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This Day in Giants History, February 20, 1895: John Montgomery Ward Hates the Reserve Clause

Recently retired New York Giants player/manager John Ward thinks that the open sale of players has gone too far. “I wouldn’t play in Kansas City under any circumstances,” he says, but a club could force anyone to play there or not play … Continue reading

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This Day in Giants History: November 11, 1886

The Executive Council of the Brotherhood of Professional Base Ball Players‚ formed the previous year‚ meets and chooses officers. Monte Ward of the New York Giants is re-elected president‚  Dan Brouthers of Detroit vice president‚ and Giant Tim Keefe secretary-treasurer.

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This Day in Giants History: November 4, 1893

Giants player/manager John Montgomery Ward comments that a professional football league “may eventually come‚ but . . . the game is so complicated that . . . the general public does not understand it.”

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