We think that the base-ball management makes a great mistake in setting so high a price upon its season tickets. On examination of the present schedule of games, we find that a season ticket costs no less, or at least very little less than single fees paid at each game would cost; so that all the advantage of season tickets is lost. Rare is the man who cares to lay out $5.00 at one time for a season ticket, when even supposing he attends all the games, he knows it will cost him no more to pay for each game at the gate. The chances are, on the contrary, that a season ticket will prove considerably more expensive, inasmuch as it exacts payment for games not attended. The purchaser of a season ticket insures a certain amount of patronage to the base-ball interest, but he naturally expects some inducement to be offered in return. $3.50 last year gave admittance to more games than $5.00 will this. Either he present price should be lowered, or an endeavor should be made to increase considerably the number of games. Unless one of these measures be adopted, we fear that the base-ball management will find their sales of season tickets remarkably small, a thing which neither they nor we desire.
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