National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-03-04
THE NATIONAL NINE.
Financial Afiiiirs Of the Ciub-The weater
Trim.

| Trip.
The officers aud directors of the National
CLUB have about completed all the arrange
ments for the playing.season that can be
finished prior to the beginning Of play. They
| have been unceasng In their efforts TO place a
frst-class nine in tho field, and give the lovers
of this sport in the city an opportunity of wit
Messing good ball-playing To do this required
q considerable outlay, aud money will still be
| required. In order to meet this demand, some
change was necessary in the management of
the financial affairs, and an arrangement has
been made whereby tho public will feel IL as
little rs possible and not find much of an In.
| crease over the customary rates of admission
to the grounds. Season-tickcts for gentlemen
| including admission to the grand stand, have
| been fixed at $40 each. The number has been
limited and tho issue cannot exceed that now
agreed upon. Something now comes In the
way Of the ladies' seasonticket for S., which
also includes admission TO tho grand stand. A
limited number of these will also be put out.
The season-tickets are good for admission to
| all games played on the grounds
A single admission for Il lady will be twenty
| five cents, but With it goes the privilege of
going into the grand stand If she so desires
without additional charge. Heretofore the
| admission to the grounds has been free to
ladies, but they were required to pay ten
cents for occupying seats in the grand stand
This year the privileges of both will DC in.
| cluded In the ticket Of admission to the
grounds The club has always appreciated It's
| lady patrons, and in order to encourage their
| attendance has sought to tax them as lightly
AS it possibly could, and IL will be seen that If
| they witness fifty games the season ticket will
| virtually cost them ten cents game
which does not exceed the price they paid
last year. The gentlemen will be charged
twenty-five cents for single admission and
an additional twenty-five cents for seat in
the grand stand 1t is believed that this in.
crease will not be objected to, us it
will have the effect of making the
| assemblage in that portion of the grounds
| more select than IL was ut times, last year. 1t
| is necessary for the club to husband its re-
sources us much as possible, aud while will
! ing to cater to the public in giving Il fine OK
hibition of the beauties of the game. still the
| officers and directors believe in looking after
| the exchequer and seeing that the treasury
does not become exhausted. The friends of
| the club will doubtless appreciate their mo-
| tives, and by their patronage indorse the ac-
! ton that they have taken.
| The Providence Club, the champions of the
| League have accepted an invitation to visit
this city, and will play the Nationals on the
Sth, 9th aud 10th of April.
| The home team is now preparing to meet
| them, and promise TO extend them most
cordial reception. If they arc successful in
worsting the champions of the League they
need not entertain great fears of their con.
testauts while travelling through the West 1t
is now evident that this trip will he further
extended. The Nationals have received
fair offer to play in Dubuque, but its accept
ancc depends very much upon the disposition
of the time allotted for Chicago. If fur
weather is vouchsafcd them while in that city
they will probably have a couple of days I'M.
disposed of, aud in that case Dubuque may be
visited 1t is expected that after closing
their engagement with Cleveland they
will go to Buffalo, n. Y, and play
Anil 30 and 80, and then, if their own
schedule is arranged to suit, they
will return by the way of Rochester, Albany,
jersey City, Philadelphia aud Baltimore, ar
irving home about the Goth of May, and play
ing while away about twcnty.sevon games. 1t
certainly would prove to their advantage and
save them the expense Of one trip East If the
schedule were so arranged that they could
commence business Immediately after finish
ing their engagement with Buffalo.
On their return home playing will COM
mcnce in this city, and it Is expected that
some fifteen games will be played before the
club starts on a second journey. From the
present outlook. the club will have an abund.
snce to do and no more time than is neces.
sary to do it in.