Clipping:The Philadelphia Club outlaws betting in the pavilion
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| Date | Sunday, October 5, 1873 |
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| Text | [a resolution adopted by the club:] “Whereas, the language and behavior which are incident to the betting within the pavilion of the Philadelphia Club have occasioned much annoyance to those who are subjected to their objectionable features, or else compelled to retire from the seats which they should be privileged to enjoy; and whereas, of late this custom has given such unlicensed scope to that particular class as permits them to congregate together and, by loud and boisterous exclamations, to interfere with the nine whilst playing, and as well disregard the wishes of our subscribers, whose support in the future cannot be expected if this is continued; therefore, be it “Resolved, That the Philadelphia Club, in its earnest support of the national game of base ball, emphatically denounces this pernicious practice, as tending to pervert an athletic amusement into a mean and unfair gambling scheme; and, therefore, strictly prohibits any bet, or offer to bet, to be made within its pavilion by any person whatsoever; and hereby cautions any party so offending that such an offense will hereafter result in the forfeiture of the seats of the parties so offending. |
| Source | Philadelphia Sunday Dispatch |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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