Clipping:Kansas City forced out of the NL
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| Date | Thursday, November 25, 1886 |
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| Text | [reporting on the meeting of the NL 11/17/1886] An amendment to the constitution was made providing that any club persistently refusing to tender its resignation when called on for it, will forfeit its deposition of $5,000. this is regarded as an opening more to get rid of Kansas City than anything else. This means that Kansas City must resign or be kicked out. The Sporting News November 25, 1886 Mesrs. Day, Spalding and Young were appointed a committee to consider any probable disbandment or resignation of a League club, with power to act. They can, if deemed necessary, purchase the club's franchise and players and control the release and distribution of players belonging to a retiring club. It is understood that this committee will endeavor to wind up the affairs of the Kansas City club by purchasing its franchise and players. The Kansas City delegates, however, say they will hold their franchise and players if they have to invoke the aid of the courts to do so. The Sporting News November 25, 1886 The fate of Kansas City so far as the League and American Association are concerned, is settled. The Cowboys were given to understand at the League meeting, that they would be compelled to give way to Pittsburgh, and that they must look elsewhere for an existence. … What will become of their present team? Well the League will just about make arrangements whereby their players will be apportioned off among the other clubs and the St. Louis Maroons will get Myers, their fine second baseman and possibly Hackett their catcher. … On Wednesday Dave Rowe manager of the Kansas City's was in town. He was quite crest fallen over the turn affairs had taken, and said Kansas City would resort to the courts in the event of the League trying to oust them from their position in that body. During the day he and Mr. Menges called on President Stromberg and asked him what he would take for his franchise. Remembering that he had the privilege of Sunday games with barrels of stuff in prospect Mr. Strongberg placed his figures at something above a million. Mr. Rowe did not buy. The Sporting News November 27, 1886 |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
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