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| Date | Wednesday, March 9, 1887 |
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| Text | In a letter from Mr. Young, of the League, in reply to a query as to the interpretation of the substitute rule in the new code, he says:--”The object of rule 52 was to do away with the old-time habit of saving the pitcher by having another player do his base running, and also the substitution of a good runner for a poor one. Under the present rule, if a man is so lame or disabled that he cannot run the bases, he is obliged to retire. If a man is temporarily disabled by running from say first to second, this should not prevent another player of the nine from taking his place and completing the circuit of the bases.” The Sporting Life March 9, 1887 Diddlebock no longer reporter for the Philadelphia Times Diddlebock is no longer on McClure’s Times, and yet that paper lives, and the base ball department is as good as ever. The Sporting Life March 9, 1887 Indianapolis joins the League; St. Louis and Kansas City out; dividing up the players; Washington threatens to resign the League [reporting on the NL special meeting of 3/7-9] St. Louis desired to reamain in the League if they could be allowed to play Sunday championship games. This being out of the question, they were ready to dispose of their franchise for $15,000, or be given the privilege to dispose of their playes for what they could get in the general market. Kansas City, through the proxy of Mr. Fine, withdrew their proffer of $20,000 for the St. Louis franchise, an announcement which created surprise. They stood prepared, however, to bid as high as the highest for League membership, and repeated their offers made at the Pittsburg meeting in regard to mileage expenses. ... The committee worked all the afternoon and adjourned in the evening without reaching a settlement. Indiapolis made various propositions, but St. Louis insisted on a higher price than the Hoosiers were willing to pay. They started at $20,000, and came down to $15,000. Indianapolis finally made $12,000 the limit they would bid for the St. Louis franchise and playes, and St. Louis was given time until the next day to consider this ultimatum. With this ultimatum the Indianapolis delegates submitted a list of players they wanted. Before making out their list it was indicated that Whitney, McQuery, Radford and Myers of Kansas City, were not for sale to Indianapolis. Ating on this suggestion the following list was handed in: Pitchers, Boyle, Kirby, Healey and Weldman; catchers, George Myers, Hckett and Graves; first baeman, Shomberg; second baseman, Bassett; shorts stop, Glasscock; third baseman, Denny; left field, McGeachy; centre field, Seery, and right field, Cahill. The work of the committee was somewhat hindered by Washington’s insistance upon a share of the players, and the club’s senior representative actually threatened to resign. Some of the delegates evinced a disposition to cut the Gordian knot and solve the problem by accepting Washington’s bluff of resignation, making a six-club schedule and distributing the strongest players among the remaining. Horse sense, however, prevailed in the end, and Washington was looked after when the preliminary details were settled. When the committee went into session again Tuesday St. Louis announced her acceptance of Indianapolis’ offer. This cleared up all the troubles, and the St. Louis players were transferred to the League and Indianapolis elected to membership. The terms under which Indianapolis comes into the League are as follows:--It is to pay $12,000 for the entire corps of St. Louis players, the money to be paid within fifteen days. As security for this amount it has given its note, indorsed by the other League clubs. The League is secured in that if Indianapolis fails to take up that note the players will revert to the League. The players secured by Indianapolis for this money are Glasscock, Denny, Myers, Boyle, Mappis, Healey, Graves, Krby, Seery, Cahill, McGeachy, Arundel, quinn, Ake, Cullender, Schomber and Toohey. With St. Louis disposed of, Kansas City was considered. Two propositions were submitted to the Cowboys’ delegation on Monday evening. One was to pay $6,000 for the entire corps of players, and the other was to pay it $4,000 and allow it to retain all but six of its old players, it being understood that Kansas City is to enter the Western League. Whitney and Donnelly were exempt from this offer, as the League had promised that they should go to Washington, and Bassett and Hackett, who had been promised to Indianapolis. The Kansas City delegation telegraphsed home for instructions, and when the reply came it was a refusal of both propositions of the League, and a substitute proposition submited to the effect that the League should pay $4,000 and allow Kansas City to retain all but three of its players. This offer the League at once rejected and then submitted to Kansas City its ultimatum; namely, to pay the club $3,500 and allow it to retain all but five of its players. This business occupied all of the second day, and the League adjourned until Wednesday pending Kansas City’s answer to the League’s ultimatum. On Wednesday when the League again met, Kansas City telegraphed her resignation from the League and acceptance of the League’s offer of $6,000 or the players. All was now plain sailing and the business was finished in short order. Indianapolis purchased George Weldman, Bassett and Hackett, of Kansas City, from the League for $1,000; Washington got Whitney, Al Myers, Donnelly and O’Brien for $2,500, and the Mets got Paul Radford for $500, all the League clubs agreeing to keep hands off. This already gives the League back $4,000 of the $6,000 expended and leves a number of desirable players still on the market. In order to settle all future disputes about the “star” players of the late St. Louis Club Indianapolis was required to give a bond not to sell or release Glasscock, Meyers, Denny and Boyle for one year. The Sporting Life March 16, 1887 |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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