Clipping:A dispute over telegraphy rights
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| Date | Sunday, May 5, 1878 |
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| Text | The absence of the usual telegraphic facilities on the Boston grounds was noticeable yesterday afternoon, and is accounted for in this way: Last year the Atlantic & Pacific corporation had a line, which run on to the grounds, by which the progress of the game could be telegraphed into town. This year the Western Union Company, which controls the Atlantic & Pacific, would not allow the latter to have their line as usual, but they themselves wanted to put a line in, and telegraph the innings to the principle pool rooms in the city. This the managers of the Bostons would not allow, they being in no sympathy whatever with the pool rooms, and consequently there were no telegraphic facilities on the grounds yesterday. The Western Union Company, however, had a man stationed in a convenient place, where, at the end of each innings, he signaled the result to the Providence freight depot, and from there it was dispatched to the pool-rooms. |
| Source | Boston Herald |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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