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|Title=Harry Stevens a hustler ...to catch the eye of nearly all the managers who come here, and it's quite a compliment to the hustling young fellow to say that he has offers to sell c

|Title=the reserve raises the value of a player's sale ...hen and there. The clubs claimed that the right to retain the services of a valuable player was necessary for the conservation of the game, and with th

...boards” and pavillion for a nickel a pice. Will Hennessy is to preside at a candy booth in the grand stand, and boys in unfiroms will sell the sweetmea ...to a place in the shoes so ably worn by Mr. Caylor. O. P. Continues to be a member of the staff and will dispense base ball comfort from New York as th

<p>The sale of season tickets [in Chicago] promises to be a large one. Two or three hundred have already been secured. After this wee

...the ground without a franchise, as to the big three, off the grounds with a franchise. Suppose the property is sold in March, and the big three don't

...nd thereby losing the eighth club in the Association it is proposed to put a stop to the sale and President Wickoff has been requested not to ratify the ...d some wiring to Eastern managers it was decided to settle the business in a special meeting. President Stern is now said to be negotiating for the rel

...ircuit was formed that I intended to stay, and I am going to. If there is a League in the field this season, Indianapolis will belong to it.</p>

...a club when the very men who won it for them may be hired the next week by a rival club to wrest the title from them. The club that can afford to pay th

...ayers would be thrown out of employment, while under this arrangement only a few players will be held out. It was well known that Providence and Buffal

...to persuade Mr. Hewitt to sell out to Detroit but even that is doubtful. A compromise will have to be agreed upon between Indianapolis and the League. ...d provide Mr. Day with fillers for his present team and enable him to make a good front. He could pick up one pitcher of experience from the minor leag

...ed in their efforts to procure his release, would themselves be victims of a trick. Once released by Cleveland he would be free, and could go where he

...hat Indianapolis will have a base-ball team for 1885. if it does not hold a place in the Association, it may join one of the other leagues, possibly th

..., a reflection on the framers of the rule, an insult to decent players and a dishonor to our national sport. “Our National Game” by John Montgomery

...esirous of buying First Baseman Hillery, Second Baseman Grimm (who is also a fine catcher), and Right Fielder Rooks of Lima. As Toledo was playing here ...ce can be placed in official averages. Raising players to sell has become a business, and it looks as though the official scorers were instructed to fa

...say what his salary will be. When the $2,000 limit is mentioned he smiles a significant smile. His salary last season was away over $3,000, and he say

...ball they can get, leaving to muffer batsmen the boyish sport of knocking a lively ball over the heads of out-fielders.</p>

...ne of the players and that he was sent to get it. As soon as he gets into a far corner of the bleaching boards he forgets to deliver the bat. The smal

...ations to law will not come into the courts by way of this suit. It is on a side contract only.</p>

|Title=rumor of a League club in Indianapolis ...lose no time. Count St. Louis and Kansas City out of the race. Organize a stock company with the same amount of vim and enterprise and backed with th

|Title=Bancroft accuses the League of trying to induce a player to revolve ...ssociation, and under the International rules no Association club can play a nine employing an expelled player. Brilliant prospects for Bradley and the