The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-17
Related by
JAMES WOOD,
Captain and Manager of the
Famous Chicago White Stockings of
1901 to
FRANK G. MENKE.

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'"nm Goes South
tuN In the spring of 1870 we ~
ranged the details OF our training trin
New Orleans II was the second south
ern trip ever undertaken by n ball clul
Foley who was n champion billiards.
and one Of the Chicago hackers and
Still living In Chicago. accompanied
south
During our first week In the lolis
ANA town We practiced among ourselvy
Then We commenced % take on III
teams Ia New Orleans, hcrnn b
schcdullng the wcakcs, first, working u
gradually To the hardest We defcate
the weaker teams IN New Orlcans--an
then We beat the strongest In eac
succeeding game my club oppenre
stronger both In batting and In fleldln
Toward the end Of our season New Ol
leans We played an all star New Orlear
nine and won with ease,
Then made the proposition that ol
! regular nine should play double tea
~ New Orleans men, giving them eigi
teen players IN the Neld The game |
sor was rather amusing because u
New orleans Nnptdin had so many pla,
ets under hts command and he dim
: know where to play Them all. Howeve