Clipping:The amateur status of the Star Club is questioned

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Date	Sunday, July 25, 1869
Text	Quite a little controversy has arisen in Brooklyn this past week in relation to the status of the Star Club. A correspondent of one of the local journals having questioned the accuracy of our statement in regard to the Star Club being an amateur club, Mr. Jewell, of the Stars, has replied to him, denying his charge of their receiving a share of gate money. The following from Messrs. Weed & Decker, however, settles the question: “We desire to state for the benefit of all those who may hereafter inquire, that the Star Club, of Brooklyn, have never received, either directly or indirectly, from us (except some two or three years ago, in the case of the Southern Relief Association match) one cent of gate-money. They have never asked for it; and when making arrangements for the ground at the commencement of the season, the subject was broached by us, and they stated that they would rather leave the ground than do anything of the kind. As far as we know they play only for pleasure and a desire to excel in the game.
Source	New York Sunday Mercury
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Submitted by	Richard Hershberger
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