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i nn v/iiM tJiiiiN a i t t;^ 2 S \ i 73bert. •‘The agreement Is a vital necessity to tlieLeague. It is a perfectly jQSt and propfer'stroKe of business for the clubs to agree among themselves to put a stop to bidding for players.The effect of a contrary policy would be to kill offtfie weaker clubs by taking from them the players who have the strongest hold on publle favor In their respective cities. There are not to exceed two clubs in the League which could live- if the bidding process was in vogue. All but two willIuit the season of 1880 with an average loss of 2,000, and none of those elubs will be in, a position ‘to pay the increased salaries that competithm for players would Involve. Chicago could affordHo outbid any and all clubs if It came to that, but to do so would not only weaken but impoverish and soon drive out of existence the clubs whose patronage and revenue will not justify an increase of their salary lists.Then the Buffalo agreement is of no advantage to Chicago!” „ *None whatever. The Chicago Cluo is not only amply ablp to pay bigli salaries,but has got beyond the period when it feels compelled to employ only such talent as has already achieved distinction in League Clubp For example, take the three non-League players engaged by the Ohieago Club for 1880. No, sir; the reservation of five players Is of value to clubs less favorably situated j*s to patronage than Is the Chicago Club. Without it such clubs would be unable to keep popular players, and so would lose what patronage they have. Depend upon it, there is no opposition worth mentioning, either among olub othcers or among players. The former perceiye that the agreement is their only protection against certain loss and probable collapse before the playing schedule eau be finished; whilethe players, such of them as are reasonable andintelligent, see plainly that they are well paidalready, and that a policy that would increase the compensation of a few men in strong demand, and by weakening the clubs financially decreasethe probability that salaries will be promptly and faithfully paid is not a ifood policy for ball playersin geueral.”Is there any feeling against the reservation plan among the players of the Chicago team?”I Bhopid say not,” said the President, accompanying the disclaimer with a hearty laugh. On the contrary, they’re all anxious to be reserved, and their only fear is that they won’t be.
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Cincinnati Commercial
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Sun, Aug 29, 1880
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