Clipping:New York Club attendance
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| Date | Wednesday, May 8, 1889 |
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| Text | The Giants have made a start in their new home at St. George, and considering the strong attraction offered by the magnificent Centennial procession,s have done fairly well in the way of attendance. The three games played on Centennial days, drew 9181 spectators. There was a steady increase each day, as the figures 2795, 2967 and 3419 show. This would indicate an attendance for the season at Staten Island of 200,000, about 80,000 less than the number that visited the Polo Grounds last year. The Sporting Life May 8, 1889 [from W. I. Harris's column] There is no doubt that the New York Club's tenancy of the ST. George grounds will, in any event, end with the present season. The Chicago series satisfied me of that. There was 2585 people at the first game, but the weather was bad. There were 1926 at the second game; weather fair. Friday was a base ball day—as perfect as it is possible to get—yet only 2009 people were in attendance. This afternoon was also a good day. Being Saturday, the attendance was about doubled, say 3500. say 10,000 people for the four games, and the Chicago Club is one of the greatest attractions we have. This is just about one-half of what the four games would have drawn if played somewhere up town. It is obvious, therefore, that the New York Club will get out of Staten Island as soon as it is possible for them to do so. The Sporting Life May 29, 1889 |
| Source | Sporting Life |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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