Spalding World Tour, 1888-89

[jthorn]

I am interested in everything to do with this tour, from photographs to posters to banquet menus. I start the thread by offering this item, from The Sporting Life of April 17, 1889, page 3. Maybe it's not too late to place an order?

SOUVENIRS FOR ALL.
A Chance to Get Reminders of the Great
Delmonico Banquet.

NEW YORK, April 10. Editor SPORTING LIFE:
Dear Sir: Will you kindly insert in some
part of your paper a copy of the enclosed letter
and also make note of it so that we can get as
much of an advertisement as possible for these
menus, which we are selling on account of the
committee to help pay the deficit that appears
on the contingent fund for the expenses of the
banquet and reception:

"NEW YORK, April 8. J. W. SPALDING, ESQ., 241
Broadway, New York. Dear Sir: At the meeting of
the banquet comittee held this morning I was requested
to ask you to offer for sale copies of the illustrated
menus to aid in making good the deficiency in
the contingent expenses of the banquet. This deficiency
still amounts to several hundred dollars, for
which, of course, the committee is responsible, but
would like you to aid in reducing it by what amount
can be realized from tho sale of this beautiful and interesting
souveir of the banquet. The lot used at
the banquet cost about $1 each, but Dempsey & Carroll
will furnish additional copies by the hundred at a
price that will yield a fair margin of profit if retailed
at $1 each.

"We are not willing to avail of any aid from you
toward making up the deficiency, beyond the service
indicated, and, as you are, perhaps, in a better position
than anybody else to render such services, the committee
does not hesitate to ask it.
(Signed) Yours truly, A. G. MILLS,
Chairman Banquet Committee."

In reference to the above I have placed these on
sale at our New York store, 241 Broadway. If you
are willing to be bothered with the matter you can
say that they can be obtained by addressing your
paper and you can send the orders to us and we will
mail the menus to parties direct. J. W. SPALDING.

john thorn