Clipping:The Cincinnati Club never paid its dues
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| Date | Sunday, July 1, 1877 |
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| Text | It would seem... that by the terms of the League constitution, no game played by the defunct Cincinnati Club can be counted in the championship series. Last year the League required the payment of the annual dues “on or before the 1st day of January of each year.” ... “and every club failing to pay said sum by such time shall be considered as having withdrawn from the League.” This year the League constitution provides that the payment of the annual dues ($100) may be made “on or before the 1st day of June of each year,” and clearly defines the penalty of default in the following words: “And any club failing to pay said sum by such time shall thereby forfeit its membership in the League.” It does not appear that the League intended, by the change in date of payment, to grant any additional advantages to a defaulting club. They merely extended the time of payment to a date when the clubs would be in possession of gate-receipts, and thus be better enabled to pay the fee which entitles them to the privileges of membership. The Cincinnati has not paid a dollar to the League during the present year, and it does not, therefore, appear how the League can recognize any part of its record of the present year. |
| Source | Chicago Tribune |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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