[Trebro]

Stadium Changes

--Cincinnati Redstockings to Avenue Grounds, $5,000 seats 6K, pitcher’s park
--Baltimore Canaries to Newington Park, $5,000 seats 5K, neutral park, high on triples
--Nashville to William Walker Park, $5,000 seats 5K, neutral park, high on triples
--Washington Nationals to Athletic Park, $8,000 seats 7,500, pitcher’s park
--Erie Elks expand Lake Erie Park, $2000, to 2500 seats, neutral park
--St. Louis Brown Stockings to Grand Avenue Grounds, $4,500, seats 5700, hitter’s park

Ticket Price Changes:
--Eastern Semi-Pro Association votes 9-7 to increase attendance to 15 cents.
--Washington Nationals opt to increase to 20 cents, angling for higher status.
--Western Semi-Pro Association votes 9-5 to increase attendance to 15 cents.

Pay Structure:
--Western Semi-Pro Association votes 8-6 to lower player and coach salaries by up to $150 at the top levels and $10 at lowest levels. Players not pleased, to say the least.

Expansion? No Way!
--Confederate States Association votes definitively to NOT expand, 6-2.
--Eastern Association votes not to expand, 5-3.
--Midwestern Association votes not to expand, 5-2.
--Northwestern Association votes note to expand, 5-2.

California Dreaming?
Baseball is spreading on the West Coast, particularly in San Francisco, Portland, and Seattle. Nothing formally organized, but there is talk if the East Coast can do it, why not the West?

Trades of Note:
--The Cleveland Forest Citys traded 30-year-old second baseman Bob Addy to the Nashville Nails, getting 28-year-old minor league shortstop John Campbell in return. [This is a need for need trade, with both players having strong offensive stats of over .300 averages.]
--The Troy Haymakers traded 28-year-old reliever Ed Stratton to the New York Mutuals, getting 23-year-old center fielder George Heubel and 16-year-old third baseman Richie Dillon in return. [Troy gives away a pitcher they might be able to use for a pair of young crap players. They're headed for another crap year.]