Clipping:Inflated player salaries

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Date	Wednesday, February 11, 1885
Text	As an illustration of the extent to which players' salaries have advanced, the experience of the Boston team is given on the authority of one of its officers. In 1883, they won the championship with a team which cost, in round number, $14,000; in 1884 the salary list had increased to $22,000, and in the present year it requires $30,000 to meet the engagements made to date, with a strong probability that this sum will receive a considerable increase before the season is over. One man on the team received for the present season an advance of $1,000 in salary over that of the season of 18884. last year the competition for players by the Unions was a bonanza for the profession, but after the present season, if peace continues to prevail, the managers may again have their innings.
Source	Sporting Life
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Submitted by	Richard Hershberger
Origin	Initial Hershberger Clippings

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