Clipping:A proposed English tour
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| Date | Sunday, October 13, 1872 |
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| Text | The most novel piece of baseball news is the arrangement of a tour to England by the Boston and Philadelphia clubs to be made early next spring, preparatory to the commencement of our championship campaign. The idea is to take over the two champion club nines of 1872 and 1873, the Athletics and Bostons, and together to play not only a series of games of baseball, but out of the two nines to present a cricket eleven wherewith to play country elevens in exhibition contests. The idea is a good one, and if properly carried out, will not only be a pecuniary success, but greatly to the interest of baseball and cricket both at home and abroad. The expense will not be greater than a trip to New Orleans, and both nines could be back by June in time for our season. New York Sunday Mercury October 13, 1872 Cammeyer sponsors a tournament; a dig at Chadwick One of the most agreeable and interesting features of the present base ball season was the organization of a grand base ball tournament by Mr. Cammeyer. Believing that the carrying out of such a project would afford considerable amusement to the patrons of the base ball playing fraternity, as well as some profit to the clubs engaged, he offered the very handsome sum pof $4,000 to be played for by the Athletic, Boston, and Mutual clubs. He had some little doubt at first as to whether the Boston Red Stockings would take a hand in the affair, as the venerable Brooklyn organist of the Boston Club had continually deprecated the playing of our national game for a purse of money, and confidently asserted that eh Boston Club would not join to any such derogatory proceeding. On making application to the club, however, they most heartily joined in the affair, and said they would be delighted to play, much to the disgust of the aforesaid organist, who is now running down the club he has been all season cringing to and fawning upon. The necessary arrangements were accordingly made and the $4,000 were divided into the following prizes, viz.: $1,800 for the first; $1,200 for the second; and $1,000 for the third prize. Of course Mr. Cammeyer did not calculate to be out the full amount of these prizes, as the receipts taken at the gate would possibly recoup him for the amount presented, for competition, and it is pleasing to know that his enterprise has been rewarded with success. New York Dispatch October 13, 1872 |
| Source | New York Sunday Mercury |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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