Clipping:Anson on Sunday games; a response
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| Date | Wednesday, August 4, 1886 |
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| Text | Anson's opinion of Sunday games is... of interest as giving the League view of a point of difference between themselves and the Association: “It may surprise you, but Sunday games, from a business point of view, are very far from profitable. Now, in St. Louis they will have a crowd of perhaps 10,000 people upon Sunday, and then drag along with 500 or 600 during the week. Then if it rains Sunday, where are they? Sunday playing keeps away the better and richer class of patrons who support the game in other cities and make it what it is.” The Sporting Life August 4, 1886 This clearly demonstrates that the bluffer knows nothing of the manner in which St. Louis people patronize the home clubs. The poorest day the Sportsman's Park has witnessed this season was nearly 500, while the average, without Sunday, is from 1,200 to 1,500. The management state they are between $20,000 and $25,000 ahead of their returns this time last season. If the big bluffer things the Browns' stock is below par, let him try to capture a few shares. The Sporting Life August 11, 1886 quoting the St. Louis Republican |
| Source | The Sporting Life |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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