Here's the story. When people first started playing baseball about 150 years ago, they didn't wear gloves. Players caught the ball with their bare hands. Baseball was tough in those days, especially for the catcher. Don't worry, the catcher didn't crouch right behind home plate like he does these days.
Nobody is that crazy.
The catcher stood several steps behind the plate and caught the ball on the bounce. Still, catching all those balls was hard on the hands. Those gloves were among the first major league baseball gloves. Not everybody thought Allison's idea was a good one. Lots of the old-time players thought players who wore gloves were sissies.