Clipping:Falling UA attendance
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| Date | Saturday, May 31, 1884 |
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| Text | [Keystone vs. St. Louis 5/30/1884] [Decoration Day] The St. Louis Unions met the Keystones of Philadelphia yesterday in the presence of about 2,000 people... (St. Louis) Missouri Republican May 31, 1884 the short fence in Chicago The Chicagos have been up to their old tricks again. In order to raise their batting averages and to obtain all the advantage possible over visiting teams, hits over the right field fence now count as home runs. The distance to this fence is even less than that to the left field fence on the Union grounds. In the games of May 29 and 30, the Chicagos made 10 of these “home runs” to the Detroits 6. Boston Herald June 1, 1884 The new rule adopted on the Chicago grounds, allowing a batter a home-run, instead of a two-base hit, for knocking a ball over the short field fence, is creating considerable dissatisfaction among the other League teams. Each of the visiting teams only have the advantage of eight games on the grounds, while the Chicagos play fifty-six. Besides the Chicago men practice to hit in the direction of the nearest fence. St. Louis Post-Dispatch June 19, 1884 The Chicagos have a great racket on their own grounds with their home-run scheme. They have the right-field fence down as fine as silk, and the way they pound out the home runs paralyzes the visiting clubs. St. Louis Post-Dispatch July 18, 1884 |
| Source | Missouri Republican |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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