Clipping:Abolishing player sales
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| Date | Wednesday, November 20, 1889 |
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| Text | [reporting the NL meeting of 11/13-15/1889] Section 35 [of the NL constitution], which read, “Releases of players from contract or reservation, and future contracts with such player shall be regulated and governed by the National Agreement of professional base ball clubs and the League legislation made in pursuance thereof” was amended so as to provide that “no player, without the consent of the club with which he is under contract o reservation, can negotiate with any other club for his services; but if said consent is given said player may negotiate with any club for his services and receive money consideration therefor, which may be accepted by the releasing club” This does away with the system of sales, over which there has recently been such a cry. The Sporting Life November 20, 1889 [editorial matter] The sales system of the National League could not well be abolished so long as the reserve rule was in force. The latter makes of the player a club asset and gives him a marketable value which cannot be ignored in any negotiations for transfer. The system as amended, however, now takes the sting of slavery out of it and no longer permits a player to assume the role of a martyr. Th League now puts the effort to secure release upon the player by prohibiting sales and releases unless requested by the player, and also makes him a party to and sharer in its benefits. Unfortunately for the player, however, the club still holds the whip-hand, inasmuch as it retains the power to put s prohibitory price upon any release. The Sporting Life November 27, 1889 |
| Source | Sporting Life |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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