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Joe Flanner's influence as a sportswriter, league official, and architect of the legal and business structure of Major League Baseball continues to influence the sport today. In 1892, after fifteen years, Flanner left the Black Hills, became a sports editor for the St. Louis Post Dispatch, and then jumped to St. Louis-based The Sporting News. Flanner was one of three
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Joe Flanner's influence as a sportswriter, league official, and architect of the legal and business structure of Major League Baseball continues to influence the sport today. In 1892, after fifteen years, Flanner left the Black Hills, became a sports editor for the St. Louis Post Dispatch, and then jumped to St. Louis-based The Sporting News. Flanner was one of three men who drafted the National Agreement of 1903, creating the legal structure and business setup for Major League Baseball that is still primarily in place today
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The Sporting News, was established in 1886 as a weekly U.S. magazine. It became the dominant American publication covering baseball,
/ The Sporting News, was established in 1886 as a weekly U.S. magazine. It became the dominant American publication covering baseball, acquiring the nickname "The Bible of Baseball."
