Clipping:Signing minor league players at midnight

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Date Sunday, October 30, 1887
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Manager Barnes, of the St. Paul Club, euchred a number of National League people who had come to St. Paul to get the pick of his players and sign them early on October 20. The visitors were Flint, for Chicago, Ted Sullivan for Washington, Nimick for Pittsburg, and Mutrie for New York. Meantime, Barnes had his contracts prepared, the sums of advance-money carefully counted in bundles, and while those seeking to break up his team were shivering on the street, was playing a winning hand. When the clock struck twelve, it was only the work of a few minutes. The boys had been hospitably entertained at Barnes' residence and were ready to sign. The contracts of Pickett, Duryea, Kemmler, Murphy and Sowders ere executed and witnessed, the advance-money paid and proper receipts given. By one o'clock the job was done, much to the disgust of the National League people, who only got Foster and Cleveland.

Source Philadelphia Times
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Submitted by Richard Hershberger
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