Clipping:Rumors of discord in the Boston Club
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| Date | Sunday, September 27, 1874 |
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| Text | There is trouble in the Boston Club. The rumor was current on the street and at the ground yesterday, and I heard it again to-day. The recent defeats by the Athletics, Mutuals and Philadelphias have, it is believed, caused a feeling of uneasiness among the members of the club, who, as a matter of course, talked “seriously” with the managers, and the latter have in turn talked to the players. The trouble has spread rapidly, and has an unpleasant aspect for the future welfare of the club. If the Bostons do not hold the championship there will be no professional club in Boston during ‘75. Harry Wright, I understand, became quite angry when he was talked to about the loss of the games, and Dame Rumor says he has threatened to hand in his resignation. It is also stated that he and his brother George have received proposals to take charge of the new professional club of St. Louis, to start which $10,000 have already been subscribed. Should the Boston Directors “push” him, it is more than likely that he will accept the offer from St. Louis... |
| Source | Philadelphia All-Day City Item |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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