Clipping:Various actions of the Judiciary Committee
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| Date | Sunday, October 6, 1867 |
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| Text | [among other actions, the Unions of Morrisania against the Mutuals for playing Devyr] Some members of the Committee, who apparently were rather loth to assume the responsibility of a decision, were in favor of laying the matter on the table, but Mr. Herring very properly urged a decision on one side or the other, and after a brief secret session...the following result was arrived at, viz: That the contests between the Mutual and Union Clubs were declared “null and void,” and of no account. After this case was settled, an informal charge was made by the Union club, through Mr. Ford, against the Olympic Club, of Washington, to the effect that the said club had attempted to bribe members of the Union Club to leave that organization. No notice having been sent to the Olympic Club to the effect that such charges would be made, the subject was dropped, and the committee adjourned. New York Sunday Mercury October 6, 1867 [This decision was later reversed by the convention: see PSM 12/15/1867.] In the matter of the charge brought by Mr. Herring, of the Union Club, against the Mutuals, it was decided, after a lengthy argument, that the contests between these clubs in which Devyr played were null and void. This decision has caused much excitement in base ball circles, and the right of the Committee to render such a decision is seriously questioned. The whole subject will be brought before the next Convention for final adjudication. New York Dispatch October 6, 1867 |
| Source | New York Sunday Mercury |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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