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{{Chronology Entry |Year=1859 |Year Number=65 |Headline=New For 1859: Rumors of Player Movement |Salience=2 |Tags=Ball in the Culture, Baseball Professionalism, Business of Baseball, Newspaper Coverage, |Location=Greater New York City, |Country=United States |State=NY |City=NYC |Game=Base Ball, |Immediacy of Report=Contemporary |Age of Players=Adult |Text=<p>[A] "RESIGNATION-- We understand that Brown (formerly catcher for the Eckford Club), and Post (catcher for the Astoria) have resigned, and become members of the Putnam Base Ball Club. Both of these gentlemen have stood A no. 1 in their respective clubs, and their retirement must prove a serious loss thereto, while the Putnams become materially strengthened by the addition to their number."</p> <p>[B] "BALL PLAY-- ...We notice that several important changes have taken place in the Brooklyn clubs. Amongst others we learn that Pidgeon, of the Eckford, has joined the Atlantic; Brown, also of the Eckford, has gone into the Putnam club; and Grum in the Excelsior. The Stars have divided themselves, and many of them, Creighton and Flanley in particular, having joined the Excelsior. Dickinson goes into the Atlantic. The trial for the championship, next season, will be between the Atlantic, Excelsior, and Putnam's...We have not heard of any particular changes in the leading clubs of New York...The Union of Morrisania will gain one or two strong players next season.</p> |Sources=<p>[A] <em>New York Sunday Mercury, </em>Nov. 20, 1859</p> <p>[B] <em>New York Clipper, </em>Nov. 26, 1859</p> |Comment=<p>After the Eckford Club contradicted the <em></em>claim that several players were resigning and moving to other clubs, the <em>Clipper </em>issued a retraction on December 3: "...we are pleased to learn that it is not correct, for we do not approve of these changes at all." </p> |Submitted by=Bob Tholkes |Submission Note=3/13/2014 |Has Supplemental Text=No |Coordinates=40.7127837, -74.0059413 }}
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