▁An ▁up start ▁baseball ▁league ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁by ▁Henry ▁Lucas ▁called ▁the ▁Union ▁Association   ( U A ). ▁Several ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Blues ' ▁signed ▁contract s ▁with ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁U A ▁despite ▁being ▁subject ▁to ▁the ▁reserve ▁clause : ▁including ▁star ▁players ▁McC orm ick , ▁Dun lap , ▁and ▁Jack ▁G lass cock . ▁These ▁moves ▁caused ▁the ▁Blues ▁to ▁become ▁finan cially ▁un stable . ▁However , ▁the ▁franch ise ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁secure ▁a ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁league ▁for ▁a ▁better ▁share ▁of ▁gate ▁rece i pts . ▁This ▁deal ▁was ▁not ▁enough ▁for ▁the ▁franch ise ▁to ▁profit , ▁and ▁Bul keley ▁sold ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁Lucas ▁for ▁$ 2 , 5 0 0 ▁($ ▁current ▁doll ar ▁adjust ment ) ▁following ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 4   season . ▁ ▁Play ers ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Baseball ▁Reference ▁ ▁* ▁Category : M aj or ▁League ▁Baseball ▁all - time ▁ro sters <0x0A> </s> ▁Pr uden cio ▁de ▁P ena ▁( born ▁January ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 1 3 ) ▁is ▁an ▁Uruguay an ▁basketball ▁player ▁who ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁Summer ▁Olympics . ▁De ▁P ena ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Uruguay an ▁basketball ▁team , ▁which ▁finished ▁sixth ▁in ▁the ▁Olympic ▁tournament . ▁He ▁played ▁one ▁match . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Part ▁ 7 ▁of ▁the ▁basketball ▁tournament ▁ ▁Pr uden cio