Clipping:A economics of the cooperative plan

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Date Tuesday, May 6, 1873
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The proposed Troy nine project is likely to be a failure, as the players sought after do not wish to play for a share of the gate receipts, but want a stated salary. The division of the gate money is an unprofitable business, as was fully demonstrated in the case of the Putnams when each player’s share at a match game was from thirty cents to one dollar, hardly ever exceeding the latter sum. It was proposed to play on the Park, but after paying twenty per cent, for the use of the same and the visiting club one half of the remainder, it was justly deemed there would be a very small margin left for division., quoting the Troy Whig

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Submitted by Richard Hershberger
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