Clipping:The organization of the Baltimore club; sustained by the Houck brothers
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| Date | Sunday, March 15, 1874 |
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| Text | A club is to be organized in Baltimore, but as yet material has not been engaged. Twenty-seven gentlemen have subscribed to a fund of $200 each to start the club, and it is proposed to engage good men and pay fair salaries, but to give none of the ridiculous presents of last year, which did so much to demoralize the Lord Baltimores. Mr. A. T. Houck, of the old Baltimore club, has been elected secretary, and Simmons, Brainerd, Holly and Belaski have been engaged, and negotiations are now being made with several other professionals. Mr. Houck thinks that by April 1 his nine will be ready. We are sincerely glad to hear that Baltimore will thus have a nine that will probably do her honor. Philadelphia Sunday Republic March 15, 1874 Despite the prognostications to the contrary, Baltimore will have a first-class “nine” this season, composed of a number of the most noted professionals. The enterprise of Messrs. A. T. Houck & Bro., proprietors of Newington Park, where so many base ball battles have been lost and won, should commend itself to all lovers of this manly game... ... The Messrs. Houck exhibit a degree of nerve in essaying thus individually to sustain a base ball club in Baltimore. It is a piece of daring which has no precedent in the annals of the game in this city; but they say they have great faith in the co-operation of our citizens, for iti will only require subscriptions to the amount of two thousand dollars to secure the enterprise against any possibility of loss at the close of the season, and they have no doubts about the success they will meet with in this respect. Philadelphia All-Day City Item March 15, 1874 |
| Source | Philadelphia Sunday Republic |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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