View source for Clipping:A claim that AA clubs asked to join the NL

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|Date=9/24/1882
|Title=a claim that AA clubs asked to join the NL
|Text=<p>[report on the special NL meeting]  The secretary then read applications for membership from several of the American association clubs.  These were all rejected, however, on the ground that the policy of the league has always been to limit the number of clubs to eight, the present number, and the delegates present could see no reason for departing from this policy.  Boston Herald September 24, 1882  [N.B. This does not appear in the official minutes of the meeting.]</p>
<p>Cincinnati sets up a dodge to play NL clubs</p>
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<p>The patrons of base ball in Cincinnati have been clamorous for games in October between the Cincinnatis and a few of the best League club teams.  The Cincinnati Club have not been able to play such games, because their constitution expressly forbids it.  But a certain wealthy admirer of the sport, and a well known citizen of Cincinnati, has made these games possible, and they will be played.  The Cincinnati players’ contracts run to October 15.  This made two weeks’ salary to be paid by the club, during which time the team could not make half of it by playing local or Association clubs.  The aforesaid citizen made an offer to assume the payment of these last half month salaries (amounting to nearly $1,000), if the club would turn over the team to him, and release all the players.  As this would be a big saving to the club treasury it was agreed to.  The team, were consulted and agreed to take their released October 1, and to remain for two weeks in the employ and at the will of said gentleman. Negotiations were then begun by this gentleman’s agent for a series of League Club visits to Cincinnati.  The result was that during the first two weeks in October the Cleveland Club will play three games here, the Chicago two and the Providence Club four.  One of the requirements in the agreements between these clubs and the management of the Cincinnatis was that the teams be exactly those as are how playing.  Cincinnati Commercial September 24, 1882</p>
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<p>They will be the Cincinnati Club only in name.  This action was found necessary, as all three teams had competed with the Bostons, who have an expelled player among their men, and the association constitution prohibits one of its clubs from meeting another that has in its nine, or has played with one that has a man thus outlawed.  Cincinnati Gazette September 25, 1882</p>
|Source=Boston Herald
|Submitted by=Richard Hershberger
|Origin=Initial Hershberger Clippings
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