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JANUARY
1893
IN THE NEWS: National League owners, led by Pittsburgh's A.C. Buckenberger, form the National Cycling Association. They hope to build bicycle tracks in at least eight of the 12 NL parks.
IN THE NEWS: The Cuban Giants, perhaps the nation's best black baseball team, announce their desire to join the proposed Middle States League. Their application is rejected.
IN THE NEWS: Cincinnati business manager F.C. Bancroft reminisces about "the time when police had to escort the umpire to the depot, and when cannons were fired when a game was won. That's the sort of baseball you want."
IN THE NEWS: It is announced that F.C. Bancroft is spending the remainder of the off-season serving as the manager of Linda Gardner's Mastodon Minstrels.
The New York Clipper states that "an attempt will be made to change the rules so as to compel outfielders to discard gloves."
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