Clipping:Gate receipt split and the classification rule; grandstand
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| Date | Monday, June 24, 1889 |
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| Text | [from an interview of Hewitt] He says there are five members of the League who favor the equal division of the gate receipts, and only one vote is needed to carry the point. If such a modification in the rules can be effect he will be willing to abolish the classification rule and make his own terms with his players. Mr. Hewitt says he believes the day is not far distant when there will be a general demand for an equal division of the receipts. He says the attendance at Capital Park so far this season, has exceeded that at Staten Island. In Philadelphia a club has to draw about 2,400 people to get more than the guarantee. The grand-stand there is the most profitable part of the Philadelphia enterprise. People there kick about paying 50 cents to go in at the gate, the yet majority of them put up an additional 25 cents to get into the grand stand. This of course operates to the disadvantage of the visiting clubs. All of these matters have to be considered in connection with the classification rule, in the interest of promoting meritorious players and giving them reasonable compensation for their services. Mr. Hewitt insists that the life and elevation of the game demands the continuance of the classification rule or a similar provision. |
| Source | Pittsburgh Dispatch |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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