Clipping:A player jumps from the UA
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| Date | Wednesday, July 2, 1884 |
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| Text | Another man, it is reported, has left Mr. Lucas without the usual proceedings involving a release from contract. Billy Taylor is the individual in question, and it is said that he will join fortunes with the Athletics, who are badly in need of a pitcher, and have offered him big inducements to leave the Union Club. Billie did not come under the reserve rule last year, having been released by the Alleghenys, and consequently, so far as the American Association is concerned, he is eligible to play with the Athletics. He was a friend of ex-manager Sullivan in the recent trouble, and has been anxious to get his release from the Unions for some time. The news is not verified as yet, but is probably authentic. [N.B. It was.] St. Louis Post-Dispatch July 2, 1884 Big Bill Taylor, it is said, jumped the St. Louis Unions at Washington, and will play the remainder of the season with the Athletic Club. Levi Simmons is already unpopular enough in the base-ball world without making himself more so by going into the contract-breaking business. It is to be hoped, for Mr. Simmons' sake, that the rumor is not true. Cincinnati Enquirer July 2, 1884 William H. Taylor, recently of the St. Louis Unions, who has signed with the Athletics, arrived here [Columbus] this afternoon [7/9] and joined the club. Cincinnati Enquirer July 10, 1884 :”Billee” Taylor has finally jumped the St. Louis Unions. On his first jump he received $300 from Lew Simmons, of the Athletics, but instead of joining the latter organization, spent the money and went back to the Unions. He then asked Mr. Lucas to send Simmons $500, which he claimed to have received. His request was not complied with, Mr. Lucas having satisfied himself that Taylor received but $300 and was trying to work him out of $200, declined to send a cent to Simmons. Taylor urged that the $500 be remitted until he found that the scheme would not succeed, and then went to Simmons and squared matters by signing with the Athletics. Cincinnati Enquirer July 11, 1884, quoting the St. Louis Globe-Democrat |
| Source | St. Louis Post-Dispatch |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
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