Clipping:Cleveland on the reversion to the 25 cent admission; finances
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| Date | Thursday, August 9, 1888 |
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| Text | The Cleveland club feels that it has been most unjustly treated by the American association, and it certainly has. But there should have been a Cleveland club man at the Philadelphia meeting on Tuesday. Secretary Clough of the Kansas City club was at the meeting and things that if President Robinson had been there the 25 cent admission amendment could have been defeated. As it was, only Cleveland’s vote, in President Wikoff’s hands, was cast against the change. In notifying Secretary Hawley of the result of the meeting Wikoff said nothing of the change in tariff and until Mr. Cough came in yesterday it was believed that a mistake had been made in sending the news. Evidently Mr. Wikoff felt that his advocacy of Cleveland’s interests had been rather wild. The least he could have done was to notify the club on Monday night of what was going on. But he never wired a word. Kansas City and Louisville first voted against the change, but each were bribed into line, Kansas City by a promise of a perpetual franchise and Louisville by a private deal on the basis of percentage. ... How does Cleveland propose to deal with the 25 cent tariff change? That has not yet been settled. The time is not quite suitable for a change and there is no apparent vacancy in the league. A club meeting will be held on Friday morning, at which Cleveland’s notion will be outlined. It is by no means certain that the players will not be transferred and the association franchise given up. Cleveland Plain Dealer August 9, 1888 The Cleveland club directors met yesterday afternoon, President Robinson, Secretary Hawley, Treasurer Howe and Messrs. C. Sheffield and Howard White being present. The situation was fully discussed, but action was deferred for a few days. The club may quit, but it is not probable that it will. If it does not no notice will be taken of the recent amendment to section 31 of the American association constitution and the price of admission to games will be the same as they have been all season. The directors were unanimous on that point. President Robinson voiced the club sentiment and said: “I would rather quit and lose what we have expended than let the team play for 25 cents. We tried that plan last year and lost $16,000 beside the $10,000 which the original stock turned in. This season at 50 cents he have cleared about $1,000 over the team’s expenses to date, and took that amount and assessed each stockholder $100 to buy Pitcher O’Brien. None of us want to make a cent but we do not want to give up more than $150 a year each for the privilege of furnishing Cleveland with base ball. Our books verity my statement and are open for public inspection. We are going to do the best we can, and if we go on it will be at present prices. The sentiment of the town is toward the league and we would go there at once if we could. We may quit when the team gets home. Personally I am in favor of doing so. Our players are in demand and would realize us a good part of our debt.” Cleveland Plain Dealer August 11, 1888 |
| Source | Cleveland Plain Dealer |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
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