The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-14
THE OLD BASEBALL CLUBS.
How They Took the Field and Some
Of the Games Played.

To THE Editor OF n SuN-Sir: |
have found among my old books one
called Record of the Boston Base Ball
Club written by George Wright in
1874 Two OF your readers who have
written letters about baseball In the old
days gave the roster of the Cincinnati
Red Stockings correctly, as follows AL
lison. Brainard. Gould, Sweasy mot
Swazey), Waterman. George Wright,
Leonard, Harry Wright and McVey. l
will add Fowler. substitute. The club
that came nearest to defeating Gin
clunati in 1863 was the Forest City
club Of Rockford, ILL.,, with the follow
ing players In batting order: Barnes.
stortstop Hastings, second base Addy.
catcher; Foley, third base; Cheney,
centre field Osborn, right field Trum-
bull. left field Cone. first base Spald-
ing. pitcher. The score was IL TO ~,
Cincinnati winning cut In the last
inning.
Harvard played Cincinnati on the
latters grounds in 1870. At the be-
ginning OF the ninth inning Harvard
led. the score being II to IL. The Reds
had made one run in the ninth and two
were out when Goodwin. the Harvard
pitcher. was nit by a liner from
Sweasy's bat and injured. He continued
20 pitch. but the blow had knocked the
wind out Of him and the Red Legs
scored seven more runs, winning 20 to
Il. The Harvard team was made up OF
Eustis. right field Wells. centre field /.
Perrin. first base Bush. catcher AUS
tin, shortstop Goodwin. pitcher: Thorp.
left field White, second base Reynolds.
third base.
The first meeting and organization OF
;hc Boston Red stockings was held at
tie Parker House IN l~iOston. January
20. 1871. The club secured Harry and
George Wright, Charles Gouli and CAL
v,n McNey from Cincinnati Albert q
Sralding. Roscoe Barnes and Fred one
from the Forest City club Dave Bird
sail, catcher. from the Unions of Nor
risanii Harry SChafor, third base.
from the Athletics, and Samuel Jack
son. right field. of Rochester. In that
year. 1871. the Athletics won the cham
riouship. Boston being second. Otnsr
clubs In the race were Chicago. CleVe-
land. Ilaymakcrs. kekionga. Mutual.
Olympic and Rockford. Boston won the
championship IN \ls72 and for three
years following. The year 1872 gave
BOSTON Andy Leonard. left field Fred
Ru@ers. right field. ard J. ! Ryan. The
year Deacon James White, catcher,
and Jim O'Rourk. first base. appeared
also John Manning. Charles Sweasy AMI
Robert Addy. Tonmie iicals and Geurg.
Hall, tclders, joined in 1874
In 1ST9 the Champion Athletics were
Cuthhcrt. LETT field Mcbride. pitcher ,
Arson. third base Reach. first base
Mcyerle. right field Fisler. second base
Treacy. centre field Mack, shortstop
McGearY, catcher,
The Mutuals OF New York were Hat
field. second base start. Arst base
renrce. shortstop Eggler. centre field
Cummings. pitcher, BeChtel. left field
BOYD. third base Hicks. catcher Nc
Mullen. right nold. IIatAeld long held
the record FOR the distance throw. 1873
yards. Bcrthrouy 81 the olympics Of
1871 had a record ~ fourteen second
around the hG~es.
! think many Of us old timers had
forgotten that Pop Nnsuu Was play
ing for Philadelphia fnrty-thrce years
ago and that Joe start was n New
York player NJ that time. They were
two OF the greatest frst hisemen In the
business. y l.. :
RRookIYS, October ~