Clipping:A player abandoned by his club
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| Date | Saturday, May 5, 1877 |
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| Text | The Ludlow club, it will be remembered, appeared in Louisville last Wednesday, and succeeded in getting pretty thoroughly warmed up. Shortly after the Louisville boys had arrived in Cincinnati, Ritterson, the young Philadelphia player, who caught the first five innings for the Ludlows in the game mentioned above, came to the St. James and poured a pitiful tale into the ears of George Hall and the other Philadelphians on the Louisville nine with whom he was acquainted. He stated that Ben Shott, the manager of the Ludlow club, had written to Philadelphia for him, offering him $50 a month for his services, and inclosing just enough money to secure a ticket from Philadelphia to Cincinnati. He started immediately and arrived just in time to take part in the game a Louisville. Without a particle of practice he was placed behind the bat and made to face Williams’ swift delivery for the first time. He stood the punishment manfully for five innings, but bruised palms and injured fingers at last made him retire and give up to Foley. After the game Shott discharged him, telling him that he might just as well make up his mind to foot it back to Philadelphia, as he did not propose to be taken in on the Pearce order again. Ritterson accordingly came to his Louisville friends in great trouble. He had not a cent in the world, and more than one broke out into tears while relating how he had partaken of only one meal in two days, and how utterly friendless he was. The kind-hearted George Hall immediately began stirring around to see what could be done for him, and before nightfall he had collected twenty or thirty dollars from the members of the Louisville and Cincinnati clubs, which was enough to purchase a ticket to Philadelphia, and leave a small surplus. Hall accompanied him to the depot, the poor fellow was profuse in his thanks, and by this time he is doubtless safe at home again among his friends. Hall’s action in the matter proved that the Louisville’s left fielder has a heart as good a some of his hits. The comparison, indeed, comes in very nicely, for where his good hits often earn him home-runs, his good heart in this instance was instrumental in putting an unfortunate player on his legs again, and helping him score a home-run. |
| Source | Louisville Courier-Journal |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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