Clipping:Dissension between the Eastern and Western clubs
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| Date | Thursday, November 25, 1886 |
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| Text | [reporting on the meeting of the NL 11/17/1886] Another amendment proposed was that each home club shall pay the visiting club a guarantee of $100. On this question the Eastern and Western clubs were against each other, Boston, new York, Philadelphia and Washington favoring it while Detroit, Chicago, St. Louis and Kansas City opposed. it. Pittsburg was not represented, Mr. Scandrett having returned home and Mr. Nimick being indisposed. While a vote was being taken a motion to adjourn threw the meeting into a state of confusion, but the vote was finally taken and resulted in a tie. After the result had been announced, Mr. Soden remarked that it was a very serious matter, and the action taken showed that the only thing for the Eastern clubs to do was, as he urged three years ago, to organize an Eastern League. This brought President Stearns, of Detroit, to his feet, and, with evident feeling he said to Mr. Soden: “You have hit the mark. You ought to form an Eastern League, and I hope you will. We will be glad to get rid of you. When you go we can form a Western League from the Detroit, Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Louisville, St. Louis, Kansas City and Chicago clubs that will be more profitable than any base ball organization ever has been.” The meeting then became somewhat disorderly and adjourned until 8 p.m. |
| Source | Sporting News |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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