Clipping:Lucas purchased Cleveland franchise, has first claim on Cleveland players
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| Date | Saturday, January 10, 1885 |
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| Text | St. Louis is the purchaser of the Cleveland franchise, and has acquired thereby the first claim upon these players. They are the most valuable asset of the defunct organization, and the club without them is like “Hamlet” with the Prince of Denmark omitted. They are not free to sign until ten days after notice of their release has been sent out by President Young, and this has not yet been done and will not be done until the League has settled their status. The statements in the Cleveland papers, and emanating from a semi-official source, that these men can sign on Tuesday next, is simply untrue. Tuesday is ten days from Saturday last, when their releases were telegraphed to Mr. Young, but Mr. Young did not promulgate notice of their release in any such hasty manner, and has not yet done so. At the very earliest these men can not make any contracts until a week from Tuesday, and knowing ones here say that by that time they will have received such instructions as will convince them it is to their interests to remain in a League Club, and they will sign with St. Louis. |
| Source | Cincinnati Enquirer |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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