Clipping:The baseball war raging; inflated player salaries
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| Date | Wednesday, July 30, 1884 |
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| Text | The base ball war is still raging and will wax hotter as the season draws to a close. The expulsion of Charles Sweeney, the Providence pitcher, and his acquisition by the St. Louis Unions has been followed by the desertion of Dickerson from the Lucas ranks. … The National Agreement clubs claim that the Union Association has established an agent in every city where there is a club and that the offers made by these agents in their efforts to secure the best players have been the cause of the recent disaffection in different parts of the country. “Discipline has gone to the dogs,” remarked a well-known manager at Recreation Park, “but while National Agreements clubs may suffer now, the tables will be turned upon the Unions in the end.” Robert Matthews, pitcher of the Athletic, is among the latest to receive an offer from a Union club. He received a dispatch offering him $4,000 per year. The little pitcher opened his eyes, showed the dispatch to manager Sharsig and then tore it up. Base ball players are ruling high. Good pitcher bring all the way from $2,000 to $4,000, catchers are scarce at $3,000, infielders command as much, if not more, while very poor outfielders will bring $2,000, providing they jump a contract. No player will sign a contract now without real estate security. Millionaire Lucas has the call and is now bulling the market. |
| Source | Philadelphia Times |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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