Clipping:Concern that a newspaper bulletin board is draw crowds from the game
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| Date | Wednesday, November 7, 1888 |
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| Text | [editorial matter[ Our esteemed but sensational New York contemporary, the World, plumes itself upon the novel base ball bulletin which it introduced during the late world's championship series. On the board in the World window was drawn a diamond, with two sets of pegs to represent the different sides. An operator with a wire running direct to the grounds manipulated the pegs, and the batters as they came up were either disposed of or placed on whatever base they made. In this manner the spectators followed the game with considerable satisfaction and almost as well as if actually present at the grounds. The excitement aroused by the contests attracted tremendous crowds to the neighborhood and necessitated the attendance of a squad of police to keep traffic from being blocked altogether. Now, as an advertisement for the World, this was all very well, but it could hardly be considered as a good thing for base ball, and for the sake of the clubs it is hoped that no more newspapers may imitate the World's example. If the game had been played abroad nothing could have been advanced against the innovation. But the games thus detailed were actually being played at home, and these “tremendous crowds” could and should have gone right out to the Polo Grounds to see the real contests, instead of blocking up the streets in the vicinity of the World office to watch the mimic game without cost. It is altogether likely that this Wold bulletin kept a good many dollars out of the coffer of the New York Club, and the latter therefore has little reason to think well of the newspaper's so-called enterprise. The patriotism of these crowds which shouted for the Giants, working for the glory of New York and the League but a short distance away, was, of course, very pleasing, but professional base ball clubs cannot be maintained on patriotism alone, and it is to be hoped that in future the metropolitan and all other newspapers will decline to cater to such economical enthusiasts. |
| Source | Sporting Life |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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