th century" (Gershman 5).
             After the Civil War, the United States was in an enormous financial hole. There was millions of dollars spent, and not enough money to cover it all. In Lords Of The Realm, John Helyar communicates the message of the troubled economy, "So too would baseball mirror the periods epic struggles in commerce" (4). Albert G. Spalding, the most influential person in baseball's early history, stated this,"Professional baseball is on the wane. Salaries must come down or the interest of the public must be increased in some way. If one or the other does not happen,
             bankruptcy stares every team in the face"(qtd. Dickson 405).
             People had very little money after the war, and the money they did have went towards their families and not into frivolous entertainment. As a result of the diminishing economy, baseball suffered, attendance p
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