Clipping:Using personal contracts to evade the National Agreement

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Date	Monday, September 27, 1886
Text	Last week Director Appleton, of the New York Club, was noticed in the different cities in this [International] League, but his object was not found out till Saturday. It seems that he has had his eye on several players in this League who had done good work, and before the directors of the Stars new it, he had signed Tomney and Knouff of this club. When asked if he was not violating the national agreement of base ball associations, he said he was not, as he had signed the players under personal contracts. ... It seems that the object of this signing is for speculation. The League clubs will buy up the promising players in the minor leagues and when the clubs want to strengthen themselves next year, they will sell them to them at a handsome profit. It is evident that unless such transactions can be stopped this League will go to pieces.
Source	Sporting News
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Submitted by	Richard Hershberger
Origin	Initial Hershberger Clippings

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