JMurr Posted March 9, 2014 Author Share Posted March 9, 2014 Week 12 - Season 3 - 1885Standings following week 12 games (Final Standings):New Orleans Buccaneers - 7&1 (7 Points)Rhode Island Quakers - 7&1 (7 Points)Hartford Stags - 4&4 (4 Points)Manhattan Jockeys - 2&6 (2 Points)Brooklyn Dutchmen - 0&8 (0 Points) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JMurr Posted March 10, 2014 Author Share Posted March 10, 2014 Monday, April 6, 1885 – The Monday following the Title Match the league owners meet in New Orleans to discuss and vote on some league business. League President August Belmont’s contract has expired at the season’s end. He had already informed the league that he was not interested in renewing it. So the most pressing business matter for the league was finding and hiring a new league president. As Chairman of the Board of Owners it was up to William Kissam Vanderbilt to nominate a new league president. He nominated himself, announcing that if hired he would sale his team the Manhattan Jockeys. In the first vote very few owners supported him; four voted against his hiring (Archers, Dutchmen, Stags, and Buccaneers) while only two voted in favor (Jockeys and Quakers). The issue rested on the fact that the owners are anticipating a competitive free agency market this off-season; Ed Davison, Bart Kroger and Jose Louis are all free agents. Those owners who voted against approving Vanderbilt’s hiring did so because they believed that they could use it to negotiate the Jockeys out of contention in this year’s free agency market. So after some negotiating Vanderbilt agreed to the terms that he would not sale the Jockeys before the end of free agency, therefore sending the team by default under league control, essentially leaving Vanderbilt to head the operation of the team since he would then be the league president. Under such control Vanderbilt agreed that he would remove the Jockeys from major negotiations with free agents, thus nearly guarantying that Jose Louis will not be back with the Jockeys next season. Having sacrificed the Jockeys this way a second vote was taken to approve Vanderbilt as the leagues next president. This time all but P.T. Barnum of the Stags voted in favor. Thus Vanderbilt has become the next league president. The next order of business was the length of his contract. Vanderbilt sought a long term contract but many of the owners talked him into seeking a short 2 year contract, promising that if things were good after 2 years they would then be willing to support a long term 10 year contract. So when the 2 year contract was put to a vote all but the Stags and Jockeys voted in favor of it. Other news that was brought to attention at this meeting was that once again the Quakers would be delaying the construction of the Vanderbuilt Velodrome and at this point it looks as if it may never become a reality. The Dutchmen announced that they are considering moving into Madison Square Garden and sharing it with the Jockeys. Nothing at this point is solid but with the pending sale of the Jockeys, Madison Square Garden might soon be without a tenant unless the Dutchmen move in. This of course would cause the Dutchmen to take on a new name; likely becoming the New York Dutchmen. Three minority owners have also joined the Dutchmen; August Belmont, Jr., Pierre Lorillard IV, and William R. Travers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMurr Posted March 11, 2014 Author Share Posted March 11, 2014 April 20, 1885 – Cut Day for the Rhode Island Quakers – What a shocker!!! Alva Vanderbilt will be back as the owner and John Vanderbilt is back as the head coach with a $5,000 a year raise. The shocking news came in player free agency. The team’s free agents were Cleanup Jules Ford and Leadoff Ed Davison, perhaps the game’s fastest rider. The team intended to either let Ford go or trade another player. The priority however was resign Davison regardless of the expense. So the team approached Davison with a blank check. What they did not consider was that Davison is a resident of Spring Lake, Michigan. This year Detroit the largest city in his home state, is getting an expansion franchise. Though the team will play across the state from his home town, Detroit is a lot closer then Providence, so Davison was interested in joining the upstart team. Consequently Davison reached out to the Archers and has a tentative deal with them; he will not be able to sign with them until their signing day on May 4. In reaction the Quakers re-signed Jules Ford. He was able to leverage the situation into getting an additional $3,000 a year. Angelo Koller was moved into Davison’s former Leadoff position. He is said to be very unhappy in this role. He came to the Quakers two years ago with the understanding that Davison would be around for some years. Suddenly things look bleak for the two time champions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMurr Posted March 11, 2014 Author Share Posted March 11, 2014 April 21 – Cut Day for New Orleans Buccaneers – Another shocking day for a team that has been one of the league’s best. No ownership changes to the team but when it came to re-upping the head coach Consuelo Montagu made a deal with coach David Small; if Small could get Kroger to sign a new contract he would return as the teams head coach with a $3,000 raise. Kroger, now the most coveted free agent with Davison committing to the Archers, went back and forth negotiating with the Buccaneers and the New York Dutchmen. When the dollar amount reached $22,000 a year the Buccaneers backed out and Kroger went his separate way. With the fall out in negotiations Coach David Small informed the team he would step down as well. Consuelo Montagu turned around and made a trade with the league controlled Manhattan Jockeys. She gave them Second Option Robert Parnell and in return received Middle Frederick Harris. Harris will become the Buccaneers new Leadoff. The other Buccaneer free agent was Bernard Collodi. Collodi demanded a raise but the Buccaneers were unwilling to give it to him so eventually both went their separate ways. This ultimately means the Buccaneers, the only team that has played in every Title Match, are going to look very different next season. Half of their players will be new to the team and they will also have a new coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOppenheimer Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Geez...Archers get Davidson and the first pick at Race Wars? Noah Oppenheimerbaseballonly on OOTP ForumsPhillies GM in Max Modern BaseballMMB Phillies Blog--League BlogIronPigs GM in Continental Baseball League Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waughman12 Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 i have decided that i will root for the Archers because they are closest to where i live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ujju2 Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Currently an Archers fan. Title in their first season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waughman12 Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Currently an Archers fan. Title in their first season?lets hope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMurr Posted March 12, 2014 Author Share Posted March 12, 2014 April 22, 1885 – Cut Day for the Hartford Stags – Back is owner P.T. Barnum and along with him is Head Coach Caspar Alva. The Stags have a great player in David Wharton but they have no support for him at all. Therefore the team went out and began to pick the team apart. Free Agents Robert Ferry and Richard Leslie were both told that there would be no discussion about the renewing of their contracts. Several other player’s positions were shuffled. The team also reached a tentative agreement with Free Agent Bernard Collodi who formally rode for the New Orleans Buccaneers. At this point Collodi is anticipated to be put in the Middle Position for the Stags next year. The two sides have not yet discussed a pay rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMurr Posted March 12, 2014 Author Share Posted March 12, 2014 April 23, 1885 – Cut Day for the Manhattan Jockeys – Being that William Kissam Vanderbilt is no longer the owner but that he still is operating the team as the League President, since the team has no owner, he felt that he needed to take a hands off approach as he could. This meant that he asked Coach Stewart Cavendish to return as the teams head but no raise could be offered, the catch however was that Cavendish was essentially free to make whatever personal decisions he wanted with the stipulation he could not increase the teams spending. Cavendish accepted these terms. The Jockeys had already made a trade with the Buccaneers on that teams cut day so the team welcomed Robert Parnell to their camp today. The teams free agents were John Wilde and the third most coveted free agent this year Jose Louis. Cavendish realized two things; first he could bring back Wilde at the same pay rate and second Jose Louis would certainly earn a pay raise on the open market so there was no reason for the Jockeys to negotiate with him. Consequently to these two epiphany Wilde re-signed and was moved to the Middle position and Louis entered free agency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMurr Posted March 12, 2014 Author Share Posted March 12, 2014 April 23, 1885 – Cut Day for the New York Dutchmen – A whole lot to cover. First of all yes the Dutchmen have changed their name from the Brooklyn Dutchmen to the New York Dutchmen. They did consider moving to Madison Square Garden but will hold off for now on doing so until the ownership situation of the Manhattan Jockeys plays out. The name change however also comes with some adjustments to their logo and uniforms. Other changes that are coming to the Dutchmen begin with Leonard Jerome bringing in three minority owners. August Belmont, Jr., Pierre Lerillard IV, and William R. Travers will each purchase 20% ownership stake in the team. All of these men are friends of Jerome through their other mutual ownership in the stadium the Dutchmen play in, Sheepshead Bay Race Track. Bringing in additional owners hopefully will infuse the team with money they can spend on the open free agency market. This is perhaps the greatest free agency market in the leagues young history. When it comes to the coach Leonard Jerome has always defended his coach John Root. Jerome has always contended that the team’s poor personal was not Root’s fault and therefore could not be used when passing judgment on the job he has done. His new partners however disagreed and they wanted Jerome to consider hiring a new coach. Jerome ultimately opted to keep Root as his coach but he convinced Root to take a $2,000 pay cut. Moving onto player personal the Dutchmen had one thing in mind; make room to sign coveted free agents Bart Kroger, whom they already had a tentative deal with, and Jose Louis. To do this they informed both of their free agents, Oscar MacLean and T.H. Wagner, there would be no contract negotiations. David Delius was moved from the Leadoff position to the First Option position. This leaves the Leadoff and Middle positions open. The Dutchmen reached out to Jose Louis and have signed a tentative deal with him; it cannot be formalized until May 5. Oscar MacLean has reached a tentative deal with the Hartford Stags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMurr Posted March 12, 2014 Author Share Posted March 12, 2014 Coach WeekMonday, April 27, 1885 – The Detroit Archers are the first to sign their new head coach. David Small formerly of the New Orleans Buccaneers, has coached in every Title Match. With his new team the Detroit Archers already having a tentative deal with Ed Davison and having the first pick at Race Wars it looks as if Small’s streak is not likely to end any time soon. Tuesday, April 28, 1885 – The New Orleans promote their former Assistant Coach Robert Harcourt to the position of Head Coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMurr Posted March 12, 2014 Author Share Posted March 12, 2014 May 4, 1885 – Detroit Archers signing day – The Archers and Ed Davison wasted no time finalizing their tentative deal. For the next three years Ed Davison will belong to the Archers and will earn $10,000 a year. The team also signed T.H. Wagner, formally of the Brooklyn Dutchmen. Wagner got a 2 year deal for $5,000 a year. He is slotted to play in the Cleanup position next year. The Archers have chosen to see what develops at Race Wars before they sign any other riders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMurr Posted March 12, 2014 Author Share Posted March 12, 2014 May 5, 1885 – New York Dutchmen signing day – A ray of hope has finally fallen upon the Dutchmen. Bart Kroger and New York have finalized their tentative deal. Kroger has signed a three year deal with the Dutchmen and will make $22,000 a year. The teams tentative deal with Jose Louis still stands but as per league rules they can only sign one player on signing day, the other they must wait until last call to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMurr Posted March 12, 2014 Author Share Posted March 12, 2014 May 6, 1885 – Manhattan Jockeys signing day – Essentially throwing in the towel the Jockeys have signed Billy von Lindemann to a three year deal for $1,000 a year. The team is aware that many other faster riders are still on the open market but they signed von Lindemann because he comes on the cheap. Von Lindemann was the only player invited to but not picked in Race Wars 1. Had he not been signed this year his open invitation to Race Wars would have expired. May 7, 1885 – Hartford Stags signing day – Oscar MacLean was the original pick of the Brooklyn Dutchmen. Over the course of his three years with the team the relationship increasingly soured. So when the team told him at the end of this season they were not interested in renewing his contract MacLean was fine with that. Right away he reached a tentative deal with the Stags and today he finalized that deal; 3 years at $7,000 a year. The Stags still have a tentative deal with Bernard Collodi but they will have to wait until last call to sign him if he is still on the market by then. May 8, 1885 – New Orleans Buccaneers signing day – The Buccaneers pass on signing anyone and will take both of their open roster spots into Race Wars. May 9, 1885 – Rhode Island Quakers signing day – The Quakers made an effort to lure Bernard Collodi out of his tentative deal with the Stags however it failed to work. The Quakers will now carry their open roster spot into Race Wars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMurr Posted March 12, 2014 Author Share Posted March 12, 2014 Last Call Week May 10, 1885 – On the first day of Last Call Week the Hartford Stags signed Bernard Collodi and the New York Dutchmen signed Jose Louis. With all this all said and done the Stags, Jockeys, and Dutchmen all have complete rosters and will not have a pick at Race Wars. Race War picks are listed below. Pick 1 – Detroit ArchersPick 2 – New Orleans Buccaneers Pick 3 – Rhode Island QuakersPick 4 – Detroit Archers Pick 5 – New Orleans BuccaneersPick 6 – Detroit ArchersPick 7 – Detroit Archers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMurr Posted March 13, 2014 Author Share Posted March 13, 2014 May 17, 1885 - The league unveils the Race Wars 4 and Title Match 4 logos. They also released the schedule for 1886.January 2-3Race Wars 4January 9Quakers @ BuccaneersJockeys @ DutchmenStags @ ArchersJanuary 16Buccaneers @ StagsDutchmen @ ArchersQuakers @ JockeysJanuary 23Stags @ QuakersArchers @ JockeysBuccaneers @ DutchmenJanuary 30Quakers @ DutchmenBuccaneers @ ArchersStags @ JockeysFebruary 6Archers @ QuakersJockeys @ BuccaneersDutchmen @ StagsFebruary 13Buccaneers @ QuakersDutchmen @ JockeysArchers @ StagsFebruary 20Stags @ BuccaneersArchers @ DutchmenJockeys @ QuakersFebruary 27Quakers @ StagsJockeys @ ArchersDutchmen @ BuccaneersMarch 6Dutchmen @ QuakersArchers @ BuccaneersJockeys @ StagsMarch 13Quakers @ ArchersBuccaneers @ JockeysStags @ DutchmenPlayoff Series (regular season second place finisher vs. regular season third place finisher)Monday, March 15@ third place finisherWednesday, March 17@ second place finisherFriday, March 19@ second place finisher if necessaryMarch 27Title Match 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMurr Posted March 13, 2014 Author Share Posted March 13, 2014 July 6, 1886 – Rookie Introductions Dave Brown of Chicago, IllinoisDavid Hancock of Oskaloosa, IowaWilliam Hubbard of Anchorage, Kentucky Henry Jacobs of Ashland, AlabamaBenjamin Rice of Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaHugh Richardson of Los Angeles, CaliforniaScott Rudabaugh of Wichita, KansasFerris Snow of Oakland, California Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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