Clipping:A player reputedly refuses to play in an amateur game unless he is paid
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| Date | Wednesday, August 4, 1869 |
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| Text | [Eagle vs. Gotham 8/3/1869] The Eagles sadly missed their catcher, and, although they tried two or three behind the bat, yet they could not find one as fearless and as au fait in the position as Hicks. It was currently reported on the field that Hicks had refused to play unless paid for it. This Mr. Hicks emphatically denies, and as some persons who were present, seeing him near by, jibed him in a most insulting manner in regard to the calumnious statement, and one member, in uniform, went so far as to make a personal assault on him, he has tendered his resignation to the club. Men who circulate such calumniating reports, and who, in addition, do not know how to conduct themselves as gentlemen, reflect no honor on a club, no matter how good they may be as players, and the organization in which they exist should get rid of them at once. |
| Source | New York Herald |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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