Clipping:A proposed championship tournament
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| Date | Sunday, October 2, 1870 |
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| Text | [from a letter from the Mutual Club:] 1st. All the games of the tournament to be played on the Union Grounds of Williamsburgh 2d. The club winning two out of three games to be declared the “Champions.” 3d. The receipts for admission shall be divided equally as follows: One-third to the competing club, one-third to the Mutual Club, and one-third to the proprietor of the grounds. 4th. On account of the probable length of the Tourney and the lateness of the season, the following plan has been adopted and must be adhered to: Tournament to commence Monday, October 17 th. All games to be played with a dead ball, to be furnished by the Mutual Club. But one game shall be played on one day. Each club shall play one game with the Mutual Club, before second games are played. Any club losing the first game with the Mutual Club shall be declared out of the tourney. Should the Mutual Club be beaten two games before other clubs have an equal opportunity of contesting with them, then the Mutual Club shall be declared “out of the tourney,” and the club beating them, shall take their place, and remain to play. (The club winning two out of three games to be Champions). “No “home-and-home” games to be played until all have an equal chance. 5th. The order of play to be decided by lot. 6th. Availing ourselves of our right as the present holders of the Championship, and to limit the duration of the tournament, we hereby invite the following representative clubs to be the participants in the tournament: Red Stockings, of Cincinnati. Atlantic Club, of Brooklyn. Athletic Club, of Philadelphia. White Stockings, of Chicago. 7th. Upon the acceptance of this invitation of any three of the above named clubs, the arrangements will at once be made for play. New York Dispatch October 2, 1870 TO THE BASE BALL FRATERNITY: The challenge issued by us to the leading representative Base Ball Clubs of the country (and having agreed to modify and amend the same), inviting them to meet us in a tournament and play for the championship, not having been accepted by them–We, the Mutual Base Ball Club of New York city, hereby give notice to all concerned that we claim the title of “Champion Club of the United States,” and will, in virtue thereof, fly the “whip flag” until deprived of the right on the ball-field. Owing to the lateness of the season, all games we engage in for the balance of the year 1870 will be exhibition or practice games, and not to count in championship series. We desire to give notice that we will be prepared to defend our title of Champion Club in the base ball season of 1871. New York Dispatch October 16, 1870 |
| Source | New York Dispatch |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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