Clipping:The Mutual first nine and amateurs to have separate fields
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| Date | Saturday, May 13, 1865 |
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| Text | A drawback to the thorough practicing of [the Mutuals’] first nine together, as whole, hitherto, has been that the nine, as members of the club, had to yield to the remainder of the playing members in their right to the use of the field on practice days, and on this account neither of the parties benefitted by practice, the nine seldom having a good field opposed to them, and the amateurs having no chance against the leading players. This year this objectionable state of things is to be done away with, thanks to a few of the energetic members, who appear to have a pretty correct notion of the best way of promoting the welfare of the club. These parties have been busy the past two weeks recently superintending improvements made on the North field of the Hoboken ball grounds, the field occupied by the Mutual Gotham and Active Clubs. The whole space, from the hotel to the railroad, has been rented by the Mutual Club for the season for Mondays and Thursdays, the upper field–the old ball ground–being devoted to the use of the first and second nine players, and the lower ground–last season used by the Manhattan Cricket Club–set apart for the amateurs and “muffins” of the club. The latter will therefore have a ground and club room to themselves, and this portion of the fields will, no doubt, see the most fun of the season’s play, for the “muffs” intend having gay old times there. A quoit ground is to be laid out, and among the materials for recreation are to be a foot ball, and cricket bats and stumps, so as to give all a chance to enjoy the sport they like best. By means of this excellent arrangement the first nine will have an opportunity to practice regularly as a nine, each man in his regular position. It is only by practice like this that a nine can ever excel as a whole. ... Permanent seats are to be placed on the boundary line set apart for spectators, and henceforth no difficulty will be experienced in keeping the crowd from interfering with the players around the catcher’s and first and third base player’s positions. |
| Source | New York Clipper |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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