Clipping:Talk of Cincinnati jumping to the League
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| Date | Wednesday, July 22, 1885 |
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| Text | In discussing the probable disbandment of the Buffalo Club, a Chicago contemporary makes the statement that the Cincinnati American Club is anxious to desert the American Association. It says: “In the event of Buffalo's dropping out the vacancy would probably be filled by the Cincinnati American Association Club, which was in correspondence with the League with a view to securing the membership of Detroit a few weeks ago when it was thought a vacancy was about to occur in that direction. Cincinnati then made application for admission to the League, but asked to be allowed to remain in the American Association until the latter's schedule was finished. This phase of the proposition was not favorably considered at the time and probably would not be acceded to now. In that case it would remain with Cincinnati to decide whether to drop out of the American Association at once and enter the League, or to stay in the Association and take its chances at the close of the season.” This will not be very startling news to the American Association officials, as Cincinnati has been very sore over the Mullane matter, has always shown a preference for League company, and at the last annual meeting went so far as to openly threaten withdrawal from the American. Neither will there be any great alarm or regret felt, evens should this threat now be carried out. Indeed, the American clubs view the contemplated jump very calmly, as either of two good cities stand ready to take her place. The League would, no doubt, be very glad to have Cincinnati within the fold, as it is vastly superior to Buffalo as a base ball town, and would add strength to the League as a whole, although there are many who believe that a League club under present League rules as to admission rates, Sunday games and liquor selling, would not pay in the Paris of America. The Sporting Life July 22, 1885 Secretary Caylor, of the Cincinnatis, in an interview denies that his club is a candidate for the League. He does not say so in his paper, however. The Sporting Life July 29, 1885 [from an interview of Young] “I must announce that the present American Association club at Cincinnati has not in any manner indicated a desire to enter the League. The applications that I mentioned as having been received by me were from a former leading spirit in the League and a new organization which is desirous of locating at Cincinnati.” The Sporting Life August 12, 1885 |
| Source | Sporting Life |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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