In the 1930’s, the Negro Leagues were reformed just after the departure of Rube Foster. Rube Foster was the founding father of the first Negro League, the Negro National League. Foster once said, “Creating a strong league was the best way to set up a schedule without having to rely on booking agents, and the only way to avoid self-defeating bidding wars for top players” (Rogosin 10). Foster recognized the threat that potential bidding-wars placed on the Negro Leagues, who were still developing financially and trying to survive through the economic effects of Great Depression. After the loss of Rube Foster, the Negro National League began to experience hardships as teams began withdrawing from the league, placing more financial pressure on Negro
