Clipping:Spering's claim on the 'Athletic' name
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| Date | Friday, September 21, 1883 |
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| Text | The proposed revival of the original Athletic Base-ball Club [illegible] considerable comment. It is well known that the old club was considerably in debt when it went to pieces: that the salaries of some of the players were in arrears and that something was owing for other matters, such as base ball supplies, etc. The club drew so poorly toward the latter part of the season of the last year of its existence that many [illegible] dates were canceled. Charles Spering, President of the old Athletic, and one of its heaviest shareholders, said yesterday that it had not been decided just what course would be taken; “but certain it is,” sid he, “that we alone have legal right to the name Athletic. We were incorporated in [illegible] and still have the charter. The club was somewhat in debt when it disbanded, but the amount of the indebtedness was small, and would have no weight whatever either one way or the other should we decide to take the field again. Six hundred dollars would square us up even if we were forced to pay everything, and the chances are that a apart of the debts are outlawed. We shall do nothing until after the championship season. I don't think we shall claim damages of the present Athletic Club for using our name, although we could if we were so inclined.” … Al. Reach says that the old Athletic Club owes him about $10000 in salary beside a considerable amount for base ball goods, and that if it be revived e shall put in a claim for his money. Sutton, now of the Boston Club, has obtained judgment for his salary arrears, and probably would be only to glad to hear that the club was once more in existence. Lew Simmons of the present Athletic management, say he has it on good legal authority that the old club would have no certain thing of it if it should bring suit against him; that there are many Athletic Clubs. We he under the impression that the old club's indebtedness amounted to from $12,000 to $15,000. |
| Source | Philadelphia Record |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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