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Offseason News:
The big news of the offseason was the dissolution of the National Association. The idea for replacing the NA with a new league was foated by William Hulbert of the Chicago White Stockings. He approached several NA clubs with a plan for a new league with a stronger central authority and placing teams in exclusive territories in large cities only. Hulbert recruited the St. Louis Brown Stockings privately, then met with them and representatives from Cincinnati and Louisville in January 1876. The National League was officially established on February 2 with eight teams. The aforementioned four were joined by the New York Mutuals, Boston Red Stockings, Philadelphia Athletics, and Hartford Dark Blues.
In Other News:
Jan 31, 1876: The United States government orders all Native Americans into reservations.
Feb 22: Johns Hopkins University is founded.
Mar 7: Alexander Graham Bell's patent is approved for the telephone.
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