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The League That Lasted: 1876 and the Founding of the National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs

Neil W. MacDonald

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Description:In the early 1870s, baseball was chaos, mired in mismanagement and corruption. William Hulbert, the owner of Chicago’s National Association team, believed that a league run efficiently with honest competition would survive and flourish. Hulbert, relying on his pragmatic philosophy of "molasses now, vinegar later" and working with his prize recruit Albert Spalding, founded the National League in 1876. That inaugural season of the National League is chronicled in this heavily documented work. The league fell far short of Hulbert’s dreams in its first season, but he stuck to his belief that integrity would win out in the end. He not only prohibited Sunday baseball and the sale and consumption of alcohol within the league’s ballparks, but ousted two teams—New York and Philadelphia—from the league because they failed to meet their obligation to finish out the season. Despite the setbacks, scandals, and considerable opposition, all of which are thoroughly covered here, the National League survived its first year.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The League That Lasted: 1876 and the Founding of the National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs. To get started finding The League That Lasted: 1876 and the Founding of the National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: In the early 1870s, baseball was chaos, mired in mismanagement and corruption. William Hulbert, the owner of Chicago’s National Association team, believed that a league run efficiently with honest competition would survive and flourish. Hulbert, relying on his pragmatic philosophy of "molasses now, vinegar later" and working with his prize recruit Albert Spalding, founded the National League in 1876. That inaugural season of the National League is chronicled in this heavily documented work. The league fell far short of Hulbert’s dreams in its first season, but he stuck to his belief that integrity would win out in the end. He not only prohibited Sunday baseball and the sale and consumption of alcohol within the league’s ballparks, but ousted two teams—New York and Philadelphia—from the league because they failed to meet their obligation to finish out the season. Despite the setbacks, scandals, and considerable opposition, all of which are thoroughly covered here, the National League survived its first year.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The League That Lasted: 1876 and the Founding of the National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs. To get started finding The League That Lasted: 1876 and the Founding of the National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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