tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985668569918053928.post2799618219695305680..comments2024-01-24T05:19:09.805-06:00Comments on This Game Of Games: Prominent Amateur Clubs Of 1884Jeffrey Kittelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02367989375750209078noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985668569918053928.post-58264437505890488202008-10-05T16:25:00.000-05:002008-10-05T16:25:00.000-05:00As I think I've mentioned here before, Blong's pos...As I think I've mentioned here before, Blong's position was that the Reds had not paid him his salary and had no hold on him. In spite of the talk of expulsion the Reds later were apparently content to play the Covington Stars with Blong in the latter team's lineup. <BR/><BR/>The Stars eventually named Blong ream captain but then themselves later expelled Blong for allegedly throwing a game. However, there's no good evidence he was guilty of anything more than perhaps a measure of insubordination and tactless talk. By the time the hearing on his expulsion was held he had signed a contract with the St. Louis Browns for 1876 and didn't fight the issue very hard. The expulsion was pushed through by the club president, who within a few months fled to Canada after his accounts as a city official were found to be in default because of large sums of money he had embezzled to cover gambling debts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com