Clipping:St. Louis buys out Toledo; getting around the ten day rule
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| Date | Monday, October 27, 1884 |
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| Text | On Thursday evening last Mr. Von der Ahe, president of the St. Louis Base-Ball Club, recieved a telegram from the president of the Toledo Club asking him to meet Manager Morton at the Laclede Hotel on Friday morning; this was done and that evening Messrs. Von der Ahe and Morton took the Wabash train for Toledo, and there, in a very short and business-like manner, the directors of the Toledos made a proposition to Mr. Von der Ahe which, after some discussion and qualificaiton, was accepted, and thereupon Secretary Wickoff was immediately notified of the release of the players until recently under engagement to the Toledo Club, these, of course, including the reserved men. Mr. Von der Ahe immediately obtained the signatures of Tony Mullane, Barkley, the second baseman; Welsh, Poorman and Morton to an agreement, drawn up legally and witnessed before a notary, to sign contract with the St. Louis Club so soon as the specified ten days have expired. This virtually binds the players, and the accession of strength to the St. Louis club will make it one of the very strongest teams ever put on a ball field. ... Mr. Von der Ahe returned home yesterday morning, highly delighted with the success of his mission. “It has cost me more money than I ever expended in any similar venture,” said the Browns’ president, “but I was determined not to let money stand between me and the players I needed. I think I have got a winning nine, and I hope the public will appreciate my earnestness in trying to give them the best that money will procure. St. |
| Source | St. Louis Post-Dispatch |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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