Clipping:Overtures from the League
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| Date | Sunday, June 18, 1882 |
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| Text | For a week or two past the League clubs have been trying to patch up the difficulties between the League and Association, occasioned by the Detroits insisting on playing Troy, who had broken his contract with the Athletics. The Association took a determined stand in the matter, and all dates with League and League Alliance clubs were declared off. Finding that this course was working disastrously to the League and League Alliance clubs, depriving them of thousands of dollars, the League has suddenly developed a vein of stricken conscience and wants to shake hands over the chasm. Nearly all of the League clubs have united in a request to the Athletic club to recall Troy's expulsion, and in that event the Detroits will release him; and as a further peace offering all the League clubs ill consent to play with the Athletics after September 30. this is entirely too kind. The Athletics are asked to condone an offense that the League has time and time again declared unpardonable, and for this action the League will repay them by playing with them after the season is over. The Athletics very properly refuse to accede to this. They have all the games they can play from now until the close of the season, and games in which the lions share of the receipts go into their own cash boxes and not into the treasuries of starving League clubs. What the American Association demands is that the Detroits unconditionally drop Troy, who has forfeited all recognition as a ball player. It is this or nothing, gentlemen. |
| Source | Philadelphia Item |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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