Clipping:The Western of Keokuk disbands
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Date | Saturday, June 26, 1875 |
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Text | A variety of causes contributed to this result, but pecuniary affairs did not cause the disbandment. The principal cause was the difficulty of arranging games with Eastern clubs, as they would not come here nor give the Westerns dates for the Eastern trip. The population of this place is not sufficient to furnish audiences that would induce professional clubs to play their quota of games here... A number of them [the players] have already secured positions in some of the best nines in the country, which fully demonstrates the fact that the club embraced first-class material. This fact was well known to the managers of the leading clubs, and there is no doubt that they have been doing all in their power to bring about the dissolution that has at length taken place. |
Source | New York Clipper |
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Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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