Clipping:Indianapolis Club's removal to St. Louis; talk of Pittsburgh
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| Date | Monday, July 1, 1878 |
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| Text | [dateline Pittsburgh June 30] A conference of responsible gentlemen was held this evening with Mr. R E. McKelvey, of the Indianapolis Base-ball Club, with reference to the transfer of that team to this city. It was represented that no final action had been taken relative to St. Louis, that while Pettit was anxious to go there all the members of the Club Directory were in favor of Pittsburg, and that whatever the President had done at St. Louis would have to be ratified by them. Accordingly a written proposition was made, believed to be quite as good as that offered by St. Louis. The provision was inserted that the consent of the League should first be obtained, and that all games played be allowed to count for the championship. Mr. McKelvey left fo Indianapolis at 11:47 p.m. Cincinnati Enquirer July 1, 1878 [from the Indianapolis correspondent] The Indianapolis Club will play alternate series of games for the league championship in St. Louis and Indianapolis. The change is based upon finances. The Indianapolis Club has not been patronized to any paying extent since its return from its last Eastern trip. From conversation with the public in general, the opinion prevails that President Pettit's charge of crookedness against Nolan without any evidence whatever has had a wonderful tendency to decrease public patronage of the game in this city. The club, previous to its Eastern trip, was well patronized, and, in fact, the club so far this season has lost no money, but from the recent fall-off in the attendance, losses are feared by the directors. The Grand Avenue Grounds, St. Louis, have been furnished to the Indianapolis Club, free of charge, to play these alternate series, and thus the change. Accordingly the Boston games next week will be played in St. Louis, and the Providence games in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis is sound financially, and this move will be a paying one to the directorship. Boston Herald July 7, 1878 The attendance on Tuesday was about 800, on Thursday 600, with prospects of a decrease, for some reason or another, right straight along. They had arranged for a series of twenty games, but with the failures already made staring them in the face, and no prospect of making their playing here to pay, it is possible and probable that they will look to greener pastures after their next week's games. Their poor success is due to a number of unfortunate circumstances, principal among which is the ill-repute into which ball-playing has fallen in St. Louis during previous years, aided also by the intolerably hot streak of weather during which they struck the town. It was pretty plainly intimated to the Enquirer correspondent that the next week would wind up the Indianapolis Nine here. Then they will probably turn their faces toward Pitsburg. Cincinnati Enquirer July 15, 1878 President Pettit says reports from Pittsburg that the Indianapolis club will play the rest of the season at that place are without foundation, and, as stated heretofore, they will play here [Indianapolis] and in St. Louis, going to the latter place when the weather is cooler. Boston Herald July 21, 1878 |
| Source | Cincinnati Enquirer |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
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