There were some major
off-season changes being made to Hamilton’s professional baseball, and the
grounds where that team played their home games.
On March 3, 1886,
readers of the Hamilton Spectator learned that a team name was about to be
ratified formally:
“At the next meeting of the shareholders of
the Clipper company, it is altogether likely that the name of the organization
will be changed to the Hamilton Baseball association, and the Clippers will be
called the Hamiltons. As a matter of fact, the change has already been decided
upon, although the formal meeting will have to take place before it can be
actually made. The headquarters of the association will be held downtown to be secured
for Secretary Sterling.”1
1“Baseball.”
Hamilton
Spectator. March 03,, 1886.
The name change would
involve new uniforms to be made for the team:
“The Hamiltons’ suits
for the coming season will differ from those worn last only as to the color of
the cloth. The flannel will be battle green, trimmed with red, and with red
stockings as before. The material will be purchased at once.”2
2“The World
of Sport.”
Hamilton Spectator. March
06, 1886.
The previous baseball
season, in 1885, the baseball grounds which had been created in Dundurn Park,
just east of the Castle, were found to be less than fully desirable in a couple
of aspects:
“Many changes and
improvements will be made in and around the ball ground at Dundurn this spring.
The seating capacity of the grandstand will be increased, and a high screen at
the top will installed to prevent balls from careening over into the rear, in
the wild and reckless manner effected by
them last season.
The trees immediately
to the west of the outfield, that were responsible for several home runs last
year, will be removed, and various other changes of minor importance will be
made. It might not be out of place to mention incidentally that nothing will be
left undone to make this the finest ball ground the sun winked at.”2
THE MEANING OF "FOR"? by steve finnell
ReplyDeleteIs the meaning of the preposition "for" difficult to understand? No, it is not. The preposition "for" is always forward looking. The purpose, action, and results of "for" always follow, they never look back.
Example: Acts 2:38 Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. (NKJV)
They were told to repent and be baptized "for" the remission of sins and they would also receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
"For" does not mean repent because your sins have already been forgiven. Remission of sins follows repentance.
"For" does not mean be baptized because your sins have already been forgiven. Remission of sins follows baptism
"For" does not mean you have already received the gift of the Holy Spirit. The gift of the Holy Spirit follows repentance and baptism "for" the remission of sins.
If you take an aspirin "for" a headache it does not mean that you take an aspirin because your headache has already been cured. A cured headache follows taking the aspirin "for" a headache.
If you are punished "for" a crime you committed, you are not punished before you committed the crime. Punished "for" follows the committed crime.
If you have heart surgery "for" a defective heart, your heart is not repaired before you have surgery. The heart repair follows surgery "for" a defective heart.
The meaning of "for" in Acts 2:38 is not a mystery. It means in order to receive remission of sins and receive the gift of the Holy Spirit you must repent and be immersed in water.
It takes a professional deceiver and a willing student to believe that "for" in Acts 2:38 actually means "because of".
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