Clipping:Ten-men exhibition games
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| Date | Sunday, April 5, 1874 |
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| Text | The subject of the proposed exhibition games to be played by the Athletic during the next few weeks is creating considerable talk among the more knowing in base ball circles, and its pros and cons are being discussed rather animatedly. There are two sides to the question, of course, and nothing but experience will enable us to learn whether this action will be beneficial or not. The lesson given the Philadelphia club on this score is one that would prompt an abolition of exhibition games; but the directors of the Athletic seem to think that it is good to give their men practice against professionals, ere entering upon work that counts in the championship records. They also think that the fact of games being played early in the spring, combined with the new plan of ten men and ten innings, will attract large audiences, and yet not detract from the size of succeeding audiences on championship games. On the other hand, however, it is contend, and, we must acknowledge, with great force, that the carelessness generally displayed over exhibition games will disgust many people with the game, and so initiate a littleness that will prevent many from taking that ardent interest that makes up and draws large audiences to the grounds, and also in addition to that, there is the liability of players becoming injured in such games, and the clubs thus being deprived of their services when actually needed. Then, again, by playing a man as right short, it confuses the first and second basemen and induced them in regular games to play too near their bases, and not cover ground enough. We believe that the experiment will be detrimental to the interest of the club, and it had better be abandoned while there is time. |
| Source | Philadelphia Sunday Republic |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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