Clipping:The League allows Sunday exhibition games
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| Date | Wednesday, November 24, 1886 |
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| Text | [reporting on the NL meeting 11/18/1886] … Shortly after the afternoon session was called to order Mr. Russell, of St. Louis, opened the ball in a masterly speech, asking the League's consent to the St. Louis Club's playing exhibition games on Sundays with other organizations. He did not think such privilege would interfere with other League clubs, and therefore thought other League clubs had no business interfering with him. The St. Louis people wanted Sunday games, and were willing to patronize them, and his club wanted a share of such patronage. Soden looked like the little fat monk in “Falka” as he threw up both hands and declared that he would rather give one thousand dollars than have Sunday games played in the League. Spalding said nothing. Discussion grew very warm, and finally Russell declared that Sunday games was what he had come for and was the only thing he wanted. When the temperature of the room was very high John I. Rogers cast oil on the troubled waters by offering an amendment to the constitution permitting any club that saw fit to play exhibition games on Sunday. The motion was carried, and St. Louis smilingly bowed its thanks. The Sporting Life November 24, 1886 the League adopts the guarantee system; division between the East and West; a hint of Kansas City's future [reporting on the NL meeting 11/18/1886] Then came the proposal for the guarantee system for which Soden and Conant fought hard. In the discussion it was plainly seen that the East and West were divided against each other. On being put to a vote, New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Washington voted in favor of, and Detroit, Kansas City and St. Louis against the measure. Spalding caused great surprise by not voiting, and as Nick, of Pittsburg, was not in the room, the necessary two-thirds could not be secured. Soden remarked that the result of the vote was significant and that [illegible] said Spalding, but the League will never divide. You may form an Eastern League, but the remaining clubs will still comprise the National League.” Stearns supported Spalding and said he heartily wished the Eastern clubs would pull out, but if they did they would be knocking at the door of the National League before they were a season old. Some one at this point moved adjournment, and amidst much confusion the meeting adjourned until 8 o'clock. The Eastern men got in their lobby work during this recess and when the evening session convened with Pittsburg represented the vote upon the question resulted in the guarantee system being adopted by a vote of 6 to 3, Spalding and Kansas City joining the Eastern clubs in an affirmative vote. Section 58 was then stricken out and the following substituted:--”Each club shall have exclusive control of its own grounds, and shall be entitled to all receipts from any and all sources upon said grounds; but the home club shall except holidays, and pay the visiting $125 for each championship game played by it on said grounds. On National or State holidays, in lieu of such payment the home club shall pay the visiting club 50 per cent. of the receipts from general admission at the close of each championship game.” After this amendment had been adopted some one suggested that it might be in order for any club wishing to withdraw from the League to make known their wish. A dead silence fell upon the meeting, but this was broken by the ready wit of John I. Rogers. An ugly spirit still lurked in the room, however, and the submission and adoption of an amendment to the constitution providing that any club “persistently refusing to tender its resignation” when called on for it should forfeit its deposit of $5,000, left Kansas City apprehensive and in a very unpleasant state of mind. The Sporting Life November 24, 1886 |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
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