Clipping:The condition of the Milwaukee Club
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| Date | Friday, September 6, 1878 |
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| Text | The Milwaukee-Indianapolis game did not come off today [9/5], on account of the former failing to appear, owing to their not being paid off, in consequence of which Manager Chapman's crew are on a strike for salary. Later advices by telegraph tonight from President Rodgers state that matter have been arranged, and the club will arrive tomorrow and play Friday, Saturday and Monday... Boston Herald September 6, 1878 A paragraph is yesterday's Tribune... indicated that Peters had been suspended from the Milwaukee Club. Mr. Rogers, Manager of the Milwaukees, being asked upon the subject yesterday, said this was an error; that Peters had been honorably released from the Milwaukee Club for some cause growing out of their relations. Shortly after, the reporter met Peters himself and asked him about the matter. He said that he had not been released from the Milwaukee Club at all; that he was ready to play as soon as $350 overdue pay was handed him. He was not complimentary in his remarks about some of the treatment he had had, and his explanation of the promises given and broken repeated was not what the public would have expected from the Milwaukee Club. Chicago Tribune September 8, 1878 This club is at present in a bad state of demoralization. It appears the players have not been paid for nearly two months, and they have only remained together on the strength of Manager Rogers’ repeated promises. Matters were brought to a crisis on the afternoon of Aug. 31, the day advertised for a game with the Indianapolis nine, when, in the presence of 150 spectators, they refused to play the game unless Rogers would guarantee their salaries. After a good hour of delay Rogers secured two gentlemen to back him up and assure the boys they would get their pay if they would don their uniforms and play the game. All agreed to do this except Weaver, who flatly declined to play until he saw his money; it seems he had not avery high opinion of Rogers’ promises. The game was played without him, however, and the home team did not get a run. Up to Wednesday of this week the boys had not received a cent (one member excepted). Rogers did not fulfill his promises, and his backers were probably repenting their undue haste, for they did not put in an appearance. The club was advertised to play in Indianapolis Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and were to leave here on the 4 P.M. train Wednesday. They made all arrangement and left the hotel in a body, with the exception of Peters, who absolutely refused to stir a step until Rogers had made good his promises. When the depot was reached, Foley, Holbert and Golden concluded that they would not go; the train started with Jack Chapman and the remnant of the team, but before it had gone a quarter of a mile they jumped off, and left the portly “Jack” to continue the journey alone; he managed to get off, however, when he saw the men meant business. The men are all here, and emphatically refuse to budge an inch. The Indianapolis games have been advertised, but the Milwaukees will not be there. The sympathy of the people is with the men; they have been living on promises for two months, and have discovered that promises won’t pay board-bills. They may be liable to expulsion from the League for disobedience; but the facts of the case certainly justified them in their action. Rogers has deliberately violated his contract with the men, and the rule as to expulsion must be a queer one if it protects only the manager. At present it is not known what Rogers will do. New York Clipper September 14, 1878, quoting an unidentified Milwaukee correspondent After a number of promises, Mr. Rogers came down with the lucre and paid off the improvident Milwaukees Sept. 25. The team is to make a Western tour next (this) week, playing with small clubs in Iowa and Illinois. At the termination of this trip the club will disband for the season. New York Clipper October 5, 1878, quoting an unidentified Milwaukee correspondent |
| Source | Boston Herald |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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