Describe in what ways the developing relationship between professional

Describe in what ways the developing relationship between professional athletes and sports entrepreneurs was similar to the developing relationship between businessmen and labor in the late nineteenth century.

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Entrepreneurs controlled the relationship between themselves and the players. Players were poorly paid and in a poor position to negotiate for higher salaries. Players were dealt with as commodities. Entrepreneurs held players to industrial values and competitiveness, but tried to reduce the owners’ competition for players. Leagues were cartels designed to bring order to the sport.