Clipping:A proposal for post-season interleague play
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| Date | Sunday, August 25, 1889 |
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| Text | A few days ago Al Pratt, the well-known dealer in sporting goods in this city, and also a veteran in baseball affairs, suggested to me a plan by which League and Association clubs could contest against each other at the end of the season. Mr. Pratt's plan is to the effect that the first, second, third and so on in the League race play a series of games with the first, second, third and so on of the Association. Mr. Pratt was enthusiastic about the idea, and was thoroughly convinced that it would be a great success. Doubtless at first sight there are attractive features about the plan, but I fear that those features belong almost entirely to the clubs that stand well in the respective associations. For instance, what great interest would there be in a series of games between Louisville and Washington? I refer to the interest at the respective cities of these two clubs. I venture to say that there would be a certain amount of general interest merely prompted by the desire to see which organization had the worst club. But citizens nowadays are not inclined to knowingly put up their money for a bad article. However, as we ascent eh list, that is, the list of clubs in the League and Association, the chances of financial success become better. I have no doubt whatever but what the eight series would generally be a great success, providing the weather was all right. This thought prompts the idea that if all the clubs cannot profitably make the venture, let as many as can do so. |
| Source | Pittsburgh Dispatch |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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