Clipping:The Nationals railroaded out of the League Alliance
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| Date | Saturday, December 18, 1880 |
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| Text | [reporting the NL meeting of 12/9/1880] On Wednesday morning, Dec. 8, when the Nationals were informed of their rejection as a new League club, nothing was said about any charge that they had violated any League rule as a member of the League Alliance. It was, therefore, quite a surprise to them when, on Thursday, they were informed that Cleveland had a grievance against them, on which, if not cleared up satisfactorily and promptly, would involve the immediate expulsion of the Nationals from the League Alliance. It is unnecessary to go into details; suffice it to say that the Clevelands claimed that the Nationals owed them guaranty-money. This was disputed; but the Nationals were willing to give a check for the amount claimed if they were allowed time to ascertain whether their manager regarded the claim as legal. This was not granted them; and as they refused to pay the claim unconditionally on demand, they were expelled from the League Alliance. The Washington delegates assert that there was a hidden motive for this action, and when it leaked out that the manager of the Detroit Club had signed Derby the day the Detroit Club was admitted–something he could not legally do while the Nationals were a League Alliance club–th expulsion business began to have an ugly look. The sequel of the affair must be that either the claim was legitimate, and the Nationals obliged to pay it, or that it was otherwise, and their expulsion illegal. It will be settled at the March meeting in Chicago, and it is to be hoped satisfactorily. New York Clipper December 18, 1880 Boston Club finances The Boston Base Ball Association held its annual meeting Dec. 15... The report of the treasurer showed a diminution of the receipts of 1880 as compared with previous years of $3,461.50. The falling-off in the receipts was partly offset by a reduction in expenses of $3,165.77. New York Clipper December 25, 1880 |
| Source | New York Clipper |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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