Clipping:The Manning deal completed; released for the season
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| Date | Friday, May 4, 1877 |
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| Text | Manning yesterday accepted the terms offered him by Mr. Keck, and it may be pretty generally concluded that he will play with the Cincinnatis this year. His regular position will be short stop and change pitcher, a place he filled with the Baltimore nine in 1874. Cincinnati Enquirer May 4, 1877 Jack Manning has been released from the Bostons for the season of 1877 and has signed with the Cincinnatis, who it is said will try him at short stop. Boston Herald May 7, 1877 Saturday night, when asked what would be done about Manning, the Louisville directors informed the writer that they would make no objection to his playing with the Reds. At the same they say that some one has been indulging in a little sharp practice in the matter. When a player in any of the League clubs is released from his engagement, it has been the custom hitherto for Mr. N. E. Young, the Secretary of the League, to be immediately notified of the fact by the parties doing the releasing, and then for Mr. Young to give written notice to that effect to all League clubs. Now note the formula which governs the proceedings incident to Manning’s release. Saturday Harry Wright telegraphed to Mr. Young that Manning had been released by the Bostons April 13, and Mr. Young immediately telegraphed the other clubs to that effect. ... A question now very naturally arises as to what was the Boston club doing between the 13th of April and the 5th of May to prevent a written notification of Manning’s release being sent to Secretary Young. What object was to be attained by holding back until the very last moment, and then making the notification by means of the wires? Simply because the two ran very well together, it being a wire-working arrangement all the way round. Mr. Keck, to our certain knowledge, did not close papers with Manning until Friday last, or more likely Saturday. Word was then telegraphed to Boston, and Harry Wright, in his message by wire to Secretary Young, in order to allow Manning the opportunity to play with the Reds in their opening games with the Louisvilles, antedated his release so that he space of time required by the League constitution would be well covered. Perhaps Mr. Keck asked Harry to do this, and perhaps he did not. At all rates, it is pretty evident to the average thinker that “funny business” has been going on somewhere. Louisville Courier-Journal May 7, 1877 By a special and anticipatory agreement made at Cincinnati, Jack Manning’s release from the Bostons is antedated so that he can play with the Cincinnatis in less time than twenty days after the actual release. Otherwise Jack must have taken about a three weeks’ rest. Boston Herald May 8, 1877 a cutoff man; a slide into home [Star of Syracuse vs. Chicago 5/4/1877] [Anson at first base] Spalding came to the rescue and won the game by the longest hit of the game, a terrific drive away over Clinton’s [right fielder] head and almost to the right-field fence. It doesn’t need to be said that as soon as the ball was hit Anson was getting around to third with as much speed as any 215 pounds of flesh could get up. He turned into home-stretch while the ball was on the way in, and lit out for a run while the Stars were singing out to Farrell [second baseman] to cut him off. The latter drove the ball to Higham [catcher], but so high and wild that he could not handle it until one of Anson’s feet had touched the plate. No friends of the runner’s ever knew how long he was until they saw him slide in with a foot on the plate and his head pretty well up toward third base. Chicago Tribune May 5, 1877 |
| Source | Cincinnati Enquirer |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
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