Clipping:The argument in favor of capital; player salaries too high for sympathy
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| Date | Sunday, November 10, 1889 |
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| Text | [editorial matter signed by “The Veteran] I am free to confess that I can see nothing encouraging to the Brotherhood in the results of the meeting. They seemed to be at sea, and their declaration of independence was, to say the least, a bad piece of judgment. It will be hard to make the public believe that men who receive salaries ranging all the way from $1,500 to $5,000 for six months are deserving of pity. It will also be hard to make the people believe that men who put up their money and organize clubs and make such salaries possible should not be entitled to all they make. The club owners are the men who came forward when the game was at its lowest ebb and put up the money that made the resurrection of the game possible. Their confidence in the game and their boldness at a time when the investment of money in base ball clubs was looked upon as a sure investment is certainly entitled to great consideration. If these men have made base ball profitable they are the one’s who should receive the profits and not the players who wouldn’t risk a cent, and demanded their salaries promptly, whether any money was taken in or not. I say that the plea that the managers are making all the money and refuse to divide up with the players is childish and not worthy of serious attention. So much for the declaration of independence. |
| Source | Philadelphia Item |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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