Clipping:The NL allows Sunday exhibitions

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Date	Thursday, November 25, 1886
Text	[reporting on the meeting of the NL 11/17/1886] The first ripple was occasioned by the St. Louis club, through its Vice-President, Thomas A. Russell, asking the privilege of playing Sunday games with clubs outside of the League. He presented the claim in a strong speech of considerable length. A. H. Soden of Boston opposed the claim, and said he would sooner give $1,000 out of his own pocket than have the League agree to the position. Mr. Russell replied that the ST. Louis club did not want any money; it has as good backing as any club in the League, and all it wanted was a chance to meet the demand for Sunday games that existed in St. Louis. It had come here to ask for that and nothing more. John I. Rogers of the Philadelphia club said Mr. Russell's argument was convincing, and offered an amendment to the constitution permitting such clubs as desired to play Su8nday exhibition games, which was adopted by a unanimous vote.
Source	Sporting News
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Submitted by	Richard Hershberger
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