Shamefully Treated On The East Side

The Owls complain that they were shamefully treated in East St. Louis yesterday, when they crossed the river to play the National Reserves.  Complaints of this character are very frequent from clubs visiting East St. Louis, and unless managers of the local nines do not correct abuses complained of, it will be advisable for all outside clubs to ignore challenges from that quarter.

-St. Louis Globe-Democrat, June 2, 1884


Yeah.  We here on the east side of the river have been having to listen to the whining of the people on the wrong side of the river for a long time.  We've learned to tune them out.     

Splendid Entertainment At The Ballpark

Above is a copy of an ad that ran in the St. Louis Republic on July 19, 1893 (as always, click on the picture for a better view). Thanks to John Maurath at the Missouri Civil War Museum who was kind enough to send it to me.

According to the ad, for your fifty cents you got a grand concert by the renowned Arsenal Band (who John tells me was the famous military band from Jefferson Barracks), a game between the Elks and Owls, and then a dress drill and parade of the Branch Guards. You can't beat that kind of entertainment with a stick.