Clipping:Indianapolis and Virginias cut out of the AA
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| Date | Thursday, December 11, 1884 |
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| Text | [reporting on the AA convention] After this came the discussion in regard to the limitation of membership to eight clubs. It was proposed that these clubs should be the Metropolitan, Brooklyn, Athletic and Baltimore in the East, and Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Louisville and St. Louis in the West. This caused a long fight, as the Virginia and Indianapolis delegates claimed that they would be at a great loss on account of the advance money which they had already laid out for players. But there was no help for them; they had to go. The convention passed a resolution which they will present to the League, asking that the players who have signed contracts with these two clubs be considered not to be engaged for the present at least. Cincinnati Enquirer December 11, 1884 The secretary of the American Base-ball Association has addressed a letter to President Young of the National League, asking the protection of the League in the matter of existing contracts by the American Association, with the Virginia and Indianapolis Clubs, which have been barred out of the Association. President Root of the Providence Association notified President Young that, inasmuch as the clubs named are not members of the American Association, which is a party to the League agreement, the Association cannot expect to receive any protection from the League. St. Louis Post-Dispatch December 15, 1884 |
| Source | Cincinnati Enquirer |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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