Clipping:League managers stretching the recruitment rules; plausible deniability
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| Date | Monday, September 5, 1881 |
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| Text | President Soden, of Boston, writes to Manager Brown, of Worcester, as follows, concerning Barnes' attempt to secure Stovey for next year: “I wise to say to you that the action of Barnes was unauthorized by the Boston Association, and I was surprised to learn that Barnes had assumed to talk officially. I am confident that no one in our Association, either as Director, or in any way officially connected, would countenance the action of Barnes. No action has been taken, and no discussion taking place in regard to another year's team, and I do not think Barnes had the least warrant or the most indirect authority for his action. I think I have taken steps that will prevent any recurrence of such action.” Just so. No one claims that Soden or the Board told Barnes to so do. It is an old trick of the alleged cunning lights of the League. They do not authorize, but they hint that such and such things would be very acceptable to them. Harry Wright approached Crowley in Buffalo last year before the season ended. Providence had Ward in Washington a week trying to sign McClellan, Lynch, Morrissey and Snyder. He did sign McClellan and gave him $100 before the time was up. All of the League managers have done the same thing, openly violating the rules, still nothing has been done about it. Jones demanded his salary from a trembling organization to pay his bills, and because they refused him he quit. He was punished. Harry Wright, Ward, Bancroft and the other offenders went scot free. |
| Source | Cincinnati Enquirer |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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