Clipping:The effects of pool selling
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| Date | Monday, September 22, 1879 |
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| Text | The base ball season now drawing to a close has been most disastrous to the League, both morally and financially. Many reasons can be given for this state of affairs, among them an excessive tariff of admission, a too frequent recurrence of games and the demoralizing influences exerted by the pool room; and to the latter more than any other may be attributed the waning interesting in the National pastime. With the advent of the pool seller all local pride in the organization was lost, and thenceforward it was a momentous question as to which was the safest club to bet on. How different in the olden days, when a victory of the home nine was followed by a gathering of the club members for the purpose of mutually rejoicing over the result, and discussing future games and their probabilities. Today, under the evil influence of base ball gamblers, the contest is disposed of by one or two commonplace remarks, made by those who happen to meet in a beer saloon, on the street corner or elsewhere, somewhat after the following fashion: “That winning run cost me ten dollars.” “I’m out a hat on that game.” “Well, if I ever bet on that crowd again, I’m a liar. |
| Source | Cincinnati Commercial Tribune |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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