16th October 1881
Our city of Philadelphia has been granted the pleasure of having a second baseball franchise in the MLB. We here at the Telegraph have pledged our allegiance to this new team. The new team has been given the name the Philadelphia Quakers. The team will play its games at the newly constructed Recreation Park.
The new owner of the Quakers is one Mr Brady Reuter. This brash Californian has always been known to ruffle a few feathers and we don't expect that to be much different in his stint as an owner in the MLB. While he might like to make waves he does it only when necessary and will allow time before he does or says these things. His fiscal policy to baseball is likely to match that of his policy in his mining operations in and around San Jose in California. He is Economical with his resources and likes to get his monies worth.
The team haven't yet hired a GM but we will let you know when they do. The manager that will be selecting the team is the untried Chris Davis. We will see if he has what it takes to be a good manager.
The players he will be managing include notable players like Second Baseman Joe Quest and Short Stop Bill Craver from the Boston Red Caps, Championship winning Catcher George Miller from the Chicago White Stockings and First Baseman Jim Foran and Third Baseman Levi Meyerle from the Baltimore Orioles. A full list of acquisitions is given below
There will be further additions to this squad through the first year player draft and we will give you a full round up once this has been completed.