Clipping:How the balls are shipped
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| Date | Sunday, March 31, 1878 |
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| Text | Considerable of a stir has been made by some of the international clubs over a statement that has been circulated all over the country, to the effect that Mahn, the base ball manufacturer, is furnishing the league clubs with his ball at $1,50 cheaper per dozen than he is to the international clubs. The statement is true, and is accounted for in this way: The league clubs purchase the balls by the bulk, unstamped and unsealed—simply the bare ball thrown into a box or other convenient receptacle in which to transport it. On the other hand, by pacific rules, the International Association requires that the balls shall be stamped with the size of the ball, etc., wrapped in tinfoil and packed in separate boxes, and then sealed with the maker's name. The difference in the cost of packing in the two instances, Mr. Mahn says, is more than $1.50 per dozen, and the price seem to be reasonable in either case. Had the Internationals adopted the same rules relative to packing the balls that the league has done, undoubtedly they would have received them at the same price. |
| Source | Boston Herald |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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