Clipping:Claim of financial backing for a Players' League

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Date	Wednesday, November 30, 1887
Text	[from Frank Brunell's column] A day or two ago I got a glimpse of a hectograph letter sent out by President Ward, just before the League meeting, which confirmed my suspicions. After telling the member to be firm and steadfast to the order, and that the fight to force the League to recognize the Brotherhood would be to the bitter end, President Ward went on to state that the interest as well as duty dictated loyalty, for if the League arrogantly persisted in its course of non-recognition a number of men, financially sound, stood ready to pay for franchises a sum that would net the players three thousand to five thousand dollars each beside their salaries. I guess that the League guesses that it did well to recognize the Brotherhood and the Brotherhood committee should be generally congratulated on its moderation and steadfast work.
Source	Sporting Life
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Submitted by	Richard Hershberger
Origin	Initial Hershberger Clippings

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