ball editor, Mr. Ed. K. Rife... The Sporting Life January 16, 1889 Harry Stevens the “prince of hustlers” [from F. W. Arnold's column] [reporting on the meeting of the Columbus Club] The score card privilege was sold to that prince of hustlers, Harry Stevens. The Sporting Life January 16, 1889 |
Source | New York Sun |
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Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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