Clipping:The League to have eight clubs; distributing the Buffalo and Providence players
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| Date | Wednesday, January 20, 1886 |
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| Text | [reporting on the meeting of the NL special committee on vacancies 1/16] the result of the long discussion was that the eight-club advocates carried the day, and Washington was formally admitted to membership. The filling of the Western vacancy was not so easily accomplished, owing to the many applicants [Kansas City, Indianapolis, and Milwaukee] and to the difficulty of choosing one when all presented such strong claims. … ...it was finally resolved to postpone a vote on the Western club, and leave the choice to the three Western clubs—Chicago, ST. Louis and Detroit—the League agreeing to admit the club which a majority of these three Western clubs should designate. Owing to the uncertainty as to which Western club would be selected, the assignment of the reserved Providence and Buffalo players was postponed. Washington asked for Gilligan, Shaw, Hines and Carroll. The matter was left to the discretion of the committee on vacancies. |
| Source | Sporting Life |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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