Clipping:Gate totals of the Cincinnatis in New York

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Date Sunday, June 26, 1870
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The following are the appended figures of the number of tickets sold at half a dollar each in the six games of the Red Stockings in this vicinity:

Mutual match on Union grounds..............................7,260

Atlantic match on Capitoline grounds......................5,998

Union match at Tremont grounds.............................2,310

Resolute match at Waverley grounds.......................1,150

Eckford match at Union grounds..............................1,532

Star match at Capitoline grounds..............................4,967

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Total........................................................................23,217

This gives a total cash receipt of over $11,508, of which the Red Stockings share was $4,474. This shows how profitable it is for a professional nine to have a reputation for square play.

Source New York Sunday Mercury
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Submitted by Richard Hershberger
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