Clipping:`a criticism of the National Agreement clubs and contract-breaking
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| Date | Sunday, March 2, 1884 |
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| Text | The associations in the tripartite alliance or national agreement had a perfect right to adopt the reserve rule and to enforce the black-list penalty upon all players violating the rule. On the other hand, the players have a perfect right to disregard the reserve rule and take their chances of the future disabilities of the black-list. Up to this point the issue is clear and honorable, and reflects no discredit on either side. But when the national agreement clubs descend to bribery and contract-breaking they tacitly confess that the black-list penalty is a failure and has no terrors, and that their only object is to wreck the Union Association clubs at the outset, and thereby avoid the disagreeable necessity of admitting the Union Association to full fellowship at the end of this year. Thus far no case of contract-breaking has been proved against the Union Association, and to that extent its position to-day is more creditable than that of its enemies, who have made the mistake of placing a premium upon dishonorable conduct. That it is a mistake to tempt, encourage and uphold players in contract-breaking there can be no doubt. It is wrong in principle, and no good can ever come of it., quoting the Mirror of American Sports |
| Source | Cincinnati Enquirer |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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