Clipping:Organizing the Philadelphia Club
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| Date | Tuesday, November 17, 1874 |
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| Text | A meeting of those favorable to forming a new professional club in this city...took place last Friday evening at W.C. Gillingham’s, Fifth and Locust streets. A large assemblage was present, including many prominent members of the Athletics, Frank McBride occupying the chair, and after selecting “Philadelphia” as the name of the new organization, the meeting adjourned until tomorrow (Monday) evening, at No. 243 South Fifth street. ... Philadelphia is amply able to support two professional nines, and this new organization should be encouraged by all; and we would suggest that the Athletics lease them a day or two each week next season, as, besides giving both nines plenty of practice, their contests would attract large audiences. All who wish to see another first-class professional nine in this city, should attend the meeting at the above-mentioned place. The club will be a stock concern, and nor on the co-operative plan. Philadelphia Sunday Mercury November 17, 1874 It has been often suggested, in these columns and elsewhere, that another first-class club could easily be organized in this city; and the new movement, which has gone forward with great eclat during the past few days, promised unquestionable success. It is all nonsense for Philadelphia to keep on providing other cities with talent when there is so much room for her players at home; and we are glad to see the Philadelphia club placed on so good a basis at the start. The second informal meeting was held on Monday evening last ...and a large number of prominent admirers of the national game were in attendance. A subscription list was opened–stock to sell at twenty-five dollars a share. In a very short time over eighteen hundred dollars worth of stock was subscribed for, and notice given that an election of officers would be held on Friday evening last. Philadelphia Sunday Dispatch November 24, 1872 |
| Source | Philadelphia Sunday Mercury |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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